Should Buffalo replace Bylsma with Lindy Ruff?

[Melrose Munch]

Would Ruff be a better coach for this Sabres team then Dan Bylsma?

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[Aladyyn]

I would rather not. Get a new face.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Hell no. Ruff needs to retire.

 

[nickdawg95]

Replace him with anyone idc who it is, lindy ruff, eakins, hell i'd even take a burning bag of poo poo instead of this moron !

 

[Cloned]

Ruff will go to LA.

My wild prediction is Sutter goes to Las Vegas.

 

[Royal Thunder]

No there are much better coaches around. Bylsma is easily the worst in the NHL though, he's horrendous.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

No, should replace him with someone good.

 

[Liminality]

Should Winnipeg go after Ruff?

 

[Foppberg]

No there are much better coaches around. Bylsma is easily the worst in the NHL though, he's horrendous.

Bednar says hello.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Bednar says hello.

No one was doing anything with that roster.

 

[Cloned]

No one was doing anything with that roster.

They're not expansion-level bad though, which is what Bednar has them at.

Still not as bad as Eakins though.

 

[SEALBound]

For a roster filled with young talent that needs molded and nurtured and developed, Bylsma was the worst possible choice. It still absolutely blows my mind that after seeing what was done in Pittsburgh, that the Buffalo front office thought it would be a good idea to hire Disco Dan. Mind boggling. Buffalo will only be spinning its tires until it cans Bylsma.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

They're not expansion-level bad though, which is what Bednar has them at.

Still not as bad as Eakins though.

Bednar was never given his chance. Was Eakins that bad or were the Oilers just talentless?

 

[Cloned]

Bednar was never given his chance. Was Eakins that bad or were the Oilers just talentless?

Well considering that Renney and Krueger before him had similar rosters and were posting better records with better underlying stats, I'd say he was just that bad.

 

[LeafFever]

For a roster filled with young talent that needs molded and nurtured and developed, Bylsma was the worst possible choice. It still absolutely blows my mind that after seeing what was done in Pittsburgh, that the Buffalo front office thought it would be a good idea to hire Disco Dan. Mind boggling. Buffalo will only be spinning its tires until it cans Bylsma.

He was their plan B coach. They should have had a better plan b.

 

[Melrose Munch]

They're not expansion-level bad though, which is what Bednar has them at.

Still not as bad as Eakins though.

They lost they're 2 best centers over the past three seasons imo. They are expansion level bad.

 

[cyris]

Ruff will go to LA.

My wild prediction is Sutter goes to Las Vegas.

With 2 recent cups on his resume I think Sutter will have better job offers than an expansion team.

 

[Cloned]

They lost they're 2 best centers over the past three seasons imo. They are expansion level bad.

Vegas is going to have a 60-70 point veteran C, 50-60 point former first overall pick with top end speed, a 40 point d-man, an above average starting goaltender and NHL-calibre vets throughout their entire roster next year?

 

[Cloned]

With 2 recent cups on his resume I think Sutter will have better job offers than an expansion team.

It may be his choice. He gets to mold the systems and playing style of a completely new team.

It's what Lemaire did with the Wild.

 

[Spawn]

Bednar was never given his chance. Was Eakins that bad or were the Oilers just talentless?

Eakins was that bad, at least for the roster the Oilers had he was that bad. His "swarm" defense game plan was the most embarrassing crap I've ever seen. He took a team that showed legitimate improvements under Krueger and brought the team squarely back to game one. He was also incredibly arrogant and loved to speak in lofty platitudes. Still remember during his hiring press conference where he guaranteed that no team would would be more fit, and the Oilers would never get outworked in a game.

His style might have worked better with a more veteran team, and who knows, maybe if he's given another chance he might learn from his experiences (sort of like Gulutzan in Calgary has).

But I watched the Oilers for 10 years of the most embarrasing stretch in NHL history. He was by far the worst coach of any of: MacT, Quinn, Renney, Krueger, Eakins, Nelson or now McLellan.

 

[Chainshot]

No thanks.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Vegas is going to have a 60-70 point veteran C, 50-60 point former first overall pick with top end speed, a 40 point d-man, an above average starting goaltender and NHL-calibre vets throughout their entire roster next year?

No but what good did that do this year? Colorado is imbalanced and until they they fix that no coach will solve their problems. Too much dead weight.

 

[Melrose Munch]

I would rather not. Get a new face.

No thanks.

Wow. Why? He still lives in the area and took you guys to the finals years ago.

 

[Royal Thunder]

Wow. Why? He still lives in the area and took you guys to the finals years ago.

Hasek took us to the finals. Buffalo fans have higher expectations than cute Buffalonian comeback stories and losing in the playoffs.

 

[hatterson]

Bringing back Ted Nolan worked super well so this would totally be a great idea.