Confirmed with Link: The Coaching Search is Over! Sabres Hire Bylsma, Presser at 4PM

[Moskau]

Official!!!

"If I don't make eye contact he sort of looks like Babcock from the neck down."

 

[Bps21*]

Murray can hardly contain his excitement.

 

[sjci]

Dreger says we gave up a 3rd next year for compensation. Yet to hear if it's ours or one of our other 3

 

[Myllz]

Murray can hardly contain his excitement.

"Sign it you idiot..."

 

[sjci]

 

[sabresfan129103]

Murray doesn't look happy

He never looks happy.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Zman5778]

Excellent. Hopefully it'll be carried online

 

[Hipcheck13]

Murray doesn't look happy

Well maybe Bylsma didn't sign the contract yet and was waiting for another team to swoop in.


Also does Bylsma have any connection with Irbe? I really hope they keep him around.

 

[TehDoak]

TIM MURRAY DOESN'T CHANGE SHIRTS. CONFIRMED (e5)

 

[Zman5778]

Suppose there's only one thing left to say:

Congrats, Dan! Welcome to Buffalo!!!

 

[Savitar]

Great news!!!! This just made my day!! I'm so happy! This was the guy I wanted from the start and I'm so happy it is official! Thankyou Timmy!!!

 

[sba]

(for reference)

If we are giving up our 3rd rounder in 2016, that means no offersheets this offseason...

Less than $1,205,377: Nothing
$1,205,377-to-$1,826,328: Third-round pick
$1,826,328-to-$3,652,659: Second-round pick
$3,652,659-to-$5,478,986: First and third-round picks
$5,478,986-to-$7,305,316: First, second and third-round picks
$7,305,316-to-$9,131,645: Two firsts, a second and third-round picks
$9,131,645 or greater: Four first-round picks

@TSNBobMcKenzie
PIT gets 2016 3rd rd pick from BUF as compensation. Pick was originally NYI but has condition attached to it, so PIT likely getting VAN pick

 

[sjci]

5 year contract

 

[SackTastic]

Murray doesn't look happy

I LOVE how he is 100% angry 100% of the time.

 

[OkimLom]

Official!!!

Murray: Ummm, That's not how you spell Babcock

 

[TehDoak]

@TSNBobMcKenzie
PIT gets 2016 3rd rd pick from BUF as compensation. Pick was originally NYI but has condition attached to it, so PIT likely getting VAN pick

Gotta keep that offersheet hammer ready

 

[Zman5778]

@TSNBobMcKenzie
PIT gets 2016 3rd rd pick from BUF as compensation. Pick was originally NYI but has condition attached to it, so PIT likely getting VAN pick

THere we go. Happy it's not our pick.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[SackTastic]

TIM MURRAY DOESN'T CHANGE SHIRTS. CONFIRMED (e5)

TIM MURRAY OWNS 5 OF THE EXACT SAME SHIRT. CONFIRMED (eSteveJobs)

 

[Myllz]

So Babcock vs. Bylsma over the next 5 years, head to head, who comes out with the higher winning percentage? I mean, that's all that really matters right now.

 

[Chad Thundercock]

I LOVE how he is 100% angry 100% of the time.

Me too.

Am I the only person that would rather have a 3rd round pick over any coach?

 

[Leafs2020]

Anyone know where the presser will be streamed online?

 

[sjci]

I think Murray haggling to make sure it's not our pick he's giving up means he's seriously interested in exploring the RFA market

 

[TehDoak]

Since the other thread was locked, remember, Buffalo Sabres New Coach Press Conference drinking game!

So, can we create a drinking game of whatever coaches we hire press conference:

1) Press asks about Mike Babcock, take a shot
2) Press asks new coach about if how ted nolan was treated affected their decision, take a shot.
3) Battista sighting: 2 shots
4) Battista question: 3 shots
5) Battista questions ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED and RESPONDED to: chug
6) Ted Black visibly sighs and/or facepalms: take a shot
7) Questions about why or why not any member of the pegula family is or isn't there: take a shot
8) Evander Kane question to new coach: take a shot
9) Tim Murray death stare following a question: two shots
10) Question about season ending press conference: kick a dead horse, take a shot
11) Mike Gilbert has to interrupt press questions to keep people on topic of new coach hire: take a shot
12) Terry, Ted, or Tim references "talking to your boss" when speaking to any TBN reporter: Take a shot
13) Any TBN reporter asks thinly veiled, two/three part questions which will obviously be used as ammo for a hilariously bad attack column the next week: 2 shots.

Pretty sure this will get everyone drunk.