You think it's weird that people didn't want to fire the coach during a 10 game win streak?It's weird how quiet people were about how bad Housley is and how bad the rest of the team is during Buffalo's hot streak.
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You think it's weird that people didn't want to fire the coach during a 10 game win streak?
Pretty sure it was.Did he completely change his approach between then and now? Did everyone on lines 2-4 get significantly worse after a month? It should have been clear that it was hot streak and not the new normal.
Even when my team is winning, the coach's flaws are still apparent and people still call for him to get fired.
True, but they traded E.Kane and O'Reilly off the team from last year for picks and prospects and really nothing that's helping right now. Last year was 62 points and dead last. This year they'll approach 90 points. Season can't be considered a disappointment in that light. This is not a hugely talented team by any stretch. Should try to deal off Scandella and Okposo at the deadline.Just imagine if they didn't get Skinner for basically nothing.
I never liked Eichel's attitude but he's far from the problem with the Sabres
Did he completely change his approach between then and now? Did everyone on lines 2-4 get significantly worse after a month? It should have been clear that it was hot streak and not the new normal.
Even when my team is winning, the coach's flaws are still apparent and people still call for him to get fired.
Buffalo seems to lack depth. There are Eichel,Skinner, Reinhart ___gap___ Risto and Dahlin __gap__ bunch of players with 25 or less points. They basically don't have NHL level 2nd line at all. I think Buffalo is easily exploited in line match-up game.
The Sabres have been in a free fall since, well...since their 10 game winning streak in November.
There are a lot of reasons they've faltered. For December it was a lack of secondary scoring, since then it is primarily been poor defense but none of facets of their game have really been clicking.
Eichel had a monster stretch in November and December but since then he has been very pedestrian. He went from being in the top 10 in P/PG to now being #25, which for a player of his caliber is not good enough.
A lot of nights he looks like he is just going through the motions. Coaching is partly to blame but it doesn't totally absolve Eichel's disappointing play.
Sure, he's the best of a sucky bunch, but he is capable of playing so much better. For someone who was touted as generational, he sure does not look like it on a lot of nights.
We will call this Exhibit A that Phail Housley is the worst most incompetent coach in all of hockey.Sobotka is the Sabres 4th most utilized forward. He hasn’t scored since October. What else do you need to know about Buffalo’s depth?
We will call this Exhibit A that Phail Housley is the worst most incompetent coach in all of hockey.
I always go with Occam's Razor, which in this case says it's because the Pegulias are incompetent (EG: Two different hired as presidents of PSE were forced out because of sexual misconduct).despite analytics showing Sobotka is worse than a replacement player, Housley says hes one of the most important players on the team.
Another thought I've had. Pegula also owns the BIlls and far more money can be made there. Who is to say Pegula isn't tanking the Sabres to ensure Buffalo's entertainment dollars goes to the more lucrative football team? He has treated the Sabres far differently after he bought the Bills than he did prior to that purchase