Longest tenured coaches in the NHL + Points % (through 22/23)
Cooper .644
Sullivan .609
Bednar .592
Brind-Amour .661
Keefe .678
Ruff .553
Granato .484
- Lunaion

I truly believe this is the best reason to fire Granato. There is literally no reason he should be the 7th longest tenured coach considering their lack of success. Still wild to me that he is actually that high on the tenure list - it doesn't feel that long

I truly believe this is the best reason to fire Granato. There is literally no reason he should be the 7th longest tenured coach considering their lack of success. Still wild to me that he is actually that high on the tenure list - it doesn't feel that long
- Hank Balling

I'm honestly more shocked that Keefe still has a job

Seattle finds a strong top 4 defense all via their expansion the draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Also this about Vince Dunn in the recently posted Seattle blog:

>>> Vince Dunn is showing he is a legit #1 defenseman

A number of Sabres fans suggested trying to trade for Dunn when his value wasn't at its peak.

The Sabres are still struggling to solidify their top 4, and their defense overall, thinking a pair of number one picks with minimal support can magically carry the entire defense.

Meanwhile, Seattle is set.

What the (frank)?!

I'm honestly more shocked that Keefe still has a job
- Wetbandit1

I truly believe this is the best reason to fire Granato. There is literally no reason he should be the 7th longest tenured coach considering their lack of success. Still wild to me that he is actually that high on the tenure list - it doesn't feel that long
- Hank Balling

some random high school coach would do a better job

housley got ran out of town after 2 years but we get to watch this sh!t show year after year

some random high school coach would do a better job

housley got ran out of town after 2 years but we get to watch this sh!t show year after year
- homiedclown

What about Seth Appert ?

some random high school coach would do a better job

housley got ran out of town after 2 years but we get to watch this sh!t show year after year
- homiedclown

This is Granato's 3rd full season. Why are we acting like he's Lindy Ruff 15 years into it?

Fire him, don't fire him, you couldn't pay me to give a fück at this point. There are far bigger problems with the team, starting with the bozo in charge.

the wings went out and got
debrincat
kane
sprong
petry
gost
compher
chiarot
copp


the sabres went out and got
stillman
e. johnson
clifton
greenway
jost
robinson
lyubushkin
sheahan
comrie
- homiedclown

Kane didn’t want to come here and DeBrincat wanted to go home.

How do you force players to come here?

Petry sucks. No thanks
Ghost hasn’t been good in 2 years

This isn’t a video game

as a season ticket holder, who are you more excited to see at the arena


casey or cozens?
- homiedclown

Neither. Wow, what a pathetic organization!

I still think best case scenario for Mitts is putting pen to paper on a 4 year deal.

But, at least we know he’s worth a 1st round ++ after what Monahan fetched today
- Swedish_Jesus

You guys are delusional

Kane didn’t want to come here and DeBrincat wanted to go home.

How do you force players to come here?

Petry sucks. No thanks
Ghost hasn’t been good in 2 years

This isn’t a video game
- Sabretooth9

Yes Petry sucks, playing 19min a night, has 14pts is a +3. And doing his usual blocking shots and hitting while playing 65% Dzone starts. He would be our 2nd Best RD behind Dahlin.

Neither. Wow, what a pathetic organization!
- LFS

What a pathetic change of a Name

Yes Petry sucks, playing 19min a night, has 14pts is a +3. And doing his usual blocking shots and hitting while playing 65% Dzone starts. He would be our 2nd Best RD behind Dahlin.
- Buff36

The excuses for the inactivity, or worse, the very piss poor activity while shopping in the bargain bin are endless.

- Why didn't they leverage their cap space the past 2 seasons to at least acquire additional assets for their rebuild? Because they claimed they didn't want to block their young players, supposedly
- Players don't want to come here. How are you supposed to make players come here? Not the GM's fault, supposedly
- Adams almost made some big moves, they just didn't work out. Not his fault, supposedly
- He tried bargain bin, borderline scrap heap players that had a fair chance of not helping at all, and worse, being a detriment to the teams performance. It's not a waste of cap space, because they are only short term deals, supposedly
- They should be doing what is needed to make the playoffs, especially leading up to the trade deadline last season, and the past offseason. They didn't because they don't want to sacrifice the next decade of success they are planning for short term success, supposedly

All of the above falls under varying degrees of bullpoop.

It is a GM's singular job to construct a winning roster.

Excuses like those outlined above are nothing more than reasons to fire an unsuccessful GM.

What about Seth Appert ?
- SABRES 89

As Long as he has some experience in his staff and actually gets to pick it all. Sounds like a Pegula move.

The excuses for the inactivity, or worse, the very piss poor activity while shopping in the bargain bin are endless.

- Why didn't they leverage their cap space the past 2 seasons to at least acquire additional assets for their rebuild? Because they claimed they didn't want to block their young players, supposedly
- Players don't want to come here. How are you supposed to make players come here? Not the GM's fault, supposedly
- Adams almost made some big moves, they just didn't work out. Not his fault, supposedly
- He tried bargain bin, borderline scrap heap players that had a fair chance of not helping at all, and worse, being a detriment to the teams performance. It's not a waste of cap space, because they are only short term deals, supposedly
- They should be doing what is needed to make the playoffs, especially leading up to the trade deadline last season, and the past offseason. They didn't because they don't want to sacrifice the next decade of success they are planning for short term success, supposedly

All of the above falls under varying degrees of bullpoop.

It is a GM's singular job to construct a winning roster.

Excuses like those outlined above are nothing more than reasons to fire an unsuccessful GM.
- kingcong39

Really Good Post 39!
Cap space Really pisses me off, especially with his plan to build a total internal team. If your gonna do that you should have been gobbling up draft picks for bad contracts. Wasted opportunity to fill needed areas in the Organization.

Kane didn’t want to come here and DeBrincat wanted to go home.

How do you force players to come here?

Petry sucks. No thanks
Ghost hasn’t been good in 2 years

This isn’t a video game
- Sabretooth9

No! Kane would have come here. But we Suck and he moved on to a different opportunity.

Seattle finds a strong top 4 defense all via their expansion the draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Also this about Vince Dunn in the recently posted Seattle blog:

>>> Vince Dunn is showing he is a legit #1 defenseman

A number of Sabres fans suggested trying to trade for Dunn when his value wasn't at its peak.

The Sabres are still struggling to solidify their top 4, and their defense overall, thinking a pair of number one picks with minimal support can magically carry the entire defense.

Meanwhile, Seattle is set.

What the (frank)?!
- kingcong39

I bet if we had an NHL level coaching staff the defense would be much closer.

And maybe just one solid vet addition going back to Dahlin entering the league

The GM and Coaches have done nothing to help the young d core grow.

And that falls on the president for putting inexperienced hacks in place. But that’s ok because the president clearly knows more than the fans

Seattle finds a strong top 4 defense all via their expansion the draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Also this about Vince Dunn in the recently posted Seattle blog:

>>> Vince Dunn is showing he is a legit #1 defenseman

A number of Sabres fans suggested trying to trade for Dunn when his value wasn't at its peak.

The Sabres are still struggling to solidify their top 4, and their defense overall, thinking a pair of number one picks with minimal support can magically carry the entire defense.

Meanwhile, Seattle is set.

What the (frank)?!
- kingcong39

I forgot but who is one of the Assistant GM's there ?

I bet if we had an NHL level coaching staff the defense would be much closer.

And maybe just one solid vet addition going back to Dahlin entering the league

The GM and Coaches have done nothing to help the young d core grow.

And that falls on the president for putting inexperienced hacks in place. But that’s ok because the president clearly knows more than the fans
- Gr8daygo

The response is often a pair of number one picks shouldn't need any support, but that is only partially true.

If you want to optimize and maximize their growth and potential, they need support early on.

They're doing what they did to Dahlin again to Power.

They never seem to learn a lesson.

Really Good Post 39!
Cap space Really pisses me off, especially with his plan to build a total internal team. If your gonna do that you should have been gobbling up draft picks for bad contracts. Wasted opportunity to fill needed areas in the Organization.
- Buff36

The idea is to amass picks to then leverage those picks later to bring in actual NHL players, so you aren't constantly forced into free agency to fill out a roster properly.

They've done neither of those things well, and have also failed free agency miserably.

The idea is to amass picks to then leverage those picks later to bring in actual NHL players, so you aren't constantly forced into free agency to fill out a roster properly.

They've done neither of those things well, and have also failed free agency miserably.
- kingcong39

Well that's what a Normal GM would do, not one who thinks you can build a team from Draft Picks.
And not being a A$$, but what FA ?

The excuses for the inactivity, or worse, the very piss poor activity while shopping in the bargain bin are endless.

- Why didn't they leverage their cap space the past 2 seasons to at least acquire additional assets for their rebuild? Because they claimed they didn't want to block their young players, supposedly
- Players don't want to come here. How are you supposed to make players come here? Not the GM's fault, supposedly
- Adams almost made some big moves, they just didn't work out. Not his fault, supposedly
- He tried bargain bin, borderline scrap heap players that had a fair chance of not helping at all, and worse, being a detriment to the teams performance. It's not a waste of cap space, because they are only short term deals, supposedly
- They should be doing what is needed to make the playoffs, especially leading up to the trade deadline last season, and the past offseason. They didn't because they don't want to sacrifice the next decade of success they are planning for short term success, supposedly

All of the above falls under varying degrees of bullpoop.

It is a GM's singular job to construct a winning roster.

Excuses like those outlined above are nothing more than reasons to fire an unsuccessful GM.
- kingcong39

The response is often a pair of number one picks shouldn't need any support, but that is only partially true.

If you want to optimize and maximize their growth and potential, they need support early on.

They're doing what they did to Dahlin again to Power.

They never seem to learn a lesson.
- kingcong39

100% and they are probably doing worse to Levi. Not to mention the failed leadership of okoposo and grigs

Who would you consider the last solid, winning veteran leadership this team had?

Some might say Gio, but he was a bit of a shell of his former self. I got no one coming to mind on defense.

100% and they are probably doing worse to Levi. Not to mention the failed leadership of okoposo and grigs

Who would you consider the last solid, winning veteran leadership this team had?

Some might say Gio, but he was a bit of a shell of his former self. I got no one coming to mind on defense.
- Gr8daygo

There’s 0 self respect in that organization.

The idea is to amass picks to then leverage those picks later to bring in actual NHL players, so you aren't constantly forced into free agency to fill out a roster properly.

They've done neither of those things well, and have also failed free agency miserably.
- kingcong39