(frank) yeah!!!!
- Crimsoninja

'Merica!


(you didn't even read my post did you?)

75.8% of you dont even remember this Lindy.

'Merica!


(you didn't even read my post did you?)
- Buffalo--Sabres

None of us did, buff.

None of us did.

I am seriously wondering what kind of moves Darcy is planning on making. There has to be something brewing.
- sbroads24

He did say more changes will be made .

None of us did, buff.

None of us did.
- nfph

......merica

Well boys... the winds of change are gusting today.
- LetsGoBuffalo75

Maybe if you visit the Winnipeg blog tonight you can get Darcy fired. You would be two for two.

Statement from Terry Pegula
February 20, 2013 - 6:01 PM
By Mike Harrington

Here is Terry Pegula's statement on the firing of LIndy Ruff, just released by the Sabres' PR department:

"The hockey world knows how I and the entire Buffalo Sabres organization feel about Lindy Ruff not only as a coach but also as a person. His long tenure with the Sabres has ended. His qualities have made this decision very difficult. I personally want Lindy to know that he can consider me a friend always."

this last line kind of sounds like Pegula is saying "don't be mad bro?"





That's it.
- TerryPegs

'Merica!


(you didn't even read my post did you?)
- Buffalo--Sabres

What post ?

I don't know why this is shocking. I find it shockingthat Regeir didn't go with him.

'Merica!


(you didn't even read my post did you?)
- Buffalo--Sabres

i did actually

it was beautiful

......merica
- Buffalo--Sabres

lol

i did actually

it was beautiful
- Crimsoninja

You had me at actually

i miss the hitchcock vs ruff wars

The firing of Ruff is not just about a coaching change, this now means anything can change. All the fruits of the promises of Terry Pegula brought to Buffalo almost two years ago to the day(feb 18th 2011) can now be acheived. I of course am talking about on ice Hockey, not sweet buildings and downtown development, that was happening now matter who was coach.

Ruff symbolized a, "we will do anything, except the biggest thing" that needs to be done to win. Now that is behind us. I'm sure Terry will sit down tonight with a glass of wine with his own words "Lindy ain't going nowhere" running through his head, wondering if he did the wrong thing today, or the wrong thing two years ago. Lindy Ruff is Terry Pegula's first firing of his business career(apparently). Terry will soon be over this and going foward anyone who isn't up to par is expendable. Its truly going to be results based. Nothing can stop us now.

Now we can say, "From this day foward, February 20th, 2013, our mission is to win the Stanley cup".
- Buffalo--Sabres

- TerryPegs

wtf is falling out of his ear?

He did say more changes will be made .
- cabin

New equipment manager maybe?

bump

I was going to boycott the season because of the strike and then this happened.

I hope that the Sabres are bringing Ruff upstairs to help with the management decisions and that they are not just parting ways....he brings a lot of hockey knowledge and he should help get rid of some of the deadweight on the team.

There are some sorry lads on this team that are getting some big dollars...it is one of the biggest payrolls in the NHL. McCormick should have gone to the minors a long time ago, but he will end up on another team in the East.

Although I like Ruff and Reigher, it does not look like they are folks that can win.

Leadership cannot be passive, when people tend to work only to survive from year to year, then there is no success. It is a recipe for collapse from within.
The economy sucks because no one is willing to take risks...the old guys running companies never want to change because they like the way things are and they want things to stay that way until they retire.......well that's not what sports is all about.
And that is also not what brought Terry Pegula success.

Not winning the Stanley Cup is one thing; not making the playoff still another;
Losing games on the road, ok; but not winning at home and not icing a team with grip and grind, or entertainment value, well that is just totally unacceptable.

The team has attracted Passive people and they in turn surrounded themselves with introverted people. Nothing against Reigher's ability or Ruff's coaching style. However, the players like Miller or Pomminville - they would not know how to yell at someone if they had to....their interviews put me to the sleep when I'm running on a treadmill. Ott is a move in the right direction, but not enough.

We need a few players with charisma and drive; and we need a coach like Tortellera or Roy to put some drive in and nails in the rears of a few other players. Maybe even Shoenfield.....to tell the refs to eat some more donuts....that would get the adrenalin going....instead I can fall asleep running on a treadmill watching these guys!

Use the minor team....give some of the no name players a chance...not just the prospects.....find out where your character guys are? be inventive? not Hechtive!

So what if we brought back Hasek and maybe even Satan and we had some controversy in the changeroom, maybe a couple of guys stepping it up, calling each other out and punching each other out. Maybe thats what Connolly and Roy did, but the first sign of extraverted behavior, we had to ship them out. So what if we pulled Connolly off waivers when he goes on re-entry?

Philadelphia thought they had the right idea last year....too much extroverted adrenalin here they said....lets get rid of Richards and Carter.....the introverted LA KINGS got that message and look what happened......I rest my case!
- RicoMartin

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl
"I feel like it’s a situation we put the coach in. ..Lindy’s a good guy, loyal guy, good coach. I just feel bad."Ryan Miller to Buffalo News

Matt Ellis and Jochen Hecht are not having a good day

bump
- keptupl8

Noooooooo stop

Ruff has been in over 1/2 the Sabres games in the franchise's existence.

Noooooooo stop
- BuffSabs88

bow your head to Rico

Maybe if you visit the Winnipeg blog tonight you can get Darcy fired. You would be two for two.
- DixonWard

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl
"I feel like it’s a situation we put the coach in. ..Lindy’s a good guy, loyal guy, good coach. I just feel bad."Ryan Miller to Buffalo News
- TerryPegs

The guys on Canadian TV are pointing to Miller's comments after the Winnipeg loss as if he got Lindy fired. Seems like a leap in logic, but that is wha's being reported. (I'm not Canadian. Up north with the family for a couple of days during school break...). Really wowed by the news!

Ruff has been in over 1/2 the Sabres games in the franchise's existence.





- Powerslave

Many fans have watched 100% of the teams games in their existence...