Well if we're calling a spade a spade being the best among Garth , Tanner, Peng and Hendo is kinda like winning Gold in the special Olympics while
Not being even slightly disabled. - Larsson_fan
To seriously answer your question. What's a GM/AGM's job right now as a playoff team? To get his team ready for next year, draft, looking at FAs, dealing with expansion. And if you know you're going to be leaving for another team what's the difference if it's now, or in 6 weeks(from hire date)?
I think had expansion not been this year we'd have gone until the end of the Pens run, but with the time crunch and so much to accomplish in so little a time it was necessary to be a bit unorthodox, and Pittsburgh let him go too, so it's not like he stole away in the middle of the night like Art Modell. - Wetbandit1
Nailed it Bubba. I'm sure the Pens will book a flight and Hotel for him if they win the Cup and he'll show up for team pictures, drinks and all the bullpoop that comes with it, save maybe some more public appearances like parades and what not. That is, if the Pens win it all.
Well that team was complete and total garbage. Similar to the 2015-16 Sabres ....but he we picked 7th or 8th that year and for about 3 days in the short season we were in a playoff spot.
Several players had career years under Kruger, most notably Yakupov and I think Schultz ( prorated of course).
He was more of a special teams master than anything, but the players liked and respected him. He also had that memorable run coaching Austria or some poop in the Olympics where his sad sack team gave everyone fits.
Unfortunately some his greatness is exaggerated here in Edmonton because his successor was possibly the worst pile of poop to con his way through an interview and into an NHL head coaching gig.
Dallas Eakins.
Sabres should hire him. - Larsson_fan
The Swiss and Norwegians are masters of that. Somehow Belarus always makes it and gets gigged.
Well if we're calling a spade a spade being the best among Garth , Tanner, Peng and Hendo is kinda like winning Gold in the special Olympics while
Not being even slightly disabled. - Larsson_fan
Have to think Tanner breaks the world record in the non disabled special Olympics?? (He would argue to the point of ear drum trauma)
I actually like Pachla. I'm just giving him a friendly ribbing. He can take it, he has thick skin, unlike some of his readership. As far as HB goes, Pachla is one of the best...for whatever that's worth. - Larsson_fan
yea 
for a 2nd and 5th?or something like that? 