Hank Balling: What Exactly Are the Sabres Selling?

Hank Balling: What Exactly Are the Sabres Selling?
- Hank Balling

Besides a crap sandwich? I’m not really sure...

Nice Read Hank
Kinda hard to sell a vision when there is so much to do in 1 offseason. Hopefully a Coaching decision is made sooner than later and then that vision will be laid out. Don't know if that's the best way to do it, but this Organization needs Adams and the Coach to have the same vision and go forward. Can't do what the last to GM's did in setting what you think your vision is and then hire a coach that goes a different direction.

Hank Balling: What Exactly Are the Sabres Selling?
- Hank Balling

Nice Read Hank
Kinda hard to sell a vision when there is so much to do in 1 offseason. Hopefully a Coaching decision is made sooner than later and then that vision will be laid out. Don't know if that's the best way to do it, but this Organization needs Adams and the Coach to have the same vision and go forward. Can't do what the last to GM's did in setting what you think your vision is and then hire a coach that goes a different direction.
- Buff36

A Granato hiring tells me the vision is young player centric.

A Granato hiring tells me the vision is young player centric.
- TheSabresTaco

Yes and that sets your vision

- TheSabresTaco

When was this taken, that's a interesting photo

When was this taken, that's a interesting photo
- Buff36

Right when the burgers came out. I want to say summer/fall 2012.

Right when the burgers came out. I want to say summer/fall 2012.
- TheSabresTaco

Scared me there for a second

Scared me there for a second
- Buff36

I wouldn't mind mid 2000's Steve Ott on this team. Even if he's not a center.

I wouldn't mind mid 2000's Steve Ott on this team. Even if he's not a center.
- TheSabresTaco

Agree, just don't want him as Coach

Agree, just don't want him as Coach
- Buff36

Why couldn't he be a good coach?

Well I guess Stephan A does that hockey now. This oughta be good.

Why couldn't he be a good coach?
- TheSabresTaco

He could be, just doesn't have the experience as a HC yet in my books.

Well I guess Stephan A does that hockey now. This oughta be good.
- TheSabresTaco

I'm not watching, but I will actually be more inclined to see Kellerman be forced to talk about it now, since he supposedly loathes the sport.

I'm not watching, but I will actually be more inclined to see Kellerman be forced to talk about it now, since he supposedly loathes the sport.
- buffalofan19

I'll definitely give it a shot. I think it'll be nice to get some guys with a different attitutde to cover the sport. Guys who traditionally cover sports where players have more personality like NFL and NBA. As long as ESPN has a few intelligent hockey guys, I'll sit down for ten minutes to listen to Stephan A's elementary level knowledge of hockey for a nightly or weekly rundown.

I'll definitely give it a shot. I think it'll be nice to get some guys with a different attitutde to cover the sport. Guys who traditionally cover sports where players have more personality like NFL and NBA. As long as ESPN has a few intelligent hockey guys, I'll sit down for ten minutes to listen to Stephan A's elementary level knowledge of hockey for a nightly or weekly rundown.
- TheSabresTaco

Oh my bad, I thought they were talking hockey on First Take.

I see two teams (Buffalo & St. Louis) need to hook up again! I think that the Sabres could use Robert Thomas and or Vlady Tarasenko (depending how far you want to go) for Jack Eichel and a draft pick.

I'll definitely give it a shot. I think it'll be nice to get some guys with a different attitutde to cover the sport. Guys who traditionally cover sports where players have more personality like NFL and NBA. As long as ESPN has a few intelligent hockey guys, I'll sit down for ten minutes to listen to Stephan A's elementary level knowledge of hockey for a nightly or weekly rundown.
- TheSabresTaco

I just read an article that people "in the know" expect ESPN to have Steve Levy and Sean McDonaugh as their top 2 hockey play-by-play guys, as opposed to recruiting team play-by-play guys like NBC did. I think I like that idea. Levy has a history doing hockey anyway and I know McDonaugh has called the Frozen Four in the past.

I see two teams (Buffalo & St. Louis) need to hook up again! I think that the Sabres could use Robert Thomas and or Vlady Tarasenko (depending how far you want to go) for Jack Eichel and a draft pick.
- IBleedBlu1

How about no

Gretzky will be on TNT's hockey studio panel.

Hank Balling: What Exactly Are the Sabres Selling?
- Hank Balling

agree w/everything

- TheSabresTaco

turd-burger!!!

Well I guess Stephan A does that hockey now. This oughta be good.
- TheSabresTaco

nba/nhl comparisons are futile

I see two teams (Buffalo & St. Louis) need to hook up again! I think that the Sabres could use Robert Thomas and or Vlady Tarasenko (depending how far you want to go) for Jack Eichel and a draft pick.
- IBleedBlu1

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