Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

I don't get this post - Lebrun specifically mentioned that Krueger doesn't want to coach and yet Lebrun's post is being used as a reference lol.

I don't imagine Botterill speaking to Krueger about becoming his boss so...?

Lebrun post incoming: "Why Krueger changed his mind and totally did a 180 that I could see coming a mile away"

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Nice to see that Olli Juolevi is keeping busy in the offseason.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Cool drill and crazy hands.

 

[mattola]

That moment when you remember that Calgary, Tampa, Washington, and Nashville actually were in the playoffs.

What a crazy year

 

[tabascojet]

move over peloton......

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[forty_three]

move over peloton......

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Can you take it off any sweet jumps?

 

[tducey]

I think Krueger to the Sabres is a good hire for them. He was doing some decent work with Edmonton before they let him go.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

He was doing some decent work with Edmonton before they let him go.

I mean, I'll say that he probably deserved longer than a 48 game strike-shortened season to prove himself but he did guide them to the 7th-worst record in the league that year.

He's being hired and paid by Buffalo based almost entirely on coaching a made up international team at a best-on-best tournament that took place 3 years ago. Considering that Buffalo's roster is still pretty thin, they still don't have a goalie worth a damn, their second-best forward could be on his way out of town this summer and they play in a division with 3 of the 5 best regular season teams in the league last season the odds are stacked pretty high against him.

 

[esls79]

I mean, I'll say that he probably deserved longer than a 48 game strike-shortened season to prove himself but he did guide them to the 7th-worst record in the league that year.

He's being hired and paid by Buffalo based almost entirely on coaching a made up international team at a best-on-best tournament that took place 3 years ago. Considering that Buffalo's roster is still pretty thin, they still don't have a goalie worth a damn, their second-best forward could be on his way out of town this summer and they play in a division with 3 of the 5 best regular season teams in the league last season the odds are stacked pretty high against him.

All decent points but you're forgetting his Premier League connections - he may be able to pick up a few guys at the transfer deadline on free transfer or loan. You never know.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

All decent points but you're forgetting his Premier League connections - he may be able to pick up a few guys at the transfer deadline on free transfer or loan. You never know.

It's okay if they do poorly in the Cup because they can still grab make a run in continental competition.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I mean, I'll say that he probably deserved longer than a 48 game strike-shortened season to prove himself but he did guide them to the 7th-worst record in the league that year.

He's being hired and paid by Buffalo based almost entirely on coaching a made up international team at a best-on-best tournament that took place 3 years ago. Considering that Buffalo's roster is still pretty thin, they still don't have a goalie worth a damn, their second-best forward could be on his way out of town this summer and they play in a division with 3 of the 5 best regular season teams in the league last season the odds are stacked pretty high against him.

I like Ullmark. He should be a good goalie, just not a great goalie.

 

[dash]

All decent points but you're forgetting his Premier League connections - he may be able to pick up a few guys at the transfer deadline on free transfer or loan. You never know.

James Ward-Prowse is fantastic from dead ball er puck situations and Ralph is familiar with his work.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I mean, I'll say that he probably deserved longer than a 48 game strike-shortened season to prove himself but he did guide them to the 7th-worst record in the league that year.

He's being hired and paid by Buffalo based almost entirely on coaching a made up international team at a best-on-best tournament that took place 3 years ago. Considering that Buffalo's roster is still pretty thin, they still don't have a goalie worth a damn, their second-best forward could be on his way out of town this summer and they play in a division with 3 of the 5 best regular season teams in the league last season the odds are stacked pretty high against him.

Cash is really not an issue in Buffalo. And when your team is - and has been for a long time - a bunch of tires burning inside a dumpster, and you're trying to convince a guy that you're not going to can him in two years (or less) you have no choice but to overpay.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Cash is really not an issue in Buffalo. And when your team is - and has been for a long time - a bunch of tires burning inside a dumpster, and you're trying to convince a guy that you're not going to can him in two years (or less) you have no choice but to overpay.

Not disagreeing, and Krueger could very well be a great HC and get this team going.

Just felt his resume warranted mentioning that he's getting serious money based on not much evidence outside of "guys on TSN like him".

 

[gob]

Well, looks like it is confirmed that Davidson is going to the Rangers. I can't access Twitter on my work computer, but it's there.

 

[gob]

Statements from owner John P. McConnell, president Mike Priest

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Ryan Callahan at #3, Connor Brown at #7, Nikita Zaitsev at #12 and Milan Lucic at #15.

Did Eklund do this for TSN?

Kessel tops first TSN Trade Bait board of the spring - TSN.ca

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Ryan Callahan at #3, Connor Brown at #7, Nikita Zaitsev at #12 and Milan Lucic at #15.

Did Eklund do this for TSN?

Kessel tops first TSN Trade Bait board of the spring - TSN.ca

I'm not buying the Panarin sign and trade hype either.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Ryan Callahan at #3, Connor Brown at #7, Nikita Zaitsev at #12 and Milan Lucic at #15.

Did Eklund do this for TSN?

Kessel tops first TSN Trade Bait board of the spring - TSN.ca

Oh, and I'll admit I completely mis-read the headline as Kesler, not Kessel. 'Bout choked laughing until I realized my mistake.