Sabres moving very rapidly now...have recieved permission to speak with Bylsma

[JATMtheJATM]

Well, let's not Jinx it ok ? We don't want to Jinx anything that could be a positive outcome for us. You need to be careful with those things, so I hear.

You should probably know what a jinx is, or wait till someone makes a jinx to post this.

[trapezeus]

i think buffalo became a dead end coaching stop after what the sabres pulled with Nolan.

Listen, i was never a fan of ted nolan. I wasn't a fan the first time he got hired, and i wasn't a fan the 2nd time. But what Murray did to him left a really sour taste in my mouth. Murray gave him the worse roster he could, and when nolan was in "danger" of overacheiving with that horrid roster he traded away any player slightly performing, or sent them down to the minors. Basically he made it impossible for nolan to win. Then at the end of the year he cans him? as if that disaster was any of his fault?

no, i don't think any A list coach wants to work with Murray.

They also gave him 2Y of unemployment and a chance in the NHL again. not exactly something he had going for himself prior to being hired.

i actually thought nolan showed why he's good with youngsters and getting people to buy into the program. so i'm not totally against saying he got the raw end of the deal.

[Dr. Who]

Nolan got a golden parachute.
He knew what the deal was or he was dumb as a brick.
Notice how all the other NHL teams are avidly pursuing him?
I don't think he got treated badly and I'm glad he's gone.

[DetDannyWilliams]

It's come down to Sabres or New Jersey for Bylsma

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11:53 AM - 27 May 2015

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[swiper]

Bylsma was fired for a reason. He should have done better with the personnel he had in Pittsburgh.

[JATMtheJATM]

He won a cup. I'll take the same results.

[swiper]

His teams were stacked. He should have won more than once. They won in spite of him, not because of him. And that's why he eventually was removed.

[JATMtheJATM]

And yet, the pens haven't found success since He was removed

[trapezeus]

and the pens still have relied on awful goaltending to get there, and with sidney having his concussion issues. They kept selling pieces to get the team to win another cup and never restocked the cupboard. and they never got the goalie to make it happen.

Lastly, i would take a 4-6 year run of consistently making the playoffs and winning a cup in there.

look at quenville. fired from st louis. looks great now with a deep core where his line 1 and 2 are interchangeable.

you give good coaches talent, they will succeed. you make it hard on them, they fail to provide consistent results.

[Jry44]

His teams were stacked. He should have won more than once. They won in spite of him, not because of him. And that's why he eventually was removed.

How are his credentials any different from Mike Babcocks at the NHL level?

[JATMtheJATM]

and the pens still have relied on awful goaltending to get there, and with sidney having his concussion issues. They kept selling pieces to get the team to win another cup and never restocked the cupboard. and they never got the goalie to make it happen.

Lastly, i would take a 4-6 year run of consistently making the playoffs and winning a cup in there.

look at quenville. fired from st louis. looks great now with a deep core where his line 1 and 2 are interchangeable.

you give good coaches talent, they will succeed. you make it hard on them, they fail to provide consistent results.

another question is, is there anyone better out there?

[SpikedLemonade]

I hope the Sabres sign Bylsma.

If he signs with New Jersey when money is no object in Buffalo, what are we to conclude?

It can't be Tim Murray can it?

[JATMtheJATM]

Your obsession with murray is well documented. You know, obsession is a sign of aspergers, which you believe murray may have. Just sayin.

[SpikedLemonade]

Your obsession with murray is well documented. You know, obsession is a sign of aspergers, which you believe murray may have. Just sayin.

Yes, Murray is my role model.

[coastal]

Hiring of Blysma imminent

[DetDannyWilliams]

Shawn Stepner @StepnerWKBW · 1h1 hour ago

Dan Bylsma is close to becoming the new head coach of the #Sabres. Source suggests deal is "imminent".

[JATMtheJATM]

Yes, Murray is my role model.

you could do worse.

[DetDannyWilliams]

Shawn Stepner @StepnerWKBW · 6m6 minutes ago

If things continue on same path expect announcement naming Dan Bylsma #Sabres HC over next 24 hours. Pic from tonite.

[Skooby]

Wake me when we sign him.

[Skooby]

Channel 7 just reported he's our coach, take it for what it's worth.