Just because a coach is successful with one team means they’re right for any team? That’s not how sports or hockey works.
Hank_Scorpius
“Hindsight makes me feel smart”
SevenwithaT
Remember when we lost Andrew Brunette to the Preds, that’s all we talked about as him being the savior we should have kept, not one peep now lol
ghostofkozi
Lindy didn’t trust youth and hindered development when mistakes were made. I have no fucking clue how Keefe got 100+ pt seasons for Toronto
Radjage
More like Lindy was « a problem ». I can’t remember anyone really arguing that this team shouldn’t have moved on when he was fired.
SolidSnake-26
It’s always been fitz is the problem
nostradamefrus
Brother, you act like we haven’t seen a Ruff team pop off out of nowhere after years of trying to improve. The Sabres are what we were in 22-23. Revisit this in a year
Nanojack
Let’s not forget that Lindy had the Sabres in last place last year and right up to when Adams was fired as the GM this year.
septimus29
What a bunch of revisionist garbage
Not one person wanted Lindy to stay. We were more than justified in firing him. OP is mad corny for this
TyeZerker
You ignoring the fact we had brunette, we saw the decline once he felt for NSH. So yeah lindy was part of the problem. You literally wanted him gone so yeah.
clay_of_the_north
Lived in Jersey till I was 13, moved to Buffalo 05/06, still always had family and a parent in Jersey, will always be a devils fan and a Sabres fan. Having been a player and watching this man more than any other coach throughout my life I can tell you this, Lindy needs a certain buy in from his players and he was only starting to have that when he was canned by the devils, he got them back into the mix and wasn’t too far off if it hadn’t been for a Hughes injury and bad goaltending. Lindy was not the problem, just bad luck and a fan base that doesn’t want to hold players accountable
Mr7three2
Lindy sucked then and still sucks now
njkid30
*was a problem
MrSisterFister200
I’m a Sabres fan so I’m not too familiar with Lindy’s coaching in NJ but it seems like he was pretty much unanimously disliked. His system is pretty much perfect for the Sabres depth and defense. Entirely possible that this style and coaching just wouldn’t work with the current NJ roster. It seems like more of a roster construction/injury issue than coaching issue though.
scarlet_stormTrooper
We had our best regular season ever under Lindy, let’s see how the Sabres do post season. I do agree I think the core issue is roster building and management.
Parallax8672
Every coach since DeBoer has pretty much gone on to a more successful team.
TheNightRain68
Regardless of what your stance on Lindy is, I hope ownership looks at this, looks at how Keefe is doing here, and deems it as a reason enough to fire both of them
MountainBaker8217
what we need is a coach that isn’t the extreme of Lindy Ruff nor the extreme of Sheldon Keefe. we need someone who can take the pros from both and mix them together.
Keefe is a far better coach for players like Hischier, Glass. Ruff is a better coach for the youth (LHughes/Nemec).
We need Ruff’s offensive freestyle system mixed with defensive solidness from Keefe.
But most importantly we need a GM who actually remembers who this core is and what they’re good at and what they need to succeed. or at the very least not a GM who hands NTC/NMC to every other player.
Critical_Gur_7785
It’s almost if Buffalo did something in December…
Horror_Ad5116
And what brilliant and astute GM fired Lindy? Side note: Who was that coach back in 2022-23 when the Devils had 112 pts?
CrippledGoose316
Maybe our roster just kinda sucks and our best players just aren’t as good as we want to think they are
ChaosRob489
Please remember that Lindy also gave us a year of success like this but then he falls off quickly.
NewYorkRedditorELITE
Tom Fitzgerald and the players are the problem right now. Not that Queefe is helping.
azrael5298
Yup, hated this sub for that one.
Nightfalls_
I mean, we all watched how that last game with him at the helm went in a LA…They pulled the goalie in the last few mins and Jack was about skate up until he realized they were missing their 6th skater…it just seemed like he lost the locker room altogether. I’m not saying he was the problem, but something had to be done. They probably should’ve let Fitzgerald go after that season, but what do I know.
ski_not
Gonna get downvoting but at this point, this core should be able to win no matter who the coach or GM is.
My question is leadership. What is the current state of Jack and Nico’s relationship? Bratt? Who’s got Keef’s ear and who doesn’t? Jack does seem like a bit of a head case in interviews- is he a team guy? I really don’t know.
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hire Lindy 😔✊💔
Just because a coach is successful with one team means they’re right for any team? That’s not how sports or hockey works.
“Hindsight makes me feel smart”
Remember when we lost Andrew Brunette to the Preds, that’s all we talked about as him being the savior we should have kept, not one peep now lol
Lindy didn’t trust youth and hindered development when mistakes were made. I have no fucking clue how Keefe got 100+ pt seasons for Toronto
More like Lindy was « a problem ». I can’t remember anyone really arguing that this team shouldn’t have moved on when he was fired.
It’s always been fitz is the problem
Brother, you act like we haven’t seen a Ruff team pop off out of nowhere after years of trying to improve. The Sabres are what we were in 22-23. Revisit this in a year
Let’s not forget that Lindy had the Sabres in last place last year and right up to when Adams was fired as the GM this year.
What a bunch of revisionist garbage
Not one person wanted Lindy to stay. We were more than justified in firing him. OP is mad corny for this
You ignoring the fact we had brunette, we saw the decline once he felt for NSH. So yeah lindy was part of the problem. You literally wanted him gone so yeah.
Lived in Jersey till I was 13, moved to Buffalo 05/06, still always had family and a parent in Jersey, will always be a devils fan and a Sabres fan. Having been a player and watching this man more than any other coach throughout my life I can tell you this, Lindy needs a certain buy in from his players and he was only starting to have that when he was canned by the devils, he got them back into the mix and wasn’t too far off if it hadn’t been for a Hughes injury and bad goaltending. Lindy was not the problem, just bad luck and a fan base that doesn’t want to hold players accountable
Lindy sucked then and still sucks now
*was a problem
I’m a Sabres fan so I’m not too familiar with Lindy’s coaching in NJ but it seems like he was pretty much unanimously disliked. His system is pretty much perfect for the Sabres depth and defense. Entirely possible that this style and coaching just wouldn’t work with the current NJ roster. It seems like more of a roster construction/injury issue than coaching issue though.
We had our best regular season ever under Lindy, let’s see how the Sabres do post season. I do agree I think the core issue is roster building and management.
Every coach since DeBoer has pretty much gone on to a more successful team.
Regardless of what your stance on Lindy is, I hope ownership looks at this, looks at how Keefe is doing here, and deems it as a reason enough to fire both of them
what we need is a coach that isn’t the extreme of Lindy Ruff nor the extreme of Sheldon Keefe. we need someone who can take the pros from both and mix them together.
Keefe is a far better coach for players like Hischier, Glass. Ruff is a better coach for the youth (LHughes/Nemec).
We need Ruff’s offensive freestyle system mixed with defensive solidness from Keefe.
But most importantly we need a GM who actually remembers who this core is and what they’re good at and what they need to succeed. or at the very least not a GM who hands NTC/NMC to every other player.
It’s almost if Buffalo did something in December…
And what brilliant and astute GM fired Lindy? Side note: Who was that coach back in 2022-23 when the Devils had 112 pts?
Maybe our roster just kinda sucks and our best players just aren’t as good as we want to think they are
Please remember that Lindy also gave us a year of success like this but then he falls off quickly.
Tom Fitzgerald and the players are the problem right now. Not that Queefe is helping.
Yup, hated this sub for that one.
I mean, we all watched how that last game with him at the helm went in a LA…They pulled the goalie in the last few mins and Jack was about skate up until he realized they were missing their 6th skater…it just seemed like he lost the locker room altogether. I’m not saying he was the problem, but something had to be done. They probably should’ve let Fitzgerald go after that season, but what do I know.
Gonna get downvoting but at this point, this core should be able to win no matter who the coach or GM is.
My question is leadership. What is the current state of Jack and Nico’s relationship? Bratt? Who’s got Keef’s ear and who doesn’t? Jack does seem like a bit of a head case in interviews- is he a team guy? I really don’t know.