Coach Don Granato Relieved From Coaching Duties | Buffalo Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams Media
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2024
- Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams addressed the media following the team's announcement that head coach Don Granato, assistant coach Jason Christie, and video coordinator Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties. He talked about how the positive impact that Granato had on the locker room and individual player performance, the team not meeting expectations this past season (2023-24), the need to be better NOW, and more.
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They finally gave the reporter’s microphones! Been asking for that for years!
New coach , new microphones , hey we are going somewhere 😅😂 , maybe just maybe ( hope for the best of luck ) playoffs and and hear me out I know it's sounds crazy but but finals and much more crazier wining that final .😅😂😂 Let's hope for the best of luck .
Terry is the cheapest billionaire in existence
LOVE Adams attitude in this presser. Love everything he had to say about what he wants in this team but now he's got to make the right moves this offseason.
he is a man with a plan. a very thoughtful, empathetic man that people often mistake for soft or weak. those people would be wrong.
We all need Playoffs 😤😤😤
This was an 11/10 presser. Hopefully 11/10 actions follow.
this was very, very difficult for him. and that speaks to who Kevyn is; he did what he needed to do here, and he is not soft or hesitant. he is patient and purposeful. Donny is a fantastic coach, it just wasnt good enough here and now for him. the main takeaway is the message sent to that locker room. training wheels are off, boys. time to own it, and those players are very capable of the step-up needed here.
Adams absolutely nailed this presser!
IT FINALLY HAPPENED!
Please bring in a coach from outside the Sabers organization that can really shake up the attitude and accountability.
Why do some hate on adams? He aint on the ice but he sees it like u never would..been there..he's one that we need goin forward...experience!! We need it
GM Adams is the main reason we are in this mess. He hired a rookie coach, neglected the goalie position, and screwed up the draft picks beyond the first pick. There is no reason to hate someone but Adams said it himself: there need to be credibility and that starts with Adams.
He needs to do something about the Skinner situation. He didn't sign Skinner to that ridiculous contract, but he can do something about it (buyout). He shouldn't have relied on guys like Okposo, Skinner, Olofsson.
Wow! This guy is great. I'm a life-long Red Wings fan, but I also "pull" for the Sabres.
He's gonna get it right. We believe in you GMKA!
Solid presser from Adams. Said a lot of things i thought to myself. The fans who want Ruff need to move on. We need a coach from outside this organization who’s been there and done it. and who can push these guys hard.
You don't think Ruff has been there and done that since he left?
My $.02: I like Adams a lot and I really think he's the right guy for the job. I think our drafting the last few years has been excellent. I love everything I hear from Jerry Forton and we're very solid in that area. Our pro personnel decisions need to be better. Whether that's on Adams or other guys on the pro personnel side (Jeremiah Crowe) is unclear, but if you look at our moves in free agency over Adams' entire tenure, they've been downright abysmal and have contributed nothing but blocking younger, more talented players. We need to hire the right coach, but if we don't also address that we're going to be building on a less than stable foundation.
We desperately need a VP of hockey operations. Adams is great but he needs help
His moves towards free agency appear to be abysmal, but that’s because people don’t listen to what he says in press conferences. He explains in detail why he doesn’t make those specific free agency moves. The moves he made are what a developing team needed at that point in time. Also a lot of players don’t want to come here yet or ask for too much.
I strongly disagree. Draft picks are mediocre at best. The first pick is more or less a given and beyond that Adams is not impressive. He chose a worse version of Olofsson (Isak Rosen) when goalie stud Wallstedt was available. This was during a time when the Sabres were going through some goalie crisis. Speaking about goalies, do you think Adams job finding good goalies over the last 4 years is impressive? You build the team from the goalie and out, not from the forwards and in.
@@anordman9659absolutely
I think Adams said everything I could have expected & wanted to hear. I know some things he cannot say, but I do believe that WE NEED TO HIT / forecheck / intimidate the opposition with planned & smart aggressiveness. I’m not looking for 12 Matt Rempes, but maybe 2? Maybe a 3rd line and 4th line vet that wins A LOT of face offs? A true Veteran Goalie that can still play and backup UPL? (Still think Levi is a year away and that is OK for a goaltender). Looking forward to hopefully seeing Lindy Ruff, Craig Berube or Joel Quenneville as the next Sabres coach.
It is in the attitude.
We need a coach with cup pedigree. And that isn't Lindy folks. Need a new tough minded bench boss 💪
Adams does look more authentic than he did when he signed Taylor Hall. But, damn it, hit opponents and get it done.
We all know what the boys can do just need to be motivated.
KA brought the rizz.
I'd love to have lindy affiliated with the sabres organization. He doesn't need to be on the bench. My question for Adam's, if he could've replaced granato 10- 20 games ago, where would we be? A statement needed to be made. We as fans knew there was a lack of accountability long ago. Inconsistent playing, was a sure sign. It felt like they either showed up or didn't. Almost every other game, Adams had to see that.
On the Terry Pegula front… why is it that he’s never in the press box for Sabres games and is “dealing with personal matters” and hasn’t addressed the media in 4 years.. but yet he’s at every Bills game and in the locker room with them after every win..????? He only has to deal with personal matters during Sabres games?
It's all about discipline. Cozens would have been sat so many times if I was coach.
Whomever they hire as the next coach, he has to clean up the stupid defensive mistakes.
Blunt. Raw. Love the attitude. Young, but not inexperienced. That’s what makes it unacceptable and why Granato lost his job. Too many effortless showings.
That said, it is pretty clear his job’s next if it doesn’t work out next season. Way too committed to some of these guys.
MUST hit on the coach. He must get Cozens back. Tage back to his old self. Hold some of these players accountable for turnovers that lead to high danger opportunities.
Go get Steve,he's electric
Youre next on the block there, bonk
Adams is no Bill Torrey...to say the least. But he's dealing with building the team. The owner I hope understands that.
Glad we kept Matt Ellis the amazing PP coach who’s played 4 career playoff games as a player, a real winner like Mark Messier!
it's a joke that he survived the firings
Yea. That makes a HUGE difference. 😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!!!!
@@dyates6380 we have to bring back Okposo, he’s a great captain to lead you to 8 missed playoffs in a row
I think his contract is up this year. So he might be gone also.
@@charlieb308 And Girgo & Jost.
-Berube
-Evason
-Gallant
Don't forget Quenneville
NO disrespect but K Adams you are not an experienced GM. The draft selections in recent years were high picks at the expense of trading away talented players who went on to success. Players don't dictate who they want as coach, they should better themselves.
ABOUT TIME. NOW HIRE A PROVEN WINNER... NOT SOME UNKNOWN
I'm old now, as in a senior citizen, and have been a Sabre fan since their inception, so like MANY of you, I've experienced some incredibly awesome Sabre teams throughout the years. Not lately though, and frankly, it's inexcusable. I hate seeing anyone lose their job in any capacity other than, obviously, certain situations, but the fact that this organization has MISSED the post season for thirteen straight years in a league where it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to do that without actually trying to, while they just watched this team, especially this year - after all the hope of the way last season ended with them "just" missing the playoffs by one point and having this new and "awesome" young goalie (I'll admit, I knew what he was - VERY average and perhaps even below average and this is NOT a post bashing the kid - and people were only excited about him because, STUPID as it may sound to say but I truly, TRULY believe this silliness - he was young and had a really cool sounding name. Show me where I was wrong ..... kid doesn't have it) and sitting idly by while doing nothing, sits in a bad place with me. Maybe half way through the year some message should have been sent based on how bad they started and were, AS USUAL, playing, instead of doing the status quo, which is NOTHING. Not crazy about this GM at all. As USUAL, as USUAL with this team, too little too late. Always NEXT year is the usual April rallying cry. Nothing less than truly sad with a franchise with so many awesome players and seasons under its belt, regardless of NO cups in over fifty years, to have them sit on their DAMN hands all season long to just "give it a little more time" while the league laughs at us is tough to take .................
Been there since 1970. I gave up
KEVIN'S on his hands.
Next step is new GM.
After all your years of being a fan don’t you think the lesson is we need to see this through? We gave up on the Scotty Bowman rebuild and every other plan. What’s the point of missing old teams that never won the cup?
Levi still has incredible potential. All 3 goalies were in a difficult situation for the 1st half of the year. Levi is doing great in Rochester. He's doing what should've been done from the beginning. He was brought up way to quick and injuries and play were part of that reason. Some of the FA he wanted to get went for insane money and could've put this team where they were 5 years ago. Sabs have arguably the best prospect pool in the league, 3 stud young defenders and alot of offensive talent. Some of that talent hasn't even played yet. Kuliich will be a 30 goal scorer next year watch. If Savoie is here on the Benson/Cozens line they're going to be so fun to watch
No Taylor Halls Kevyn next
The window that's open for this team to win a cup is painted on a brick wall.
The teams plays to soft, need grit and accountability to be a great team.
This is On Pegula he put his faith and trust in hiring Kevin Adams an inexperienced GM admiitting in this pressor his own lack of experience in not so many words...just hope he finds the right coach and bring back some toughness.
All games have to be like last nights game against Tampa. All of them.
Please get Quenneville he is the best coach in the world just sitting there we will settle for Berube or someone that will get an A effort every night out of the boys at least someone that wants to play a physical style of hockey
1000% Agree
No thanks, don't want or need someone who covered up sexual assault.
@@xMarik96 a little shallow thinking ? He’s not banned so can you say you know 100% what happened? Andrew Shaw even said Beach put himself in a bad situation.
Mike Peca!!!
Not happening. Adams literally said he wants a guy with NHL head coaching experience.
Why does Matt Ellis still have a job?
His contract is up - as to why his name wasn't listed in the release statement and why it wasn't mentioned in this presser. I at least am hoping it's because the contract is up.
Adam's roster is not good enough to make the playoffs, and that's on him, simple as that. I don't expect Detroit, Ottawa or Montreal will be taking steps backwards in the near future either.
Lindy 👏🏻 Lindy 👏🏻
LOL!!!!!!!! Like Ruff would want to come to this dumpster fire.
@@dyates6380 the pieces are here, add a Top 6 Forward, Top 4 D maybe, Lindy Ruff Is The Glue We Need To Succeed #2025CupCrazy
We fired him 12 years ago. And only 3 times in the next 11 seasons did his team make the playoffs!
For Adams, it's "go time" on his career. If he doesn't get this coaching hire right, he'll be the next to go...
I think every single player, coach/gm and fan cannot wait for Warwow or however you spell his name to retire 😂
To expand on this, it’s not just Warwow (it’s a bunch of the older reporters who are near retirement) but your job is to ask questions and inform the public. Your job isn’t to ask questions laced in disgust and aggression to try and illicit a reaction from the players, coaches, GM, owner. Stop asking questions with a condescending, emotional tone like a fan would. You’re not a fan. You’re supposed to be doing your job. Be professional for god sakes.
A move that had to be make, the Sabres were consistently inconsistent this season
Make a splash please move on from Lindy
Doesn't matter. Next guy will fail too.
Talk to me when they are in the playoffs
👋
Meanwhile, Jack has 30 and a +6, going to the playoffs again, a Ring, and a BobbleHead..
Berube
As i leave, know that i have a plan
Let's make Okie the coach now!
I think he need some time working in the AHL first he said he wants to be a GM so scouting would be a good start.
when you havea coach who makes excuses for his players poor performance you got a big problem
Dahlin = C do it now.
Kevyn and Terry if your reading this you need to bring Lindy Ruff back as he was able to turn the devils around last season and he was able to turn us around in 05-06. Playoff is what we have to accomplish and Lindy can help do that again. The rebuild is long over we need playoff next season as its unacceptable to miss 13 years of playoffs. Kevyn you need to get a proper starting goalie and a proper top 4 defenseman as we need to make overs in free agency as we can't go 14 years without playoffs next year.
Incredible. I'm glad you told him we can't miss the playoffs again next year. Thank GOD someone told him that. Thanks ...........
UPL would have been in contention for the Vezina this year if we didn't play musical goalies for the first few months of the season. He is the starter and had some of the better numbers in the whole league.
Pleaseeee no Lindy Ruff
KA didn't help much with what he did and didn't do last Summer...
This is an easy thing to say now but the bottom line is our top players didn’t perform. We are placing blame in the wrong spot.
He should have been booted as welll.
Lindy Ruff. Nothing more needs to be said. Go get him Kevin. He’s our man for the job.
Lindy is an awesome guy. But his teams have made the postseason once in his last 8 years as a coach. Not the right move.
Let’s get Lindy back PLEASE!!!…Hasn’t been one good team in Buffalo since he left!
No retreads
Berube or ruff
I'd like to see Lindy back in some capacity
I love western NY..but please stop..
Next step is bringing in people from all hockey cultures.,Sabers fan here.
you built this soft team. You paid these soft players superstar money for potential performance. Not 1 guy on that roster earned their game checks this season. You tried to save your skin Kevin and it's not going to matter who you bring in next. Get a President of hockey ops from outside the organization that you have to answer to. TP hasn't a clue.
I agree 99% with all that you said. But I think UPL earned his $800k.
Peterka 28 goals playing less icetime than greenway didn’t earn his $850,000? Dahlin 20 goals, 2nd in entire NHL in miles skated on the ice, led the team in hits and points.
SOFT
Why should we expect different from Kevin now? NEW GM time.
Kevyn is the one who added Tuch Clifton Benson Greenway and many more
Lindy
"Pegula is engaged." Therefore, Pegula is the problem. Sell the team if you are so distracted by personal matters.
I think we should be careful what we wish for. At least Pegula is a fan. Watching videos of heartbroken Coyotes fans terrifies me. I think we just need to see this through.
His wife is more important than the Sabres idiot
Buffalo needs something different, maybe a soccer coach, something out of the box. How about a Hall of Fame Former player? Maybe a previous All-star Sabre player as the next coach?
Granato probably one of the best coaches for young players but than needs to be handed off to someone else for the next level. ROD B or Lindy return. Either one but not the X st louis coach
Hopefully the team just relocates atp 🤷♂️
Go away
Then you'll cry they got relocated
Hope the next guy is not given so many AHL players. Kevin you’re in love with players that are not ready for the big league.
You can't keep them once they get experience, they go free agent. KA has no idea how to build an experienced team