Buffalo Sabres fire Head Coach Lindy Ruff

[hamstercaster 2]

As per TSN.ca Lindy Ruff has been fired.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=416441

[Steve_v3 289]

About time.

The Sabers have a lot of talent. If they hire a coach who can get them to play to there potential, they will be tough team to play.

[Gefiltefish 9]

Wow.

They may have trouble transitioning to a totally different system.

[Chadd 916]

well, that system hasn't worked well for them, so it won't hurt them that badly.

[RadioGaGa 162]

Hate the Sabres....always have, always will...but strangely, I liked Ruff. He'll find work again...probably quiickly. The NHL is a very recycle friendly league.

But, maybe Rochester's coach getting moved up (if that ends up happening) will give Hamilton a better chance at making up the ground they need to make the playoffs.

[pizzakid13 5]

damn, that guy had pics of somebody. all these years with nothing to show for it made no sense to me.

[chippa13 1844]

I'm guessing the last straw has been the scratching and utter failure to develop Tyler Myers into the kind of player that he should be by now. To be honest, while Ruff has failed with some good teams, I think the Sabres problems go another rung or two up the ladder from just the coaching. On the plus side, we'll never have to hear how many coaches have been hired and fired since Ruff took over in Buffalo again.

If Thomas Vanek isn't playing to his potential then I can't wait to see what happens when he does.

[Chadd 916]

Ruff is a good coach for a team full of pluggers, he doesn't seem to do as well with skill guys.

[Steve_v3 289]

I'm guessing the last straw has been the scratching and utter failure to develop Tyler Myers into the kind of player that he should be by now. To be honest, while Ruff has failed with some good teams, I think the Sabres problems go another rung or two up the ladder from just the coaching. On the plus side, we'll never have to hear how many coaches have been hired and fired since Ruff took over in Buffalo again. If Thomas Vanek isn't playing to his potential then I can't wait to see what happens when he does.

Does that ever get mentioned when the Bruins play the Sabers???

[RadioGaGa 162]

Ron Rolston, from Rochester, is taking over for the remainder of the season.

[Law Goalie 147]

I think between Ryan Miller's increasing frustration and the degradation of Myers, who has the size and ability to dominate this league, this was a necessity. Whatever Ruff was trying this year wasn't working.

[iceman8310 105]

Bring back Ted Nolan

[RadioGaGa 162]

Patrick Kaleta was bitching about being a healthy scratch...and Miller went off on him, publicly. Be interestng to see how this plays out. Miller may not wear a "C" but he is definitely the voice in that room.

[chippa13 1844]

Why play Kaleta when you've got the exact same player in Ott except he can actually play a little bit. I hate both guys but having Ott and Kaleta on the roster is redundant.

[RadioGaGa 162]

How Kaleta isn't in Rochester still boggles my mind.