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Why though. You have a team struggling to make the playoffs so you bring back a guy who struggled to get to the playoffs?

Last tenure, he took the Sabres to the Cup finals.

Besides, I always believed its still the players (and thus, the GM who gets them) and not coach that determines playoff success. We had one of the all time great coaches, Scotty Bowman, who won cups with other teams, but never did with the Sabres.
 
Last tenure, he took the Sabres to the Cup finals.

Besides, I always believed its still the players (and thus, the GM who gets them) and not coach that determines playoff success. We had one of the all time great coaches, Scotty Bowman, who won cups with other teams, but never did with the Sabres.
That was 1999. No wonder I couldn't remember it. Well, good luck, even though I think the Sabres could have benefited by going with a younger coach.
 
The NHL is back and instead of starting a new thread, might as well jump this one back up. I wish there were more NHL fans here. Once the NHL starts, I lose interest in Baseball. Ironically once MLB starts, I lost some interest in Hockey. That only means one thing for me. Both seasons are too long.
 
The NHL is back and instead of starting a new thread, might as well jump this one back up. I wish there were more NHL fans here. Once the NHL starts, I lose interest in Baseball. Ironically once MLB starts, I lost some interest in Hockey. That only means one thing for me. Both seasons are too long.
Hopefully Montreal makes the playoffs this season but I am not betting the farm. I was pleased to see they took a chance on Patrik Laine but he is now gone for at least three months with a knee injury.
 
Hopefully Montreal makes the playoffs this season but I am not betting the farm. I was pleased to see they took a chance on Patrik Laine but he is now gone for at least three months with a knee injury.

Things I learned today, Patrick Laine is a Montreal Canadian. They had a pretty good game on Wednesday against the Leafs.
 
Finally Montreal and Ottawa have moved up a bit and are no longer the worst two teams in the league (standings wise).
Great game for Patrik last night. A hat trick. They just have to feed him the puck in the left circle and his rocket shot does the rest.
 
Finally Montreal and Ottawa have moved up a bit and are no longer the worst two teams in the league (standings wise).
Great game for Patrik last night. A hat trick. They just have to feed him the puck in the left circle and his rocket shot does the rest.

Feel bad for Buffalo. Terrible team and they have the players where they shouldn't be.
 
From my post of 4 months ago...

"Finally Montreal and Ottawa have moved up a bit and are no longer the worst two teams in the league (standings wise)."

A lot has happened since then. Both teams have surprised a lot of folks. The playoffs should be interesting.
 
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