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Nah man I don't get it either. @Fan Boy is on another level from all of us.

How much money does a potato farmer earn??

I didn't even know that it was weird for an HC to wear shorts until the dusty old balls in the media mentioned it.

So if bae asked you if she is lit AF you'd say no?

I'll wait for more than one game before I decide if I like it. Right now I still don't think it was the right move, but I'm willing to wait and see.

Ignore? No. I think he would listen to arguments. And I'm sure there are daily discussions with both Walters and Miller. But ultimately the decision would be his, and his alone. I don't believe there was ever a directive from above stating "Willy gets one more chance and then he's done" and MOS went along with it even though he disagreed. I don't believe that happened.

REDBLACKS!!!!! should go back to their day jobs

So many great clips.

Maybe but compare their win-loss records over their career so far. BLM is the best until proven otherwise, IMO. Anyways my point still stands even if he is a close second to Reilly.

Does O'Shea strike you as being like "most people"? Gotta hand it to Jeff, that was a hell of a read. Thanks for pointing that out.

I just assume he trash talks every week. And that's all BLM was doing... a little post-game trash talk.

I guess it's both

I like BLM. Yeah he's cocky but he's also the best.

You're disagreeing with yourself here. You recognize how stubborn MOS is but you expect that he would capitulate to demands from Miller. I don't think those demands would ever come and I don't think O'Shea would EVER allow someone else to dictate how he does his job. It's just not who he is. You think MOS cares if he lands another HC job? He didn't even get into coaching until Jim Barker called him and asked him to be his STC. Trust me, O'Shea would be fine. He'd be hired as someone's STC in a heartbeat and he'd probably have HC opportunities not long after.

No way. Just let Flanders do it. Better yet, put Harris in the Dressler role and Flanders as the RB. That package would be deadly.

But not by Shawn Lemon. That's the kind of stuff you can say when you win and a guy who has been trash talking you gets shut down.

Depends on the player, doesn't it? We've all heard of star players getting coaches fired. As for respect for authority... I don't give out respect based on an org chart. If someone hires me to do a job, I do it in the way we agreed upon within the parameters I was given when hired. For a coach, that means the authority to pick who plays and who doesn't. The rules don't change halfway through because the boss is unhappy. And if I was ever given the "my way or the highway" ultimatum.... I'm walking out the door.

I'm pretty sure before game 1, O'Shea said Bruce Johnson might be ready to play. And here we are six weeks later. At this point I don't think we can read anything into any "injury report" coming out of the Bombers.

Right which is why it's so strange to hear they are talking long-term. Maybe it doesn't happen though. Totally. But if the number was $8 mil would you do that? Because I don't think Eichel would take 6.

Well, I think the Sabres are looking at it like a Scheifele situation. Where you sign a guy long-term before he has proven himself. But that would be incumbent upon the Eichel camp accepting such a deal. And I don't know why they would.

He was 11-7 last year and 3-2 so far this year. Overall yes a losing record in his time here but so far a year and a half of winning records so maybe time to re-think that statement. No, it's not a good question. He was given rope because management thought things were headed in the right direction. They were correct. The team has been winning for a year now. What truth??? Nothing you are saying resembles the truth. 11-7 is a pretty good record! I gotta say, if we finish 11-7 again I'll be pretty happy. Hopefully with a playoff win this time. That's exactly what a Sask fan would say!!

Might be a good fit at DE

The hive-mind has spoken

I just have a hard time believing that a guy who has "been a season ticket holder for 60 years" would tolerate guys like Burke, Kelly, and Reinbold... but O'Shea, with our best record in 14 years, is the tipping point. I just don't understand that line of thinking. If it's not about wins then what are you a fan of, really?

Jack Eichel is looking for an 8-year deal with the Sabres. That's an interesting case. He is only 20 so that is usually bridge deal territory. His numbers have been good, but not groin-grabbingly good. How do you balance the team wanting a reasonable deal, with the agent and player almost certainly wanting top-5 centre money on an 8 year deal? Eichel will probably be a point-per-game guy but it's not guaranteed and he hasn't been that yet...