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‘The issues that plagued the Sabres all season reared their ugly head during their must-win games in the final weeks, though. They had too many bad first periods, not enough power-play goals and never looked like the offensive juggernaut that ranked third in the NHL in goals scored while compiling 91 standings points in 2022-23 ..read more
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‘This firing seems a little different though. There is utter desperation within this organization to break this 13-year playoff drought that is unmatched in NHL annals and a civic embarrassment of the highest order ..read more
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‘Granato took over the Sabres in 2021 after serving as the interim coach. He was tasked to rebuild a struggling organization as the team’s sixth coach since 2013. He still had two years left on his contract ..read more
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‘“We just flat out weren’t good enough this year. We underperformed,” Adams said ..read more
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‘But GMs usually get one chance to let go of their hand-picked coach. Adams’ next hire must get the Sabres to the playoffs, or more drastic moves will likely be coming ..read more
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‘That journey ended — for now — when the Sabres fired head coach Granato and assistant coach Christie on Tuesday, along with video coordinator Matt Smith ..read more
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‘“I can tell you, there’s no doubt in my mind that our locker room, our team, our organization, is in a better place today than we were three and a half years ago when Donny took over as head coach, and I’m very appreciative of that,” said Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams from KeyBank Center ..read more
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‘The Sabres signed defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power to eight-year and seven-year extensions, respectively, in the offseason and made only minor additions, signing free agent defensemen Connor Clifton and Erik Johnson ..read more
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‘Expressing his frustration and impatience, Adams launched what now stands as the team’s eighth coaching search in 12 years by targeting someone with NHL experience to inspire a young but underperforming team that extended the franchise’s league-record playoff drought to a 13th season ..read more
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‘Granato, 56, still had two seasons remaining on his current contract ..read more