That's called the mark of an incompetent. No one knows what you're going to do because nothing you do makes sense.
Reminds me of a line in "Three Days of the Condor" where (I think it was) the Harold character (assassin) addressing Joe turner (Robert Redford) in Joebert's (Max von Sydow's) study/library - I think after killing Joebert - now questions Redford about Mia Farrow ("The woman - why did you choose her?"), etc.,
[I'm paraphrasing the next part:]
<Harold> "You ever consider this line of work? You'd make a good agent."
<Redford/Turner> "No. NO! But why, why me?"
<Harold> "Because you're unpredictable."
<Redford> "Unpredictable? But you found me here?"
<Harold> "Finding you here was predictable. But you, YOU are unpredictable."
I guess Pegula is willing to eat Granato’s contract.
Some folks will need to recalibrate their narratives
Not directed to you singularly. We should assume the contract will be paid in full - and I support the Pegula-IS-NOT-cheap view - but we also don't know what kind of contract Granato had.
The extension could have had a clause with a sliding scale payout of a fraction of the the contract if relieved of duties early.
It could also have a clause that the payout for an unfulfilled contract would be reduced in the event the Sabres subsequently hired certain preferred coaches which weren't available when Granato extended become available and the Sabres hire one of them.
This just had to happen. Pleasantly surprised they did it so quickly too, did not expect that. I do wish the best to Donnie though, I really liked him as a person and he was very likeable in interviews and with the players, hopefully he finds another job elsewhere.
Hopefully they take the summer to find the right fit coach.
Agree with the top paragraph.
Personally, I want the new coach on board before the draft, even if Adams is responsible for the draft.
I'm hoping we get a veteran coach.. I think Randy Carlyle would be super beneficial for our Young Mega ceiling Defensemen
Bruce Boudreau another veteran coach
Both Carlyle and Boudreau have winning experience with young cores
That would be like Pink Floyd's W
ish you were here album cover, but the left-side man would be covered with gasoline.
Imagine having a job you are terrible at. Like, obviously unqualified for the role. And you can't hide your mistakes. Everyone in the company sees them on a regular basis. You somehow keep this job for three years.
Then one day, your boss is fired. In no small part because of your incompetence. Again, everyone in the company knows this.
Instead of firing you, your company just...demotes you to the stock room. So you still have to see all these people who watched you flail about randomly for three years on a daily basis.
At that point...wouldn't you rather just be fired?
But the premise is I am unaware of my incompetency, so I therefore assume I will similarly be unaware of the incongruity of the new circumstance and of my demotion. Blissful ignorance.
I remember when Keyshawn Johnson was interviewed talking about the Cowboys acquiring Terrell Owens and saying "I think he could be a lot like me." Blatantly not realizing the obvious reality that Owens was intended to replace Johnson.
So it will cost less to eat the two years of Donny’s deal than it did to eat what was left of Krueger’s.
Just a fun little factoid.
And even cheaper on an inflation-adjusted and Euro-strengthened / dollar-weakened basis.
I’ve been saying this for so many years now. Just send over the contract Terry, you don’t even have to find me office space.
If you land the gig, we'll you can afford your own red stapler. (Subsequent post had an
Office Space reference.)
In positive news, I'm back after working 6+ weeks 70+ and just short of 1K YTD (though or year officially begins December 21st). It was nice to read up on all these threads and see the Granato firing. I'd be ok for Ruff as a transitional coach if we can't get another experienced coach.
I don't recommend public accounting as a career for anyone, myself included (unless you want to be a partner and just thrive on work being your life). And the Capitals won...
The simplest answer is the correct one. You're a tax preparer / accountant for a large number of Eastern Orthodox church-related businesses and suppliers who continue to follow the Julian calendar.
I guess I believe there's maybe a 15 game window where it might've made sense in the middle of the season that could've worked (enough games passed to disregard the successes of last season, enough games left to believe it could've made a difference)... IF they had the right guy already lined up.
Though I think there's more work to do here than a mid-season shake up to turn the team around. A lot of youthful bad habits to work out, a lot of structure to work in.
Although the CBA would never allow it, I think there's equally good evidence that if the Sabres could hold their team hostage in Buffalo through the 1-week mandated mid-season break, they'd get better on-ice results in Feb-Mar-Apr.
I'm one of the few people who thought the roster construction was a much bigger issue than coaching, so hiring Lindy or Berube doesn't really give me a lot more hope for next season...I'm more interested in Adams roster changes/improvements.
I have two hands with lots of fingers to point - it's both the roster and the coaching.