Posts About "Dean Lombardi"
New Sabres GM Will Have His Hands Full
April 25th, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres have officially started their search for a new general manager and head coach. While the hockey world has spent days speculating who might replace the recently dispatched Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma, owner Terry Pegula tipped his hand during Friday’s press conference at Key Bank Center. “Experience is going to...
Sabres Hitting the Reset Button Again
April 22nd, 2017 As time ticked down towards an announcement, most fans had already packed Dan Bylsma's bags but the collateral damage in the aftermath was quite unsettling. https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/855062550215577600 This tweet sent shockwaves around the National Hockey League and felt like a Muhammed Ali right hook to the temple...
Overtime With BSC: Offseason Dominos Starting to Fall
April 12th, 2017 While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are starting Wednesday for 16 teams in the NHL, 14 other teams are looking to get a head start on their offseasons. Whether it's the draft, decisions with coaching staffs or planning which pieces are part of each respective teams' future, the offseason is often busy for clubs. Even for teams that narrowly...
Kings or Jacks? The Statistics Are Telling
April 4th, 2017 In my previous post, I proposed a few questions to the Los Angeles Kings fan base; primarily whether Darryl Sutter or Dean Lombardi, or maybe both, are to blame for the team’s struggles the past few years. The Kings might have been officially eliminated from playoff contention after Sunday night’s loss to the Arizona Coyotes, but...
Should King Sutter Be Dethroned?
March 29th, 2017 Whether or not to dethrone head coach Darryl Sutter is the question Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi must be asking with seven games left in the season and the Kings sitting 11 points back of the St. Louis Blues for the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. The Kings begin a three-game Western Canada road trip...
LA Kings: A Looming Resurgence?
February 16th, 2017 Timing is everything when it comes to winning Stanley Cups, even if that team is the Los Angeles Kings. Having a sure thing for a system doesn’t matter when its players are riddled with injuries. The structural integrity of the Kings’ system is taking a serious beating this year and it’s quickly knocking core pieces off of the...
