Atlanta fired their coach and their staff today, including Randy Cunneyworth. Bring him to Sabres? He developed many of our current players, could he help this team?

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=525419

Is he good with the power play?

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Wheelhouse

Cunny is a head coach. I'm certain he'd rather be a head coach in the AHL rather than the NHL. Especially given his resume. If he wanted to come in and coach, we'd have to say good bye to McCutchen, or Patrick, and don't really see much of an upgrade there to be perfectly honest

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Squanto 7/27/2010

Of course Slava Kozlov was bitching that their team was poorly coached. Right Slava, its ALWAYS the coach's fault for when you suck.

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

Anything i think is an upgrade over McCutcheon. my opinion.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

the coaches in atlanta inherited a shit team. of course Anderson and Cunney wouldnt be able to turn a 180 in 2 seasons.


that being said, i hope cunney comes to buffalo in some form. he did coach most of our young talent in Rochester.

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"That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat."

Driver of the FIRE LINDY RUFF Bandwagon since 2008.

Cunnyworth had to deal with the Buffalo/Florida split while he was coaching the Amerks too, and he still was able to prepare a lot of the current Sabres roster for the NHL. Not too shabby. I always wanted the Sabres to bring him into the fold after they broke ties with Rochester. I still wouldn't mind it.

If he almost got Atlanta in the playoffs with that, bring him in.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

The answer is yes...he would be better than James Patrick coaching the PP. They took those responsibilities away from McCutcheon.

Granted about 75% of the problem on our PP is the lack of a heavy shot from the point, but the other 25% is just poorly drawn up or executed plays.

I don't think there's a team in the league that gives up more odd man rushes on their own PP than the Sabres, many night's it's about 1 per PP.

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If your having goal problems, I feel bad for ya son....we got 99 problems but Vanek ain't one!

Replace Patrick and McCutcheon with Cunney and Numminen?

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mechaphil

Teppo is currently enjoying his retirement with his wife and girls in Clarence. He was Team Suomi's NHL scout prior to the Olympics (Jarri Kurri asked him personally to do it). I figure Teppo will get the coaching itch, and I'd love to see him as our new defense and PK assistant coach.

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