When the Buffalo Sabres hired Ralph Krueger to be their new head coach, there were many critics who questioned his qualifications. Those critics haven’t been heard from since the season began.
After the 2018-19 NHL season ended there wasn’t a conversation to be had, Phil Housley had to go. Still, many fans and longtime reporters for the Sabres tried to defend Housley. Housley was brought into the league by the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and spent the first 9 seasons of his illustrious Hall of Fame career with Buffalo.
Firing a coach is always going to be met with criticism, no matter how necessary the firing is.