Craig Button

The suggestion that they would not fire a coach that is owed $9 million to save money is preposterous.

No major corporate entity is going to let $9 million dictate over $3 billion if it doesn't affect performance in a positive way.

Well, it would be hard to say, like, I mean, the first person I'm going to mention, and I'm going to mention them right off the bat without knowing what the situation is going to ultimately be or what it has become, because I think we all know what's going to end up.

It would be Chris Knobloch.

And I would hire Chris Knobloch under both conditions.

If you're going young, he's worked great with young players in the past.

He knows how to work with young players.

He knows the development process.

He's done great work with star players.

He's got a team to the Stanley Cup final in his two years behind the bench in Edmonton.

The only thing that Chris Knobloch has suffered from is poor decisions by management that weakened the team and made the team average.

Conor McDavid's words,

made the team go backwards.

Leon Dreisaitl's worse.

So I would hire Chris Knobloch under both circumstances.

Well, number one, let's start right with the goaltending because Buffalo doesn't win that game without the outstanding play of UPL.

You know, we can call him Ukapetalukkanen.

I think it's easier to say UPL.

So, I mean, he was tremendous.

You know, over the course of the year, you know, Lindy,