The Rochester Americans have added a new pair of assistant coaches, and Buffalo Sabres fans will certainly be familiar with them. Mike Weber and Adam Mair, who suited up for a combined 839 regular season games for the Sabres in their playing careers, will join Seth Appert’s staff in the AHL this season.
Mair is moving over from the development side with the Sabres where he has served for the past five years, while Weber is making the jump to pro coaching from the OHL. Appert, who will be coaching a pro team for the first time, has decades of experience at the collegiate level and with the USNTDP.
- Devan Dubyk’s name has come up lately in the rumor mill, as the Minnesota Wild continue to reshape their roster heading into next season. Michael Russo of The Athletic touched on the goaltender in his latest piece, explaining that he has heard the Wild will not be buying out Dubnyk this offseason. That suggestion has surfaced because of the $4.33MM cap hit that the veteran goaltender carries this year despite losing the crease to Alex Stalock and posting a .890 save percentage in 2019-20. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet noted today that the Montreal Canadiens did consider Dubnyk before eventually trading for Jake Allen earlier this summer.
- Speaking of the Canadiens, Friedman also wrote today that Phillip Danault’s name is “out there” generating interest, though there is still uncertainty about whether he’s actually available. The 27-year-old center is heading into his final year under contract before reaching unrestricted free agency for the first time. The Canadiens currently have only three NHL forwards signed past the 2020-21 season (Jonathan Drouin, Paul Byron and Nick Suzuki), meaning GM Marc Bergevin can pretty much do whatever he wants to shape this group for the years to come.
Guerin offers Dub to Florida for Bob straight up
Florida should take that deal!!!!
Kyle offers WillyNy, Freddie, Marner & Matthews for Bob, straight up! Then, goes into the bunker until after the Geiger counter settles down… :)
I don’t see Danault being moved this off season. Julien loves to roll with 4 lines and having Danault, Suzuki and Kotkaniemi as the top 3 C, they can do that and can create matchup issues for opposing teams(provided to address the winger issues).
Where does that leave Domi?
On the wing where he belongs. Or as trade bait. As much as I like what Domi brings to the table, he simply is not an NHL centre. Sure he plays better offensively when at C but he’s lazy on the back check and misses his assignments in the neutral zone far too frequently to be trusted in that role.