Archives for June 25, 2002

'It may not sit well with the good people of Buffalo where Hasek spent the bulk of his career, but it's not like Hasek ran out on them. He gave them the best nine years of his career, a near-decade of goaltending excellence the likes of which the city has never seen and likely will never see again. He did have his chances to win there, but the franchise is one that is … [Read more...] about Hasek retires as one of the true greats

'It's being led by prominent Central New York businessman Frank DuRoss. DuRoss is the owner of the American Hockey League's Providence Bruins and the Rochester Rhino's. His group would only be interested in keeping the team in Buffalo and operating it at the HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Another Ownership Group Emerges

But great goaltenders can, and have, helped lead good (not great) teams to the Stanley Cup. Hasek's Buffalo teams weren't even close to being great, but it wouldn't have been the biggest miracle of all time if he had led the Sabres to a Cup –- either against Dallas in 1999 ("HULL'S SKATE WAS IN THE CREASE!"), or otherwise. … [Read more...] about With title, Hasek has it all

'Which raises another intriguing question -- why does Regier still have a job? As the team's top executive, if he didn't know about the financial chicanery going on between Adelphia, the Rigas family and the Sabres, then he's an idiot. If he did, then he's either an accomplice or completely bereft of a moral compass.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to stay for at least one season