‘Don’t expect the Sabres to make a big splash in free agency. Although the overriding sentiment is that management accelerated the team’s implosion through poor player dealings, Quinn essentially said the Sabres will stick to their plan of finding efficient ways to do business. “A team that doesn’t develop players through their system is going to be at the mercy of this thing,” Quinn said. “The downside is they’re young. The upside is they’re young.”’