‘“I think you’re balancing two things,” Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said. “You’re balancing the short-term and the long-term, and your goal is to make the playoffs. And the long-term is to keep your sight on building each year. To that extent, time will tell, but I think we did it,” he said. “The expectations are to make the playoffs and the expectations are to be better again next year.”’