‘How to win championships is the question now facing the Sabres new front office. General manager Darcy Regier will at least finish this season and no longer does he have any excuses. He may claim that some past personnel decisions were due to factors out of his control, but that excuse won’t work anymore. Pegula has essentially given Regier a blank check to work to the salary cap with regard to player contracts and spend as much money as he seems necessary in other aspects of the organization.’