‘Do the Sabres have enough talent? If not, then the blame falls with the gm, who hired Ruff some 16 years ago. But if Pegula and his advisors think the talent is there, for the most part anyway, then the only other option for a big change is to change the head coach. There are several under-achieving Sabres who deserve to be shown the door for their surprisingly poor performance so far, but Regier and Pegula know trades can’t be made in haste because a bad situation becomes much worse.’