‘This is why it was so important to win that race to the bottom. For their woeful play for one season, the Sabres locked up an elite talent for what contractually will amount to eleven years. Simply put, there is no other way to acquire a player like this. Teams do not get access to them. They’re available at the top, and the Sabres got in before the NHL took the floor out of the tanking plan. The tank wasn’t about the year or two after Jack got drafted. It’s about the next decade. Thanks, and let’s move on.’