‘“It’s the authenticity of who you are, if you’re presenting something and we feel like it’s really you presenting and not some kind of flashy screen that your agent put together … if it’s real stories from you,” Pegula said. “Leadership is about being authentic of who you are. We may not always agree on everything or the points of how one leads is better than another. But I think we all want to have a real, authentic relationship with each other, and I think that speaks volumes.”’
Archives for June 25, 2020
The wait continues as Alexander Mogilny is not selected for Hockey Hall of Fame
‘Unlike sports such as baseball, which puts a 10-year cap on a players’ eligibility, there is no cap in hockey. Former Montreal and Los Angeles goalie Rogie Vachon, for instance, waited 34 years after his career ended before he was inducted in 2016.’
GM Kevyn Adams has long to-do list as he begins trying to transform Sabres
‘“Because there’s no hockey to play and because you don’t even have to worry about making those decisions, he’s got the benefit of time,” said TSN analyst Craig Button, who spent three years as the Calgary Flames’ GM in the early 2000s. “He has a massive benefit of time, and I think that that is another thing that probably influenced the Pegulas to put him in there.”’
Ritzel: Thanks to Pegulas, Sabres are rudderless ship
‘Terry Pegula’s words nine years ago should’ve served as a warning, not a beacon of hope. He and his wife Kim want to be the heroes in this story, but it’s clear they’re better served being in the background, signing checks and saying nothing. Instead, their meddling and insistence on day-to-day involvement has turned a once-proud hockey team into a laughingstock.’
2019-20 Season Postmortem: Buffalo Sabres
‘At 5-on-5, only the Detroit Red Wings attempted fewer shots or generated fewer scoring chances per 60 minutes. If you stopped the top line of Olofsson, Eichel and Sam Reinhart, you beat Buffalo, period.’
Kevyn Adams has a low bar to clear for drafting
‘It really starts in 2012. Darcy Regier, who was already on thin ice, took a chance on a polarizing Russian center named Mikhail Grigorenko. Big stats in juniors and filthy hands made fans excited, thinking they had gotten the steal of the draft. Then he showed up and everyone realized he couldn’t skate. The Sabres selected a center that never had any business being selected 12th overall with his skating ability.’
A lack of panic
‘The next time this team hits the ice, if they’re rolling along with terrible special teams again, the wins aren’t coming, and the head coach is talking about how much everyone is getting along, who steps in to say “this isn’t working”?’
Waiting game continues: former Sabres star Alexander Mogilny not named to the Hockey Hall of Fame
‘Remembered most for his defection from Russia in 1989, Mogilny spent six seasons with the Sabres, including a 76-goal performance in 1992-1993. While with Buffalo, Mogilny scored 211 goals and tallied 444 points.’
Alexander Mogilny once again doesn’t hear his named called for the Hockey Hall of Fame
‘Mogilny had his best season from 1992-1993 where he scored 76 goals and 127 points skating alongside Pat LaFontaine. At the time, that set the record for most points scored by a Russian NHL player.’
Luce, Meehan share Mogilny stories
‘”I didn’t know if this was a prank caller or what it was, so I asked her to ask Alex what I said to him in Anchorage,” Luce said. “She asked him, and she came back with the correct answer, so I knew it was him. So, I said, ‘We’ll be over.”