82 players polled
Buffalo ranks second in the first team that would be on players No Trade List behind Winnipeg
Here are some quotes
But just across Niagara Falls is another frequently cited spot, as the Sabres hurtle toward their 14th straight season without a playoff appearance.
"The way it's going there, Buffalo — it's just been kind of mucky there forever,” one player said. “And for me right now in my career, I don't really need that. It's not gonna help me."
High taxes, the organization hasn't been that strong recently,” another player said. “They haven't made the playoffs in like 14 years. In saying that, I have some friends there and they love playing there."
“All they do is lose,” another player said.
Nothing about Palm Trees though.
Lindy did not receive a single vote of the 82 players poll as a HC they would want to play for.
He was 5th on those who they would not want to play for, behind Torts, Cassidy, Babcock and Cronin.
Lindy Ruff got a handful of votes, too.
"I just think he's too old,” a player said. “I don't think he understands the game anymore. That's what I hear from the guys that play for him, that he just doesn't know what's going on most of the time."