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Yep, the right choice at captain would have put these guys in the playoffs. There are way too many lemmings on this board who actually post.. Get enough guys with talent, who care to win, and it will take care of itself. Leading an AHL roster is tough.

Really? I know you were an adult in 1999, but do just throw sh*t at the wall to see what sticks?

The list means nothing if there is no commitment to a new contract. He can go to any of these teams for a year and move on in free agency. None of them can be any worse than the debacle being perpetrated on us as Sabre fans. Buffalo has to be very high on any free agent's list with a partial no trade clause as a "you've got to be kidding me" team.

Free agents of their ilk reap huge financial windfalls, usually more than their true value. I believe they will both try to go to free agency unless traded before July 2014. Even if traded, they can opt not to sign a new contract with that team and still become free agents. They are in great position to get a sweet deal and we have no cup contention carrot to dangle in front of them.

I could post this in the Connolly thread just as easily. It's a shame that this board feels the need to bash former players because our team is so $hitty that we have nothing else to do. These gusys didn't ask to be drafted here and had no control over their their fellow players or coaches. They signed the contracts offered them by management. I would assume the coach had some input. Actually, those two guys have seen more success with this organization than most of the current players. Will Eleven bash Ruff if team Canada doesn't win the IIHF World Championship? No, it will be the players fault. They win, it was great coaching. According to the clowns on local sports radio, Roy was the cancer that pulled this team dowm Hamilton loved to talk about the player who told us off the record, "watch this team go" when Roy was hurt a couple of years ago with that severe muscle tear. Gee Paully, would you like to tell us who that was after the debacle of this year? I'll guess he was part of this team. Chz, your posts suggest intimate media knowledge. Do you have any info?

Exactly to bolded. You mean the 07/08 as doing fine? Had they signed Briere and Drury, could Vanek of been there? Not agruing, just don't remember.

Absolutely. The old boy network couldn't stand the game of 05-06.

To topic: NO!

To me, Darcy's biggest fault was a failure to see the league starting to morph back to pre-lockout (2004-05) hockey as early as November of 2007. I've never fealt the retention of the smallish Drury and small Briere would have signifigantly altered our demise. Darcy NEVER showed a realization that it was changing back to a rugged big man's league with the need to be able to impede and take people off the puck. Hell, even to this day,we aren't built like that. Would Drury and Briere have slowed the failure, yes, but he was well behind the curve on drafting grit and size, and it has cost this franchise dearly.

You really need to have an elite QB in order to spend money on him. Otherwise, I get your point.

Watching LA/Blues just pounding each other again and picturing how we'd match up...........not in the same time zone, much less the rink

About time 300 level paid their fair share. (Joking) From a business standpoint, if your season ticket numbers are maxed out in a huge city like Chcago, get them( current 300 level st holders) to drop tickets and allow people who can afford the increase to take those seats and drive up revenue. Yea, it sucks, but in a big market where tickets are the in thing, economics allow for it. A city like Cicacgo has upper middle class who will pay the money for 300 level because they can afford it., especially if that is all that is available. Something the Sabres might want to explore since they seem to like $. If you continue to increase the lower levels in a city like Buffalo, there may not be a market for those seats if people give them up.

Mepivicaine, xylocaine, carbocanine, lidocaine, arcaine or even marcaine. Novacaine hasn't been available since the 60's.

Exactly. And it will harm MN in the long haul. ANd they aren't winning a cup in the next few years. Where has overpaying free agents won a cup????????

Exactly