Eleven Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 This is significant because he will be the Sabres' head coach in three years. And he will wear #74 behind the bench instead of a boring suit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Ya!! Jay McKee was and is a Good One!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Excellent. He is one of my all-time favorite Sabres. Letting him go as a FA in 2006 was an under-the-radar major blunder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Eleven said: This is significant because he will be the Sabres' head coach in three years. And he will wear #74 behind the bench instead of a boring suit. Damn you. I had "And it begins" all lined up. Also — Tired of meatballs? Try some cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, nfreeman said: Excellent. He is one of my all-time favorite Sabres. Letting him go as a FA in 2006 was an under-the-radar major blunder. They couldn't afford him and we all knew it at the time. He's one of my all-time favorites as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, Eleven said: They couldn't afford him and we all knew it at the time. He's one of my all-time favorites as well. And it is definitely woulda, coulda, shoulda, but if management would've been willing to risk giving him and Briere the 3 year deals they wanted heading out of the lockout instead of only giving out 1 year deals, that team might have been a dynasty. They wouldn't have had to lose Dumont & Grier as cap casualties that off-season that McKee was a cap casualty either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, Eleven said: They couldn't afford him and we all knew it at the time. He's one of my all-time favorites as well. I think it's more accurate to say that they couldn't afford to match the FA offer he got from STL once they let his contract expire in July 2006 and he was able to solicit offers as a UFA -- in much the same clever way they handled Drury and Briere. Could they have afforded to sign him to an extension in the summer of 2005? We'll never know, but I'd bet the answer is yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Just now, nfreeman said: I think it's more accurate to say that they couldn't afford to match the FA offer he got from STL once they let his contract expire in July 2006 and he was able to solicit offers as a UFA -- in much the same clever way they handled Drury and Briere. Could they have afforded to sign him to an extension in the summer of 2005? We'll never know, but I'd bet the answer is yes. They ABSOLUTELY could've afforded to sign him & Briere in the summer of '05 to 3 year deals. They didn't because of Golisano's "if we could get away with 1 day contracts we would" and they didn't know if the year off would allow McKee to finally recover from nagging injuries and play the way he had earlier in his career. Briere would've been worth the risk because in an absolute worst case he'd've earned that money & extension on the PP alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, nfreeman said: I think it's more accurate to say that they couldn't afford to match the FA offer he got from STL once they let his contract expire in July 2006 and he was able to solicit offers as a UFA -- in much the same clever way they handled Drury and Briere. Could they have afforded to sign him to an extension in the summer of 2005? We'll never know, but I'd bet the answer is yes. I can agree w/ this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Always liked him as a player. Hope he has a long and successful coaching career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 FYI, since we are talking about former players in new jobs, Danny Briere is the GM of the ECHL Maine Mariners, a Bruins affiliate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 12 hours ago, nfreeman said: Excellent. He is one of my all-time favorite Sabres. Letting him go as a FA in 2006 was an under-the-radar major blunder. One of mine too. However, IIRC, wasn't he damaged goods by the time he arrived in STL? I recall that his career started to tank after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, Crosschecking said: One of mine too. However, IIRC, wasn't he damaged goods by the time he arrived in STL? I recall that his career started to tank after that. He had some serious injury problems his first year there, and really wasn't the same, but I don't think his career quite tanked. He was a solid defenseman in the mold of Jim Schoenfeld for his whole career. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Eleven said: He had some serious injury problems his first year there, and really wasn't the same, but I don't think his career quite tanked. He was a solid defenseman in the mold of Jim Schoenfeld for his whole career. I stand corrected. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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