‘Terry Pegula, for all his charm and good intentions, has so far failed miserably at the task of delivering the first Stanley Cup to Buffalo. His promises on the day he bought the team now ring hollow. Calling Buffalo ‘Hockey heaven’ was a creative tagline at the time, but is just too easy of a joke now. Before Pegula took control from previous owner Tom Golisano, the team’s longest playoff drought was three years. With so much roster turnover and parity in today’s NHL, it’s actually pretty hard to be so bad for so long. Even the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers, who were in the ‘tank’ sweepstakes the same year as the Sabres, made the playoffs last season.’