‘Look, I don’t know Dylan Cozens from Boogie Cousins. He might become the next Mario Lemieux. But history has taught me to resist the urge to react positively to every Sabres move. Fans were excited about Alex Nylander and Brendan Guhle, Nikita Zadorov and Mikhail Grigorenko, Joel Armia and Zack Kassian. I won’t torture you by going back any further.’