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Wasn't a Boston game cancelled due to weather two seasons ago? EDIT: happened last season. From TSN: "The last time the Sabres had a game postponed was at Buffalo against New Jersey on Dec. 6, 2000. They played the following day."

There could be several ways of looking at this, your way, yes, but he may also see this as a chance to "prove" himself in the "best league in the world." He may look at this situation as a chance to become a star player, and he may also realize that Buffalo has a sh*t-ton of cap room to overpay a player like himself if he works out. I guess we'll have a better handle on where his head is at after a few weeks of being a Sabre. We have seen here in Buffalo how players can be mismanaged and can be stifled, I would think having the freedom to "play your game" would lift his spirits a little and give him an incentive to try. If the guy is frustrated at how his career has been going so far, he must see this as an opportunity to get where he wants to go.

This is going to be one of the most exciting and interesting off-seasons Sabres fans have ever suffered through. Already the GM, the coach, and the draft are on the table. There HAS to be player movement. The coaching staff, coach aside, will probably shake up a little. Harbour Centre will open. Lots and lots going on...

I chuckled. At 1:43am. My wife stirs. Shhhh, quit making the funnies so late.

I'll second this choice.

I don't know if you needed to add the -25 line. I think the effect would have been better to see the line completely disappear along the bottom.

Myers is playing a lot better, isn't he?

Speaking of Philly: holy undisciplined hockey!

All I have is the Philly Detroit game. I made the mistake of thinking NBC would carry more games than they do. I still have to do something about that, I haven't watch too many good games so far this year.

Man, what a long layover this week for the Sabres.

Amen.

I think Terry gave Patty the keys to the hotrod and said "go!" I don't think there are any limitations on what Patty can/will do, as long as what he does gets them toward a Cup. I mean, I really got the impression that Terry just wants to get this done, despite his loyalties. I do not doubt that Terry will question some of Patty's moves - but I think that is exactly why he brought Patty here: to tell him "no" when it's necessary and/or appropriate. Patty, being the hockey-mind that he is, identified right off the bat the immediate problem that needs to be fixed now and going forward: the locker room. That's why he thought of Nolan: I don't know of any other NHL-level coach, without research at least, who comes to mind first in straightening out a locker room. Whatever other strengths and weaknesses Nolan has as a coach do not matter right now, and, kind of like Rolston, Nolan gets a chance to gear up for the permanent position. This is a huge opportunity for Nolan. So, I think, while Lafontaine may identify players, approve or deny player moves, and have his hand in the pot over staffing, I think his primary objective, right now, is to take over the wheel and steer the ship in the right direction. Apparently, and he would know better than us, the job of righting-the-ship is large enough where he does not want to take the time to learn how to GM a team, and would rather find one so he can get the rest of the operation on track to a Stanely Cup. That's it...I think two words that define all of the happenings this week are "STANLEY CUP", and I'm okay with that.

Really...really? And what evidence is there that substantiates this claim? You're crapping on someone's rep and family life by just casually throwing that out there without evidence. Where is the evidence?

That article points out, IMHO, that Regier was a yes-man from the get go. No way, at that time, did he have any reason to do any of that and there was little to "heal" unless, of course, you were looking at the situation from the viewpoint of upper management.

I think it's awesome that I'm watching and reading Sabres-related media and enjoying doing so again. It's like when Uncle Terry bought the team all over...

This is like dealing with a bully at school. You can suspend a player/student, have meetings and such, but the only real deterrent is for someone to beat the hell out of the bully in front of a lot of people. Did anyone beat the hell out of Kadri? There will ALWAYS be players like this as long as the game exists; and the only effective antidote is a good beating. One can argue that they could adopt a zero-tolerance stance, and enforce it, but the result will be a game that few people will want to watch. Like it or not, people like their violence and drama; see the entertainment industry.

Okay, someone help me out. The allegations of Nolan having an affair with Hasek's wife, I think that's the set-up, has this ever been proven true? I always thought it was a made-up rumor to justify all of the crap going on at the time.

Nolan will have to earn his spot just like everyone else. I don't see a problem with that. Again, the past is so far removed from the present, I think a lot of the fogies are over-estimating the nostalgic impact of Nolan's presence.

I can't wait to see what Nolan does with Hodgson and Moulson.

I can't find the post or thread, but not too long ago we were talking about Pegula and his seeming avoidance of the public lately. My recommendation was to drag him out and just talk to the fans. Well, today, we're getting A LOT of communication from Pegula: the moves themselves, the presser, and now on HH with Sylvester. This is exactly what they needed to do and all of it sounds positive to me. We are being reminded by Pegula that he DOES want a Stanley Cup in Buffalo and he is, ultimately, willing to do what it takes to get there. The fans can not ask more than that. And Pegula is implying right now that the plan probably is to target McDavid. "You want to see Crosby, you have to get him through the draft...".

The FN Centre will explode when Nolan walks behind that bench for the first time, again, Friday. It'll be like an exorcism. If they introduce Lafontaine at the same time...watch out fabled "Buffalo curse"...you'll be blasted back into the void for a while.

I didn't know there was a book on that subject! Why didn't they want to keep Nolan?

Agreed. This is the beginning of the real re-building of this team and it feels exciting...for now.

Maybe. I think Pat could have brought in anyone at this point, well, anyone not already coaching the NHL. Nolan was brought in because he's already worked with Pat in turning around a culture.

Pat has the gravitas to correct Pegula, and Pegula will listen. Remember, this is the owner who cried in the presence of his heroes. This is a huge step for Pegula; he hired someone who WILL correct him and WILL guide him towards a winner, rather than keeping a wishy-washy yes-man around. Just look at Pat's first move: he brought in Ted Nolan - talk about a ballsy, left-field move. Very, very exciting and this speaks volumes about Pegula, IMHO.