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Why are these guys still here? Whaley and Darcy just got extensions for complete mediocrity I don't understand why. Which organization is worse the Bills or Sabres? The GM is more important than the coach and neither team will start winning until they get competent GMs on board.

We need to bring in Rick Dudley. I think he is more willing than Darcy to make the big moves and shake things up.. He would make some big trades and bring in a new coach. I would like to keep Darcy in charge of scouting and the draft where I feel he excels.

What about Stafford and a first round pick? Would Colorado take that deal?

I don't think regehr is back. He is old and will want a significant contract. He could be moved at trade deadline.

I think that Colorado would take Stafford, Sekera and Girgensons as a package for O'Reilly. I don't know if Darcy would do it. I would do that trade.

How about Stafford, Leopold and Girgensons? I would do that, but it likely is not enough.

I have lost faith in Myers. I feel he is very soft and lacks leadership and toughness. He also has a huge contract. I'm not sure I would trade him for Kessel.

This is exactly the point. In a new CBA, teams will likely not be able to dump salary into the minors and thus circumvent the cap. The owners want to make the cap much more rigid than it is today.

While I would love to acquire Doan, I am very worried about the cap implications of this absurd contract post lockout. Their is already speculation that the sabres will be in cap hell without the Doan contract. The sabres will be forced to eventually gut their roster and potentially lose players like Hodgson and Ennis, since they won't be able to offer long term contracts. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/20/rangers-wild-and-sabres-might-sweat-cap-changes-the-most/

When the players selected Don Fehr, that meant work stoppage. I think we will miss half the season.

Has ecklund ever been accurate?