PromoTheRobot Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 My link I bet Terry Pegula feels like he's buying an old fixer-upper house. What started out as a $150M deal turned into $189M. And now you find out it'll cost you more to dump the GM! :lol: PTR
carpandean Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 "It does look a little bit more serious now," said goaltender Ryan Miller. "It's still a business deal so until everything is signed and they announce it with a press conference and they run their flag up the pole and it's their ship, it's got to be status quo. What we do here is the way we run things." Ha! Even the players know what to call it!
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 A bottle of Dom and Golden Parachutes for the table! That 3-11 start must have been very inspiring.
bunomatic Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Oh my friggin God. Its like chucky returns or bride of friggin chucky. Is this the sequel to my worst nightmare? Regier was extended and they kept it a secret? What the f#@$'s with that? Why would they keep it a secret. Were they afraid there would be blood in the streets if the little people knew about that extension? This franchise has hit an all time low .
Kristian Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 A bottle of Dom and Golden Parachutes for the table! That 3-11 start must have been very inspiring. This is a stanley cup contender, you know :wallbash:
billsrcursed Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 It just makes me wonder about something; Who do we blame for someone like the "other Nieds"? I mean, sure, he looks horrible and we can safely say now without hesitation that his signing was a horrible decision... - BUT - Who do we blame when he skates out onto the ice Friday night? Why is he still in the line-up? I could keep going, but Nieds is the most recent blunder in a long list of poop. I fear Darcy is nothing more than another name on that long, long list. TP has his work cut out for him, good luck with that... :unsure:
stenbaro Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Just because he signed an extension doesnt mean that Mr. Pegulla isnt gonna can him. I doubt that if He wants his own man in there running things a two year extension is going to bother him at all...
thesportsbuff Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Sounds to me like it was just a way to get Regier a little extra cash on the way out.
wjag Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Do you really think a man worth billions, buying a team worth millions, cares about a couple more million? Unless Darcy/Ruff are life long friends, I don't see them surviving more than a year under new ownership. GMs/coaches get bought out all the time.
spndnchz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Part of the 14 million "liabilities"?
R_Dudley Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Just because he signed an extension doesnt mean that Mr. Pegulla isnt gonna can him. I doubt that if He wants his own man in there running things a two year extension is going to bother him at all... +1 Do you really think a man worth billions, buying a team worth millions, cares about a couple more million? Unless Darcy/Ruff are life long friends, I don't see them surviving more than a year under new ownership. GMs/coaches get bought out all the time. This Something else I have seen done before is to take the guy out of the GM role and kick him into some kind of advisor role. I personally wouldn't just let him walk with the money(e.g. buyout) I would put his arse on the road in an executive leased chevy cobalt scouting junior teams in alaska.
That Aud Smell Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Part of the 14 million "liabilities"? possibly (and an interesting call on your part). assumed liabilities generally refer to stuff like long-term debt (loans, revolving credit facilities) and not to ongoing obligations such as those found in employment contracts ... but, still -- maybe.
Derrico Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Part of the 14 million "liabilities"? That's exactly what I was thinking.
Weave Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Sounds to me like it was just a way to get Regier a little extra cash on the way out. This is what it sounds like to me too. My first thought is, this is how a loyal employee who did exactly what you wanted him to do is treated. Tells me that Darcy had his hands tied and is being rewarded for sticking around, sticking to the needs of the owner, and doing a good job in their eyes. Essentially he's getting a big bonus for helping inflate the worth of the team. It would certainly explain how the Darcy under Rigas and the league performed so differently from the Darcy of TG/LQ.
That Aud Smell Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 not to go all PA on everyone (but, hey, he said something similar about me recently), but that story from harrington was a careless blend of journalism and opinion piece. to wit: A contract extension was handed out some time last fall to embattled General Manager Darcy Regier, who was widely believed to be on his way out once Tom Golisano sold the franchise he purchased in 2003. .... Regier, a polarizing figure to fans http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabres-nhl/article329598.ece embattled. widely believed to be on his way out. polarizing. i don't disagree with any of those characterizations, per se, but they belong in an opinion piece, not in a report about the extension's existence.
blugold43 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Oh my friggin God. Its like chucky returns or bride of friggin chucky. Is this the sequel to my worst nightmare? Regier was extended and they kept it a secret? What the f#@$'s with that? Why would they keep it a secret. Were they afraid there would be blood in the streets if the little people knew about that extension? This franchise has hit an all time low . i mean, really. i laughed out loud when i read that headline this morning. what a bunch of spineless losers.
That Aud Smell Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Sounds to me like it was just a way to get Regier a little extra cash on the way out. +1
Weave Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 not to go all PA on everyone (but, hey, he said something similar about me recently), but that story from harrington was a careless blend of journalism and opinion piece. to wit: A contract extension was handed out some time last fall to embattled General Manager Darcy Regier, who was widely believed to be on his way out once Tom Golisano sold the franchise he purchased in 2003. .... Regier, a polarizing figure to fans http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabres-nhl/article329598.ece embattled. widely believed to be on his way out. polarizing. i don't disagree with any of those characterizations, per se, but they belong in an opinion piece, not in a report about the extension's existence. Well, since the team won't confirm or deny the extention there aren't really any bonafide facts to report on. So yeah, it is an article written as an opinion piece to get some news out about an extention that noone seems to want to admit to. There must be alot of smoke for Harrington to write and say that he strongly suspects a flame. The only other option the News has is to not report it cuz the team won't confirm anything. And you know that ain't gunna happen right about now.
shrader Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Bump him to the scouting department for the 2 years and then if that continues to work well, keep him around.
Claude_Verret Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 oy vey! :wallbash: The TP era can't begin soon enough.
spndnchz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 LR: Did u get an extension? DR: Me? no, um, well..
Weave Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 LR: Did u get an extension? DR: Me? no, um, well.. LMAO Didn't Darcy at one time say that Lindy is the head coach as long as he is the GM? :doh:
Stoner Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 This shouldn't change anything. Regier is a toxic asset and shouldn't be anywhere near this organization after this season. A good litmus test for Pegula. If Regier gets to hang around because Pegula doesn't want to buy out his contract, damn, we're effed with our Dockers on.
Skibum Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Part of the 14 million "liabilities"? Rivet (3.5M) + Connolly (4.5M) + Hecht (3.5M) + Grier (1.4M) + Niedermeyer (1.25M) = $14M There you have it, 14 million in liabilities.
Stoner Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 So, how do we know Lindy wasn't also extended?
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