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New President of Hockey Operations, Presser @10:30 a.m.


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We all love Pat LaFontaine, but it's a tad, eh, Marv Levy-ish?

 

A terrifying - yet sincerely brilliant - forecast of what a Buffalo franchise typically does. Reach back into the past ... an overblown past that actually includes no championships ... with disastrous (predictable) results ...

 

Yes, but...

 

This gives Pegula cover if the new guy wants to fire Darcy.

 

Yes.

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This gives Pegula cover if the new guy wants to fire Darcy.

 

Still my beating heart. Wow, if Regier survives this, we'll know a lot more about Pegula's meddling. We'll also know for sure Darcy has photos of Buffalo with its pants around its ankles humping a sheep.

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Big deal. Unless it's a new GM and coach what good does it do? Make some fans happy who love LaFontaine?

It is a big deal. Patty will be in charge of the hockey department.

It looks like exactly what I was hoping for.

Darcy will still be here, but not in charge.

This is like Sakic in Colorado, or Neely in Boston.

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It is a big deal. Patty will be in charge of the hockey department.

It looks like exactly what I was hoping for.

Darcy will still be here, but not in charge.

This is like Sakic in Colorado, or Neely in Boston.

Those teams are successful because of the GM and coach. What does Neely do in Boston? Bruins have high quality GM and coach that run the team. If Darcy is not in charge who makes the personnel moves? If he is not in charge of the on ice team why is he still GM?

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Sign of the times. I visit here and Twitter for news. Buffalo News web site has nothing yet. It's surely going to be a better place for background, context, etc. but wow is old media slow off the dime.

 

Will this let Darcy still make trades but let Lafontaine do literally everything else? Because that would be ideal.

 

Ughhh. Cut out the tumor.

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No, Ted always denied being Darcy's boss.

 

Yes - that's right (even if it was also weird). My bad.

 

This does not strike me as Marv Levy-ish. As others have noted, this is more in keeping with the modern trend of putting a smart, savvy hockey guy at the top of your hockey ops.

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