Joe Battista, Sabres VP of Hockey Related Business, has resigned

[beerme1]

What the hell is happening here?

[LastPommerFan]

What the hell is happening here?

 

Yuri is happening here, and it is beautiful.

[drnkirishone]

Yuri is happening here, and it is beautiful.

beautiful in that volcano erupting world ending awe inspiring way?

[Beukebamboom]

It's impressive what Battista was able to accomplish at Penn State.  From what I've heard Pegula Arena is a top notch facility that gets used for more than just hockey.  Happy Valley is a really special place.  If his family feels at home there, I really respect the decision. 

[nfreeman]

beautiful in that volcano erupting world ending awe inspiring way?

More like schizo dude in the subway blabbering on at the top of his lungs kind of way.

[Jsixspd]

I didn't realize our favorite enforcer,, Battista, had departed.

 

Isn't it kind of tinfoil to assume he was fired due to Russ Brandon flexing his bureaucratic marketing muscles, when in fact the press release said he left because he wanted to spend time with his family?

 

At any rate -  his position -  VP of Hockey Related Business - I see from the Sabres' staff directory - it apparently no longer exists.  

http://sabres.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=36588

So this position was created when he arrived, and it was eliminated when he departed.    Only Battista could do what Battista did apparently.  What was it he did?  

[Stoner]

There was what he did, and what he said he did. I think there was a Linked In profile that went a bittttt too far.

 

Oh yeah, time with the family. An oldie but a goodie.

[Claude_Verret]

Rumor has it JoeBa brokered the ROR trade....that meddling SOB. 

[Stoner]

Rumor has it JoeBa brokered the ROR trade....that meddling SOB. 

Really? Not sure if serious.

[That Aud Smell]

Oh, ya. Sure. GM TM's laser-like focus on acquiring O'Reilly is not what got that deal done.