10 Years Ago was One of The Darkest Days in Sabres History 7/01/07

[ubkev]

Why does this thread exist

10 is a psychologically satisfying number.

[Jerry Jabber]

Hopefully, 10 years after the dismantling of a great team, the events over the past few days are the catalyst for a new great hockey team in Buffalo.

[Sabre1974]

Hopefully, 10 years after the dismantling of a great team, the events over the past few days are the catalyst for a new great hockey team in Buffalo.

oh i hope so, still remember going on the NHL website and seeing the picture of briere with a flyers shirt on :(

[Jerry Jabber]

I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but I actually agree with Bucky Gleason on this article. He nailed everything on the head.

 

http://buffalonews.com/2017/07/03/bucky-gleason-ten-years-later-sabres-still-feeling-cause-effect-drury-briere/

[Tondas]

It was 100% Golisano.  I worked with the man.  He's the type that will F with you just because he can F with you.  Think Christie, only older and slightly less rotund.  Glad he no longer own the Sabres.

[I-90 W]

I can only imagine how awesome it was the seasons following up to it though, especially the year we won the President's trophy. I've been a Sabres fan for nine years and haven't seen us win a playoff series yet.

[Sabre1974]

would be interesting where we would be now if we took the edmonton deal.

[inkman]

would be interesting where we would be now if we took the edmonton deal.

Make it stop :(

[ddaryl]

I know Regier gets blame for this but I don't think Golisano wanted to pay to keep them both. You could tell by his demeanor at the press conference

 

 

it was all Golisano.. I think Everyone new this to be true.. 

 

The original Ownership was the Knox brothers. They eventually had an ownership partnership and the team was heading to bankruptcy in 1997 and the Knox's and ownership partnership had to sell

 

Rigas owned the team when Hasek was leading us to the 1999 championship. Fact was we failed to buy some goal scoring help at the deadline for Hasek. Another missed opportunity to win a championship. Rigas could of easily wrote another loan off the books of Adelphia cable to get us over the top..  I mean the guy and his family had taken 3.1 billion from Adelphia completely off the books.. Why he couldn't of helped the Sabres with that crooked money is a mystery.. What would another $25 mil off the top be at that point

 

The NHL ran the Buffalo Sabres for almost a year until things were settled and Pegulas stepped in

 

Bottom line is the Sabres are beyond lucky to even still exist considering how we had 2 really owners in a row who trashed this team.. 

 

In hindsight it should of been a lot lot lot worse that it is.