NHL Free Agency eve

by Steve

NHL free agency eve, for Sabres fans it is like Christmas eve.. if you're Jewish. Let's face it, Darc/Quinny/Goli and co aren't going to sign any way. Certainly not anyone worth a damn or make everyone talk about at the watercooler. Maybe it is because we don't spend to the cap, or cause we are hamstrung by terrrible contracts (Vanek, Miller, Hecht, Tallinder), or it is because signing a huge big name free agent won't help us win the cup right way. It is probably a mixture of all of 'em.

Alright fine, we don't need J-Bo the Sedins or Hossa. But certainly there has to be some level 2 and 3 FAs that could be signed smartly and without breaking the bank that would certainly improve the team. There is just no track record or reason to believe Darc has the foresight and ability to snatch up these players. Trades, yes he has found some diamonds (although failures as well) but free agents have been non-existant pretty much the last decade.

Why can't be attempt to bust a move like the Rags trading Gomez to the Habs to free up cap space for someone like Heatley or really anyone? Oh yeah cause he'll be participating in a LIVE CHAT ON SABRES.COM 30 MINUTES INTO FREE AGENCY! After first I assumed it was a fuckin joke then I realized what the joke was, the Sabres front office. Jeeez

"We have offered Drew Stafford a qualifing offer, Millsie won't be hurt next year, Roy and Vanek are going to improve, Hecht and Pominville can't be as awful, plus there is a good solid young core. True we haven't made the playoffs in two years but at least we aren't raising ticket prices! (wait, we are? oh shit.. 'Darc the mic is still on' oh uh well we still have the best fans in the league! Just remember, this team was in bankruptcy before Golisano rode in on his white donkey and saved the team from leaving!!"

allllllllllllllll aboard the failboat