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Terry Pegula On The Buffalo Sabres
by Paul on 04/21/17 at 11:14 AM ET
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from Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News,
Terry Pegula started his first news conference about the Sabres in 3½ years by pointing the finger at himself. The mea culpa was a step in the right direction after going backward for the better part of six years.
"Accountability starts with me," Pegula said. "We are not happy with our season this year, and there are no excuses. Six years ago, I stood here and told the Buffalo Sabres fans that the reason for our existence was to win a Stanley Cup. That is still the truth."
He didn't complete fall on the sword, but at least he showed an understanding that he made some mistakes along the way. He acknowledged that he regretted not participating in the search that led to Tim Murray getting hired and, by extension, coach Dan Bylsma. Both were fired Thursday.
Several times, Pegula outlined the franchise's core values – discipline, character, communication and structure – when hiring executives and coaches and acquiring players. It was a clear sign he wasn't happy with GM Tim Murray and questionable characters such as Evander Kane.
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The answer is….......... New Owner…and dump Kane, Oops already tried that….Eichel…Stuck in Buffalo, fire everyone who interviewed him before the draft. 20 year old running the team, hilarious
Not so bad being a Red Wings fan
Posted by WingedRider from Saskatoon, SK on 04/21/17 at 12:06 PM ET
Not so bad being a Red Wings fan
Posted by WingedRider from Saskatoon, SK on 04/21/17 at 12:06 PM ET
Really? I’d take Buffalo’s core of young talent over Detroit’s any day, coach/GM fiasco be damned. Hell Carolina has more upside than Detroit at this point and we’ve already seen where Babbles’ Leafs are headed one year removed from the abyss.
Posted by godblender on 04/21/17 at 01:02 PM ET
Tim Murray:
“I feel like I just got cut from team Canada”
“Babcock played us”
“I thought Kulikov was better”
Seems like a cool guy.
Posted by tuxedoTshirt from the Home of the 1937 World Champions on 04/21/17 at 01:58 PM ET
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