Buffalo Sabres
On the spot: GM Darcy Regier
Greatest needs: Resolving the goaltending situation, re-signing a number of key RFAs without busting the cap, and what to do about Tim Connolly?
Did he fill them? Regier earned high marks last season for understanding how to build a team perfectly suited for the New NHL before anybody else did. Although he did little to improve on the formula this summer, he earns a good grade just for keeping it consistent in the face of some tricky contractual challenges.
On the spot: GM Darcy Regier
Greatest needs: Resolving the goaltending situation, re-signing a number of key RFAs without busting the cap, and what to do about Tim Connolly?
Did he fill them? Regier earned high marks last season for understanding how to build a team perfectly suited for the New NHL before anybody else did. Although he did little to improve on the formula this summer, he earns a good grade just for keeping it consistent in the face of some tricky contractual challenges.