Mitchy moo
10-30-2006, 10:28 PM
Not that Scott Cullen is an authority but here's his appraisal of Regier in response to a reader's praise:
Hello Scott, I think perhaps you and Brian Burke's mother would be the only ones who would chose him as your GM of choice. I think it is time Darcy Regier gets some recognition for the way he built this team under duress. He now has an owner who is willing to spend some coin and now you see what he has done. I don't know if there is a better talent evaluator in the league. Finding Max in the third round, Miller the 6th. Stealing Briere from the Coyotes and seeing the importance a player like Drury would make on this team and going out and getting him. Also, you talk about business savvy, Darcy had to be pretty astute in the business end of things for a few years while he managed a team that was bankrupt due to the thievery of the Rigas family. Personally, Darcy Regier is the guy I want building my team. How many times has Brian Burke been fired? - Kind regards, Steve, DeKalb, Illinois
Steve,
Let's not pretend that Darcy Regier had a crystal ball and knew that the NHL would reward speed and skill the way it has. It's worked out well, but he also didn't bother claiming Briere when the Coyotes put him on waivers too. In hindsight, dealing Chris Gratton for Briere is a slam-dunk win. The deal for Drury sent Steven Reinprecht and Rhett Warrener to Calgary for Drury and Steve Begin. That doesn't really seem like a fleecing to me considering Reinprecht is a top-six forward and Warrener is a reliable defenceman who played regularly on a team that reached Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in Calgary. The Afinogenov and Miller picks are certainly quality, but would have also been good first-round picks too had Regier decided they were better than Mika Noronen or Barrett Heisten, respectively.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=182377&hubname=nhl (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=182377&hubname=nhl)
Cullen bets on the Sabres every game, he can BS about anything but he puts his money on Buffalo. He knows 0 and admits that their success is beyond him which tells me that he couldn't see this coming. How Darcy & crew set this up is beyond him and he had no bearing on it, so F-him.
He can watch and marvel at us and what we do to canada's finest. Toronto, montreal & Ottawa can swallow our ...............
Hello Scott, I think perhaps you and Brian Burke's mother would be the only ones who would chose him as your GM of choice. I think it is time Darcy Regier gets some recognition for the way he built this team under duress. He now has an owner who is willing to spend some coin and now you see what he has done. I don't know if there is a better talent evaluator in the league. Finding Max in the third round, Miller the 6th. Stealing Briere from the Coyotes and seeing the importance a player like Drury would make on this team and going out and getting him. Also, you talk about business savvy, Darcy had to be pretty astute in the business end of things for a few years while he managed a team that was bankrupt due to the thievery of the Rigas family. Personally, Darcy Regier is the guy I want building my team. How many times has Brian Burke been fired? - Kind regards, Steve, DeKalb, Illinois
Steve,
Let's not pretend that Darcy Regier had a crystal ball and knew that the NHL would reward speed and skill the way it has. It's worked out well, but he also didn't bother claiming Briere when the Coyotes put him on waivers too. In hindsight, dealing Chris Gratton for Briere is a slam-dunk win. The deal for Drury sent Steven Reinprecht and Rhett Warrener to Calgary for Drury and Steve Begin. That doesn't really seem like a fleecing to me considering Reinprecht is a top-six forward and Warrener is a reliable defenceman who played regularly on a team that reached Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in Calgary. The Afinogenov and Miller picks are certainly quality, but would have also been good first-round picks too had Regier decided they were better than Mika Noronen or Barrett Heisten, respectively.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=182377&hubname=nhl (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=182377&hubname=nhl)
Cullen bets on the Sabres every game, he can BS about anything but he puts his money on Buffalo. He knows 0 and admits that their success is beyond him which tells me that he couldn't see this coming. How Darcy & crew set this up is beyond him and he had no bearing on it, so F-him.
He can watch and marvel at us and what we do to canada's finest. Toronto, montreal & Ottawa can swallow our ...............