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Sabres OK with makeup
Sabres OK with makeup
GM, coach believe team can adjust to current NHL
By John Vogl
The praise for the Buffalo Sabres came as frequently as their goals the previous two seasons. Hockey experts and league personnel marveled at how perfectly suited the Sabres were for the “new NHL.” They commended the team for adapting to the rules that favored speed and scoring.
But now, scoring is down. The league has edged back toward defense over offense, and the Sabres are languishing in last place. That leads to one big question.
Is the Sabres personnel that was so successful in the wide-open NHL still suitable in a league that features tighter games?
“We ask ourselves that question,” Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said Tuesday. “I think it is.
“We can [adapt]. That doesn’t mean we don’t learn as we go and maybe make some minor personnel changes down the road or stay the way we are, but yeah, we can be all right. We’re heading in the right direction now. We’re not getting the results, but we’re moving in the right direction.”
GM, coach believe team can adjust to current NHL
By John Vogl
The praise for the Buffalo Sabres came as frequently as their goals the previous two seasons. Hockey experts and league personnel marveled at how perfectly suited the Sabres were for the “new NHL.” They commended the team for adapting to the rules that favored speed and scoring.
But now, scoring is down. The league has edged back toward defense over offense, and the Sabres are languishing in last place. That leads to one big question.
Is the Sabres personnel that was so successful in the wide-open NHL still suitable in a league that features tighter games?
“We ask ourselves that question,” Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said Tuesday. “I think it is.
“We can [adapt]. That doesn’t mean we don’t learn as we go and maybe make some minor personnel changes down the road or stay the way we are, but yeah, we can be all right. We’re heading in the right direction now. We’re not getting the results, but we’re moving in the right direction.”
Thanks again, Darcy and Larry! 
Quinn
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