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“I’m not trying to make anybody the bad person,” Campbell said Thursday. “I like the organization, and I like being here. There’s nothing I don’t like. But to say I don’t think about it or it frustrates me is an understatement. It bothers me. It’s been dragging on for a while, and it’s not close to being done.”
Here we go again.
Just when you thought the Sabres learned their lesson from a tumultuous offseason, their hierarchy confirmed not much has changed at all. The message coming from HSBC Arena outlined a shift in philosophy that called for identifying core players and locking them up with long-term deals. It sounded as if they finally embraced the concept of spending now to save later. That was what we heard, right?
Well, it sure looks like they are up to their old tricks — alienating their top players, stalling and misjudging the market. If you don’t think it can happen, ask Chris Drury and Daniel Briere how they fared in the open market after dealing with this crew. No wonder Campbell has been doing his homework. “I’d be stupid not to,” he said.
Here we go again.
Just when you thought the Sabres learned their lesson from a tumultuous offseason, their hierarchy confirmed not much has changed at all. The message coming from HSBC Arena outlined a shift in philosophy that called for identifying core players and locking them up with long-term deals. It sounded as if they finally embraced the concept of spending now to save later. That was what we heard, right?
Well, it sure looks like they are up to their old tricks — alienating their top players, stalling and misjudging the market. If you don’t think it can happen, ask Chris Drury and Daniel Briere how they fared in the open market after dealing with this crew. No wonder Campbell has been doing his homework. “I’d be stupid not to,” he said.
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