Buffalo Sabres and the NHL: 2025 - 2026. Changes are needed. Don't we say that every year?

[davefan66]

Hockey is the one sport you can have a complete overhaul of the front office and coaching staff, and not set the franchise back a few years, but possibly excel.  It’s been done in the NFL, but NHL teams are more likely to do better after an overhaul. 

 

It can’t be about money. It has to be stubbornness, or worse incredibly inept ownership.

 

Sabres were purchased for 189 million and now  are worth a staggering 1.42 billion.  Which so happens to be just a smidge above what he paid for the Bills!  For comparison, the average NHL team is now worth 2.1 Billion.  The Bills are worth 6 billion.  That means he’s made close to 6 BILLION dollars on both franchises.  He has a net worth of 9 billion, and still has the ability to pull money from his oil/natural gas company so money isn’t an issue.

 

Just looking at the teams finances, the Sabres operating expenses are 98 million, with revenues at 176 million.  Dude has plenty of money to pay multiple fired head coaches and GM’s to pound salt and maybe get this franchise headed in the right direction.

 

Problem is…does anyone trust him to choose the right tandem? To choose a real hockey guy to make those decisions?  
 

Is Jarmo the guy?  Interesting that he was brought on in May this year and we are now hearing whispers of a change.  Maybe he’s behind that?