Darcy on the Web, not the phone
9 PM UPDATE TO THIS POST: The Sabres send a text to say Regier's show will be pre-taped and the Web site was not supposed to say he was on live, just that he was appearing. Pretty big oops if you ask me. I still say Regier should have been on last week or next week, not on UFA day at all.
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Here's some unintentional confirmation that Darcy Regier plans to do nothing when free agency opens Wednesday at noon: He's going to be the guest on Sabres "Lunch Express" at 12:30 on the team's official Web site.
A scant 30 minutes after the start of the UFA period, shouldn't Regier at least be giving the impression he's trying to do something to improve his perpetually 10th-place roster? Instead, he's going on the club's Web site explaining why he's doing nothing?
Wow. Silly PR move there.
---Mike Harrington
I don't even want to hear about the players out there who the Sabres could/should sign. The list is long and our needs are great.
So instead of tuning in to find out about Chad LaRose or Francios Beachueman coming to Buffalo, we get more front office propaganda from Darcy.
Great. We all can't wait to hear about how hard the team has it in the free agent market, and how the organization is going to have to build from within, and how the trade market is still a viable option for improving the roster.
Someone bump the turntable, I fear the record is skipping again.
Posted by: Beavis | July 01, 2009 at 11:37 AM
When are Sabres fans going to wake up and realize that Sabres management are only going to do what it takes to stay competitive for a play-off spot. They will never spend the money to bring in the talent to fight for the Stanley Cup.They are perfectly happy having their core players play only when they feel up to it. A player like Moore who they aquired at the trade deadline wont get an offer from Buffalo. He comes to play every night and he wins faceoffs. Our core players don't want to do that. So he doesn't fit our scheme.
Posted by: Bob | July 01, 2009 at 11:11 AM
the hot rumor is that Darcy has just completed a bowel movement and it will be announced sometime at the end of the season
Posted by: Sal | July 01, 2009 at 10:46 AM
A pretaped live show, That is so Milli Vanilii.
I think it is a great way to get some free talk about a Web cast show.
My email would read. Darcy, the team needs help at right wing so do you expect beer prices to remain the same or are you just going to use smaller cups?
Posted by: pat | July 01, 2009 at 09:10 AM
I bet we re-sign Max to a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract. Yeah. Let's ask Darcy if he can do that.
Bwahaha.
Posted by: Dave | July 01, 2009 at 06:20 AM
Probably would be better if he did this in MId July after they made some moves.
Posted by: Maverick | June 30, 2009 at 09:17 PM
Someone please send a question and ask him what Larry Quinn meant when he said "One way or another we have got to build this town a winner".
Actually, everyone should.
Posted by: Buffalo Excuses | June 30, 2009 at 09:15 PM
Greg: Pretty gratuitous shot on your part. The Sabres OWN WEB SITE advertised Darcy live and every other Lunch Express has been. So exactly what fact was I wrong about?
Now they're sending texts out that it's going to be taped. That's their fault, not ours.
Posted by: Mike Harrington | June 30, 2009 at 09:01 PM
More amateur hour from The Buffalo Rag. Isn't factchecking Journalism 101? They never learn.
Harrington, you really think Darcy is going to be answering real people's emails? No way! When the first emailed question is from "Kevin" in "Standing Right Next to You" or from "Larry" in "Holding the Cue Cards Behind the Camera" you will know the fix is in. This is going to make Regier's average WGR interview look like Frost-Nixon.
Posted by: Greg | June 30, 2009 at 08:35 PM
It's just another way of Sabres' management saying that they don't give a damn.
Posted by: World Be Free | June 30, 2009 at 07:52 PM
Mike Gilbert told WGR that it's being taped in the morning and won't be live. Either way, not so reassuring.
Posted by: Mary | June 30, 2009 at 07:47 PM
Steve: not pre-taped. Fans are asked to send in questions as they watch the webcast.
Posted by: Mike Harrington | June 30, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Maybe it's pre-taped?
Posted by: Steve | June 30, 2009 at 06:57 PM
This is not just an embarrassing snafu; it is severely incompetent / malpractice not just for Regier but on an organizational level. The Sabres' "management" philosophy is so bizarre that it cannot be deemed "professional" with a straight face. Totally disheartening.
Posted by: eric | June 30, 2009 at 06:07 PM