As much as Reiger gets blasted for some trades and moves, he did have some vision as to gather guys who were not too expensive and to keep them around pre-lockout. Right now, the Sabres are sitting pretty good as we have one of the most complete rosters in the league. I think we will lose MIRO SATAN and ZHITNIK but hopefully we can replace them with some FA signing.
So overall, I'm optimistic that the Sabres have hung tight and are ready to be very competitive post CBA. Plus, we have about 5 very solid guys coming up from ROCHESTER (Vanek, Roy, Miller, Gustaud and Pominville). The playing field should level out and help small market teams like BUF to compete. Obviously, there are still many holes, but I think Darcy can get some good guys in here.
SCREW Detroit, Colorado, Dallas and NYRangers!!!!!