Well, things have gone from bad to worse for the Sabres.  After earning one point in two games over the weekend, Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Bruins dropped the Sabres’ record down to 3-8-2, with five of those defeats coming at home.  That’s right ladies and gentlemen…  Your Buffalo Sabres are the worst team in the league a month into their 40^th Anniversary.

But don’t worry folks; the people responsible for this have been sacked.  The team has decided to make changes in both the front office and on the bench and even though the trade market isn’t red hot, they’ve even made a small transaction there too!

Does that sound too good to be true?  Well, unfortunately, it is.  Despite the team playing wimpy, unmotivated hockey, the man who assembled the team, Darcy Regier and the man who’s coaching the team, Lindy Ruff are staying put.  And even worse, so are the players.  Regier has faith in what he views as a 100-point team and Northeast Division Champion despite the fact none of the factors that contributed to the Sabres first post season appearance in three seasons are currently present in the lineup.

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