Zags, we hardly even knew thee

Apparently the KHL is calling for Sabres prospect Marek Zagrapan.

And now the hindsight is 20/20 crew are bemoaning another Sabres 1st round draft bust and are looking at guys like TJ Oshie, Andrew Cogliano, and Ryan O'Marra who were centers that were drafted later in the 1st round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Personally, you can drive yourself nuts with revisionist history like this.

I'm more worried about the fact that the Sabres need to make some serious changes this off season and right now they have 8 forwards, 5 defensemen, and 2 goalies under contract for next season at a player payroll of $46.1 million (Cap Hit total of $46.5M).

So, if the player payroll budget is in the $51 to 52 million range, how do they add 5 or 6 forwards to the mix and 2 defensemen for $5 to 6 million?

And how much does Tyler Myers' signing bonus affect that budget as well?

Add in the doom and gloom about the 2010-11 cap falling to $50 million or less and I'm wondering if it might not be a good time to dump payroll.

I could even live with a reboot of immense proportions like sending Vanek to Edmonton, Pominville to Montreal, Miller to Detroit, and Hecht, Tallinder, and Lydman to parts unknown.

But, I know that this team doesn't have the stomach for something like that. We'll just get the Same Old Sabres........