Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News had some interesting Tweets yesterday around whether Tim Connolly returns, whether he's popular in the locker room, and what the fan reaction will be if he's back in 2010-11.
Here is my take on the situation:
Sabres fans will likely be cranky heading into 2010-11 because the current management will not make the sweeping changes that fans have clamored for for a while.
And given that the Sabres management didn't listen to the fans (and the media) when they wanted sweeping changes last summer and the team won the division this past season, I could see them rationalizing their approach and convincing themselves that they actually know more about building an NHL team than the fans and media do.
I know it hurts some members of the media to think that way, but it's true!
Every fan (including myself) loves to think that they could run the team better than Golisano, Quinn, and Regier have. But any fan that was envious of the moves that Brian Burke made in Toronto last year might want to reconsider things.
I'm less worried about whether guys like Connolly (or Stafford or Pominville or Roy or Gaustad or Vanek) are back next year. I am not expecting the Sabres to make the big moves I'd like to see until the management structure undergoes a huge makeover.
And yes, I'm extremely jealous of Tampa Bay introducing Steve Yzerman as their new GM. That is a move that I would applaud if Golisano and Quinn had been the ones that got it done.
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