Darcy Regier
Darcy Regier
Darcy John Regieris a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Regier was the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1997 until 2013. Regier played 26 games in the NHL for the Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders as a defenceman. Regier joined the Sabres in 1997 and became the longest-serving GM in Sabres history. He is currently a senior vice president and assistant general manager of the Arizona Coyotes as well as...
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A year ago we were just trying to survive. Now we have a sense of stability and direction.
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The emphasis is just trying to get him signed as soon as possible. Everything after that is just a day or two away.
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We have guys that we think can step up, and will step up, and will have to step up with the loss of Miro.
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The new collective bargaining agreement is part of it, that it took the talent around the league and spread it out.
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We're very glad to have Jay under contract. He's been a valuable contributor to this team for the last eight years.
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We wanted him here for longer than just that one year because he's obviously a very important player to our team. Effectively, we bought two unrestricted years.
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I understand it, he wants to play, he's looking at a life experience. If that's something James wants to do, I have that much respect for it and understand it.
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Given this hockey club and the years and the growth, I think it's just great for the organization. A big part of this decision revolves around things like building and growing together, continuity and stability.
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I talked to Miro today and we continue to work on his contract situation. It's moving closer to a resolution.
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I have a lot of respect for Miro. He's been a very good player for our organization. But we also believe that we have a number of young players that are really knocking at the door.
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You don't play 21 years and not have an incredible passion for the game. He's a very innovative guy and that, combined with the passion, I don't know how you can't have success.
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What it means is that you make choices. And the choices are that we have forwards, and we want to look at using the available resources as a means of bolstering our defense if possible.
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He knows the subtleties of scoring. If he can help guys with release time or the ability to set up in the zone, it could mean one or two more chances per game.
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I think the way we approach it is we won't have three goaltenders here for an extended period of time. I recognize that statement leaves a number of possibilities open, but that's really where we are.