Sabres "State of the Union": Reset, Redefine, Rebuild

Note:  This piece was written for, and posted by Hockeybuzz

The 17-year reign of long time GM Darcy Regier ended five months ago when owner Terry Pegula showed him the door. Very little of Regier's "vision" remains.

And that's a good thing.

"The core" is no more and a season of upheaval in Sabreland is beginning to settle. As their 21-46-9 record would indicate, this is not a very good team.

Since the trade of captain Jason Pominville at the 2013 deadline it was pretty obvious they were eschewing the present while planning for the future.

The future was now. But it came on a little too fast.