Buffalo Sabres 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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The Buffalo Sabres emerged from the 2005 lockout as a legit Stanley Cup contender, making back-to-back trips to the Conference finals. A majority of their best contracts list were signed in the early years of the salary cap, before Terry Pegula bought the team in February 2011, pledging a budgetary increase that was intended to return the team to contending status. Terry was cash rich as an oil and gas tycoon, giving a pile of that money to his General Managers with the goal of buying wins.
Buffalo Sabres 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Buffalo Sabres 20 Worst Contracts in the…
Buffalo Sabres 20 Worst Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
The Buffalo Sabres emerged from the 2005 lockout as a legit Stanley Cup contender, making back-to-back trips to the Conference finals. A majority of their best contracts list were signed in the early years of the salary cap, before Terry Pegula bought the team in February 2011, pledging a budgetary increase that was intended to return the team to contending status. Terry was cash rich as an oil and gas tycoon, giving a pile of that money to his General Managers with the goal of buying wins.