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Elliotte Friedman Reveals An Angry Team Owner Has Urgently Flown To Meet His Team For Emergency Meeting
The Buffalo Sabres have lost 10 straight, going 0-7-3, and their owner Terry Pegula has flown to Montreal to meet with them on an emergency basis.
The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2024-25 season harboring high hopes of ending the historic playoff drought, though the recent 0-7-3 record over the past 10 games has really called into question whether changes will be looming.
This week, rumors began circulating that team owner Terry Pegula, who also owns the Buffalo Bills, traveled to Montreal ahead of the Sabres' Tuesday night game. Terry Pegula's involvement often signals big decisions, which could spell trouble for some within the organization.
While Elliotte Friedman could not confirm the imminent move, he believed the visit likely points to one of two things, with one being that a major shake-up could be a consideration.
I think in Buffalo there's a rumor going around that Terry Pegula, the owner who was at the owners meetings in the NFL last week with the Buffalo Bills, may be going to Montreal to meet the team on Monday.
And that means to me one of two things, either Kyle, he's making changes, or he's saying that this is the group and this is who we're going with. I mean, it's possible there's other options, but I wouldn't know what they are, so I think it's one or the other.
I've been around long enough to know that in these organizations when you sense the change is coming or you're waiting for change to come, they can Splinter apart. People aren't rowing in the same direction.
- Elliotte Friedman
And that means to me one of two things, either Kyle, he's making changes, or he's saying that this is the group and this is who we're going with. I mean, it's possible there's other options, but I wouldn't know what they are, so I think it's one or the other.
I've been around long enough to know that in these organizations when you sense the change is coming or you're waiting for change to come, they can Splinter apart. People aren't rowing in the same direction.
- Elliotte Friedman
There has been speculation as to what the Sabres will do to change their luck.
General Manager Kevyn Adams recently discussed the stigma associated with the team and cultural change that needed to be enacted to break free from the franchise's decade-long rebuild.
Whether the trip by Pegula prompts immediate action or not, one thing is certain: something will have to give if Buffalo is ever to turn the long-awaited corner. Only time will tell what the future holds for the struggling team.
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