EF on
32 Thoughts this AM:
-Said he got a note from a couple people that the associate GM of the Sabres was in Detroit for Red Wings vs Flyers on Wednesday night. Said it surprised some people. Said he thinks they were looking at the Red Wings. Said some people were wondering if they were trying to squeeze something in before the roster freeze deadline.
-Regarding Rangers: "I think overall, they're looking to take a big swing at something. A very big swing at something."
Then went on to say he thinks Drury is trying to calm the temperature by meeting with the players in Dallas the other day. "There's been a lot reported and a lot said about the NYR over the past little while, but I think one of the biggest things the players felt was they just wanted a bit more communication in terms of what the plan was as a group and individually. I think they understand this is a business and when things are going badly, the GM has to make tough decisions. But overall, I think they felt there was just a lack of communication in terms of what they were thinking personnel wise and some of the things they were going to do and where they were going overall."
Pegula had a meeting with the team on Mon in Montreal. Couple different versions of the story of the meeting. The words EF heard about the meeting was "we're not making changes, we're not firing people, the solution is here." Some of the ways explained described it as a positive meeting. Other ways explained described it as a way to get the team going.