Three biggest blunders in organizational history

[jBuds]

What are the three biggest blunders in the history of our organization?

Some immediate nominees (hopefully some of the older fans can add some early ones):

- co-captains walking
- Hasek trade
- slug logo
- Ron ROLSTON

What say you?

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[Paxon]

Losing the co-captains the way they did was the darkest day for me. Hasek was in total control of his situation. The slug was an abomination but at the end of the day it's only a jersey.

 

[jBuds]

Losing the co-captains the way they did was the darkest day for me. Hasek was in total control of his situation. The slug was an abomination but at the end of the day it's only a jersey.

The return on Hasek was abysmal. The slug was an organizational move, and I'm looking for things all encompassing - including logos, third jerseys, other PR disasters, etc.

 

[VaporTrail]

Not letting Vanek go for four 1st rounders from the Oilers is #1 to me....

 

[billsandsabres]

the peca holdout?

 

[Jacob582]

Playing Fuhr over Hasek in the playoffs cost us a Cup.

 

[JThorne]

Trading Danny Gare?

 

[joshjull]

Playing Fuhr over Hasek in the playoffs cost us a Cup.

What?

 

[Afino]

keeping Darcy for 16 years

 

[enthusiast]

Sending Grigs down to AHL

 

[phosphene*]

Not stocking up on d before the 2006 playoffs.
Letting Dumont, Grier, and McKee go.
Not signing Briere to the 5x5 he originally wanted.

 

[ZZamboni]

Not putting a better team in front of Hasek for several years

Drury and Briere leaving, but paired with not replacing that leadership and offense.

Not putting a better team in front of Miller for several years

 

[paulmm3]

From recent memory matching the Vanek offer sheet was the worst for me

 

[1972]

Sending Grigs down to AHL

winner

 

[jamers]

Making Pizza Logs the official Sabres finger food.

Honourable mention to our third jerseys last year.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Its simple, the biggest organizational blunder ever was when they named Scotty Bowman as the GM. Great coach but the worse GM the Sabres ever had.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Opening the end board doors when Hull "scored" and immediately letting the press onto the ice…..

(those doors stay shut, the NHL crease rule gets reviewed, goal disallowed and we continue to play…….)

Yeah, still bitter after all these years…….

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Thinking Roy and Connelly could take over for both Briere and Drury

The Fuhr trade

Letting Tim Horton drive home

 

[Alexdaman]

Mcdonaugh

 

[Paxon]

Mcdonaugh

I know that was a bad trade, but it wasn't such a bad trade that it is the worst blunder of a team not involved.

 

[enthusiast]

I know that was a bad trade, but it wasn't such a bad trade that it is the worst blunder of a team not involved.

wait til you find out we wouldn't bite on connolly for him

 

[Paxon]

wait til you find out we wouldn't bite on connolly for him

That happened?

 

[enthusiast]

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[CatsforReinhart]

Signing Moulson, Gorges and Gionta pushing us up 28th place finish....just wait

 

[CatsforReinhart]

Playing Fuhr over Hasek in the playoffs cost us a Cup.

i was at that game when Hasek went in for Fuhr against Boston and he was amazing.....you could be right. I always wondered if Hasek played the rest of the playoffs against montreal what would of been.