The Sabres have announced Tim Murray as their new general manager today.
Here are a few statements from earlier:
"I've had many rebuilds in my career, I was a GM for 23 years, rebuilt a lot of teams, this is going to be fun." -Craig Patrick
"I'm fairly aggressive guy and not afraid to make a mistake." -Tim Murray
"If you're a good team you have to spend to the cap." - Tim Murray
"I see a lot of good people in the organization and a lot of good things happening." -Tim Murray
"You build a team through the draft. Good drafting allows you to trade well...you use free agency to put you over the top." - Tim Murray
"This team is in last place right now; everyone can be traded." -Tim Murray
This is from the press release: Buffalo Sabres president of hockey operations Pat LaFontaine today announced the team has hired Tim Murray, a 20-year veteran of NHL front offices, to serve as the club’s general manager. The team also announced that Craig Patrick, the longtime general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, has been hired to serve as a special assistant and advisor to the hockey department.
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