As If We Needed to Know…
March 9th, 2008, 1:49 am
Steve Bernier has already been demoted to 4th line duty in Buffalo. He couldn’t even crack the line up tonight, sitting out as a healthy scratch. Could Buffalo be the most mismanaged franchise in the NHL? They should be running Stevie B. out there every night on the top two lines to see if he adds anything to their future – they do have to make a decision about resigning him in the offseason. Stupid, stupid, stupid. They deserve to not make the playoffs and, if they keep this up, Buffalo is going to have a “Brian Campbell” situation on their hands at the 2009 trade deadline with their franchise goalie….Why would Ryan Miller want to stay in Buffalo?
Sharks will make it nine in a row against Minnesota on Sunday and take the 2nd seed away from Dallas. Here’s hoping they never give it back.
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Maybe they have already made a decision on him and don’t want his stats going up so they have to pay him more. For a franchise that’s obviously run by their very tight purse strings, it’s certainly not outside the realm of possibility. But you’re right, if they don’t show some interest in signing/retaining their best players why would Miller want to stay just to play the role of Dominik Hasek circa 1999?
I get the feeling the same was done with Pavelski. Plihal, Goc and others on the second line before him.
The VS announcers said that Bernier was out of the lineup for a “groin issue”, while the NHL roster stats reported him as a scratch.