Former Sabres player Eric Staal has come back to Buffalo
Here along the Lake Yesterday Jourdon Labarber reported that former Sabres Alternate Captain Eric Staal has be hired by the Sabres as a “special assistant” to General Manager Adams.
It is a solid move by Buffalo to get GM Adams an assistant, particularly someone who has played for the Sabres (32 games), beat us in the semi-finals that led to him to winning a Cup (2006), and has over 20 NHL/AHL seasons of player experience.
This appears to be the first step in becoming a general manager for Mr. Staal, hopefully the knowledge and experience he gains here in Buffalo will eventually lead him to earn the GM position here instead of watching Buffalo players/coaches before him who have become GMs or assistant GMs elsewhere, (for example Chris Drury & Jim Schoenfeld).
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