REGIER OUT AS GENERAL MANAGER, WILLIAMS IN
BUFFALO (11/19/10, 11:10pm) - The Buffalo Sabres front office have officially relieved General Manager Darcy Regier from his duties as General Manager and have promoted him to Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations. Replacing him will be Mark Williams, the youngest General Manager is the history of the National Hockey League.
Williams, a Buffalo native, was ecstatic to hear the news that he would receive the position, and had this to say:
"I have always been a Sabres fan, and ever since I was around thirteen I knew I wanted to be the General Manager of the Sabres, and now I am able to live that dream not ten years later. I can't wait to get started!"
This move was also met with a great deal of criticism, mostly regarding his age. Many people in the hockey world don't think that Williams is mature enough to be GM in this league. "He is too young, and being that young can really hurt a franchise" one anonymous GM stated, "It could either be really good, or extremely awful. Not saying that I am not happy for the kid, but it could possibly hamper a sterling franchise."
Williams met this criticism with a laugh, seemingly unworried about the press. "I have never let the press get in my way of anything, and if people are intimidated by a young General Manager, so be it. I am going to make this great team even greater, and you can take that to the bank."
The players seem to think that the move was excellent. "I am happy to see the move, it shows that the team cares about having a guy in the front office that will make moves to make this team better", said goalie Ryan Miller. "I think that having a young guy is great, it shows the organization is really valuing their staff", noted team captain Craig Rivet. "It seems the guys in management want to give us the best in order to succeed."
Mark, 22, will begin his work as GM at the Entry Draft this June.
Williams, a Buffalo native, was ecstatic to hear the news that he would receive the position, and had this to say:
"I have always been a Sabres fan, and ever since I was around thirteen I knew I wanted to be the General Manager of the Sabres, and now I am able to live that dream not ten years later. I can't wait to get started!"
This move was also met with a great deal of criticism, mostly regarding his age. Many people in the hockey world don't think that Williams is mature enough to be GM in this league. "He is too young, and being that young can really hurt a franchise" one anonymous GM stated, "It could either be really good, or extremely awful. Not saying that I am not happy for the kid, but it could possibly hamper a sterling franchise."
Williams met this criticism with a laugh, seemingly unworried about the press. "I have never let the press get in my way of anything, and if people are intimidated by a young General Manager, so be it. I am going to make this great team even greater, and you can take that to the bank."
The players seem to think that the move was excellent. "I am happy to see the move, it shows that the team cares about having a guy in the front office that will make moves to make this team better", said goalie Ryan Miller. "I think that having a young guy is great, it shows the organization is really valuing their staff", noted team captain Craig Rivet. "It seems the guys in management want to give us the best in order to succeed."
Mark, 22, will begin his work as GM at the Entry Draft this June.
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