Brian Campbell has declared himself unhappy in interviews at the lack of progress in signing him to a contract. Soupy hasn't made a deadline for his contract, at least not yet anyway. He said something along the lines of this in an interview:
“I’m not trying to make anybody the bad person, I like the organization, and I like being here. There’s nothing I don’t like. But to say I don’t think about it or it frustrates me is an understatement. It bothers me. It’s been dragging on for a while, and it’s not close to being done.”
Is this De ja vu of Briere last season? No. It's actually happening again. Campbell plays a massive role in the team, and the management are yet again letting it drag on, making the player feel frustrated and less-wanting to signa contract. Why should he sign a contract if the management seems to have no urgency about it? I doubt he feels very needed right now.
They managed to resign Hecht and Roy to long-term contracts, so what is the problem with this one? Just not in the mood?
Next season the Sabres will have 15 players in their final year of their contract. I'm dreading being around to see what will happen.
This is the players that will be in their final year:
Miller
Max
Spacek
Connolly
Kotalik
Pomminville
Stafford
Peters
Zagarpan
Sekera
Funk
Hunter
Denis
Kaleta
Mancari
I think i have the right to be scared..