"Darcy John Regier" is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Regier was the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1997 until 2013. Regier played 26 games in the NHL for the Cleveland Barons (NHL)/Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders as a Defenceman (ice hockey)/defenceman. Regier joined the Sabres in 1997–98 NHL season/1997 and became the longest-serving GM in Sabres history. In 2014, he was named the assistant general manager of the Arizona Coyotes.

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I have a lot of respect for Miro. He's been a very good player for our organization. But we also believe that we have a number of young players that are really knocking at the door.

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The emphasis is just trying to get him signed as soon as possible. Everything after that is just a day or two away.

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We have guys that we think can step up, and will step up, and will have to step up with the loss of Miro.

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We wanted him here for longer than just that one year because he's obviously a very important player to our team. Effectively, we bought two unrestricted years.

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He knows the subtleties of scoring. If he can help guys with release time or the ability to set up in the zone, it could mean one or two more chances per game.

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What it means is that you make choices. And the choices are that we have forwards, and we want to look at using the available resources as a means of bolstering our defense if possible.

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A year ago we were just trying to survive. Now we have a sense of stability and direction.

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He's not going to be a household name ... but he is recognized as being a tremendous professional and an all-around player. He's got very good leadership and experience and it was something we felt we needed.

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I talked to Miro today and we continue to work on his contract situation. It's moving closer to a resolution.

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