Comments on: Pominville says Sabres should sign Hecht; Regier says he’s considering it

By: skoobyfl

skoobyfl — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:43:58 +0000

Hope we don’t keep him.

By: thedavesiknowiknow

thedavesiknowiknow — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:42:37 +0000

I’m not going to knock the guy. He did a lot of the “little things” right here for a number of years. He took a beating from local fans, basically because he didn’t score goals. In his “prime” he was one of the smarter players that have come through here without the puck (in other words, reliable).

That said, I really, really hope Regier avoids the “feel good” story here. It doesn’t really matter how Hecht looks in the German league. In fact, if you asked me when he signed the contract there how he’d look, I’d have probably said he’d look pretty good there. 35 seems to be about the cut-off age for the average NHL athlete these days; Hecht seemed to have his at about 32-33. I’m all ears if they offer him a job scouting, somewhere in the coaching ranks (ala Teppo), etc. That’s about it.

Then there’s the concussions. 2 severe concussions in less than a year is enough for just about anyone. Add to that however many occurred when nobody cared about head trauma, and the Sabres organization should probably realize that the last season was probably the whale that broke the camel’s back. Not like anyone missed the breakdown the guy had at practice last year, to bring him back is just irresponsible. Of course the guy wants to play, and I commend that. Of course the organization/players feel some loyalty, and that’s awesome too. There’s going to be other names out there. No need for re-treads.

By: steelers4385

steelers4385 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:59:42 +0000

Yaaa. Exactlly what they need. A old as dirt guy wasting cap space.

By: zetaone

zetaone — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:59:55 +0000

No, dear god don’t do it! The guy has been dead weight for years. I cringe every time I watched him with the puck. He makes blind, backhand passes to empty wings that lead to instant turnovers. He has absolutely no offensive vision on the ice at all – whenever the puck gets cycled to him in the offensive zone, it just gets tied up in the boards, and the defense sends the opposition in the other direction. Any line he was put on the past 2 years, only did worse with him.

He was mediocre at best, and greatly overpaid in his last contract.

The only thing he was useful for was PKs.

Give some of the young talent a shot.

By: tarotsujimoto74

tarotsujimoto74 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:55:40 +0000

I would not mind him back at all as a depth player at like 1 yr 1M. When he plays, he’s a solid player. He was just getting paid way too much over his last contract.