ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl stˈeɪtmənt wʌz æz fˈɑːloʊz: "maɪ lˈɔŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪððə bˈʌfəlˌoʊ sˈeɪbɚz wʌz nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv
The official statement was as follows: "My long association with the Buffalo Sabres was nothing but positive