Pat LaFontaine resigns as Buffalo Sabres president a little over 3 months after taking over
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Buffalo Sabres have announced that Pat LaFontaine has resigned as the team's president of hockey operations.
The team announced the move in a release issued on Saturday night. The team said LaFontaine is returning to his previous role working with the National Hockey League.
LaFontaine's resignation comes a little more than three months after he was hired as part of a front-office shakeup during which general manager Darcy Regier and coach Ron Rolston was dismissed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LaFontaine's most significant move as president came in January, when he hired Tim Murray as general manager.