mphs mike

I hate to admit it, but the Cozens trade told me the same thing that Hoppe wrote. I can't believe the Knox Brother's baby has sunk to these depths

That's worse than the '77 Vega I drove to pick up my wife of 38 years for our first date

Now you're making this old guy look up Jack Brownschidle's stats.

and Bobby Schmautz

Like my Dad's ties - made from a fabric not occurring in nature!

You built that tea, Punch!

I like this deal and the fact that the NTC doesn’t kick in for two years

Me thinks Lindy played a large role in the Skinner decision, for the reasons you outlined.

I refuse to watch that clip. Probably haven’t seen it since the live version

Need to consider face off percentage, which appears to be an important part of acquiring McLeod

Ted's voice, the Aud, the Sabres in white, and a playoff game - be still my beating heart!

I'll opine on the RW debate - which is interesting. I think Gare is the clear #1. In my opinion, Robert is the clear #2. Here is likely his greatest moment as an NHL player

I choose Crozier to backup Hasek and possibly Joe Crozier as the coach We need a 3 man booth - Ted Darling and RJ sharing the play by play, while Lorentz is in the booth with commentary.

IIRC, the ice was still a clean sheet when the Pens won the series in OT. Made me want to jump from my orange seat

That second Flyers goal broke my heart! On to the next year, until Bert Marshall prevented game 5 OT

I believe it'll be Punch's last hire of a coach for the organization

Bert likewise smoked

We'll see, but these are my current thoughts also. I hope I'm wrong

Not according to Tommy Calandra!

He's got a much smaller ice surface to play on in Rochester. Sounds like it'll be an adjustment based upon this scouting report

Can't count the number of open practices I attended during the 70's. Those Christmas break practices likewise filled the Aud with 16,433 children and accompanying parents. Somehow, the scrimmage virtually always ended in a tie

Once upon a time we had Bowman, who won Cups

You must remember the full page pullout poster from the Courier-Express sunday comics! I had many of them, including Buffalo Braves, adorning my bedroom walls

62 First Sabres game at the Aud in Spring 1971 against the Blues - saw Bert set the rookie goal record, which he'd hold for a year. Couldn't fully comprehend why all the "good" players I'd seen play for the Bisons the year before weren't with the Buffalo hockey team anymore.

There were several different options including the Buffalo “Mugwumps”, “Buzzing Bees”, and “Flying Zeppelins”.