mphs mike

All they need are white skates!

Schoeny. I was there the night he took on Orr, Vadnais, and Cashman. Nothing better for a 12 year old

It seems to me the Sabres thought more of him than the typical "BPA" because they moved up, however slightly, to draft him.

I can't imagine hockey doubleheaders at the NHL level. If attempted, it'll be all star game "physicality"

I understand exactly - for instance the Sabres have a starting goalie, frankly by default. The fact that he is the starter in Buffalo may make him "#1" but that doesn't mean he is a top 31 goalie. Bob Kaufman was an NBA all star for the Braves. All it meant was that he was the best player on an expansion team

Marvin and Smell hit the perfect note

I still remember watching that game live. All 3 forwards headed up ice with the puck after winning the draw

I attended a couple Bison games with Dad. In the fall '70 I couldn't believe the Sabres didn't get to keep Guy Trottier, Gille Villemure and others! My first Sabres game was in the spring of 71 - Bert scored against the Blues to break the rookie goal record, which he held for a year thanks to Rico.

Thanks - always enjoyed him as a Sabre

My initial sentiments exactly. I hope we're both proven wrong

My sentiments exactly

Photo and lyrics roughly the same vintage

Another for consideration

WHAT - no love for Jiri Dudacek?

Should have read student, not grad. It was a long time with much heartbreak, especially 72

The first Bills game I attended was against the fish in '69 at the Rockpile. I was 8 and the Bills won. Then they went "0 for the 70's" and I was a college grad before they beat the fish again

It was a different era of junior hockey. Making the Jr. Canadiens was the most difficult cut those players survived in their careers!

Great Natural/Sabres history lesson

Do I correctly recall that the first time I saw UB40 was on campus at UB around 78/79? I’ll always consider Linda Ronstadt the greatest female vocalist. i’ve had a crush on her for about 45 years now

Do I correctly recall that the first time I saw UB40 was on campus at UB around 78/79?

I was one of those 50 or so. Spring 1979, a couple months before HS graduation.

Same here. I had no idea that I had met "the Harvey Weinstein" until it came out that he got his start as 1/2 of "Harvey & Corky Productions"

Love the Billy Sheehan vote! Takes me back to the days of hanging out at Stage One before Harvey was infamous

I think it was Larry Carriere that said something like - get the puck in your own end, take it behind the net, wait for Bert to circle back, pick it up, skate through both teams and score. Easiest plus 1 possible" I remember LaFleur flying down the wing and getting a pass, not waeving through both teams with the puck, but he was a Hab and it was a long time ago!

I was a freshman at UR at a concert on campus. Can't recall how, but learned the score at the end of the second period during an intermission. Went to the student center where both tv's were tuned to the Olympics. Typical Olympic broadcast even then - switching to several events, but once Mark Johnson tied it the last 10 minutes were shown live. A special feeling that can't really be duplicated because the "cold war" and changes in Olympic eligibility. They'd never play the tournament in a 7500 seat arena today