Former Sabre never masked his feelings for face protection

[SDS]

http://www.sabrespace.com/buffalo-sabres/article/former-sabre-never-masked-his-feelings-for-face-protection/

 

'“That’s how insecure I was about my position,” said Daley, the first member of the original 1970-71 Sabres and the franchise’s only bare-faced goalie, by phone Friday from his sports card store in Winnipeg. “I was always so scared about giving up goals that might’ve been the fault of poor vision or something.”'

[R_Dudley]

:thumbsup: Thanks that was a neat article and especially liked that old picure.

[Stoner]

Great story, Bill. And it probably made Taro happy.

 

I wonder where that photo was taken. Maybe a preseason game. It's not the Aud, and I don't think it's Boston Garden.

[BillHoppe]

Great story, Bill. And it probably made Taro happy.

 

I wonder where that photo was taken. Maybe a preseason game. It's not the Aud, and I don't think it's Boston Garden.

 

Thank you. I thought it was Boston Garden. I'll try to ask him.

[Stoner]

Thank you. I thought it was Boston Garden. I'll try to ask him.

 

I thought the crowd might give a clue, but there's not a soul wearing any team merchandise. Amazing how times have changed. A lot of men are wearing suits and ties! And is there glass only behind the net? That must explain why the photo is so clear. Imagine sitting there today with glass in front of you.

[Eleven]

I thought the crowd might give a clue, but there's not a soul wearing any team merchandise. Amazing how times have changed. A lot of men are wearing suits and ties! And is there glass only behind the net? That must explain why the photo is so clear. Imagine sitting there today with glass in front of you.

 

Boston in the white sweaters in the early '70s; it was the Garden.

[mphs mike]

Boston in the white sweaters in the early '70s; it was the Garden.

 

 

The small corner scoreboard also reminds me of the Garden from that era.

 

BTW, nets above the glass at the ends is only about a 10 year old phenomena.

[Stoner]

The small corner scoreboard also reminds me of the Garden from that era.

 

BTW, nets above the glass at the ends is only about a 10 year old phenomena.

 

But what about no glass coming around the boards?

[Taro T]

Boston in the white sweaters in the early '70s; it was the Garden.

I don't believe it was in the Gaaaden. I think PA had the call w/ the neutral-site preseason game.

 

The stands in the corners in the Gaaaaden weren't set up the way that photo is set up. At least they weren't by the mid-70's. While the Gaaaaden did have the corner scoreboard near the ice (good memory Mike), I don't believe the angle of the incline of the bowl changed in the Gaaaaden. The incline definitely changes in the photo where the red railing is located. I haven't noticed that incline change in photos I've seen from the Gaaaaden. Also, the Gaaaaaden had a small walkway (which could have temporary seats along it) to the right of the corner entrances for the Zamboni. Because the walkway was there, there was a railing in front of the 1st few seats of the 2nd row, this railing is not visible in the photo w/ the article.

 

Aside for PA and his curiosity about how such a clear photo was taken; I'd be very surprised if it weren't taken through a small hole in the glass set up specifically for photographers.

[Stoner]

I don't believe it was in the Gaaaden. I think PA had the call w/ the neutral-site preseason game.

 

The stands in the corners in the Gaaaaden weren't set up the way that photo is set up. At least they weren't by the mid-70's. While the Gaaaaden did have the corner scoreboard near the ice (good memory Mike), I don't believe the angle of the incline of the bowl changed in the Gaaaaden. The incline definitely changes in the photo where the red railing is located. I haven't noticed that incline change in photos I've seen from the Gaaaaden. Also, the Gaaaaaden had a small walkway (which could have temporary seats along it) to the right of the corner entrances for the Zamboni. Because the walkway was there, there was a railing in front of the 1st few seats of the 2nd row, this railing is not visible in the photo w/ the article.

 

Aside for PA and his curiosity about how such a clear photo was taken; I'd be very surprised if it weren't taken through a small hole in the glass set up specifically for photographers.

 

I wonder what the 2 and 5 refer to. Shot clock or score? If that was the score, it could have been two of the three games played in the Garden during the regular season.

 

Taro, your theory on the photographers hole would mean that the glass came all the way around the boards to that spot -- but stopped in the corner on the other side. Not sure why the glass would be like that. I really can't remember seeing any photo of an NHL rink in that time period where there was no glass along the side boards, which makes me suspicious again that this was a smaller rink. And the crowd looks very non-partisan.

 

It seems to me the holes for photographers didn't come around until later.

 

Quite a mystery. I love it.

[Taro T]

I wonder what the 2 and 5 refer to. Shot clock or score? If that was the score, it could have been two of the three games played in the Garden during the regular season.

 

Taro, your theory on the photographers hole would mean that the glass came all the way around the boards to that spot -- but stopped in the corner on the other side. Not sure why the glass would be like that. I really can't remember seeing any photo of an NHL rink in that time period where there was no glass along the side boards, which makes me suspicious again that this was a smaller rink. And the crowd looks very non-partisan.

 

It seems to me the holes for photographers didn't come around until later.

 

Quite a mystery. I love it.

I'm changing my original answer. I believe that photo was taken on December 10, 1970 in a game that Daley faced 72 shots in an 8-2 loss. I think the "angle shift" I noticed in the seating bowl is an optical illusion due to seeing some of the seats behind the net and the others from the side of the bowl.

 

The optical illusion is what I am sticking with for the appearance of no glass by the Zamboni door. The other panes of glass that you are seeing reflections off of are at a relatively sharp angle w/ reference to the camera angle.

[Stoner]

I'm changing my original answer. I believe that photo was taken on December 10, 1970 in a game that Daley faced 72 shots in an 8-2 loss. I think the "angle shift" I noticed in the seating bowl is an optical illusion due to seeing some of the seats behind the net and the others from the side of the bowl.

 

The optical illusion is what I am sticking with for the appearance of no glass by the Zamboni door. The other panes of glass that you are seeing reflections off of are at a relatively sharp angle w/ reference to the camera angle.

 

That makes sense. You'd certainly keep a photo of that occasion as a memento.

[shrader]

The optical illusion is what I am sticking with for the appearance of no glass by the Zamboni door. The other panes of glass that you are seeing reflections off of are at a relatively sharp angle w/ reference to the camera angle.

 

There's definitely glass in that corner. There are partitions and that would be one hell of a hazard without glass. Also, if you look at the first "missing section" of glass, just to the right of the clock, if you look right above the scoreboard, you can see a line across the necks of the fans in the first row.

[Stoner]

There's definitely glass in that corner. There are partitions and that would be one hell of a hazard without glass. Also, if you look at the first "missing section" of glass, just to the right of the clock, if you look right above the scoreboard, you can see a line across the necks of the fans in the first row.

 

Well, I'll be cow-kicked. There is glass there. I wondered why they would have partitions but no glass. :doh: