Sabres Jersey Number Countdown

[Sabel79]

And here I was expecting Clark Gillies.

[dudacek]

I can't believe I still have arguments with my Habs fan buddy who says Roy was the better goalie.

[Eleven]

I can't believe I still have arguments with my Habs fan buddy who says Roy was the better goalie.

 

That's not an argument.  That's lunacy.

 

Hasek / Tretiak?  That's an argument.

[Neo]

Mystery man's game worn jersey ...

[Eleven]

Mystery man's game worn jersey ...

 

It's the Gambler!

[Neo]

It's the Gambler!

Forgot ALL about that!

[MattPie]

It's the Gambler!

 

Complete with eye patch!

[Norcal]

That's not an argument. That's lunacy.

 

Hasek / Tretiak? That's an argument.

Tretiak, haven't heard that name in a while. He had some of the best quick twitch reactions and positioning i've ever seen.

[Randall Flagg]

Day 37 was yesterday, we have Curtis Brown and Matt Ellis:

And 36 days left as of today, Matt Barnaby and Pat Kaleta.

Other 37s: Shawn Anderson, Bill Houlder, Lou Franceschetti, Barrie Moore, Michael Ryan

Other 36s: Jan Ludvig, Darcy Loewen

[pi2000]

Those thirds with Buffalo across the front... love those. Weren't they supppsed to have new thirds this season?

Edited September 8, 2016 by pi2000

[Randall Flagg]

Those thirds with Buffalo across the front... love those. Weren't they supppsed to have new thirds this season?

I enjoyed them too, especially because they are closer to the colors I'd like them to wear full time.

 

I had not heard anything like that, but could be wrong.

[Hoss]

Those thirds with Buffalo across the front... love those. Weren't they supppsed to have new thirds this season?

Naw, the latest word on thirds was Ted Black mentioning they probably wouldn't have new thirds until 2020.

 

I gotta be honest - I'm firmly in the "our jerseys suck" camp. The dark blue is dumb and the trimming ruins every ounce of the look for me. They're terribly basic with a mess of silver trimming.

 

I know we've done some threads talking about possible royal blue returns, but I'm going to get one going to gauge whether people think they could use an upgrade (so we don't derail this one).

Edited September 8, 2016 by Hoss

[K-9]

37: the Matt Ellis of hockey numbers

[Cereal]

37: the Matt Ellis of hockey numbers

Factoid: 37 is the most popular two-digit random number

[K-9]

Factoid: 37 is the most popular two-digit random number

Factoid: the Matt Ellis of hockey forum rejoinders

 

Seriously though, some good players have worn that number over the years and I had no idea it was as popular as you indicated.

[Randall Flagg]

35, the backup goalie number.

Linus Ullmark 

Anders Lindback

Jocelyn Thibault 

Ty Conklin

Mika Noronen

Other 35s: Bob Essensa, Robb Stauber, Tom Draper, Darcy Wakaluk, Daren Puppa

[WildCard]

Factoid: 37 is the most popular two-digit random number

Most likely because individually they're the most popular single digit numbers

[Eleven]

Interesting; no skater ever has worn that number.  Puppa was a starter, though; omigosh that team was so bad!

[MattPie]

Backup GT indeed.

[Eleven]

C'mon, Flagg, gimme some JLGP!

[Randall Flagg]

C'mon, Flagg, gimme some JLGP!

Hope Casey Nelson can show us something this season.

 

for 33 days: Doug Janik

Benoit Hogue (great name)

 

Full list of Sabres who wore #34:

Adam Creighton 1986 Jim Korn 1987 Darren Eliot 1989 David Littman 1991 Gord Donnelly 1992-1994 Mike Wilson 1996 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 1999-2000 Peter Skudra 2001 Jeff Jillson 2004-2006 Mike Weber 2008 Chris Butler 2009-2011 Michal Neuvirth 2014-2015 Casey Nelson 2016

Full list of Sabres who wore 33

Phil Myre 1983 Jim Hofford 1986 Lee Fogolin 1987 Jody Gage 1988 Benoit Hogue 1988-1992 Mark Astley 1994-1995 Scott Pearson 1996 Doug Janik 2003-2006 Mike Card 2007 T.J. Brennan 2012-2013 Joel Armia 2015 Jason Kasdorf 2016

Info taken from hockeyreference.com

[Randall Flagg]

It's the day of the goons.

Other Sabres to wear 32:

Wayne Ramsey 1978 Gary McAdam 1983 Bob Mongrain 1984 Normand Lacombe 1985-1987 Scott Metcalfe 1988-1989 Don McSween 1988 Rob Ray 1990-2003 Mikael Tellqvist 2009 John Scott 2013-2014

[qwksndmonster]

This thread has been doing a great job helping me wait for the season. Every time I start thinking " I wanna watch some hockey," I think of the last number I saw in here and it doesn't seem like that long to wait.

[That Aud Smell]

It's the day of the goons.

 

Am I wrong to bristle a bit at the lumping together of Ray and Scott?

 

Scott seems like a uniquely interesting dude, and there's that whole All Star Game saga. But his time in Buffalo is something of a footnote.

 

Rob Ray is an icon of the franchise -- well, to me and many others he is anyway. Maybe not for totally honourable reasons. But some of my fondest memories from being at games involve sitting in the oranges at the old barn (I think that's where we were at least one such time) and chanting "WE WANT RAY!"

[Randall Flagg]

Am I wrong to bristle a bit at the lumping together of Ray and Scott?

 

Scott seems like a uniquely interesting dude, and there's that whole All Star Game saga. But his time in Buffalo is something of a footnote.

 

Rob Ray is an icon of the franchise -- well, to me and many others he is anyway. Maybe not for totally honourable reasons. But some of my fondest memories from being at games involve sitting in the oranges at the old barn (I think that's where we were at least one such time) and chanting "WE WANT RAY!"

Perhaps it was a mistake, though you'd be surprised at how hard it is to find a decent picture of Rob on the ice, with jersey number in full view!