Sabres Jersey Number Countdown

[That Aud Smell]

^ 

 

I got your back, man.

 

[Randall Flagg]

And we are back for the stretch run, there will be no more missing numbers. Number 65 has three wearers. 

The most recent, Brian Flynn. Hopefully this is the last time I ever think of his time as a Sabre

Then, Travis Turnbull? I don't remember this.

And the first member of the Sabres to wear it:

[Eleven]

Mark Napier was very involved in fundraising for cycstic fibrosis research.  Young children with the disease can't pronounce it, so they're taught to say that they have "65 roses."  That's why Napier selected his number.

[Randall Flagg]

Mark Napier was very involved in fundraising for cycstic fibrosis research.  Young children with the disease can't pronounce it, so they're taught to say that they have "65 roses."  That's why Napier selected his number.

That is awesome.

[That Aud Smell]

Cool as hell, Eleven.

 

I wish all "vanity numbers" had a good story like that behind them.

[Randall Flagg]

David Moravec? 

 

[That Aud Smell]

Sure

[Eleven]

I don't have a good story for 64.  Sorry.  (EDIT:  It's a square and a cube?  anyone care?)

 

 

But the Napier one was true.  He used to go to a lot of Buffalo events for CF kids.

Edited August 10, 2016 by Eleven

[Randall Flagg]

Sure

Apparently he played one NHL game in his career, in the 99-00 season . Finished with zero PIMs, zero points, and a minus one. 

 

 

[MattPie]

 

I don't have a good story for 64.  Sorry.  (EDIT:  It's a square and a cube?  anyone care?)

 

 

But the Napier one was true.  He used to go to a lot of Buffalo events for CF kids.

 

 

And a ^4 too! (2^4)

[Hoss]

And a ^4 too! (2^4)

That'd be 16

[MattPie]

That'd be 16

 

You;'d think a guy that does IP subnets on a really regular basis would have caught that.

[Hoss]

You;'d think a guy that does IP subnets on a really regular basis would have caught that.

You're only perfect most of the time, no worries. :)

[thewookie1]

Cool as hell, Eleven.

 

I wish all "vanity numbers" had a good story like that behind them.

 

 

From wiki,

Jágr wears the number 68, which he has worn through his entire career, in honour of the Prague Spring that occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and his grandfather, who died while in prison that same year.

[pi2000]

Man alive.  Moravec's stick is about 2 feet long and candy-cane wrapped, along with the black tuuks, just brutal.... no wonder he played a grand total of 1 games in the NHL.... which I guess isn't bad for an 8th round draft pick.   Those don't even exist anymore.  

[Randall Flagg]

Tyler Ennis is the lone 63. He has played in many jerseys for a short period of time here.

 

side note: it's a pain in the ass to find pictures that can be posted here. 

Edited August 10, 2016 by Randall Flagg

[That Aud Smell]

Enzo! 

 

(the baker.)

[pi2000]

What a boost that would be to have Ennis back at full capacity.     

[That Aud Smell]

What a boost that would be to have Ennis back at full capacity.     

 

A-freakin-men.

 

He prompted my favourite Lindy-ism* ever: Greasy.

 

*I realize that's probably not a term Lindy coined first, but that is who I heard it from.

[qwksndmonster]

I was thinking about Ennis today. I passed a tennis court and thought. T. Ennis.

 

I love Ennis.

[Randall Flagg]

Balls! 

Sleepyhead!

and Max, a favorite Sabre of mine before I understood anything about hockey.

 

[Randall Flagg]

[dudacek]

Schaller picked the Bruins over us. I expect him to get booed every time he comes to Buffalo.

Him and Ruhwedel and that Drake Caggiula prick.

[Randall Flagg]

[WildCard]

Keep it going, I'm enjoying this thread

Edited August 16, 2016 by WildCard