Hoss Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Seen a lot of this rumor going around. First time I saw it was from Lou Billitier, owner of Chef’s Restaurant. He’s got a history of getting a few things like this right and has connections to the teams through his restaurant. Anybody hearing anything more on this? Edited July 6, 2018 by Hoss Quote
ExWNYer Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 If true, a lot of fans with #15 jerseys are gonna be pissed. Quote
Sabel79 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 Tribute to Mr. Hockey? Derek Roy Steve Ott. Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 Derek Roy Steve Ott. For Sabre alums it has to be Kaner ......... :ph34r: Quote
Sabel79 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 For Sabre alums it has to be Kaner ......... :ph34r: Erik Rasmussen? Quote
WildCard Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 That would be really bizarre. Only two players I can recall doing that were Kobe and LeBron, and they did it for, well, let's just say different reasons Quote
darksabre Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 If true, a lot of fans with #15 jerseys are gonna be pissed. Why? Is having a jersey that existed in time a problem? Some of my favorite jerseys to see out in public are Tim Connolly #18. Take pride in owning those kinda artifacts. Quote
ExWNYer Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 That would be really bizarre. Only two players I can recall doing that were Kobe and LeBron, and they did it for, well, let's just say different reasons What about our very own Alexei Zhitnik going from #4 to #44? Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 What about our very own Alexei Zhitnik going from #4 to #44? An ode to the great Rhett Warriner. Quote
WildCard Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 If true, a lot of fans with #15 jerseys are gonna be pissed. Why? Is having a jersey that existed in time a problem? Some of my favorite jerseys to see out in public are Tim Connolly #18. Take pride in owning those kinda artifacts. I'd be pretty pissed honestly. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 If true, a lot of fans with #15 jerseys are gonna be pissed. I dunno. As someone who has an original 15, I wouldn't hate an excuse to get a jersey without the pit stains :lol: Quote
ExWNYer Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 Why? Is having a jersey that existed in time a problem? Some of my favorite jerseys to see out in public are Tim Connolly #18. Take pride in owning those kinda artifacts. I don't own one so not a problem for me either way. It might be cool to own two...one for when the team sucked (#15) and one for when they finally get good (#9). I just think it would upset some people who identify Jack with #15 and have spent money for his jersey, kids especially. Maybe I'm wrong. Quote
IvanPutski Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 I believe he wore 9 for his one season in college. Quote
tom webster Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 That would be really bizarre. Only two players I can recall doing that were Kobe and LeBron, and they did it for, well, let's just say different reasons Seriously, you can bring up Kobe and LeBron but not mention Jordan(23, 45 and 12)? I’m soooo old. Quote
WildCard Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Seriously, you can bring up Kobe and LeBron but not mention Jordan(23, 45 and 12)? I’m soooo old. Had no idea about Jordan :lol:. To me he's always been 23 Edited July 3, 2018 by WildCard Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 Had no idea about Jordan :lol:. To me he's always been 23 I normally don't think I'm getting old. Then things like this happen... Quote
WildCard Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 To be fair, Jordan's number change was at the end of his career, right? LeBron's and Kobe's were in their prime Quote
Taro T Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 Eh, will be mildly bummed if it happens, but not going to lose any sleep over it. Back in the travel by train days, players switching numbers was very commom (or do PA'd heard at the retirement home ;)). Sleeping berths were assigned by sweater number, so if you wanted a good one, you needed a low #. A lot of Sabres (& other NHLers) still changed #'s in the 70's as teams rarely used any numbers in the 30's except for goalies. Far less common now w/ everything from 1 - 98 available league wide, but Rip did still keep a bunch of young guys looking for "real" numbers themselves. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 To be fair, Jordan's number change was at the end of his career, right? LeBron's and Kobe's were in their prime No, Jordan's #45 was when he came out of retirement from baseball. So literally right in the prime of his career. LeBron's made sense at least with the team swap. The only truly bizarre one was Kobe; and I'll always think of Kobe as #8. Quote
WildCard Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 No, Jordan's #45 was when he came out of retirement from baseball. So literally right in the prime of his career. LeBron's made sense at least with the team swap. The only truly bizarre one was Kobe; and I'll always think of Kobe as #8. Jordan won 3 Finals with #45? Quote
3putt Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 I dunno. As someone who has an original 15, I wouldn't hate an excuse to get a jersey without the pit stains :lol: I have a brand new, autographed....aw never mind time to heal. :beer: Quote
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