Eichel switching to #9 (OFFICIAL)

[SwampD]

Heck, we have posters who burst a vessel whenever Rip hands out another "bad" number. Why would we not think that players would be more comfortable with a certain number?

is it any more odd than only eating chicken on gameday or the thousands of other things players do. Like weave said, players are odd, therefore this isn't.

[IvanPutski]

Speaking of numbers...….  does anyone know why Mittlestadt wears #37?  Was it a Rip Special or did he chose it?

 

[North Buffalo]

Gotta be a RIP special,  but I think he chose because he admires Bergeron of the Bruins...

Edited July 8, 2018 by North Buffalo

[Winston]

4 minutes ago, IvanPutski said:

Speaking of numbers...….  does anyone know why Mittlestadt wears #37?  Was it a Rip Special or did he chose it?

 

Casey chose it. He said something to the extent of, “I’ve worn 11, 20, 21, 22. All taken with the Sabres. So my buddies and I were asking what number I should wear and I settled on 37.”

Sounds like no special reason. I wish he would go to 22 since Larry is likely gone. 

Found the actual quote:

https://buffalonews.com/2018/03/27/sabres-mittelstadt-on-buffalo-no-37-lunch-with-eichel/

[WildCard]

2 hours ago, SDS said:

No one has ever complained about his to me. And trust me - I would have heard it from over there if this was a wide spread issue. 

I don’t know what you mean when you say the “dialogue just disappears”. 

Not sure if this helps or not, but this is after I try clicking on the link

Edited July 8, 2018 by WildCard

[IvanPutski]

7 minutes ago, EichSnipe said:

Casey chose it. He said something to the extent of, “I’ve worn 11, 20, 21, 22. All taken with the Sabres. So my buddies and I were asking what number I should wear and I settled on 37.”

Sounds like no special reason. I wish he would go to 22 since Larry is likely gone. 

He needs a double digit like #24 or #27

[Huckleberry]

I want to see a player take 0 

[darksabre]

54 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I want to see a player take 0 

Can't do it anymore. They made it a rule after Biron wore 00.

[Stoner]

7 hours ago, Doohickie said:

 

Works okay for me.

Odd to you maybe.  I'm struggling to understand why you think so.  I think you're overanalyzing.

It's not that players like certain numbers. I get that. Source: sports fan since 1975. I find the number switch to be the odd part of it. Is there precedent for a player of Eichel's caliber to switch after three seasons? The personal meaning in the number, apart from sports, apparently, also makes me wonder.

[Randall Flagg]

7 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

It's not that players like certain numbers. I get that. Source: sports fan since 1975. I find the number switch to be the odd part of it. Is there precedent for a player of Eichel's caliber to switch after three seasons? The personal meaning in the number, apart from sports, apparently, also makes me wonder.

I think Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard did it? Richard even went from 15 to 9 like Jack. Johnny Gaudreau, Getzlaf, Perry all did it too, though that was only for a season as young guys, presumably in a Rip-like tradition. 

There's another recent good player that did it but I can't put my finger on who it was. 

[Winston]

10 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

I think Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard did it? Richard even went from 15 to 9 like Jack. Johnny Gaudreau, Getzlaf, Perry all did it too, though that was only for a season as young guys, presumably in a Rip-like tradition. 

There's another recent good player that did it but I can't put my finger on who it was. 

Arvidsson switched from 38 (2 seasons plus his cup of coffee season) to 33 (last year). Thinking of him?

[Randall Flagg]

1 minute ago, EichSnipe said:

Arvidsson switched from 38 (2 seasons plus his cup of coffee season) to 33 (last year). Thinking of him?

I didn't know that! But I'd bet that doesn't qualify as "Jack stature." I would think PA is thinking about players whose jersey sits on a majority of the fans in the stands.

[Winston]

Lest we forget, Bobby Ryan once changed his number and announced it using a Drake song. 

 

[dudacek]

I really wish they didn’t retire numbers so easily. 11 and 39 should be the only retired numbers for this franchise.

Goalies should wear 1, defencemen 2-6, forwards 7-18, anyone can have 19-29, numbers above 30 are for backup goalies and minor league call ups.

Get off my lawn.

[TrueBlueGED]

4 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I really wish they didn’t retire numbers so easily. 11 and 39 should be the only retired numbers for this franchise.

Goalies should wear 1, defencemen 2-6, forwards 7-18, anyone can have 19-29, numbers above 30 are for backup goalies and minor league call ups.

Get off my lawn.

Well, I was with you in the first paragraph. And then you had to go and get all....old....on me ?

Edit: My radical opinion is the players wear the number they want to wear.

Edited July 9, 2018 by TrueBlueGED

[Randall Flagg]

2 minutes ago, EichSnipe said:

Lest we forget, Bobby Ryan once changed his number and announced it using a Drake song. 

 

This might have been it! But I swear it was a player that didn't change franchises. 

[TrueBlueGED]

Just now, Randall Flagg said:

This might have been it! But I swear it was a player that didn't change franchises. 

Regardless, players change numbers. For whatever reason they do it, I don't get the compulsion to psychoanalyze it. These guys don't shave during the playoffs, won't wash their gear out of superstition, have an identical game day routine right down to music, etc. The number is just another on the list of things that are weird, but overall not worth thinking much about.

[Randall Flagg]

Here's my ultimate number lineup: 

26 - 9 - 88 The two big contracts on the right, respectable chemistry piece at LW
21 - 91 - 23 The killer secondary scoring line
29 - 19 - 16 Two-way forces
24 - 28 - 22 Defensive specialists, so painful to play against

6 - 27 Effectively eating all the minutes
3 - 77 Offensive catalysts 
4 - 5 Clean and simple game

30
31
 

Edited July 9, 2018 by Randall Flagg

[SwampD]

59 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

It's not that players like certain numbers. I get that. Source: sports fan since 1975. I find the number switch to be the odd part of it. Is there precedent for a player of Eichel's caliber to switch after three seasons? The personal meaning in the number, apart from sports, apparently, also makes me wonder.

I don't find it odd in any way. Not even a little.

And I think he just misspoke about the "as a person" thing.

I also can't believe we are 13 pages deep on a number change, and even more surprised that I am posting on page 13.

We really need some good hockey soon.

Edited July 9, 2018 by SwampD

[That Aud Smell]

 

9 hours ago, Hoss said:

Professional sports players are cerebral types. 

[Enego Montoya voice]: I do not think that word means what you think it means.

I can’t think of a less cerebral cohort of people than pro athletes.

Edited July 9, 2018 by That Aud Smell

[WildCard]

26 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Here's my ultimate number lineup: 

26 - 9 - 88 The two big contracts on the right, respectable chemistry piece at LW
21 - 91 - 23 The killer secondary scoring line
29 - 19 - 16 Two-way forces
24 - 28 - 22 Defensive specialists, so painful to play against

6 - 27 Effectively eating all the minutes
3 - 77 Offensive catalysts 
4 - 5 Clean and simple game

30
31
 

I've been out but...where is Dahlin

[dudacek]

13 minutes ago, WildCard said:

I've been out but...where is Dahlin

First line left wing, where he belongs.

[TrueBlueGED]

2 minutes ago, dudacek said:

First line left wing, where he belongs.

That's Moulson. He's a proven NHL player. Dahlin hasn't proven squat yet. /grumpyoldmanlogic

[Randall Flagg]

17 minutes ago, WildCard said:

I've been out but...where is Dahlin

Those aren't players, just numbers.

[Taro T]

On Saturday, July 07, 2018 at 8:35 PM, SDS said:

Dudley old school. Roy new school. 

This is the correct answer.