Official Sabres to Retire Ryan Miller’s Number on January 19, 2023

[postseasonblues]

I can see honoring the player and their number, but I'm not sure the numbers should be retired except for rare circumstances. It might be better to more or less reserve the numbers as in not handing them out to camp bodies, AHLer's or fringe players. It was always an honor to put on a jersey where the number meant something to the team.

[MattPie]

September 30th, 2050. The Buffalo Sabres pioneer using letters instead of numbers on NHL jerseys because they only have 22 unretired numbers left. "This is a great day for the NHL and the Buffalo Sabres. Using letters gives so many more combinations for the players to choose from. 26*26 is 672 combinations; it's unlikely we'll retire that many for at least a few decades," said Sabres President of Hockey Operations Cody Eakin. Head Coach Victor Olofsson agreed, stating, "It's good to see the players and fans embracing this new avenue for creativity. I already saw a fan in the stands with "PP" and the name "Drunkard" on the new Blue, Gold, Red, Black, and Silver jerseys released last week."
 

[SwampD]

Late to this party.

I thought his number already was retired.

😂

 

He only didn’t wear it out of respect for Dom. (I don’t remember if Rip had a hand in that or not.)

[pi2000]

Unpopular opinion.... Miller was good, had a couple excellent season, but I don't agree he was "retire his number" good. 

[Porous Five Hole]

8 hours ago, pi2000 said:

Unpopular opinion.... Miller was good, had a couple excellent season, but I don't agree he was "retire his number" good. 

In episode 120 of the After The Whistle podcast, Brian Gionta disagrees with you.  Near the end. 
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODY5ODAwLnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xMDgwNDk2Mg?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjiw5jKwLT4AhWGTd8KHdsxCboQjrkEegQICRAH&ep=6

[Claude Balls]

On 6/11/2022 at 10:03 PM, LGR4GM said:

11 technically if we count his 3 game season, 15 game rookie year, and the season he was traded. But hey, you were just in a rush to bully and insult me for a take you don't agree with. I get it. 

Edit: He played parts of 8 seasons with other teams not 7. Just wanted to make sure we get the count right. 

Sorry, haven't been around for a bit. I just like stirring ***** up with you. Believe me, I'm no bully. I know how much time you put into research, analytics (which I hate) and prospects. It's all good!!

[Brawndo]

 

[Taro T]

14 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Interesting.  Really thought they'd hold the ceremony against the Ducks.

🍺

 

[Weave]

I wanna see him give a wtf wave on his way off the ice.

Just for old times.