Top 5 moments in Sabres history

[bob_sauve28]

3 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Why? You like fake staged fights 

Nope, hate the big delay, the total stupidity of a brawl. I want to watch hockey 

[Buffalonill]

8 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Nope, hate the big delay, the total stupidity of a brawl. I want to watch hockey 

Hockey has been  Totally neutered over the years.

this is good old  classic hockey 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Buffalonill

[bob_sauve28]

1 minute ago, Buffalonill said:

Hockey has been  Totally neutered over the years.

this is good old  classic hockey 

It was not hockey, it was a romper room episode 

[Digger]

9 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

One of my favorite moments .

 

 

Thanks for the memories.  I forgot about that one until I watched the video.  

Barnaby the disturber.  May was pretty tough.  Loved Trefilov coming down.  Derek Plante thinking......why am I on this line?

[JustOneParade]

What immediately strikes me about that video clip was how strong and clear RJ's voice was back then.

[nfreeman]

Most of mine are boosted from some of the many great posts in here:

Winning the roulette for Gilbert, leading to Gilbert winding up in his own end

Going to a game with my dad in the Aud.  Sometimes we sat in the 6th or 7th row deep in the corner and the slappers and big body checks that came flying in were amazing.

Rico smashing the rookie goal scoring record in the 2nd year of the franchise.

Schony taking on the Bruins 

Dominik shutting the door on the Leafs in the playoffs

7-6

Who else?  Who else?

HM:  Briere’s double OT winner vs Philly in 2006, followed a few months later by the Sabres destroying Philly 9-1 early in the 2006-07 season, precipitating Clarke’s resignation and Hitchcock’s firing.  

[Turbo44]

1 hour ago, nfreeman said:

Most of mine are boosted from some of the many great posts in here:

Winning the roulette for Gilbert, leading to Gilbert winding up in his own end

Going to a game with my dad in the Aud.  Sometimes we sat in the 6th or 7th row deep in the corner and the slappers and big body checks that came flying in were amazing.

Rico smashing the rookie goal scoring record in the 2nd year of the franchise.

Schony taking on the Bruins 

Dominik shutting the door on the Leafs in the playoffs

7-6

Who else?  Who else?

HM:  Briere’s double OT winner vs Philly in 2006, followed a few months later by the Sabres destroying Philly 9-1 early in the 2006-07 season, precipitating Clarke’s resignation and Hitchcock’s firing.  

In not particular order:

1. Drury tieing it up, afinogenov in ot vs rags

2. Woolley in OT vs Dallas in finals

3. pominville in OT vs ottawa

4  May day

5. plante in ot in game 7 vs ott

 

[Wyldnwoody44]

22 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Nope, hate the big delay, the total stupidity of a brawl. I want to watch hockey 

That's pure emotion spilling over and making the greatest sport on earth, even greater. 

[NAF]

I’ve only really been a fan since 2015ish, so here goes:

- Several Eichel OT winners, notably one against Nashville and one against Carolina

- The 10 game win streak, especially that Skinner OT win vs San Jose

- When Botterill and everyone else was fired

- Eichel trade 

- Tuch getting by Eichel to bury that empty netter

[#freejame]

Going to the Barnaby Mother’s Day hat-trick game with my Dad

Watching the Sabres stomp the Leafs with family in ‘99 outside in gorgeous summer weather

Sabres Fan Appreciation Days and getting to meet and play games with all of my favorite players as a kid

Watching Campbell flatten Umberger with  all my friends in high school

Sabres-Senators brawl and then going to the next game in Ottawa with my family

HM: Sabres in the Plaza in ‘99; meeting Miller during one of his first stints in Montreal and having him ask if we knew where the other guys went

[Buffalonill]

19 hours ago, NAF said:

I’ve only really been a fan since 2015ish, so here goes:

- Several Eichel OT winners, notably one against Nashville and one against Carolina

- The 10 game win streak, especially that Skinner OT win vs San Jose

- When Botterill and everyone else was fired

- Eichel trade 

- Tuch getting by Eichel to bury that empty netter

Man you really got the ***** end of the stick ..

You missed the GOAT 😞

 

[Marvin]

Getting Punch Imlach as GM.

The spin of the wheel.

Acquiring Hasek.

No Goal.

The decision to tank.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Mad max 61 diving through center ice, I vividly remember that OT goal and celebration, such an exciting team. 

The one SOG where Miller reached behind his back/head and stopped it on the goal line, it was crazy and the most hasek like save since Dom himself 

Kasparitus scoring in OT for PIT to knock buffalo out, it seemed like such a weak shot that best one of the best. (similar to when Ottawa beat us in playoffs, I think it was Spezza or Alfredsson) 

Pegula's speech, I thought we were going to be perennial winners, spend to the cap, this team was going places.... Little did we know. 

Getting KO, the Sabres were a team that didn't really attract good free agents, this felt like a little changing of the guard. 

 

HM, Hasek vs Brodeur, what a game. 

[shrader]

I'll add to May Day.  That one gave me the chance to chant may day in a bar in 2005 while standing next a table where Ray Bourque was sitting.

[bob_sauve28]

 

[sabresparaavida]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:06 PM, Buffalonill said:

Man you really got the ***** end of the stick ..

You missed the GOAT 😞

 

I’m a pretty young fan (entering senior year of college) and I’d always rooted for the Sabres with my Dad growing up (usually listening to RJ on the radio). But the first game that I still remember watching was the last time they were in the playoffs, the game where Pominville got hurt against the flyers (game 5?)