Stoner Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 (edited) The beginning of the end! I remember his return not long after @Pimlach got shown the door along with Pronovost. He reenergized the team and there was hope. Billy Inglis had the Sabres playing some good hockey. Edited May 29 by PASabreFan Quote
mphs mike Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 That second Flyers goal broke my heart! On to the next year, until Bert Marshall prevented game 5 OT Quote
Pimlach Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 23 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: The beginning of the end! I remember his return not long after @Pimlach got shown the door along with Pronovost. He reenergized the team and there was hope. Billy Inglis had the Sabres playing some good hockey. Yup. Billy did a nice job until the playoffs. That was also the year that Schoeny, Guevremont, and Hajt all missed about half of the games with injuries. Hajt and Guevremont missed the playoffs too. This kid learned that year that Billy Hajt was really pretty dam good back there. That Sabres team just never got going and lost in the best of 3 first round playoffs 2 games to 1. They blew leads and lost both of their home games, losing to a very mediocre powder blue Penguin squad. The Sabres looked like they were playing with 20 pound weights on their legs that series. They were terrible in that playoff. The Imlach era was over. The next season started the Bowman era, with Scotty as both Coach and GM, something he had not done before. Next season also brought in the WHA franchises and the game started to change. Quote
dudacek Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 Dudley signed the day after the final? In other words, he was already gone while playing for the Cup? Quote
mphs mike Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 3 hours ago, Pimlach said: Yup. Billy did a nice job until the playoffs. That was also the year that Schoeny, Guevremont, and Hajt all missed about half of the games with injuries. Hajt and Guevremont missed the playoffs too. This kid learned that year that Billy Hajt was really pretty dam good back there. That Sabres team just never got going and lost in the best of 3 first round playoffs 2 games to 1. They blew leads and lost both of their home games, losing to a very mediocre powder blue Penguin squad. The Sabres looked like they were playing with 20 pound weights on their legs that series. They were terrible in that playoff. The Imlach era was over. The next season started the Bowman era, with Scotty as both Coach and GM, something he had not done before. Next season also brought in the WHA franchises and the game started to change. IIRC, the ice was still a clean sheet when the Pens won the series in OT. Made me want to jump from my orange seat 1 Quote
Pimlach Posted May 30 Report Posted May 30 1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said: White home Uni's and a loud home crowd. Can we go back to White's at home? Is this a league rule to wear whites on the road? It stinks. 20 hours ago, mphs mike said: IIRC, the ice was still a clean sheet when the Pens won the series in OT. Made me want to jump from my orange seat Yes, it happened quick. They kept blowing the lead at home. The best of 3 opening round was very dangerous, no room for error. Quote
dudacek Posted May 31 Report Posted May 31 22 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Loved "You've Got Another Thing Coming" blasting out after the goal. Great pump-up goal song. 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 This one from '75 is a Sabres story, also. I had to blow it up and look for the name, but sure enough, Bob Sauve was drafted on this day by the Sabres! Good call Kevin Adams! 1 Quote
Taro T Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: This one from '75 is a Sabres story, also. I had to blow it up and look for the name, but sure enough, Bob Sauve was drafted on this day by the Sabres! Good call Kevin Adams! Did the editor &/or typesetter have a liquid lunch that day? Buffalo Braves, Stanely Cup, a few other suspected ones too. 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 18 minutes ago, Taro T said: Did the editor &/or typesetter have a liquid lunch that day? Buffalo Braves, Stanely Cup, a few other suspected ones too. Not following Quote
Taro T Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 3 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Not following If so, you didn't read the article. "The Buffalo Braves today" is literally the 1st line of the article under the headline of "Top Sabre Draftee Is a Goaltender." Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 7 minutes ago, Taro T said: If so, you didn't read the article. "The Buffalo Braves today" is literally the 1st line of the article under the headline of "Top Sabre Draftee Is a Goaltender." Congrats, you picks out an (almost) 50 year old typo. 👏 2 Quote
Taro T Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Congrats, you picks out an (almost) 50 year old typo. 👏 Pretty friggin' egregious typos from back in a time when there were actual editors, typesetters, and people that reviewed what the typesetters actually set. Again, was somebody drunk that day? 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 2 minutes ago, Taro T said: Pretty friggin' egregious typos from back in a time when there were actual editors, typesetters, and people that reviewed what the typesetters actually set. Again, was somebody drunk that day? Yes, monstrous crime against humanity! Maybe you should go take a dump on his grave 1 1 Quote
SwampD Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Yes, monstrous crime against humanity! Maybe you should go take a dump on his grave Weird,… Unless it was your dad,… Was it your dad?… If so, I'm sorry he was drunk that day. 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 32 minutes ago, SwampD said: Weird,… Unless it was your dad,… Was it your dad?… If so, I'm sorry he was drunk that day. My father? Really? Quote
Pimlach Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 (edited) Amidst this squabbling, I am loving these articles and seeing the old newspapers and the ads. Laux Sporting Goods in the BLVD Mall. I used to walk or ride my bike there as a kid. Bought football equipment there. Bought an excellent Rawlings "Mickey Mantle" signed outfielders glove there too. Bought hockey sticks and plastic ends for street hockey sticks there, not to mention numerous mouth guards needed for hockey and tackle football. What a great childhood and (teen hood) memory. I played organized sports all the time, and I played pick up sports in the neighborhoods even more. We had a blast. The neighborhood games were almost every day and year round. No parents, no refs or umps, we solved our own disputes. Edited June 3 by Pimlach 1 Quote
SwampD Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 3 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said: My father? Really? No. Not really. It was a joke. Sheesh. Who pissed in your cheerios? Why so cranky over a comment made about a 50 year old article? Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 14 hours ago, Taro T said: Did the editor &/or typesetter have a liquid lunch that day? Buffalo Braves, Stanely Cup, a few other suspected ones too. Maybe the ad campain for Clan MacGregor included samples ?? My brother who was stationed at US Army base in NF NY during his flight training used to bring me many of the Clan MacGregor back acrost the boarder with him. That was many lives ago and the nicest thing that jackass ever did for me. 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 This is a great thread. Thanks, Bob. The last few posts have me thinking that it's going to be a very long summer and it's not even started yet. 1 Quote
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