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  8. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

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    Surprized no one threw a hat onto the ice...I guess it must be bad weather up there!

    I was wondering about that, too. Maybe they couldn't see who scored. And I was surprised this was Drury's first HT. Not that they are a dime a dozen, but he is a good scorer. Wonder if he is going to have a career year?

  19. This Day in Sabres History :: September 2

    in This Day in Sabres History

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    September 2, 1970

    In perhaps the oddest transaction in team history, General Manager Punch Imlach buys his son Brent from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has enough cash left over to also purchase Floyd Smith, who would go on to captain the Sabres in their first season, then coach them in their first Cup final season in 1974-75. Brent does not play a single game for the Sabres. Random Google fact: Partway through his college career, Brent rejected a pro contract with the Leafs because he didn't think his father, the general manager, was offering enough money.

    World War Two ended on this date back in 1945. Yesterday, September 1st, is the day it began in 1939, unless of course you think that World War One and Two were actually one long continuous war, then never mind.

  21. This Day in Sabres History :: June 12

    in This Day in Sabres History

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    Twenty four years after The Fog Game of 1975, it's the Fog Game of 1999 as the Dallas Stars lay down a misty blanket as thick as pea soup and about the same color. In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals at Marine Midland Arena, the Stars hold the Sabres to 12 shots on goal, fewest in Buffalo franchise history, and get a pair of goals from Joe Nieuwendyk in a 2-1 win. "We were suffocated," says Lindy Ruff. Captain Mike Peca chooses a different metaphor. "It was like skating with a plastic bag over your head." On the game winner Nieuwendyk roofs the puck over Dominik Hasek top shelf where Hitchcock hides the Ho Hos. Joe also scores the game tying goal in the second period to erase a 1-0 Buffalo lead thanks to Stu Barnes' goal midway through the second. The Stars take a two games to one lead in the series.

    Gosh, that Stu Barnes was one of my favs.

  24. This Day in Sabres History :: June 6

    in This Day in Sabres History

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    I remember Gare being very bitter to the tune of something like..."How could they do this to me after all I've done for the team".

     

    In hindsight, Foligno had 10 good years for the team and Peterson was a solid checking center for 4 years. It's safe to say Foligno was one of the most popular Sabres in their history.

    I know, that is a hard trade to judge, because Sauve came back to the team anyways and Mike Foligno was one of the all time great Sabres. Too bad McCort was such a bust. McCort's brother was an official or Referee for awhile, too I believe. That was a really emotional trade. Those players were so close to the community. I just remember the shock. It would be like trading away Brier, Mckee and another player that's been around awhile and was part of who the team was.

  25. This Day in Sabres History :: June 6

    in This Day in Sabres History

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    Man. I hated that trade. I loved Mckegney - what a sniper. Savard - best toothless grin ever, and

    J.F. Sauve - would have been a perfect fit for today's game. What the hell did Bowman ever see in Cloutier?

    Bowman also made a controversial trade in 1981 when he sent me, Schoenfeld, Gare and Smith to Detroit for Foligno, Dale McCort--a bust--and Brent Peterson who turned out to be ok. Never will forget Schoenfeld crying and hugging Rick Azar at the airport when he was leaving.

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