Two or less Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Happy three years anniversary of one of the craziest games in Buffalo Sabres history. Those were the days our club was on top. Anyways, enjoy. Cinco de Mayo will never be the same. Wonder what kind of game Chicago and Vancouver or Wings and Ducks will have? Anywhere near the crazies we saw 3 years ago? Probably not. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 That was an absolutely wild game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Biggest roller coaster game ever; erased four one-goal Ottawa leads. Derek Roy with, what, 5 points (2G, 3A, I believe) and Timmy had a pair of goals, too. It's amazing that a team with Chara, Havlat, Alfredsson, Heatley and Spezza could have lost anything. What's even more amazing is that Chara and Havlat were shipped out, but Emery remained. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 That was the game where Tim Connolly officially arrived. Now if only he had kept his head up early in the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Biggest roller coaster game ever; erased four one-goal Ottawa leads. Derek Roy with, what, 5 points (2G, 3A, I believe) and Timmy had a pair of goals, too. It's amazing that a team with Chara, Havlat, Alfredsson, Heatley and Spezza could have lost anything. What's even more amazing is that Chara and Havlat were shipped out, but Emery remained. :huh: Roy 5 points playing left wing. In a perfect world he would go back to wing and a true number 1 center would be brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Roy 5 points playing left wing. In a perfect world he would go back to wing and a true number 1 center would be brought in. In a perfect world we would have been able to fit DB, CD, and BC under the cap for about 15 million combined per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 In a perfect world we would have been able to fit DB, CD, and BC under the cap for about 15 million combined per year. Do you really want me to get started on this again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Do you really want me to get started on this again? In a perfect word you wouldn't get started on this again. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawerchuk Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ray Emery is the biggest douchebag!! Loved that game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ray Emery is the biggest douchebag!! Loved that game! Speaking of Emery, not sure if you guys heard, but looks like he is returning to the NHL. And, according to TSN, it may be with the Philadelphia Flyers. http://tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=277459 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 In a perfect word you wouldn't get started on this again. :rolleyes: At least today, at 12:55pm est, all is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUeagles2011 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I woke my dad up when the sabres tied it up. Then when they won in OT I ran outside to cheer so I didnt wake him up again. Ahhh the good times!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 For my money, it was the greatest Sabres game ever. It was perfect. Ottawa was awesome that year. They manhandled us several times in the regular season. Beating them in the playoffs was like the Jedi beating the Evil Empire in Star Wars. The team had emerged from bankruptcy, mediocrity and the lockout, and had a great, and exciting, regular season, but nobody knew what would happen in the playoffs. Then we took down big, slow Philly in the first round. Here came Ottawa, with Alfie, Spezza, Heatley, Chara, Redden and DOMINIK (he didn't play, but his presence loomed large) -- and nobody thought the Sabres had a chance until after that game. The future seemed so bright after that game. The sky was blue. The possibilities were endless. Connolly was turning into a full-blown star. Miller was coming into his own. Soupy had finally figured it out, was decent enough in his own zone, and had stretches on offense where he was just awesome. We had young talent, veteran poise, goaltending, coaching, leadership, speed, depth and toughness. McKee led the league in blocked shots and inspired his teammates to sacrifice. Nobody pulled any BS when Grier was on the ice. Drury was solid as a rock. Tallinder was one of the best shutdown defensemen in the league. And I would've trusted Lindy with just about anything. That team, that season and that game was why people love their sports teams. I still can't believe how bad our keystone kops ownership/management team screwed it up. But it was amazing while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Coming out of that game, it felt like we had goaltending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Coming out of that game, it felt like we had goaltending? coming out of that game it felt like we had leadership too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I never (1999 included) had more confidence that this team was going to win the Cup than this moment: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> :censored: injuries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VansTheMans Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yea. 05-06, 06-07 the glory years of the team. I never thought we'd be able to get past Ottawa in that series. It was unbelievable when we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Biggest roller coaster game ever; erased four one-goal Ottawa leads. Derek Roy with, what, 5 points (2G, 3A, I believe) and Timmy had a pair of goals, too. It's amazing that a team with Chara, Havlat, Alfredsson, Heatley and Spezza could have lost anything. What's even more amazing is that Chara and Havlat were shipped out, but Emery remained. :huh: Five, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Five, actually. Geez, you're right. For some reason, I always think that it ended 6-5, not 7-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsrcursed Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 My birthday, I'll never forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcolour Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Watching these things depresses me knowing how all that magic came to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 One more item about this game: it gave rise to PAFan's finest hour on this board: check it out. I have to admit that I re-read this every so often, and it never disappoints. And look at him now, calling for Lindy's head! How soon they forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 One more item about this game: it gave rise to PAFan's finest hour on this board: check it out. I have to admit that I re-read this every so often, and it never disappoints. *** wiping away the tears *** Holy crap I'd forgotten all about that. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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