Two or less Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Cool article on former Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek. He is dominating the KHL about about to win the goalkeeper of the week award at age 46. Crazy! Not sure to talk about our current Sabres besides fantasies of trades/management until we all wait for our savior Terry Pegula to come in and give us good news, i figured i'd post this article i read for those who care. Hasek Aging WellBy BY JEFF Z. KLEIN AND STU HACKEL Dominik Hasek, who turns 46 on Jan. 29, just keeps on rolling. Widely considered modern hockey’s greatest goalie and now tending the nets for Spartak Moscow, Hasek added another to his long list of honors this month when he was named the Kontinental Hockey League’s goalkeeper of the week for winning three games, two by shutout. Hasek has five shutouts Hasek’s statistics. this season, including four in eight games from Dec. 8 to Jan. 8. The second of those clean sheets, a 24-save effort in a 3-0 victory over Spartak’s archrival, CSKA Moscow, was a special one. It made Hasek, at 45 years 327 days, the oldest goalie to record a shutout in a premier league. He surpassed another great, Jacques Plante, who was 45 years 325 days old and an Edmonton Oiler when he shut out the Michigan Stags, 7-0, in a World Hockey Association game in 1974. Link- http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/hasek-aging-well/?ref=hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Dominik Hasek interviews with the NY Times- Q.For the Sabres’ 40th anniversary, the Buffalo fans picked their all-time team. They voted you No. 1.A. Did this happen? [Yes.] I did not know this. Q. They picked you No. 1, ahead of Gil Perreault. It was something of a surprise. A. Well, you know, it’s probably because a lot of people are too young to remember Perreault, but they saw me play. Link- http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/the-hasek-interview-k-h-l-is-a-different-hockey/?ref=sports Mainly talks KHL vs. NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisky Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 definitely still the same old dom. One of these days im sure give him his due with a sabre sword and retired number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 We MUST keep Lindy Ruff!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 definitely still the same old dom. One of these days im sure give him his due with a sabre sword and retired number. Maybe a certain new owner will have something to say about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 definitely still the same old dom. One of these days im sure give him his due with a sabre sword and retired number. Once everyone is a little less pissed about the situation he left the team with (demand a trade to a contender AND demand that said contender not give up a player of commensurate value in return), that will happen. In fact, maybe those wounds already have healed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Maybe a certain new owner will have something to say about that. I like the idea of Pegula brokering peace here. He'd have to go to Dom and tell him why a lot of fans are still upset. A guy like Dom might not even be aware of it. Dom could be asked to apologize. But Terry would also have to communicate with the fans, ask them to forgive and forget, make a statement something to the effect that, hey, let's not blame Dom for the situation in Buffalo hockey circa 2001 that forced him to ask for a trade. Blame it on the crooks. As it stands, you just can't risk bringing back one of your top 2 all time players and having that player booed off the ice in a number retirement ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 How about signing him to back up Miller? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakstream Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 How about signing him to back up Miller? PTR I would love that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 How about signing him to back up Miller? PTR I'd love to see Miller's reaction to that move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I like the idea of Pegula brokering peace here. He'd have to go to Dom and tell him why a lot of fans are still upset. A guy like Dom might not even be aware of it. Dom could be asked to apologize. But Terry would also have to communicate with the fans, ask them to forgive and forget, make a statement something to the effect that, hey, let's not blame Dom for the situation in Buffalo hockey circa 2001 that forced him to ask for a trade. Blame it on the crooks. As it stands, you just can't risk bringing back one of your top 2 all time players and having that player booed off the ice in a number retirement ceremony. And it always seemed like more of a management thing than a fan thing to me. If he really is the fan that they're making him out to be, he should be far more appreciative of what Hasek meant to this team than the typical owner would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I'd love to see Miller's reaction to that move. Or Hasek's reaction to the suggestion, for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I'd love to see Miller's reaction to that move. I bet a WTF wave would be involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLaLaFontaine Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 The trade to Detroit was a good trade for our goalie legend. He can end his career with the knowledge that he has won the cup once. Ok not with Buffalo, but we will win it anyway. Boston did the same wit Ray Bourque and i thinks this is just fair. LaLaLafontaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I bet a WTF wave would be involved. Nothing can beat Al Smith's final moment as a Sabre. I've attached the wikipedia description, which is quite accurate for those who don't remember: One of the most infamous moments of his career came on February 13, 1977 when he quit the Buffalo Sabres. Reunited with former Maple Leafs coach Punch Imlach, now the Buffalo General Manager, Smith was to replace injured Sabres goalie Gerry Desjardins in a game against the Minnesota North Stars. The Sabres had also called up Don Edwards and less than an hour before gametime, Imlach ordered Sabres coach Floyd Smith to play Edwards instead.[1] After the playing of the National Anthem, Smith stepped off the bench, saluted Buffalo owners Seymour and Northrup Knox and headed for the dressing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 The trade to Detroit was a good trade for our goalie legend. He can end his career with the knowledge that he has won the cup once. Ok not with Buffalo, but we will win it anyway. Boston did the same wit Ray Bourque and i thinks this is just fair. LaLaLafontaine The difference is, Bourque didn't force the trade. Boston came to Bourque with the idea. It was a goodwill gesture on Boston's part, just like when Buffalo offered to trade Mike Ramsey to a SC contender near the end of his career. Hasek forced his trade and demanded the terms of the trade. If he didn't get his way he had every intention of taking his puck and going back to the Czech Republic. That trade scuttled the Sabres for quite a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hasek still has what? Knee high Kramer socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLaLaFontaine Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 @weave: yes there s a difference. But he did not saw any perspective at this time and Buffalo did not make an offer like Boston. And you can not be one of the greatest goalies without a Stanley cup championship. I understand that some fans may have a problem with this story, but for me this ok. LaLaLafontaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Nothing can beat Al Smith's final moment as a Sabre. I've attached the wikipedia description, which is quite accurate for those who don't remember: One of the most infamous moments of his career came on February 13, 1977 when he quit the Buffalo Sabres. Reunited with former Maple Leafs coach Punch Imlach, now the Buffalo General Manager, Smith was to replace injured Sabres goalie Gerry Desjardins in a game against the Minnesota North Stars. The Sabres had also called up Don Edwards and less than an hour before gametime, Imlach ordered Sabres coach Floyd Smith to play Edwards instead.[1] After the playing of the National Anthem, Smith stepped off the bench, saluted Buffalo owners Seymour and Northrup Knox and headed for the dressing room. Thanks for this. I didn't know how good ole' Al ended up. Sounds like a Patrick Roy moment, but without the illustrious career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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