JWell Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I saw this on the sabres FB page.... The guy commented with one question...... "When will the FN Center get this wild again?" I HOPE the place gets rockin again along with the team. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvNy7pVCDLA&feature=fvwrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was outside the arena for this game and it remains one of the greatest things I have ever experienced. The raw emotion of the fans outside was insane. I'll always be a Chris Drury fanboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I just cried a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was at that game. Actually had to plug my ears it got so loud. My best Sabre game EVER. I hope it ends up being my second or third best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Damn, every time I watch these videos I get wistful and a little choked up. Those were the days when you could fully commit emotionally to the team, when you could believe anything could happen at any time on the ice. This is the baseline for any comparison I have for the team these days and this current group, quite obviously, falls way short. I remember hearing my neighborhood, in Kenmore at the time, going insane. There was this not so soft eruption of cheering, yelling, horns blowing that I could hear from inside the house, and I ran outside and was amazed at the clamor. This is the legacy the Sabres fight with all of the time - the fans want THIS again, and want to take it right to its story-book ending next time. No wonder the F'N Center is quiet, no wonder the Sabres fan-base is irate. There should be no question that Sabres fans know what they're looking at when they watch the team on the ice - they know when the magic is there, and, painfully, when it's absent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Damn, every time I watch these videos I get wistful and a little choked up. Those were the days when you could fully commit emotionally to the team, when you could believe anything could happen at any time on the ice. This is the baseline for any comparison I have for the team these days and this current group, quite obviously, falls way short. I remember hearing my neighborhood, in Kenmore at the time, going insane. There was this not so soft eruption of cheering, yelling, horns blowing that I could hear from inside the house, and I ran outside and was amazed at the clamor. This is the legacy the Sabres fight with all of the time - the fans want THIS again, and want to take it right to its story-book ending next time. No wonder the F'N Center is quiet, no wonder the Sabres fan-base is irate. There should be no question that Sabres fans know what they're looking at when they watch the team on the ice - they know when the magic is there, and, painfully, when it's absent. Send this to Pegula and the Snooze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was at that game. Actually had to plug my ears it got so loud. My best Sabre game EVER. I hope it ends up being my second or third best. Box seats for this one - what a game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Every single building is incredibly louder during the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Every single building is incredibly louder during the playoffs. This is true. However, even last year against the Flyers, the arena wasn't anything special. Esspicially deciding game 6 was pretty quiet. People blamed it on Easter but i don't buy it. I think those Sabres teams related well to Buffalo. We are an underdog city. And the Sabres were always underdogs. The year before this NYR series, if you recall, we were predicted to finish bottom 5 in almost every publication and we lived with each win. "wow they won again". As someone said, this team had the flare that any minute the game could change. I believe home opener that season we beat Montreal in the shootout. We were heavily dominated, but had a strong 3rd period against what many believed at the time was the best goalie in the world, Carey Price, and Briere tied it with seconds left. Then Max won it in the shootout. Todays teams are stale. They're not underdogs. They are underachievers. While the President's Trophy team did have a bit of lazy in them, and fell asleep for 20 minutes in almost each game, they could turn on a switch and dominate. When they had to, they were one of the hardest working teams in hockey. I really believe the city not only related to them, not only cheered for their success but also were proud of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbPuck Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I saw this on the sabres FB page.... The guy commented with one question...... "When will the FN Center get this wild again?" I HOPE the place gets rockin again along with the team. ... The first two seconds of your video shows a player wearing the number 23 .... compare that 23 to our current 23 .... so sad the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 This is true. However, even last year against the Flyers, the arena wasn't anything special. Esspicially deciding game 6 was pretty quiet. People blamed it on Easter but i don't buy it. I think those Sabres teams related well to Buffalo. We are an underdog city. And the Sabres were always underdogs. The year before this NYR series, if you recall, we were predicted to finish bottom 5 in almost every publication and we lived with each win. "wow they won again". As someone said, this team had the flare that any minute the game could change. I believe home opener that season we beat Montreal in the shootout. We were heavily dominated, but had a strong 3rd period against what many believed at the time was the best goalie in the world, Carey Price, and Briere tied it with seconds left. Then Max won it in the shootout. Todays teams are stale. They're not underdogs. They are underachievers. While the President's Trophy team did have a bit of lazy in them, and fell asleep for 20 minutes in almost each game, they could turn on a switch and dominate. When they had to, they were one of the hardest working teams in hockey. I really believe the city not only related to them, not only cheered for their success but also were proud of them. If you are talking about 05-06, I don't think montreal had Carey Price yet. Huet and Theodore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 05-06 was bigger for me, but that was a incredible moment. we had a 12 man pile on in my buddy's dads apartment... probably pissed off the neighbors. it was one of the moments as a sabres fans that i'll never forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 If you are talking about 05-06, I don't think montreal had Carey Price yet. Huet and Theodore My bad, it was Huet, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 My bad, it was Huet, you're right. Love the rest of your post. Hit the nail on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Box seats for this one - what a game! I've taped the series on DVD. I cry everytime I see that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I loved actually believing they could come back, even with only 15 seconds left. And when they did, I loved knowing they were going to win in OT. The other thing that struck me watching it was how Drury didn't even smile...he screamed and everything, but once he got to the bench, it was just pure intensity, like he knew business wasn't finished. Feels like our current team would have just been satisfied with tying it. As an aside, when this happened I was dating a hardcore Rangers fan who didn't talk to me for at least a week after the game. Even a few years after, if I even mentioned it to her, it was like flipping a switch to instantly piss her off. I think cheating on her with 5 prostitutes would have had less of an effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I've taped the series on DVD. I cry everytime I see that goal. We should have a viewing party. I'll bring the roofies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 We should have a viewing party. I'll bring the roofies. I'll bring the Patron - I swear that stuff has roofies in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'll bring the Patron - I swear that stuff has roofies in it! I think that's a pretty fair assessment. Fine, you bring the roofies, I'll bring the boxes of kleenex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I was outside the arena for this game and it remains one of the greatest things I have ever experienced. The raw emotion of the fans outside was insane. I'll always be a Chris Drury fanboy. I think during that aweful day on July 1, the vast majoirty of people were more upset by Drury leaving and it relates almost 100% because of that goal. It did for me, I still get chocked up watching the highlights of that game. You just have to ask, why? Why in 42 years have we not won the stinking thing?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Was at this one with friends. Unforgettable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX4R2DWVhs8 The icing on the cake: I saw a John Leclair jersey in the trash after the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I think that's a pretty fair assessment. Fine, you bring the roofies, I'll bring the boxes of kleenex. Now make sure someone remembers the HD video camera this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Now make sure someone remembers the HD video camera this time. Someone probably has an iphone 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Someone probably has an iphone 4. I do. can Siri come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I do. can Siri come? Of course, but I hear Siri can only interact with one person at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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