LastPommerFan Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Once Hasek's is up there, the numbers are exhausted. No more to the rafters for a LONG time. Yes, the next number will be 97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Dom got a nice ovation when he returned to Buffalo and stepped onto the ice before a game not long after Terry Pegula bought the team. Terry's honeymoon was in full flower. I would expect Dom would receive a similar reception this time but things have changed. Will Terry and Ted Black step onto the ice they way they did for Rick? There are some fans — OK, quite a few — who don't like the way Dom left. Will they be heard? Only on the internet. He received a loud ovation the last time he showed up. I see no reason to expect anything different this time. For the 1st time in a loooooong time, I'm looking forward to being at this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Good to see that there will be no awkward moments: @BuffaloSabres Hasek looking forward to seeing Nolan. "He was my coach." Whatever differences they had was years ago. He hopes Nolan improves the #Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Only on the internet. He received a loud ovation the last time he showed up. I see no reason to expect anything different this time. For the 1st time in a loooooong time, I'm looking forward to being at this game. This is the only other game I am going to this year (last one was Ruffs return)Next season the only game at this time I plan to attend would be the night they retire his number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'll be there. By far the best hockey player I've ever seen in person. I will too, w/ one of my boys. He's absolutely the best goalie I've ever seen in person. Whether he's the best player I've ever seen in person is a good question. I've had the good fortune to see a lot of greats through the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'll be up in the 300's with my wife and son. Really looking forward to it!! Although I'm not sure I'm looking forward to the game nearly as much as this ceremony and the beer and wings involved with any trip to Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Sabres legend Dominik Hasek happy in retirement, set for Hall of Fame honor and jersey retirement BUFFALO – Dominik Hasek swears he’s retired from hockey. The legendary Sabres goalie hasn’t played professionally since his one-year stint in the Russian KHL ended in February 2011. His goalie equipment, Hasek said, hasn’t left the bag since then. These days, the 49-year-old plays once or twice a week as a defenseman in a rec league back in his native Czech Republic. “You wake up and you enjoy your life different ways,” Hasek, whose No. 39 will be retired by the Sabres next season, said this morning inside the First Niagara Center. Still, retiring wasn’t easy. Hasek wanted to return to the NHL during the summer of 2012. The Sabres’ old regime even met with him out of respect. “I was thinking about playing hockey even one year ago,” Hasek said. “Before this season I made the decision I’m not going to play professionally anymore.” @SabresPR Full Hasek press release: http://tinyurl.com/pmgqavq Download the infographic: http://tinyurl.com/po4vnsl #Sabres Edited March 28, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM8-PL16 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 i'm glad they announced his number being retired. He deserves it. ... but unlike many on here, I think at least one if not two more should be up there. 5 and 10. Ramsey and Ramsay. For those of you who didn't get to see them play, i'm sorry. but go look at the stats and ask alumni or old timers... those guys should be up there. I don't believe 2 should be up there, it's a tragedy that Horton died while a member of the team but he did most of his work in another uniform. Honor him but no need to retire his number. I've read/heard several people name guys that have been honored/retired from other teams that think it's insane that Ramsay and Ramsey don't have this honor in Buffalo but other "lesser" players on other teams do just because they were on teams that won a cup. Just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) @BuffaloSabres Nolan says he had the opportunity to catch up with Hasek today & it was great to see him. A lot of great memories. #Sabres @BuffaloSabres 3 goalies. @JEnroth125, Hasek & @mneuvirth30. #Sabres Edited March 28, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 that would be funny if he stiffs the Sabres and doesn't show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Sometimes teams give away bobbleheads of a certain player on a certain night. I wish for Hasek night they'd give away special slinkies that have his legs on the bottom and rest up on top. Or did they actually do that back in the day. Because they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Dominik Hasek press conference (3/28/14) <14:34> Dominik Hasek met with the media in Buffalo upon his return prior to the Sabres Hall of Fame induction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 @BuffaloSabres Nolan says he had the opportunity to catch up with Hasek today & it was great to see him. A lot of great memories. #Sabres @BuffaloSabres 3 goalies. @JEnroth125, Hasek & @mneuvirth30. #Sabres Wait, wasn't hasek supposed to be just as tall as Enroth???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Wait, wasn't hasek supposed to be just as tall as Enroth???? And isn't Neuvirth supposed to be taller than both of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Wait, wasn't hasek supposed to be just as tall as Enroth???? Lifts. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 And isn't Neuvirth supposed to be taller than both of them? 6-1, says the bio. That's weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 6-1, says the bio. That's weird. It's called a chair. They aren't considered weird outside of northwestern Pennsyltucky. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulFuture Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I personally think that Hasek and the French connection are the only numbers that should be retired. Lafontaine and Molgilny should be as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ubkev Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hodgson looks kinda in awe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Lafontaine and Molgilny should be as well Disagree. If it wasn't for being a part of the French Connection, I don't think that Martin or Robert should be retired either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hasek/Hockey Hotline (3/28/14) <12:07> Dominik Hasek was a guest on Sabres Hockey Hotline w/ Kevin Sylvester & Andrew Peters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Disagree. If it wasn't for being a part of the French Connection, I don't think that Martin or Robert should be retired either. Yeah, I'm kinda with you. That line is just so iconic though, I'm good with it. PLF, maybe, Gare, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 @BuffaloSabres More photos from Dominik Hasek's return to @FirstNiagaraCtr can be found here: https://www.facebook...1&stream_ref=10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hasek finally looks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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