K-9 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Always thought we were at a disadvantage with that small ice. Imagine Bert with more room? GO SABRES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Always thought we were at a disadvantage with that small ice. Imagine Bert with more room? GO SABRES!!! That's why I loved when the Nords entered the NHL in the Adams. It was fun to watch the Sabres and the Stasnys with skating room in Quebec on the Olympic sized ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 That's why I loved when the Nords entered the NHL in the Adams. It was fun to watch the Sabres and the Stasnys with skating room in Quebec on the Olympic sized ice. Omigosh that rink! And then they would come into the tiny Aud (or the Boston Garden) and suffer for the lack of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 That's why I loved when the Nords entered the NHL in the Adams. It was fun to watch the Sabres and the Stasnys with skating room in Quebec on the Olympic sized ice. :huh: Le Colisee's sheet was the standard 200'x85'. The powder blue at the base of the dasher boards might have made it look bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Close 5' shorter & 2' narrower. (191'x83') 1 other rink was as narrow as the Gaaaaaah-din and 1 was even a yard shorter than it but the regulation 85' wide. really? Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 :huh: Le Colisee's sheet was the standard 200'x85'. The powder blue at the base of the dasher boards might have made it look bigger. Had to check and you are correct, sir. Interesting. I simply mis-remember. Perhaps it was a combination of the slightly larger ice and the ice quality, or that Real Cloutier and JF Sauve weren't very big. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Had to check and you are correct, sir. Interesting. I simply mis-remember. Perhaps it was a combination of the slightly larger ice and the ice quality, or that Real Cloutier and JF Sauve weren't very big. :lol: You got Taro-ed. It's OK. You won't be the last. I was going to go after him about the original media guide having the Aud ice at 195, not 196 feet. But surely Taro worked at the print shop that printed the guide and knows it was a typo because the man setting the lead type that day was hungover. But it does lead to this interesting question. How could two (or two and a half) feet make that much difference at either end? (I've also read that the neutral zone was smaller than regulation and the end zones were standard.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 The small rinks are gone now, but those small rinks greatly affected play according to Tony McKegney, who spent the first four seasons of his NHL career (1978-83) in Buffalo playing at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, which featured an ice surface that measured 185 feet by 85 feet. Buffalo had a fast-skating team in those days and had a significant home-ice advantage that affected goaltenders like Liut. The Buffalo rink had a shorter surface between the blue lines, which changed the Sabres' strategy. "Yeah, actually we got used to the small rink and we used to really go after people," McKegney said. "We used to forecheck really well there, we got used to it. It was to our advantage to be at home. When we got to the big rink, we had a pretty good skating team, so for us it was actually going to a large ice surface like Montreal or Quebec or a lot of different rinks, it was easier for us to go into those rinks. It gave us more room, more freedom, you adjust to it. We had a good team, so we could play well anywhere." In Buffalo, the space between the blue lines caused the problem. "That was the shortest thing, that was the part that was the toughest to adjust to, between those two lines," McKegney said. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=501626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 really? Which one?Olympia only 83' wide. Chicago Stadium 188' long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 But if your name is K8, and you enter out pageant, you can compete for our prize of bride of first pick! p.s. You should change picture to something less attractive. Tim makes me happy because, you see, we were lovers...and he did more well than whom we are now, so it is maybe futile, tee hee! :D :D :D My wife has an open mind , she used play both side.. I'm game .. .. But a player like Bert is going to have higher expectations than little ole me and I'm selfish . I won't be sharing my other half .. By the reaction I suspect you rival has the inside track .. Im a sucker for a mystery . I don't think they would let me put a picture of a white shield and works (my downfall that let me read all this) .. So anyway. I did like the video, it reminded me of sitting in the oranges and watching amazing plays... And the sound of stomping cups as we left .. Awesome . I was a Rico fan but stood amazed Everytime Perrault did his thing. I really want to see the shoeny fight when he kicked the crap out of Orr in the zamboni tunnel.. Never saw anything like that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 ...I really want to see the shoeny fight when he kicked the crap out of Orr in the zamboni tunnel.. Never saw anything like that either You're thinking of Wayne Cashman and yes, that would be fun to see. I remember listening to it on the radio. GO SABRES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Footage does exist on YouTube. Here's some: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I found this the yesterday linked to the Sabres-Senators brawl. 30 minutes of old fights, and it looks like there's a three more of 30 minutes each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I found this the yesterday linked to the Sabres-Senators brawl. 30 minutes of old fights, and it looks like there's a three more of 30 minutes each. Well, my morning just became completely unproductive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Well, my morning just became completely unproductive.Funny. I forgot how tough Dudley was. Thanks for the zamboni fight. I think I was like 9 years old . I was in awe. It seemed like it lasted forever but it was short . I saw the Orr fight but I am not as sure if I saw it on tv. Strange how selective my memory is . That team wouldn't take any crap. The Luce fight was interesting. Saw Gilbert scrap once but it was short . Thanks, thats 30 minutes well spent this morning..I was young but I remember it was just about defending each other especially the Flyers . Ok .. Anybody have the 14 to 2 capitals game or the time Martin knocked over a goalie with a point blank slap shot. Edited February 11, 2015 by K8prisoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I found this the yesterday linked to the Sabres-Senators brawl. 30 minutes of old fights, and it looks like there's a three more of 30 minutes each. Peca and Tucker looked personal. Instead of the wonderlich the sabres should test any rooks on their history by watching these so that bruin disgrace never happens . Everyone knew the history that night except our players. It was amazing the effect that had on this franchise that never let that happen. Every goal scorer owes their room to skate from these guys . That lucic thing really blows now after seeing the team defend itself for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Some they showed the context of why.. This team has an uphill battle even after they find 4 more guys that can actually put the puck in the net to regain their soul considering the hit on gionta . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Footage does exist on YouTube. Here's some: Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks And that's the 2nd camera. There's another angle that is available, too. (Can't find it now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 And that's the 2nd camera. There's another angle that is available, too. (Can't find it now.) Check the 30 min post by Matt .. It's in there .. Full length.. Appreciate the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Check the 30 min post by Matt .. It's in there .. Full length.. Appreciate the effort. I forget where, but it's within the first 8-9 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Leafs' boss Stafford Smythe was asked earlier if the Buffalo-Toronto rivalry would be intense. "No, I don't feel that, because I think we'll win every game and there won't be any rivalry." Buffalo smoked those chumps 7-2 in Imlach's first game back in Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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