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Most obscure names in Sabres history


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11 hours ago, dudacek said:

The 86-87 team was a gold mine.

The “Who?” list: Bob Logan, Dave Fenyves, Doug Trapp, Jim Hofford, Paul Brydges, Richard Hajdu, Orlando, Reekie and Mark Ferner

The “He Played For The Sabres?” list: Mark Napier, Wilf Paiement, Phil Russell, Tom Kurvers, Don Lever Jim Korn, and Clark Gillies

But who can name the forgettably-named second overall pick on that team who played a total of 162 games for the Sabres and put up a very respectable 89 points?

Has to be among the most forgettable Sabres, who probably shouldn’t be.

That would be Jacques Richard... noted cocaine smuggler... died in a one car accident like Horton. Paul Cyr when I hear his name I associate him getting stabbed in the Caribbean rather than any hockey highlights. He died at a young age too from heart failure. Jeff Parker also died relatively young from heart infection. 

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25 minutes ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

That would be Jacques Richard... noted cocaine smuggler... died in a one car accident like Horton. Paul Cyr when I hear his name I associate him getting stabbed in the Caribbean rather than any hockey highlights. He died at a young age too from heart failure. Jeff Parker also died relatively young from heart infection. 

Jacques Richard was not playing in 1986/1987. Doug Smith was.

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41 minutes ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

That would be Jacques Richard... noted cocaine smuggler... died in a one car accident like Horton. Paul Cyr when I hear his name I associate him getting stabbed in the Caribbean rather than any hockey highlights. He died at a young age too from heart failure. Jeff Parker also died relatively young from heart infection. 

My recollection of the Paul Cyr story is that he was shot in the azz in an alley in Mexico.

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On 1/3/2022 at 10:51 AM, Pimlach said:

I once heard Chris Berman cover Sabres highlights and loudly proclaim “The Zhitnik is starting to Smehlik”!  
 

 

 the way i remember saying it was: Theres Zhitnik on Mike Peca that's starting to Smehlik isnt that Grosek?

good for some laughs while drinking beers back in the day 😛

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1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Rob McClanahan, the other olympian 

I got him confused with Bob Mongrain 

There was a 3rd Sabre Olympian in 1980; Eric Strobel.

He broke an ankle in a playoff game for the Amerks that season and retired from hockey.

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