Sabres’ Refusal to “Salute” Fans Confirmed
I figured this deserves its own thread.
Harrington quotes an unnamed veteran Sabre (gotta be Okposo), who confirms that, after the “fire Donny” chants amidst the 9-# loss to Columbus, the team decided to stop the stick salute to fans after a win.
What in the actual fu*k.
When does the no-salute policy stop, Kyle? What’s your endgame here, you dipsh1t?
Look, you get to retire and go do whatever the fu*k you’re gonna do, but this is my hometown team. And you and your equivocal
This has happened before elsewhere. Nov 2014 in Toronto:
A day after neglecting to salute the crowd following a win on home ice, Toronto Maple Leafs players said the non-gesture was not intended as a shot at their fans.
Some speculated that the players were angry with their fans, a small number of whom have thrown team merchandise onto the ice during losses this season, and a larger number of whom expressed their displeasure as the struggling team lost recent back-to-back games to Buf