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OK, Sabres' fans, get out your 2002 year-at-a-glance calendars. For March 13, pencil in this reminder: “Buy throat lozenges.” You'll need them after Detroit Red Wing Dominik Hasek and New York Islander Mike Peca make their returns to Buffalo on March 10 and March 12. … [Read more...] about Schedule something to shout about

'Personally, I have a hard time seeing these Red Wings being one of the top contenders for the new season.' … [Read more...] about Hasek made wrong choice with Wings

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Whatever you think of The Dominator, his fifth season as a Buffalo Sabre provided plenty of ammunition for future appraisals -- both good and bad. … [Read more...] about Hasek retrospective 1996-97 o Questioning his Hart

'Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rhett Warrener is not on track to win a Nobel Prize in medicine. He's no good in a laboratory, and not much help in an operating room, either. He can't do anything to change the Dickensian horror that has colored Carly's past. So he doesn't try. Instead, Warrener took on the role of Honorary Chairman of Carly's Club, a … [Read more...] about Therapeutic for all

We cannot expect Marty and Mika to be the next coming of Hasek, but we can expect them to play to the best of their ability. And when you think about it, that wouldn't be too shabby. The Sabres' organization knew that one day The Dominator would leave, and now that this day has come, it is apparent that they have planned well for his departure. There is life after … [Read more...] about The Show must go on, and will

He was rumored to be on the trading block. He was saddled with injuries, one of which kept him from playing in the very last game at Memorial Auditorium. He was bombarded with an average of 38 shots a night, the most of his Sabre career. But in the end, The Dominator emerged, as always, unscathed, still a Sabre -- an even richer one at that -- and for the first time an NHL … [Read more...] about Hasek retrospective 1995-96 o Hey now, you're an All Star

'It's the new millennium, folks. They're all mercenaries and they have been for quite a while. The best of them come to play a few years for the Sabres or Bills, and then they go. Deal with it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shuffle is shining example of how stars come and go

'He took the "Dominator" nickname to a new level in the whirlwind weekend that abruptly brought an end to his Sabres' career. "Dictator" might be the term some prefer.' … [Read more...] about In the final analysis, Hasek never lost control

For everything that went right for Dominik Hasek in the 1994-95 season, there was something else that went wrong. … [Read more...] about Hasek retrospective 1994-95 o A lost season

'One of the bigger obstacles the Buffalo Sabres faced in trading Dominik Hasek was the fact his contract option was for only one more season. If the legendary goaltender had committed to playing for at least two more seasons, the Sabres certainly would have had an easier time moving their precious commodity and probably would have gotten more in return.' … [Read more...] about If Hasek plays on, Detroit pays on

'According to several sources, the Blues offered goalie Fred Brathwaite and forward Cory Stillman (draft picks were also involved) for Hasek and the Sabres liked that deal better than the one that sent them Slava Kozlov and his $2-plus million salary. But Hasek, unaware that the Blues were about to get Weight, pushed for the Detroit deal and under terms of an agreement … [Read more...] about Did Hasek jump the gun?

In the 1993-94 season, Dominik Hasek won the starting job, the Vezina Trophy -- his first -- and the hearts and minds of teammates and fans alike. Hasek emerged from his second season as a Sabre with not only job security and some handsome hardware but a cool nickname to boot: “The Dominator.” … [Read more...] about Hasek retrospective 1993-94 o Birth of The Dominator

Statistically speaking, Dominik Hasek was the best goaltender on the Buffalo Sabres roster in 1992-93 when all was said and done. But he wasn't impressive enough early on to keep the team from feeling the need to acquire former Oiler Grant Fuhr in a blockbuster trade with Toronto. When the 28-year-old Czech phenom stepped in and won the “May Day” game in the … [Read more...] about Dominik Hasek retrospective 1992-93 o At first, not so Dominant

\'In the playoffs, he scored three goals for the Sabres--all on the power play--and had seven points in 13 games, with 10 penalty minutes.\' … [Read more...] about Kings, Playing Catch-Up, Get Heinze