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It's disappointing not to see Mike Grier on that poster. He was a heart and soul player on that 05-06 team.
Loved that team. Weren't they on their 7th and 8th defensemen a few playoffs in a row? Injuries seemed to derail their opportunity for a Cup. Though they would have been in a dogfight with that 07 Ducks team regardless.
He was missed on 06-07 team as was Jay McKee, and JP DumontIt's disappointing not to see Mike Grier on that poster. He was a heart and soul player on that 05-06 team.
I even forgot about that. He became such a huge part of the team in 06-07, its easy to pull some revisionist history nonsense.He was missed on 06-07 team as was Jay McKee, and JP Dumont
whats also forgottedm was how much Vanek did not play in the playoffs in 05-06
I thought it was an Sabre all-time team (50th anniversary), but I wondered why there were no French Connection or Hasek.
ok so, the hockey card I owned, Lafontaine had that jersey and a similar position, but yeah, it can't be him, who's that ? lol (Doesn't have the Lafontaine's visor)
I'm aware this ain't about the mid 90s. 148 point season Lafontaine.Last night was 2000s night for Buffalo. (They've been celebrating the 50th anniversary season by having special game nights/ceremonies for each decade of existence.) That poster is basically an homage to the co-captains era (Drury and Briere). Well past Patty's time with the team.
yeah believe it or not Buffalo was either sixth or seventh (if not fifth so Your right) all time in winning percentage in the nhl regular season all the way up to about 2011ish. No where they would be now. With expansion teams having more success (regular season anyway) and the sabres sucking for a decade but that’s just an amazing fact considering no cup or dynasty or anything like that.
they got injured in 06 and lost to a weaker canes team. Probably would have won the cup
on 07 choked against the sens who were red hot
since then have done nothing at all
Yeah but Carolina was just beating up on the Southeast Division and had their record inflated!I guess "weaker" is a relative term.
05/06 Canes: 112 regular season points, 40 regulation wins,
05/06 Sabres: 110 regular season points, 41 regulation wins,
Dude, they weren’t stacked, they were scary good.
Seriously that was one of my favorite post-lockout teams. I wish they had advanced stats for those early years lol.
This isn't just some random roster, they were the most historic offense in NHL history and went to Game 7 of the conference finals... yes I expect a hockey fan knowledgeable/passionate enough to post here to be able to know Drury, Briere, Pominville, Stafford, Vanek, Roy, Connolly, Campbell by face or at least jersey number and know Max Afinogenov was #61 on that team (any Rangers fan should know that)
Is this the best team to not win a Stanley Cup?
I believe they were ranked 4th up to 2005. The habs were 1st, and I think the flyers were also ahead. I forgot who the other team was ahead of them.
Fair enough, I have a weirdly photographic memory... one of my college buddies' favorite games when they were wasted was to quiz me on obscure 2000's hockey/Rangers trivia.
Ouch. I guess I have to stop posting hereThis isn't just some random roster, they were the most historic offense in NHL history and went to Game 7 of the conference finals... yes I expect a hockey fan knowledgeable/passionate enough to post here to be able to know Drury, Briere, Pominville, Stafford, Vanek, Roy, Connolly, Campbell by face or at least jersey number and know Max Afinogenov was #61 on that team (any Rangers fan should know that)
I remember thinking we were cooked. We hadn’t looked good in that series until Drury tied it up. That flipped the switch for us.OH NOW DO YOU BELIEVE, NOW DO YOU BELIEVE
(or am I an elitist for expecting hockey fans to know this reference)
We were 7.7 seconds away from taking them back home with a 3-2 lead and all the momentum in the world. Still hurts to this day. I had nightmares of Jeanneret's "he SCCCOOooooRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrRRRRRrrrrrsssssssssSSSS" with that iconic siren in the background for weeks. That was the first true heartbreak in my sports existence. A sign of things to come.