In Memoriam Rick Jeanneret passes away at 81.

[Gabrielor]

I am so very f***ing sad.

I love you, RJ.

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[Club]

RIP.

Tragic f***in news man..

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Condolences to his family. Crying shame he never got to call them winning Big Shiny

 

[Butt Ox]

RIP Legend

 

[The don godfather]

Will miss him so much even though the may day call was a dagger in all bruins fans it was delivered so beautifully by a suberb broadcaster who was a master of his craft. Will miss him tons love from a Bruins fan. Your the best Rick!

 

[Dingo44]

So crushed to hear this. He just made an appearance recently too. Best there ever was. Praying for RJ and his family.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Absolutely gutted right now. Glad they were able to give him a hell of a send off last year. RIP RJ.

 

[The Blunder Years]

I am so heartbroken. The whole city will be. All I’ve wanted in life is to see us win a championship with him still around. Going to be a really hard season knowing he’s not around the team anymore.

RIP to the best to ever do it

 

[Howie Hodge]

Noooooooo waaaaaaay.......

Very sad news indeed.

RIP Rick, condolences to the family.

We lost a good one....

 

[beerme1]

What a sad notice to get. Another legend is gone.

HOF RJ RIP

 

[oldgoalie]

So sorry to hear that he passed. Was he the last bridge to the team’s origins in 1970? Condolences to his family.

 

[enthusiast]

I’d really hoped that he would be part of a cup

 

[Gabrielor]

Thank you to Casey Mittelstadt for sending him off with a win in 2022, and being the last RJ Sabres goal call.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Devastated. Even more devastated he didn’t get to see us raise a banner.

Got a Cameo from him for my dad for Christmas last year, really glad I did.

Nobody better. RIP RJ.

 

[tsujimoto74]

RIP, legend.

 

[Burgmania]

My brain and my heart don't want to believe what I'm reading. This is devastating.

RJ was the reason I picked up a microphone in the first place. I . . . I have no words.

 

[MOGlLNY]

I am so upset

 

[Chainshot]

Ah hell. He meant so much to so many, myself included. Sad day for Sabres faithful.

Condolences to his family.

 

[Sansbacon]

I’m sick.

Rest In Peace, RJ.

I’m just going to go cry into my hands for a while…

 

[DapperCam]

Horrible news. His voice will be branded in my brain forever. It was a key part of my childhood. RIP

 

[Gabrielor]

I don't cry a lot. It's not a tough guy thing, it just has to hit me the right way.

It's still the shock of it, but I'm going to be crying about this tomorrow.

 

[Caroline Says ll]

A memory that lives in not only my memory but all my non-Sabres friends was watching the playoffs in 06 and not liking the TV feed in Canada so we muted the TV and turned on the Sabres radio play by play. We realised there was about a 5 second delay between the two but decided to keep listening this way.

All of us suddenly here "Gwwwwhat a hit by Campbell!" And all of us stand in excitement to see something transpire on the TV and finally the hit happens after those 5 seconds, and that anticipation made it so much more incredible. I know RJ had way many better calls, but that one with his excitement and then just waiting to see what happened was a perfect for my friends and I.

 

[stokes84]

Absolutely gutted. Nobody has ever meant more to the Sabres than RJ. RIP to a giant.

 

[Freezerburn]

Very sad. I'm glad he was with his family though.

 

[MOGlLNY]