Sabres All-Time Toughest Team

[VaporTrail]

put together who you think would make the all-time Sabres toughest team....When I say tough I mean they have to be able to check, and not afraid to drop the gloves....Let's try and make it competitive so if a player can score too he would be on one of the top lines...

Let's see what kind of rosters we can make from all the sabres throughout history....

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[VaporTrail]

sorry mods this was meant for the Sabres forum...can you please move there ? thanks

 

[Sens Rule]

I was gonna say as toigh as an all-time Sabres team I gotta think the Flyers win any contest of all time toughest teams... Though perhaps the Wings?

 

[Swervin81]

The Sabres are the Leafs' all time toughest opponent... just barely beat out Philly.

 

[WayneGreatzky]

that 2007 sabres squad was pretty beast. didn't they have like five 30 goal scorers or something?

 

[tehinternet]

L. Ruff - May - Ray
E. Boulton - Ott - Barnaby
A. Peters - Peca - Mi. Foligno
J. Scott - Gaustad - Kaleta

L. Payfair - Boughner
M. Robitaille - B. Campbell
T. Myers - Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre

Steve Shields
?? Grant Fuhr

Coaches:
L. Ruff
T. Nolan

 

[Karate Johnson*]

Mike Hartman needs a spot

Varada would be on my squad.

 

[RiotAct]

that 2007 sabres squad was pretty beast. didn't they have like five 30 goal scorers or something?

yes, but not at all "tough" in the sense of what the OP was going for

 

[RefsIdeas]

L. Ruff - May - Ray
E. Boulton - Ott - Barnaby
A. Peters - Peca - Mi. Foligno
J. Scott - Gaustad - Kaleta

L. Payfair - Boughner
M. Robitaille - B. Campbell
T. Myers - Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre

Steve Shields
?? Grant Fuhr

Coaches:
L. Ruff
T. Nolan

Huh???

 

[haseoke39]

No single roster should leave off jay McKee. I've been a fan since the 90s and that's the toughest player to wear the sweater in that time.

 

[vcv]

Huh???

That one is less huh that Brian Campbell...

Tyler Myers could be nasty if he wanted to.

 

[tehinternet]

That's true, I forgot about McKee. It's really tough coming up with D men for this list (and L. Wingers).

I knew Myers would piss off people But he can be physical when he wanted to. I remember him crushing heads into the boards simply because he was a foot taller than everyone else. Also, I was trying to mix in some skill here.

I did have Varada on the list, but he got bumped by someone, I forget.

As for guys <1996 when I stated following the team, I'm not as knowledgeable.

 

[Moncton man]

You need to fit in Jim Schoenfeld and Jerry "King Kong" Korab if you ask me.

 

[McCauleyChirps]

Ramsey? Also, Ruff played D.

 

[tehinternet]

I think I should replace Peters with Varada. I don't know how that one snuck by me. Peters couldn't even fight good and Varada scored goals sometimes.

 

[Disengage]

Needs more Val James

 

[joshjull]

May/Peca/Gare
Maguire/Ray//Spencer
Barnaby/Hartman/Halkidis
Donnelly/Gillies/Ruff


Playfair/Shoenfeld
Korab/Ramsey
Bougher/McKee
Warrener

 

[joshjull]

Ramsey? Also, Ruff played D.

Ruff played both.

 

[dugman]

May/Peca/Gare
Maguire/Ray//Spencer
Barnaby/Hartman/Halkidis
Donnelly/Gillies/Ruff


Playfair/Shoenfeld
Korab/Ramsey
Bougher/McKee
Warrener

I like this roster..... Dave "the Hammer" Schultz deserves at least a mention, though he was a shadow of his former self during his time here. For goalies, Clint Malarchuk would be in the mix, too.

 

[joshjull]

I like this roster..... Dave "the Hammer" Schultz deserves at least a mention, though he was a shadow of his former self during his time here. For goalies, Clint Malarchuk would be in the mix, too.

I was debating putting Schultz on there. But as you said he was a shell of himself when he played for us.

 

[dugman]

I was debating putting Schultz on there. But as you said he was a shell of himself when he played for us.

I used to love watching Spencer play.... Tragic life, though.

 

[Husko]

Rosters that leave off Peters get bonus points

 

[Correct]

When I think of Andrew Peters, I'll always think about the brawl against Ottawa. He took on anyone and everyone in that game in defense of Drury. Then stepped up to an amateur boxer in Emery to defend Miller. Dude showed real toughness that day, no matter what you think of his offensive game.

 

[Husko]

When I think of Andrew Peters, I'll always think about the brawl against Ottawa. He took on anyone and everyone in that game in defense of Drury. Then stepped up to an amateur boxer in Emery to defend Miller. Dude showed real toughness that day, no matter what you think of his offensive game.

Dude was an AHL punching bag until he started taking steroids. Even then he wasn't even a good fighter, he was just big. He's also recently talked on the air about how he wished there was a rule making it a penalty to go down on a knee to block a shot, because he hates blocking shots. I really don't think there's anything tough about him.

 

[Sabre Dance]

May/Peca/Gare
Maguire/Ray//Spencer
Barnaby/Hartman/Halkidis
Donnelly/Gillies/Ruff


Playfair/Shoenfeld
Korab/Ramsey
Bougher/McKee
Warrener

Now that's a team Nolan could coach.