#Sabres announce the team will officially retire the jersey of Dominik Hasek

[DixonWard15]

in a ceremony during the 2014-15 season. #39 to the rafters.

https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/449561491482882049

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[DixonWard15]

 

[BananaSquad]

in a ceremony during the 2014-15 season. #39 to the rafters.

https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/449561491482882049

Awesome news and well deserved!

 

[phosphene*]

It's about time.

Best goalie ever.

 

[sabresfan129103]

In other news water is wet. I should probably find a way to get tickets to this game. The team is going to be terrible again, so it shouldn't be that hard.

 

[Chad Thundercock]

That's a cool banner.

For you kids that didn't see Hasek in his day, he was incredible. Inhuman good.

 

[Zman5778]

Well deserved.

 

[Beerz]

Most impressive stat ... No goalie in the 1990's had a better save percentage then his 5th best season.

 

[Beerz]

I think he deserves a statue out in Alumni Plaza.

 

[BananaSquad]

I think he deserves a statue out in Alumni Plaza.

That would be sick.

 

[Zman5778]

I think he deserves a statue out in Alumni Plaza.

I wouldn't be opposed to that.

 

[Paxon]

But will there be a tribute video?

 

[couture23]

That infographic is sexy.

 

[haseoke39]

Cool.

As you can tell from my name, I'm a Hasek fan, would love to see a statue, but to be honest, it'll be 14 years after he left that they retire his number, and I wouldn't be phased to see someone else wear 39 anymore.

 

[Nibbler]

Will the banner be blue and gold, or black and red?

 

[RazielMoshman]

Holy ****, Hasek is the reason I'm into NHL at all. That's an impressive list.

Best. Goalie. Ever. Brilliant news.

 

[Nibbler]

Sign him for the game, let him play, then retire his number

 

[RazielMoshman]

Out of interest how far back does Buffalo's history with good goalies go? We went from Hasek to Biron (who had that awesome 73 game season I seem to remember) then to Miller. I mean over the last 20 years we've been pretty lucky and with out pipeline the future doesn't look too shabby either.

I'm ignoring Noronen.

 

[Shoey]

Will the banner be blue and gold, or black and red?

I could go either way honestly, part of me wants it to be the same color as the other banners but at the same time his most dominant years came in the black/red era.

 

[Zman5778]

Out of interest how far back does Buffalo's history with good goalies go? We went from Hasek to Biron (who had that awesome 73 game season I seem to remember) then to Miller. I mean over the last 20 years we've been pretty lucky and with out pipeline the future doesn't look too shabby either.

I'm ignoring Noronen.

For whatever reason, the Sabres are loaded with above average goalies.

We started with Crozier and Edwards/Sauve, who were at worst average.

After them, we had Barrasso who was darned good.

A bit of a dark period followed until we landed Fuhr, and then it's been a string of excellent play from Fuhr to Hasek to Miller.

 

[Tapu Coco]

Awesome news, took long enough

 

[Pegi90*]

finally.

 

[RazielMoshman]

For whatever reason, the Sabres are loaded with above average goalies.

We started with Crozier and Edwards/Sauve, who were at worst average.

After them, we had Barrasso who was darned good.

A bit of a dark period followed until we landed Fuhr, and then it's been a string of excellent play from Fuhr to Hasek to Miller.

Wow. Glad to know I wasn't going mad. Thanks for the info!

 

[dire wolf]

legendary

 

[haseoke39]

I hope they do a really good job with the video. One thing I've always noticed is the lack of really good quality highlight packages of Hasek's time as a Sabre.