18 Greatest Sabres of All-Time

[Dutchess]

It's summer, I'm bored but want to keep writing so I'm doing a series for Get Real Hockey about the 18 greatest of the blue and gold (and red and black). Why 18? Because I felt like it, basically. I'm sure I'll get killed for the list because this is the internet, where positivity goes to die, but if I can get some good conversation out of this, it's a win.

Here we go!

#18: Mike Foligno
#17: Jim Schoenfeld

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Not that I don't believe that Foligno is one of the best Sabres of all time but its hard to have a reasonable discussion about your list when you start at the end.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Not really. Start at the top and attention wanes pretty quickly, in this case it builds up.

 

[Paxon]

Not really. Start at the top and attention wanes pretty quickly, in this case it builds up.

Right, but in order for anyone to discuss whether or not Foligno should be there at #18 without knowing who went ahead of him a person would have to to construct his own list. If it started at #1 and Hasek was chosen, then people could argue between he and Perrault

 

[Dutchess]

Right, but in order for anyone to discuss whether or not Foligno should be there at #18 without knowing who went ahead of him a person would have to to construct his own list. If it started at #1 and Hasek was chosen, then people could argue between he and Perrault

While you can't necessarily argue about #18 vs #1 without knowing the list, there could easily be discussion about that player's positioning on the list as you go. As someone else said -- give away the top of the list first and attention wanes.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

While you can't necessarily argue about #18 vs #1 without knowing the list, there could easily be discussion about that player's positioning on the list as you go. As someone else said -- give away the top of the list first and attention wanes.

You still can't argue about positioning as there's no basis to compare it to. As for attention waning, you're not exactly garnering any attention now and its not like the top 3 aren't already set with some variation in positioning due to flavor.

 

[Dutchess]

You still can't argue about positioning as there's no basis to compare it to. As for attention waning, you're not exactly garnering any attention now and its not like the top 3 aren't already set with some variation in positioning due to flavor.

Fair; can't really go the other way now, though. And most Sabres fans have a fair idea of who's where anyways, so you while you know Foligno isn't going to be #1, you could say something like "He's 18th? He should be here; I bet so and so is ahead of him and they shouldn't be." etc.

 

[VaporTrail]

Foligno definitely belongs on the list...He is one of my favorite all time Sabres.....Tough, could score goals, a leader, and you got the Foligno Leap to boot.

 

[JThorne]

Just put the whole list out at once. You'd get a bigger boom instead of a trickle that is likely forgotten about over time.

And on topic: this is YOUR list. Mine will be different. But unless you've actually seen every game and season in existence, your list is incomplete. Are you in your 50's or later? Then your list is likely incomplete.

 

[Dutchess]

Just put the whole list out at once. You'd get a bigger boom instead of a trickle that is likely forgotten about over time.

And on topic: this is YOUR list. Mine will be different. But unless you've actually seen every game and season in existence, your list is incomplete. Are you in your 50's or later? Then your list is likely incomplete.

I am not and I know that my list will have it's flaws due to the fact that I didn't see Foligno or Schoenfeld or the French Connection with my own eyes. I'd want to hear everyone's list both to see what you think and to see where mine stacks up out of curiosity.

#17: Jim Schoenfeld