How are they doing now? (Former Sabres Players) Top 100 pics/stories
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Jim Bob
RIP RJ
Hasek may be the perfect person for the first episode of a podcast with this title.
I mean, that almost implies goalies aren't weird anymore.... Some of them are still pretty out there.
missingmika
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That stat is very envious for us Sabres fan.
I had no idea that Matt Moulson was still playing in the AHL. Playing for the Hershey Bears on a one-year one-way contract at the age of 38. I'm sure it's not for the money. Much respect.
Buffaloed
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http://www.calisportsnews.com/ex-nhler-john-blue-shares-his-journey-from-the-crease-to-the-church/
John Blue spent life as hockey goalie, then God called – Orange County Register
If you're thinking about the Sabres signing him he checks all the boxes except for one.
Old - he's 55
Hips - 2 artificial
Curses - BUZZ
Hockey legend Gordie Howe put it best.
“All hockey players are bilingual,” Howe said. “They know English and profanity.”
So if you choose to read on, be forewarned.
Despite Blue’s position as a man of God, 25 years of hockey has spoiled his vocabulary. He doesn’t curse like a sailor, he curses like a hockey player. For whatever reason, expletives have always been a part of the sport’s vernacular. Blue recalls Brian Sutter, who coached him in Boston, dropping 86 f-words in one speech (they counted).
In conversation, Blue will drop an f-bomb and catch himself. He genuinely has an inner conflict with it. It’s almost endearing.
“I’m working on it,” Blue said. “But some things won’t go.”
John Blue spent life as hockey goalie, then God called – Orange County Register
If you're thinking about the Sabres signing him he checks all the boxes except for one.
Old - he's 55
Hips - 2 artificial
Curses - BUZZ
Hockey legend Gordie Howe put it best.
“All hockey players are bilingual,” Howe said. “They know English and profanity.”
So if you choose to read on, be forewarned.
Despite Blue’s position as a man of God, 25 years of hockey has spoiled his vocabulary. He doesn’t curse like a sailor, he curses like a hockey player. For whatever reason, expletives have always been a part of the sport’s vernacular. Blue recalls Brian Sutter, who coached him in Boston, dropping 86 f-words in one speech (they counted).
In conversation, Blue will drop an f-bomb and catch himself. He genuinely has an inner conflict with it. It’s almost endearing.
“I’m working on it,” Blue said. “But some things won’t go.”
Jim Bob
RIP RJ
WiHockeyGuy
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I don't recognize either of those guys. Were they camp invites or something for the Sabres?
Czuzcman was a summer camp invitee several years in a row.
WiHockeyGuy
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Jacob582
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Jason Botterill was one of the final two candidates for the Anaheim GM job.
vcv
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Is there something like the Rooney Rule in the NHL, but for idiots?
Buffaloed
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AFTER HOCKEY, LIFE WAS TOO DIFFICULT (Published 1982)
Larry Mickey's been dead for quite a few years but he deserves to be remembered. It's a sad story. Maybe someone reading will benefit from it.
''I wonder if he had just been normal, if he hadn't been a hockey player or an athlete,'' his widow, Lynda, said. ''They're brought up to be special. 'Hey, look at me.' It's easy for athletes - the girls all over you, you're the big star. But it's not easy once they take their skates off. It's a rude awakening.''
From talking with the people who knew him, it is clear that Larry Mickey grew up believing that if he worked hard at hockey, the rest would follow. He would be someone special.
Larry Mickey's been dead for quite a few years but he deserves to be remembered. It's a sad story. Maybe someone reading will benefit from it.
''I wonder if he had just been normal, if he hadn't been a hockey player or an athlete,'' his widow, Lynda, said. ''They're brought up to be special. 'Hey, look at me.' It's easy for athletes - the girls all over you, you're the big star. But it's not easy once they take their skates off. It's a rude awakening.''
From talking with the people who knew him, it is clear that Larry Mickey grew up believing that if he worked hard at hockey, the rest would follow. He would be someone special.
buffalowing88
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Sorta shitty quote from Floyd Smith in that piece. Jesus. If this happened three decades later it would have been national news. Poor guy.
The quote from his ex-wife is a real gem as well. Poor guy, having married that.
