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Posts About "Pat Lafontaine"

Sabres 2017 Holiday Wish List

Sabres 2017 Holiday Wish List

December 24th, 2017 Tis the season... Fa-la-la-la-la-la-LaFontaine! Oh, those were the days...when Sabres' legendary play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret was calling Pat LaFontaine’s goals for the team back in the 1990s. And there were plenty of them. LaFontaine netted 158 goals in Blue & Gold in only 268 games. Jeanneret's catchphrases were as...
Top 10 Post Stanley Cup Era Islanders

Top 10 Post Stanley Cup Era Islanders

October 18th, 2017 The New York Islanders royalty is synonymous with the Stanley Cup winning teams. From Denis Potvin to Mike Bossy, their retired numbers hang in the rafters of first the Nassau Coliseum and now the Barclays Center. While the years following the Cup wins have been mostly lean, the list of memorable players is quite long. Here are the ten...
Washington Capitals — A History of Long Playoff Games

Washington Capitals — A History of Long Playoff Games

April 21st, 2017 The Washington Capitals have seen plenty of overtime action in the playoffs, but long postseason games are nothing new for the team. All three games that the Caps played this postseason, have, amazingly, ended in overtime. In Game 1, Washington and Toronto were tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time. Tom Wilson buried the puck past...
October 25, 1991: The End of an Era

October 25, 1991: The End of an Era

October 25th, 2016 While the 1980s were kind to the New York Islanders, the start of the next decade was a different story. The four-time Stanley Cup Champions won just one playoff series after their "Drive for Five" stalled in 1984. Their star, Pat LaFontaine grew tired of losing, and more importantly, the uncertainty of ownership. The owner at the...
Dallas vs. St. Louis: The Off-Ice Matchup

Dallas vs. St. Louis: The Off-Ice Matchup

April 29th, 2016 After vanquishing their respective first round foes, the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues now face off in the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The two teams are quite evenly matched: Three of five regular season meetings between the Stars and Blues were decided in overtime or by shootout. The other two games? Blues 3, Stars...
Top 10 Players Who Played For Both Islanders And Rangers

Top 10 Players Who Played For Both Islanders And Rangers

December 2nd, 2015 The Islanders-Rangers rivalry 2015-16 edition is set to begin this Wednesday. The 255th regular-season matchup. The rivalry is now closer than ever with just 5.8 miles separating Barclays Center from Madison Square Garden. Only one person has served as both the Islanders and Rangers general manager. Neil Smith served as Rangers general...
5 Best Moves in Buffalo Sabres History

5 Best Moves in Buffalo Sabres History

October 27th, 2015 The Buffalo Sabres have made plenty of deals that led to success of some sort for the team. From the trade that resulted in goaltender Ryan Miller being drafted to the deal that brought Chris Drury to the Sabres, there has been no shortage of exciting deals in Buffalo. But which moves are the best in franchise history? This list...
Islanders to Welcome Back Pat LaFontaine March 24

Islanders to Welcome Back Pat LaFontaine March 24

December 16th, 2014 Yesterday, the Islanders announced their promotions for the second half of the season.  They will not only be honoring former players like the first half of the season as Kyle Okposo, John Tavares, and Matt Martin all have bobblehead nights scheduled.  Among the promotions announced was the return of former Islanders forward Pat...
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