Posts About "Pat Lafontaine"
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
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
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...
History of the Buffalo Sabres Captains Part III
September 26th, 2014 The Buffalo Sabres ended the 1980's with three straight playoff appearances which started a streak of eight consecutive, that would eventually end at the conclusion of the 1995-96 season. Things were changing including the team's logo. The team abandoned their signature logo (which they obviously and thankfully returned to), their...
Buffalo Sabres History: Part III (1992-2003)
September 17th, 2014 The next chunk of Buffalo Sabres history was a busy time that featured a lockout-shortened season as well as the team's second Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Unfortunately, Buffalo could not win it's first championship and the series was surrounded in controversy due to Brett Hull's 'No Goal' series clincher in 1999. The Sabres earned...
Religion & The Sabres Season
April 14th, 2014 When Terry Pegula took over the reins of the Sabres, Ted Black proclaimed "A clarion call should go out to the league that Buffalo is hockey heaven." Fans of the organization rejoiced as the team finally had an owner committed to putting forth a supreme on-ice product. However, Pegula seems to be more false prophet than Savior. Hockey...