Well I was playing NHL 10 today and I made a Toronto Maple Leafs franchise. (don't worry I have like 10 Sabres ones, and a bunch of random teams). Whenever I make a franchise for another team, I always end up trading with the Sabres, I can't help it. And I just trade for all of my non-star favorite players.
Now I go on youtube and just watch videos of these players and I just realized that Grier is probally my favorite player. My other favorite players are Tim Kennedy, and for some reason, Craig Rivet.

Just watching the video of Mike Grier scoring in game 5 of the playoffs last year off the face-off, wearing the Classic Sabres logo, and jumping into the boards screaming with the biggest smile on his face just makes me love the guy.
Other guys like Jochen Hecht and Craig Rivet are guys that we were dissing all last year, but they're awesome.
Who are your favorite players on the Sabres, guys you just love to see succeed, besides the obvious Miller, Myers, Ennis type guys.
FEAR THE GRIER!
Sorry this is a random topic, but I was just really deep in thought and had to post this.

_________________
"Ah...composite sticks...you can't beat 'em...unless you have a wooden one..."-Harry Neale

In Pegula We We Trust!

Gaustad, Grier, Montador, Kaleta, Rivet. I play the same kind of hockey as those guys, so I've always been a big fan of the grinders/hard working guys.

_________________
Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

I add to my point, I hate it when our so called "top players" score and they barely even celebrate. It just seems like they don't care. I just watched Myers 2 goals game and on the second one, he had like the biggest smile on his face, and Pominville just skated up to him with a straight face and tapped his glove...

_________________
"Ah...composite sticks...you can't beat 'em...unless you have a wooden one..."-Harry Neale

In Pegula We We Trust!

Steve Shields, Paul Gaustad, Patrick Kaleta, Thomas Vanek, Andrew Peters.

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Yes I loved Peters too... =[ I also love Lindy as our coach =]

_________________
"Ah...composite sticks...you can't beat 'em...unless you have a wooden one..."-Harry Neale

In Pegula We We Trust!

Peters was the epitome of worthlessness.

My favorite underrated player? Vaclav Varada.

He was still funny as hell.

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

If you say so.

Hecht

_________________
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

They were just naming their favorite under-rated players, don't be a dick.

_________________
"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Not underrated...Gasoline's sense of humor...






Then there were the times he made fun of Parros's moustache, and Chris Neil's lack of teeth...

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

As funny and awesome a dude as Peters is (I've only ever heard awesome stories about him in public), he was kind of really fucking terrible.

_________________
mechaphil

Yeah, loved the guy, wasn't sad to see him go. Ditto for Spacek. I weep every night in my Paille jersey while punching my Bertuzzi poster though...

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

You're batting 1.000 tonight, but I do miss Spacek. If only he'd have taken less money.

_________________
mechaphil

Yeah, if keeping a guy is a detriment to the team, I'll stamp his ticket out of town regardless no matter how much I like him. "Name on the front..."

I think most of us can agree that Peters wasn't worth much of anything, and Spacek isn't worth the money he got. Remember Spacek's first year over when he was completely fucking useless and I hated him? Good times.

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Though looking back he was a +20...hmmm

_________________
Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Also, Lalime is one of my top favorites. Again, referencing game 5 against the B's (they re-ran that game the other night on NHL network)...when Gaustad and Chara went at it at the end of the game, Lalime was on the bench and held out his hands to the crowd and made them start screaming...then when the horn signaled the end of the game, he ran out to Miller with the biggest smile on his face and gave Miller a huge bear hug. Great guy, I love him. (no homo)

_________________
"Ah...composite sticks...you can't beat 'em...unless you have a wooden one..."-Harry Neale

In Pegula We We Trust!