2006 Buffalo Sabres Playoff Photo Thread!

While I have been at game 1 and game 2 and have tickets in hand for the rest of round 1 and round 2, so i figured it was about time one of us posted some of our pics that we have taken at the games! Here are some various shots i took from games 1 and 2.

Feel free to snag any for personal use, i.e. Wallpaper...


http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060439.2on1.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060441.FailedShotBlock.jpg
THE HIT!!! - Best hit I have ever seen in 23 years of watching hockey _ KARUBA COLLISSION!!!!
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060445.TheHit.jpg
The Insinuating Brawl
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060444.TheBrawl.jpg
Unfortunatly I managed to catch a goal with my camera, just on the wrong net!
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060446.UnwantedGoal.jpg
Gordious Hockey Fans!
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060448.seaofwhite.jpg
This Man has been a Sabres Season ticket holder for 33 years.
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060449.theFaithful.jpg
This couple drives 1.5 hours for every game, much like myself.
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060443.OtherFaithful.jpg

The Game 1 First Star
http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060442.FirstStar.jpg


GAME 2

Are You Ready?
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178022.TheNet.jpg
They Were!
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178005.Buildittheywillcome.jpg
Sabretooth Was!
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178020.Sabretooth.jpg
They Sorta Were - Love the hard hats!
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178018.SabresFan.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178002.24SamiCapanen.jpg
Goalie Robert Esche gets in a fight
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178004.Brawl.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178007.Esche.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178008.FreddyMeyer.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178012.Keeperofthecage.jpg
Lone Flyer Faithful
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178013.LoneFlyerFan.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178014.MikeGrier.jpg
One of my favorite shots ever!
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178015.MillerCloseUp.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178017.PhillySHot.jpg

More Action Shots
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178021.ShotonNet.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178010.HSBCArenaLobby.jpg
My Seat/View! - This is the seat I watch the Sabres from some 40+ times a year!
http://i.pbase.com/g4/67/580567/2/59178024.therink.jpg

yo omg...the black guy sitting there, I talk to him at my train stop (Theater) everytime I go to a game. He came up to me and said he was Mike Grier's dad, then said he was lying, then went on a rant about how blacks are starting to take over the NHL. hahaha

http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060449.theFaithful.jpg

I'm finally hearing Philly fans say "Buffalo is just too fast".

this will be done in 4 games.

yo omg...the black guy sitting there, I talk to him at my train stop (Theater) everytime I go to a game. He came up to me and said he was Mike Grier's dad, then said he was lying, then went on a rant about how blacks are starting to take over the NHL. hahaha

http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060449.theFaithful.jpg


That would make sense, his name is clyde, volenteer at Shea's Buffalo. Season ticket holder for 33 years, I sit next to him every game.. actually go for beer with him too at the Irish Times before the games often.

holy shit beer in plastic cups and hard hats!

http://i.pbase.com/g3/67/580567/2/59060445.TheHit.jpg


nice of you to put up a picture of a guy laying half-conscious on the ice. http://67.15.181.134/5359/75/emo/nonono.gifhttp://67.15.181.134/5359/75/emo/thumbdown.gif

i like the other flyers photos though.

That's sensational that the black guy has season's tickets. I'd like to see more of African Americans get into hockey.

I LOVE Sabretooth, maybe someday, he'll hoist up the Stanley Cup. A loveable mascot.

Man, Umberger looks like Wile E. Coyote after he fell off a cliff, or Sylvester the cat after an anvil conked him. LOL!

I don't mean to spoil anything, but apparently Keith Primeau has started practising and could be back for the series, WTF? I thought he was out for the season!

I'll check my budget and if the Sabres advance to the next round, and if my budget suits, I might just come to a playoff game in Buffalo! :)

This thread depresses me. Not because I dislike hockey or the Sabres but because the Bruins owner is such a TOOL it's sickening. If he tried to run the organization worse, it would be impossible.

Great pics though, I've never been to that arena looks like a great place to see a game. Buffalo is a good team, I think they'll go pretty far this year.

^^ At least the Bruins aren't run by Harold Ballard. You would have traded Thornton, Samsonov, and others a loooong time ago, say when their initial contracts expired (or earlier) and they became too "damaging" to the bottom line. I mean look - it's been decades and Leafs fans still overpay to see a cruddy team.

Though Jeremy Jacobs is a Buffalonian, East Aurora to be exact. Maybe it's a conspiracy....

That's sensational that the black guy has season's tickets. I'd like to see more of African Americans get into hockey.


I wanna see more women get into the hockey spirit. Hockey chicks are the hottest imo. Btw, Briere's girlfriend was sitting about 6 or 7 rows below me near the bench and she was smokin' hot.

Find a sports message board to post on.

Don't like it? Don't read it.

Not enough intelligence on sports message boards to make it worth it.

Find a sports message board to post on.

It's clearly marked in the Title as a sports themed photo thread. If you aren't interested, don't open it.

There are views of the building that interest me beyond just the action shots, concidering I've never been to Buffalo or the HSBC Arena it was new to me.

Get over yourself, please.

^^ At least the Bruins aren't run by Harold Ballard. You would have traded Thornton, Samsonov, and others a loooong time ago, say when their initial contracts expired (or earlier) and they became too "damaging" to the bottom line. I mean look - it's been decades and Leafs fans still overpay to see a cruddy team.

Though Jeremy Jacobs is a Buffalonian, East Aurora to be exact. Maybe it's a conspiracy....

They might as well have traded those guys long ago, because to have them and then let them go for basically nothing was a slap in the face. Bostonians have been supporting the team pretty well for the crap that has been thrown at us by the ownership group and you could tell from the trades of Joe and Sammy that it probably won't continue unless they figure out how to run an organization. It wasn't the trading of the stars that pissed people off, it was what we got in return for them.

And if I were from Buffalo, I wouldn't admit Jacobs was from there. He's hated by everyone here, people have actually vowed to never go to a game unless there's new ownership. Concidering he has a Tower planned next to the Garden, I'm not sure he's going anywhere...which is a shame.

I wanna see more women get into the hockey spirit. Hockey chicks are the hottest imo. Btw, Briere's girlfriend was sitting about 6 or 7 rows below me near the bench and she was smokin' hot.

I always found the female Sabres fans to be quite attractive! Esp. at some of the games I was at in Buffalo. Pittsburgh has some attractive ones there as well.

And if I were from Buffalo, I wouldn't admit Jacobs was from there. He's hated by everyone here, people have actually vowed to never go to a game unless there's new ownership. Concidering he has a Tower planned next to the Garden, I'm not sure he's going anywhere...which is a shame.
That was something I never connected until recently. His name has been thrown around as a potential buyer (as part of a group) of the Bills once Ralph eventually kicks the bucket.

Yeah, I thought of the Bruins first thing after hearing that lol.

That was something I never connected until recently. His name has been thrown around as a potential buyer (as part of a group) of the Bills once Ralph eventually kicks the bucket.

Yeah, I thought of the Bruins first thing after hearing that lol.

I hope he does actually buy the Bills. Then maybe he'll realize he can make more money in the NFL being the worst owner as opposed to doing the same in the NHL.

Of course it won't be good for you Bills fans, but I'm willing to sacrifice. :tongue3:

Ehh, we've been going nowhere for a while now. I'd welcome direction, even if it's down. Then at least you know what to expect lol.

Find a sports message board to post on.

eat shit loser.

...some pictures I took of game 1...



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00026.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00033.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00034.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00042.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00046.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00048.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00049.jpg





http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00055.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00258.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00263.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game1/DSC00269.jpg




http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/truck.jpg





http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/goalwin.jpg

http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game2/DSC00035.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game2/DSC00036.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game2/DSC00053.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game2/DSC00102.jpg



http://www.chrisbraun.com/images/game2/DSC00041.jpg


BTW...I hate that net.

we are gonna go all.....the.....way.

and that girl can join me after the party.

BTW...I hate that net.
Well why are they there? Wasn't it that girl that got killed at a Columbus game because of an errant slapshot, wasn't it Epsen Knutsen or something like that who shot it? I know they've had them in college for some time.

But I do understand what you mean from a photographic sense.

and that girl can join me after the party.
That guy she's with in the red jacket sort of resembles my sophomore year roommate lol.

Well why are they there? Wasn't it that girl that got killed at a Columbus game because of an errant slapshot, wasn't it Epsen Knutsen or something like that who shot it? I know they've had them in college for some time.


4 billion hockey games and one person dies after getting hit with a puck so let's obstruct the view of 50% of the fans of every game from here on out.

I say, let's take down the net and wrap anyone who feels vulnerable to the hockey puck in bubble wrap.


Seriously, what's next, someone has too much to drink and falls down the stairs so no more beer sales at games?

Or...someone dies in a car accident coming or going to a hockey game so no more driving to games?

Shit happens...get a helmet.

^^ At the rate society is headed, I wouldn't be surprised. Some of the stupidest things I can think of, that should instantly be thrown out of the courtroom, end up winning... Let's see:

- Spilling hot coffee on your lap and suing McDonald's (has to be the all-time favorite)...
- Suing McDonalds and the fast food industry because you got fat from eating there every meal for 13 years, they should have stopped you...Now people like me who eat responsibly can't grab a quick, moderately filling bite to eat when we want to. Thanks alot...
- Some asshole in California suing to take Oreo cookies off the market because they contain trans-fatty acids...
- Suing Disney World because your child suffered mental anguish from looking into Goofy's eyes and seeing a person's head (watch out, Sabretooth!)...
- Another asshole in California suing to take the Pledge of Allegiance out of schools not because their child was offended, but because they were...
- Can't buy a decent hamburger anymore because everything has to have the shit cooked out of it because restaurants are scared to death of being sued (doesn't your immune system need germs to "practice" on?)...

Many, many more I can't even think of now.

I don't like it either. Frivolous lawsuits and the PC police are destroying this country.

I don't like it either. Frivolous lawsuits and the PC police are destroying this country.

Don't tell that to the Scientologists...you'll have 8 lawsuits on you in ten minutes. I'd rather know that if a doctor accidently replaces one of my body parts with a pop can, that I can sue them.

Dude, you had better seats than me, I wish i had good view like that, i could have done so much more with the camera! Oh well tonight ill be watching on TSN HD!!!

GO SABRES!!