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ICE BOWL STUBS, DARCY, AND THE E-TRAIN |
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The Sabres will hold a presser in the morning to announce that they will be releasing 4000 or more Ice Bowl seats to the public. These seats will be obstructed -view only. Personally, I would't mind sitting in these seats as they are ice level.
You'll have to register online for dibs on these hard to find duckets.
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Darcy Tucker will re-join his Leaf mates in HSBC Arena Friday. He's been cleared for contact, and will play against the Sabres. 16 missed 7 games with a wonky knee----errrrr--- lower body ailment.
What's more, B McCabe will be back to active duty in Buffalo.
It was McCabe who scored on his own goaler last month in Buffalo, en route to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Raising the ire of Leaf Nation.
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Leaf coach Paul Maurice loves the Buffalo experience at HSBC Arena:
"It's pretty pro-Leaf a lot of times," he said. "A lot of these buildings that are close to ours, there's enough of a Leaf presence in them to upset the home fans and it just really raises the energy."
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I sensed back in August the Eric Lindros would be hanging up his skates for the last time. I wrote this tribute on 8/31/07.
No one asked my my opinion on the E Train, but here goes:
I first met Eric Lindros in June of 1991, on concourse that ringed the bowels and the Lower Golds at The Aud in Buffalo.
I was at the NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, covering the proceedings.
That day, I had met and spoken with several drafted 1st rounders: Pat Falloon, Peter Forsberg, Alex Stojanov.
None had given me the vibe that Lindros had. This guy was different.
He was a beast.
Carl and Bonnie were at his side, per usual. He was confident, cool, and in command. There was an air of uncertainty in the stale Aud air that day, as to whether Lindros would actually follow through, and not pull on the Quebec sweater i they were to draft him. would he? wouldn't he? It made for one Hell of a buzz in the room. As fate would have it, Lindros never did pull that sweater over his head that day in Buffalo.
What an auspicious and interetsing beginning to a dramatic and flamboyant career for Lindros.
The boy who played like a man, had just flipped off the Nords and demanded a trade.
I loved Lindros for his passion and pig headedness. He knew that he had the hammer and the leverage, and he was not afraid to use it.
In the late 80s, I had a first hand witness account of the E-Train's assault on the OHL. The Oshawa Generals were his team, and he made it his business to obliterate his competition on a nightly basis. Talk about the total package, at age 18 Lindros had it all:
Rock star looks. Lumberjack size at 6'4 and 230. Soft hands. Quick feet. An arsenal of shots, which included a howitzer of a slapper. Strong as two oxen on his skates. A zero to 60 in two seconds temper. And two jackhammers that doubled as fists, that he would use to seperate opponents' heads from their torso. This guy was the Baddest Badass I had seen at age 18. One look at Lindros always evoked memories of Gordie Howe in my mind's eye.
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Thanks for the memories 88. None like you!
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