BUFFALO – Before the Sabres re-hired Lindy Ruff, one of the coach’s prominent former players, Jason Pominville, said he texted some friends and told them, “It has to be him.
Jason Pominville considers himself lucky. The popular former Sabres captain arrived in Buffalo in his early 20s hoping he would hear legendary play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret call his name for scoring a goal.
17 years ago today, Jason Pominville gave Buffalo Sabres fans a memory that will last a lifetime. A memory still etched in the minds of all fans who saw it.
No one, it seems, except for perhaps Jason Pominville himself, could believe the Buffalo Sabres did it. Sure, the team was stacked up front in 2005 as the NHL emerged from the lockout.
A modernized version of the goathead returns. From the infamous Jason Pominville series-clinching goal in overtime to Derek Plante’s 1997 OT game-winner;
Once every four years do we see Feb. 29 on our calendars. In honor of this uncommon occurrence, we’ve found 29 athletes who wore No. 29 during their careers.