Andrew K. (kuligowskiandrewt) -
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True fans of a sports team love to debate things like rankings. Having grown up with the Sabres, cutting my hockey eye-teeth on the early days of the franchise, I was very eager to see what sports reporter Sal Maiorana selected as the Top 100, and what order he put them in.
How does one compare the Fog Game and the Bat from the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia against "No Goal" in 1999's loss to Dallas? Who was the greatest Sabre to wear the Blue and Gold (or, for awhile, Red and Black) Gilbert Perrault or Dominick Hasek, or someone else altogether? How does the first play by play announcer Ted Darling stand up against the current Rick Jeanneret?
I believe I can safely say on behalf of all Sabres fans that Mr. Maiorana made, for the most part, a wise selection of individuals, incidents, and sites. I don't agree with all of them, and certainly disagree with the order, BUT almost anyone who reads ANY book of this nature will feel the same way. BUT if those readers compare notes among themselves, they'll see that they also largely disagree with each other, as well!
Sabres fans will truly enjoy this book, as will hockey fans in general.
RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounded up to 5 stars.
How does one compare the Fog Game and the Bat from the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia against "No Goal" in 1999's loss to Dallas? Who was the greatest Sabre to wear the Blue and Gold (or, for awhile, Red and Black) Gilbert Perrault or Dominick Hasek, or someone else altogether? How does the first play by play announcer Ted Darling stand up against the current Rick Jeanneret?
I believe I can safely say on behalf of all Sabres fans that Mr. Maiorana made, for the most part, a wise selection of individuals, incidents, and sites. I don't agree with all of them, and certainly disagree with the order, BUT almost anyone who reads ANY book of this nature will feel the same way. BUT if those readers compare notes among themselves, they'll see that they also largely disagree with each other, as well!
Sabres fans will truly enjoy this book, as will hockey fans in general.
RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounded up to 5 stars.
