I remember the first object of my Sabres scorn almost as clearly as I remember my first girlfriend. History tells us that Lawrence Morely Hillman played for 15 different teams and won six Stanley Cups over the course of a 22 year career, but I remember Larry Hillman as the slowest skater I have ever seen in a Buffalo Sabres uniform.
In the era of touch icing, watching Hillman skate from the attacking zone all the way back to his own end to get to the puck first was like watching The Little Engine That Could slowly chug his way up Whiteface Mountain.