I will never forget the first Buffalo Sabres game I watched on TV when I was a kid. It was late April and the Sabres were playing the Philadelphia Flyers. I had no real clue what was going on, but my dad was watching the game and getting animated over every little play. I thought to myself that I wanted to love a team that much. I wanted to be involved an get excited over a sport that looked fun to play and watch.
The game progressed forwards into overtime and I was watching casually, asking questions about different parts of the game, and without warning I saw this happen:
This hit was my introduction to hockey, and the Buffalo Sabres.