Picture it: Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Jack Eichel picks up the puck on his stick, skates it into the zone on the wing, then shoots it through the defender’s legs, through the goalie’s legs, and into the net.
The goal horn rings out at First Niagara Center, the team’s goal song (“Let Me Clear My Throat”) blares out of every speaker, and the fans go wild.
The goal song stops, and that crowd? Goes dead silent pretty much immediately after.
That’s exactly what happened on Sunday afternoon inside First Niagara Center during the Buffalo Sabres’ decisive victory over the Colorado Avalanche.