Rick Jeanneret said it many times over the last 20 years that Dominik Hasek is the greatest goalie he has ever seen. And that’s no hometown bias. If you were around during those nine magical seasons from 1992-2001, there’s no chance you’d ever argue the point.
The golden voice of the Sabres – that one-of-a-kind, high-pitched masterpiece that we marveled at every game night – has been silenced. But it will never fade from our hearts and minds.
A Sabres stuffed animal and roses rest on a memorial to Rick Jeanneret outside KeyBank Center on Friday. The legendary Sabres broadcaster died Thursday.
"He's somebody who has been ingrained not only with our organization, but with the city and Western New York for such a long time," Okposo told The Buffalo News.
Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret is honored with a banner bearing his name next to that of Dominik Hasek in the rafters of KeyBank Center on April 1, 2022.
A Sabres stuffed animal and roses rest on a memorial to Rick Jeanneret outside KeyBank Center on Friday. The legendary Sabres broadcaster died Thursday.
Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret is honored with a banner bearing his name next to that of Dominik Hasek in the rafters of KeyBank Center on April 1, 2022.
