Watching this back on the day of RJ’s banner hanging. Literally makes me cry seeing the pandemonium amongst the fans.. and hearing the excitement in RJ’s voice. He’ll be missed.. just hope we can have some more moments like this for him after he retires.
I watch this at least twice a month. Everytime I see it tears come to my eyes. Man, I want them back in the playoffs. Thus city deserves it. Bills delivered this past year now it's the Sabres turn.
I grew up in Michigan. Had no affiliation to the Sabres growing up. Maxim Afinogenov was my favorite player and who I tried to imitate my game after growing up. This 06 team is literally a staple in my childhood. Every time I watch Drury and Afinogenov’s goals, I get chills and tears. And it’s been that way since 2006… Crazy!
This is absolutely amazing. I'll never forget this. I was at Pearl Street Grill on outdoor patio and everyone went NUTS when Drury tied it. Hugging and high fiving complete strangers. Buffalo is absolutely electric during the playoffs.
I think he has called his final game for the sabres (I hope he hasn’t) because the best sound bite I can think of is RJ calling. And the Buffalo Sabres are the Stanley Cup Champions.
"WHO ELSE?" "Oh Brother!!" Best possible way to describe Chris Drury in the playoffs at that time. LOL that dude was scoring every clutch goal that year in the playoffs.
***** At least we got to see him win a Cup in his career. He was hard working, just couldn't always find the back of the net, especially later on in his career.
Every now and then I come here to be hyped by this. So full of enthusiasm and power. That Buffalo team was great. It's sad to hear his passing. And this comes from life long Red Wings fan.
But your Sam Rosen is one of the luckiest sons of bitches in hockey history. ‘Cause he got to broadcast John Shorthouse’s Canucks losing game 7 in ‘94.
RIP RJ. One of the best in the business. Even as a Canes fan, I would often tune into the Buffalo feed just to listen to RJ call the game. He will be missed.
I remember watching this game in 8th grade I was home alone lights off and just the game on. Most memorable and intense moment in my life as a sabres fan. You could hear screaming up and down the street. Buffalo was sabres crazy then good times
I'm a Bruins fan, even though we're playing against each other right now in the playoffs, ever hockey fan has to respect RJ's voice. Just got chills lol
Hell yeah, dude I was there too. That ECF Game 6 Briere goal was insane, and so was the crowd reaction. Swear to god MFers we’re doing the dukes of hazzard slide down the escalator and also hopping over the side and at full speed sprinting down Washington Street. The atmosphere used to be boss over there man. Damn.
I remember watchin this game like it was yesterday :( That was when everyone and their mothers were Sabres fans now it seems like its just me around here...
I'm a hardcore leaf fan and I can't get enough of this. I remember this game like yesterday. I went nuts. I love the sabres. The most deserving team to never win a cup. Please win one for Jenneret!!!
Leafs fan here, but MAN! Even though it was VHS quality, that was beautiful! i was routing for that Sabres team and was hoping they would go all the way. They had the lineup to do it, imo
haha yeah the quality is shit. I looked back at the original recording and its not much better as I had a TV tuner at the time and used that to record it, but it was in 600x800 res.
+SammoGaming the reaction "scooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooores! buffalo scoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooores! chris druuuuuryy!" was amazing (game tying goal)! plus "scooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooores! afinogenoooov!" was unbelieveble!
I remember finding the sabres goal horn on limewire. Downloaded it to CD, and we'd blast it on my buddy's huge surround system every time they scored. It was awesome. Those 2 yrs were magical
10 years ago today...Damn how time flies...Watching this game as a 9 year old Sabres fan in Drury's hometown of Trumbull, CT still gives me chills just thinking about it...
@@jf13579 It's kind of a double edged sword. Despite nearly landing the Bills in the same neighborhood as the Sabres thanks to Rex Ryan being the first HC hired during the Pegulas tenure as owners, Terry managed to get out of his own way and let McD and Beane transform the Bills. That all came at the cost of leaving Kim to flounder around with the Sabres and turn them into a team that will be a complete tire fire for a very, very long time.
@@ryanahr2267 It’s game 79 of the 2022-23 season and the Sabres just beat the Rangers in a shootout to keep their very slim playoff chances alive for 1 more game. Someone commented on that game being the “most exciting in history” between the teams and was rightly corrected and directed to this game. I’m happy to also correct you on your “tire fire for a very, very long time” assessment. Over 2 short years the team has crafted the start of a new winning culture under the guidance of GM Adams and Coach Granato. Disgruntled Jack Eichel has been traded away and the spirit in the locker room lifted almost immediately. Thompson and Dahlin have emerged as superstars, Skinner has his game back, Mittlestadt has finally developed his, and newer arrivals Tuch, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, and others have the team playing 3 solid lines. Even Okposo is having a late career renaissance! The only fire is a rekindled competitive one that promises to grow even brighter. It’s an exciting time once more to root for the blue and gold!!
@@chuckmarmo6244 It has indeed changed drastically. The important thing will be following up next season regardless of whether they make the playoffs this year. With the improvements this year (especially Levi being a revelation in net) there's no excuse for this team to be scraping for a WC spot next year. I highly doubt that there's a President's Trophy forthcoming but they should definitely be able to solidify a mid to high seed in the playoffs.
I remember watching this with my dad and his friend. When the goal happened, we started jumping up and down and then the cable box shut off because of a loose wire. We were freaking out and tried turning it on as soon as possible. I am really hoping next year is our turn around year with Eichel, Reinhart, and O'Reilly.
I'm 20 years old and a lifelong, diehard Sabres girl born and raised in south Buffalo. RJ was the voice of my childhood. He was the voice of our city and was like Buffalo's grandfather. I've been going to games since my mother was pregnant with me lol. I've watched every single game with my dad since I was an infant. Watching the games together has always been our tradition, and RJ called all of those games. Whenever I hear his voice whether it's him calling the Scary Good goal or just a play in the neutral zone at the end of a shift, I'm instantly taken back to when I was a little girl during the 06-07 years watching the game right next to my dad on the couch
Playcall is just as good as the play on the ice. It will be a hard day when RJ is finally done. Still watching this in 2018, gives me the chills everytime.
Grew up in buffalo area and moved to California in 1991 and will always be Sabres fan so when they suck I watch RU-vid videos of Sabres highlights to get me by while waiting for another awesome team to come together.
I'm still a fan till this day and remember this game like yesterday this arena was soo loud you couldn't hear the person next to you. Party at the plaza was unreal. Yes we suck now but when we turn it around again this team and fanbase will be like Chicago and Montreal all over. Our fans are still great but this team is a disaster though ugh
Leonel Lomas It’s still the beginning of the season, but their one of the top teams right now. If they keep it up they’ll definitely be back in the playoffs.
This fucking sequence is everything. Even if the Sabres had won a Cup at some point, this would still be one of the top 5 moments in franchise history. And in what universe is RJ not the GOAT of play-by-play commentators? His call of the Drury goal couldn’t have been more perfect ...even if he somehow wrote it down beforehand. Everything about that GTG and then the GWG by Afinogenov was perfect. The calls of the goals, Drury’s mini fist-pump goal celebration, the reaction from the fans outside the Arena (inc. that one dude who is now infamous for climbing on top of his boy while screaming and triumphantly raising his arm), the humble/clutch way Drury just sits his ass back down on the bench after he scores...and then Afinogenov’s celebration of the GWG was perfect because of the fact that 61 hadn’t scored in like 50 games...and then on top of all that, Lindy’s celebration of the OT win was so perfect and so telling as far as how much that dude loves this city/Franchise. That win was so huge for him. It’s a shame the Sabres didn’t win the cup in either 2006 or 2007...and that they have fallen so far the past 10+ years (though maybe they can get their shit together in 2020-21).
IDC how many years ago this game was. I still remember driving with my father 6 hours to Buffalo to celebrate in the parking lot. Top 3 greatest moment in my lifetime to experience. Some of the most passionate sports fans I have ever had the pleasure of celebrating with. Y'all made me fall in love with the Sabres. Hoping that one day I can be in the arena for a game like this. It would be an honor to witness and celebrate with some incredible fans. I'll never forget so many of us praying and on our knees. Absolutely spine chilling to be in buffalo during these times. The noise was so loud you thought there was an earthquake! Can't wait for these days again!
Me being from detroit... I can't even compare the fanbases. It's not even a comparison on how more passionate buffalo fans are. Hockey is much better in Michigan. However, the real hockey town is Buffalo, NY. Y'all made these years absolutely insane! I wish the sabres had the teams detroit had. Detroit could never fill the joe up. Buffalo for so many years in the 2000's filled HSBC/Keybank arena up. Can't wait Buffalo to celebrate again one day!
Afinogenov with the shot, he SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!! Love to hear Ricks voice when they score! Gives me the chills everytime!
Ian Miller lol look a lost little devils fan. What happened after Marty left? Haven't been near the playoffs in a while eh? Think before you type dumb shit next time
this was the team.... we need to get back to this type of hockey, I love the sabres, these past few years have been so hard to watch, but we grabbing some D this year,
Chris Drury was unbelievably clutch. Between his time spend with Colorado and Buffalo, the number of game winning (or game tying in a case like this) goals he had was ridiculous.
This is my favorite call ever, had to revisit it tonight Bc of RJ night and now I’m in tears. This fanbase has suffered so much but I feel so bad for RJ, the last decade of his career he never commentated a playoff game. Once the Sabres get back in it I want RJ to cover one game.
Rick is hands down the best announcer is ALL OF SPORTS in my opinion! Who else has the energy and enthusiasm that RJ has! Sabres are the Best!!!! Die Hard Fan 4 Life!!!
As of this moment, this video has been viewed 71263 times. I have seen it every day for a year. I can't stop watching it. This is the greatest thing I've ever seen in a hockey game. I was there. Unreal. Does anyone have a copy to e-mail me so I can have one for myself?
Being a hockey town doesnt matter about how many cups you have won, its about the fans and the players! Buffalo has the most passionate fans and the players love the city more than anything...Buffalo is truly the hockey town of America!
i love how all the buffalo fans gathered outside of the arena to watch the game on tv. buffalo fans are the best! i remember jumping out of my chair, running around the living room after they drury tied it.
The rosters of Sabres that time were stacked. Having Drury, Briere, Gaustad, Vanek, Pominville, Afinogenov, Kotalik, Mair, Peters were amazing to watch.
Man this brings me chills. This is when everyone loved the Sabres. This is when the players played with heart. Now? No way. Bring me back to these days. The kind of hockey WE DESERVE in Buffalo.
I totally remember watching this game! I was watching the game with my dad and mom.Dad was a Rangers fan and of course I like Buffalo.So when my dad asked who I thought would score in OT I picked Affinaganov. I won $2 on that ha ha.One of the best memories I have of Sabres playoff hockey as far as the 2000s go.
As a Rangers fan, this one was a total heartbreaker. I remember watching this and throwing something at the TV when Drury tied it lol. The Rangers had this one, and probably would have won the series if they held on. But I give the Sabres props here, they clearly wanted it more!
Cmon now people is there anything like Playoff Hockey...? I can live to be 200 and never witness..Something more exiting then this...Absolutly Amazing!!!
