Buffaslug

While I was doing the NHL season preview, a development happened that I managed to make into a contribution to the Hockey Blog in Canada.  If you haven't read it yet, you can find it here.  Now, the official obituary for the Buffalo "Buffaslug" was written around the time that the new Sabres jerseys were officially announced, so now, without any fear of inducting a current look, here is the Buffaslug.

Introduced in 2006, the jersey came on the heels of the team announcing that they would go back to the blue and gold.  When it came time to unveil the new look, it ended up being navy blue and gold and the logo, well, it looked like a demonic banana slug that had horns thrown on it.  The jersey itself was a mishmash of colors on the sleeves.  Now, for all of the detractors of the look, the jersey and logo made a lot of money.  For me personally, I didn't mind it too much, as I wear my Jason Pominville shirt with a sense of pride, and the logo was one of those guilty pleasures, just like the Islanders' fisherman logo of 1996.  However, the time for the old logo to be the Sabres' representative has come, and the Buffaslug can now rest in peace, knowing that it had a good four-year run, moneywise.