i have tried, over the years, to keep track of many of the sabres players i grew up watching.  so many have become formative pieces of the buffalo organization, while others have had great success with other teams…  i suppose the best example would be lindy ruff, #22, who is now the coach of the sabres…

jim schoenfeld is certainly one of those guys!  i used to love to watch him play D.  he always had his “head on a swivel” and could always be counted on to give up the body in the defensive zone.  he was often known as a “goalie’s best friend”…

he has spent the last coupla years coaching the rangers AHL team in hartford and now…

he has been named the assistant gm for the new york rangers!

woo!  i hope i get to see him at a few games this season…