Yuri Khmylev Open Thread: Flyers at Sabres
Jiri Novotny, Vyacheslov Kozlov, or the EuroTrain? An easy choice, thank you.
Khmylev’s career in the NHL may have been a relatively brief one, but he was blessed to play left wing with the most dynamic duo in Sabres history in their finest season. In 1992-93, Pat LaFontaine centered the line of Alexander Mogilny on the right wing and Yuri Khmylev on the left. To be fair, Dave Andreychuk spent some time at left wing that season as well, but he was traded to Toronto late in the season along with Darren Puppa for goaltender Grant Fuhr. After that, Khmylev manned the left side exclusively.
Khmylev had 20 goals and 19 assists that season, and he bettered that mark the next year with 27 goals and 31 assists despite LaFontaine missing most of that season.
Things went downhill after that as LaFontaine never played another full season, they traded an unhappy Mogilny in 1995, and the Sabres went into a period of decline. Khmylev was eventually shipped to the Blues in 1996 for a second-round pick that turned out to be Cory Sarich.
Still, 1992-93 was probably the most exciting season I can recall as a Sabres fan, and Yuri Khmylev was a big part of it. Sorry, Yuri, for all those times I called you “The Eurotrash.” It was all in good fun.
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I should have gone to this game. Fuck the Flyers.
I have been looking forward to this game all week. I soooo hate the Flyers and Emery.
If the Sabres are going to wear their whites, the Flyers shoudl wear their oranges. This game looks all wonky.
Damn nice play by Kennedy.
Seriously.
The Flyers appear to be better than the Islanders.
Score one for Rivet. Fuck.
The Sabres finally have some real competition and they don’t measure up. Put your “Were Gonna Win That Cup” sentiments away. Shutting out the lowest team in the league doesn’t really matter.
There we go Roysie.
Bout friggin time Sabres let’s pick up the momentum here
I like when Harry Neale asked Razor about being Emery’s roommate and all of a sudden Razor just kind of clamed up. Nice.
Kev, where the fuck is Mogilny now???
That’s a bullshit call.
Mogilny lives in Miami and is a special adviser to Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3997969&name=lebrun_pierre
hey 289-stfu
The Flyers are a bunch of dillholes. Always have been. Always will be.
@289 – many thnx for the link
I’m not worried. The Flyers are a NOTORIOUSLY poor team in the 3rd period this year.
The Dillholes are handing your team their hats and kicking their ass in the process. Can you finally admit the Sabres need some help.
This team just doesn’t have it tonight. They haven’t looked like the Sabres since the 1st.
OK, we scored. 9 minutes left to hold The Flyers and score three more, Yeah, I’m six foot tall and supermodels call me all the time.
Yuri was my favorite player. I know, I know. But if Hasek was the Dominator, and Thurman Thomas was the Thurmanator, then Khmylev was the Yurinator. If I recall correctly, he scored two playoff goals in a night with a broken leg…
What Crypt? I haven’t been around this site in months and you’re telling me to “finally” admit the Sabres need help??
November is going to be the worst month this season becuase 8 out of the 12 games we paly this month are back to back games. and we are not the good in back to back games.