Buffalo Sabres Ranked #5 on Most Intimidating Teams of All-Time

Hockey is one of the only sports, besides boxing itself, where fighting is considered “part of the game”.
No one knew that part of the game better than the 1992 Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo, New York has always been considered a hard-working, blue collar town, but their NHL team took that image to a new level in the early 90’s. 

Askmen.com named the 1992 Sabres as one of the Top 10 Most Intimidating Teams of All-Time.

No team had ever

• amassed more penalty minutes in a season
• had separate players (3) with more than 300 penalty minutes each
• been home to a player who’s habit of fighting with his shirt off

The Rob Ray Rule was instituted by the NHL to prevent any other player from taking off his shirt while engaged in “fisticuffs”.

You gotta love a sports league that calls fighting “fisticuffs” in its rulebook. You gotta love the ‘92 Sabres.