Buffalo Sabres - Our Equipment Manager Rip Simonick will never forget the first NHL game in New York City after 9/11. The Sabres wore a special "NEW YORK" jersey for the game.
![New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene (L) and his team mate Paul Martin (R) flank the Buffalo Sabres celebration of a third period goal during NHL action in Buffalo, New York March 28, New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene (L) and his team mate Paul Martin (R) flank the Buffalo Sabres celebration of a third period goal during NHL action in Buffalo, New York March 28,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2JY0T/new-jersey-devils-andy-greene-l-and-his-team-mate-paul-martin-r-flank-the-buffalo-sabres-celebration-of-a-third-period-goal-during-nhl-action-in-buffalo-new-york-march-28-2007-reutersgary-wiepert-united-states-2D2JY0T.jpg)
New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene (L) and his team mate Paul Martin (R) flank the Buffalo Sabres celebration of a third period goal during NHL action in Buffalo, New York March 28,
![Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "On October 7, 2001, we played the @NYRangers in the first regular season NHL game in Manhattan after 9/11. It's hard to believe 18 years have gone by. # Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "On October 7, 2001, we played the @NYRangers in the first regular season NHL game in Manhattan after 9/11. It's hard to believe 18 years have gone by. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEL9ArsWwAIfnVR.jpg)
Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "On October 7, 2001, we played the @NYRangers in the first regular season NHL game in Manhattan after 9/11. It's hard to believe 18 years have gone by. #
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