Sabres' new lucky charm?
We've found the reason for the Sabres' three-game winning streak. An offense that can strike for six goals in a period? Nope, that ain't it. A newfound sense of belief in the team? Heck, every team's got that.
But no one else has a lucky magic leprechaun.
The Sabres PR staff received a package last week, and inside was this little fella. It belongs to the director of marketing for the Chautauqua Institution, and it was stolen off his desk on St. Patrick's Day 2007. (We are keeping all names out of this to protect the innocent and the guilty.)
In the past year, the leprechaun has traveled across the United States via suitcase and postal package. He's been photographed in Arizona and in Times Square, where he tried to hail a cab. Word is, the marketing director is a big Sabres fan, so his "friends" in the office figured a picture in HSBC Arena would be cool, too.
Well, the Sabres took the picture. Then they won. Then they won again. Rather than send him back, they placed him on a desk and said he was staying until the streak ended. It looked like the guy was finally going home, but the Sabres stormed past Tampa Bay with a six-goal third period to win again.
Now, there is no way the leprechaun is going home until his "magic" disappears.
---John Vogl
