Andrew Peters retires.

by bflo on Feb 8, 2011 2:34 PM EST

http://www.wgr550.com/Report--Andrew-Peters-Retires/9154645

WGR is reporting that Andrew Peters is retiring. Obviously he wasnt the best player to lace them up in Buffalo. As the role of strickly "just an enforcer" is dying out... players like Peters are a dying breed. Now you have to be able to skate, score and also stick up for teammates in the "new" NHL. But I just wanted to thank him for his time here. He got a lot of crap from the fans, some deservingly so... but he was a good dude. I remember my dad getting into the locker room after a game during the 06-07 season. Now most NHL players are "good guys," but Peters was the player that took the most time to talk to him and my little brother. He signed a few pucks for us and my little brother jersey.

- A favorite Peters memory was when he did the "golf swing" after a fight vs Toronto.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=349LLDpOtyE

- His role in the "Line Brawl" / Feb 22nd, 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAPhqXj_24I

- And when he scored against Philly in the 9-1 game. He was right in front andput home a rebound... the score was like 6-1 at that point, but you would have thought by his celebration that it was an overtime winner.

Congrats on your career Andrew... Im sure its not exactly how you saw it going, but you were a good guy.

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Dude was a solid guy. I met him several times, and he was all class, especially the way he treated fans.

by krytime on Feb 8, 2011 2:57 PM EST reply actions

Class guy

Terrible hockey player. I was always real hard on Peters, actually really just hard on Lindy for dressing him and Darcy for having him on this team. Great move when he took on Emery for Biron though. I remember any time he ever scored just laughing at the other team. Also, I forget which rookie it was, but there was a SabresTV thing about him taking in a rookie (maybe Butler when he was called up that first year and then stayed for like 50 games and had packed for like a weekend) and basically Peters’ family treating him like family too. Class act. Good luck in retirement Andrew!

"I don’t understand why so many actually do believe in [Fitz]. Because he had a surprising season, threw a handful of TD’s and was better than the previous pile of manure the Bills put in at QB? That’s not good enough" - K

by willgarr15 on Feb 8, 2011 4:08 PM EST reply actions

On another note, just watched that line brawl footage vs the Sens, man was that ever fun. “Don’t go after our f***ing captain!!!” I just got real fired up about Sabres hockey right there!

by willgarr15 on Feb 8, 2011 4:18 PM EST reply actions