Photographer at tonight's Sabres game

Hey guys,

My name is Mike Lynaugh and I am one of the photographers that gets to cover the Buffalo Sabres. I actually grew up in Jersey (Manalapan) and used to go to Devils games back in the '80s when I was living there. Anyways, I was at tonight's game and I thought you guys might enjoy seeing some of my photos from the game. Feel free to leave me comments here or email me at mike@mikelynaugh.com I enjoy hearing what fans have to say about my work. Also, if you notice any errors in the captions, please let me know and I will fix it as soon as possible. Thanks and enjoy!

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/sabres

Mike

ahh well it appears i posted too soon on the sabres board...lol

anyhoo great pics again...appreciated

Great pics. Where were you sitting?

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/sabres-devils/pages/IMG_5281.htm
That's actually Scott Gomez.

lol, thanks feerlessledr, I just replied to you on the other board too. Thanks Easton, I just updated that. It's funny, I had a 50/50 shot at that one...figures I'd guess wrong. I couldn't tell if it was a 23 or 28. Thanks for the compliment too....I was between 103 & 104 for the 1st & 3rd, and 106 & 107 for the 2nd period. Were you there?

damn thats awesome! good work man

lol, thanks feerlessledr, I just replied to you on the other board too. Thanks Easton, I just updated that. It's funny, I had a 50/50 shot at that one...figures I'd guess wrong. I couldn't tell if it was a 23 or 28. Thanks for the compliment too....I was between 103 & 104 for the 1st & 3rd, and 106 & 107 for the 2nd period. Were you there?
No, but I did go to SUNY Buffalo for a couple of years.

Some great shots, Mike. Thanks for sharing with us. Very cool.:handclap:

Nice job and thanks for thinking of us!

Mind if we poach a few for our playoff avatars?

Thank you guys very much for all the comments, I really do appreciate them. As for avatars, I have no problem with you using them for that. If you plan on making wallpapers though, please credit me as the photographer on them. Thanks again, I'm glad you liked my work.

Mike

Nice pictures. Great action shots. Though you have the date for yesterday's game as "2/10/07"....

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Great Pictures.
The Langenbrunner-Zajac-Parise line always looks so happy when they score.

w.t.f link is not working for me!!!!!!!!!! :help:

Finally! A good picture of the ZZ Pops. Thank youuuu.

Finally! A good picture of the ZZ Pops. Thank youuuu.

That picture was my favorite! ;)


I've always been interested in hockey photography. Those pictures were AMAZING!!! You do fantastic work. :handclap:

Thank you guys, I really do appreciate it....thanks TB Sheets, I didn't catch that, I just fixed it. nhlhockey30, I don't know why it isn't working for you, try typing the link in the address bar, I just checked it and it is up and running. Hopefully that works for you. You're welcome ZZ Pop! Man, you just brought back a memory I hadn't though of it years, I saw ZZ Top there at the arena back in '87! lol.

can someone upload the zz pop pic on photobucket or imageshack for me so i can see it cuz when i click the link it says page not found.

did you type the link into your address bar? That should take care of the problem if it won't link from here.

did you type the link into your address bar? That should take care of the problem if it won't link from here.

tried that a bunch of times it still wont work i have no clue why :cry:

can someone upload the zz pop pic on photobucket or imageshack for me so i can see it cuz when i click the link it says page not found.

http://i17.tinypic.com/2u88q4x.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/2u88q4x.jpg

thanks a lot but actually i just figured it out cuz i have DSL so i have internet explorer but i logged onto aol and it worked so i got all the pics.......thanks anyways!!!

Thanks for the link, those are some amazing pictures. Also picture IMG_5194.jpg says Zajac & Campbell, when its Parise and Campbell.

Someone explain to me where this "ZZ Pop" crap came from please.

Thanks again everyone! And thanks SouthernDevil, I just fixed that caption. I appreciate that!

Thanks for the link, those are some amazing pictures. Also picture IMG_5194.jpg says Zajac & Campbell, when its Parise and Campbell.
It is Zajac, I almost made the same mistake...I had the reply window up and everything, but you can see on his left arm a little bit of the '1' in '19'.

Someone explain to me where this "ZZ Pop" crap came from please.

link (http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1171172285136630.xml&coll=1)

"The nickname floating around the dressing room for the Devils' second line with 22-year-old Zach Parise, 21-year-old Travis Zajac and 31-year-old Langenbrunner is ZZ Pop, although no one would take credit."

So I was right? I thought I saw that piece of 1. Should I switch it back?

I was just looking at the full resolution, and it's definetly #19. Thanks guys!

I was just looking at the full resolution, and it's definetly #19. Thanks guys!
It was pretty tough because on the right arm it looks like a clear #9. I was trying to find a definitive way to tell the difference between the two but they seem to have pretty close to the same equipment as well.

Thanks! I agree with you, it's definetly 19

Someone explain to me where this "ZZ Pop" crap came from please.

Z (Zach) Z (Zajac) Pop (Langs, as he is the "old man" on the line, and has kids...). Allegedly coined by Brian Gionta, but he laughs it off when asked about it.

As an amatuer photographer, I have to say I'm extremely jealous. You have some amazing opportunities that most of us can only dream about. I'll have to look through the rest of your stuff tomorrow, its gettin pretty late now...

Z (Zach) Z (Zajac) Pop (Langs, as he is the "old man" on the line, and has kids...). Allegedly coined by Brian Gionta, but he laughs it off when asked about it.

Sounds like a Hanson song, just replace the Mmmm... with a snore.

Thanks! I agree with you, it's definetly 19

I see it now, thing is when I first saw the picture even before i looked at the # on the uniform I thought it was wrong because it looked like Parise to me and not Zajac. Even looking at it now Zajac's face in the picture reminds me of Parise for some reason. Oh well sorry for making you do extra work for no reason.

Z (Zach) Z (Zajac) Pop (Langs, as he is the "old man" on the line, and has kids...). Allegedly coined by Brian Gionta, but he laughs it off when asked about it.

Actually, during one of the games Doc said a fan thought of it and got it from a band called ZZ Top.

you guys seriously couldn't tell that it was Zajac just by the fact that he is right handed and Parise is left?

Nice Pics!

you guys seriously couldn't tell that it was Zajac just by the fact that he is right handed and Parise is left?

I agree...:) These guys can't be serious right? You can clearly tell by the face and also by him being right handed. I'd never make that mistake, especielly not when it's so obvious...

Well it was just a quick glance and i didn't even think to look what handed he was. I live in Florida, i don't get to see many games on TV or get to go to any games.:( Plus I'm to busy with school to gaze into Zach's eyes like some of you.

Actually, during one of the games Doc said a fan thought of it and got it from a band called ZZ Top.

The nickname is clearly a riff on the band name ZZ TOP. The rumor going around was that Gio thought of it...but perhaps not. But it has seemed to stick.