Alex Tuch walked into the Buffalo Sabres dressing room and saw the sweater hanging in his stall, yet another reminder of his fandom.
While older fans identify with the crest featured on the Sabres' current home and away jerseys - the iconic charging buffalo and crossed swords - Tuch grew up adoring the "goathead" logo worn by Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly, and other stars of the early 2000s.
Tuch wore that logo for the first time on Wednesday, the centerpiece of the Sabres' new Reverse Retro jerseys. He will wear it again in black and red later this month.
"When I put it on, I had to look down and I went into the bathroom and looked at myself, and it was special," he said. "I can't even imagine what the red and black is going to feel like."
He was able to make his own memory wearing the logo, burying a feed from Tage Thompson on the rush for the winning goal in the Sabres' 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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