Terms Of Endearment

 To figure out most any Sabre nicknames, simply add “ie” or “y” because that’s how creative they are. You could also ask Wikipedia  or the Sabres Media Guide for directions. Most commonly used [may or may not be used by the NHL]:

Rick Jeanerette: RJ
Jason Pominvile: J. Poms, Pommers, JP
Brian Cambell: Soupy
Paul Gaustad: Goose
Jochen Hecht: YoYo (Give thanks to Martin Biron)
Chris Drury: Robot
Martin Gerber: Gerber Baby, Gerber Goalie
Maxim Lapierre: Pepe La Pew LaPierre
Roy(s): Wah
Sean Avery: A$$ery, Cock Knocker
Joe Thornton: Joe (The Joe!)
Joe Sakic: “The Other Joe” (as in, not Joe Thornton)
Sidney Crosby: Sid, “Sid The Kid,” Chops (can’t grow beard)
Hossa(s): “The Fossa” (in reference to the Dreamworks movie Madagascar - don’t ask)
Alex Ovechkin: A.O., OvenChicken, Ovie
Riley Cote: Wile E. Coyote
Anton Volchenkov: VultcherKov (look alike)
Jason Spezza: Spez, J. Spez
Carey Price: Pricey, Fisher Price (young, cute)
Tom Kostopoulos: Uncle Jesse (in reference to Full House) 
Cody McCormick: Hockey Spice

 

MAFccent: Marc Andre Fleury’s accent.
“PROTECT THE CHOPS!”: Rally Chant for Sidney Crosby created by my Sabre Sister from Muckers & Grinders.
Schmaggle: (rhymes with goggle) Originated by Rob Ray. It means anything you want it to mean. (i.e. Sean Avery is a schmaggle; Ryan Getzlaf is schmaggling with those girls in the corner; Sidney Crosby is a schmaggler; The Sabres are the schmagglest team in the NHL; My team was schmaggled by not making the playoffs)
Scrummage: another form of scrum; skirmish
Toronto Maple Leafs: Maple Peeps (see visuals)
Any Veteran Player [Sabre or not]: Geezer
SabreKiller: Any player who completely destroys the Sabres whenever we play them. Most often referred to as Daniel Alfredsson.