By Budd Bailey Craig Ramsay of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1971 The next pick: If the Sabres knew then what we know now, they might have taken…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 19
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 29
By Budd Bailey Danny Gare of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1974 The next pick: Montreal took Gary MacGregor at No. 30, but couldn’t sign him. He landed…
Book Review: Burke’s Law
Review by Budd Bailey I still remember the first time I met Brian Burke, and where it happened. I’m just not sure when it was. I was working for the…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 31
By Budd Bailey John Tucker of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1983 The next pick: Yves Heroux is in an odd club. He is in the ranks of…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 33
By Budd Bailey Bill Hajt of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1971 The next pick: The Kings took Vic Venasky from the University of Denver. The center played…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 35
By Budd Bailey Jason Dawe of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1991 The next pick: Center Jeff Nelson (Capitals) was a classic tweener – a very good minor…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 38
By Budd Bailey Hannu Virta of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1981 The next pick: Dean Kennedy played defense with a number of teams starting with the Kings….
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 43
By Budd Bailey Curtis Brown of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1994 The next pick: Jose Theodore of the Canadiens went on to win the Hart Trophy as…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 44
By Budd Bailey Jake McCabe of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 2012 The next pick: Goalie Anthony Stolarz is on his third NHL team, Anaheim, after he was…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 47
By Budd Bailey Bob Corkum of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1986 The next pick: Defenseman Sean Borland, a Maple Leafs selection, never played a game in the…
The Sabres start over, again
By Budd Bailey It was something of a sad weekend for the Buffalo Sabres. That’s nothing new, of course. They’ve had a lot of them during the past 10 years,…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 49
By Budd Bailey Rob McClanahan of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1978 The next pick: Defenseman Glen Cochrane was a much different player than McClanahan. The Flyers’ selection…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 55
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Jason Pominville of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 2001 Other picks in that round: No one else in that round played…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 56
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Sean McKenna of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1980 Other picks in that round: Eleven players in this group reached 100…
