Review by Budd Bailey It was several years after 1993, and a hockey writer from Toronto and I were chatting. Not surprisingly, the 1993 conference final between the Los Angeles…
Book Review: The Last Good Year
Sabres explode to defeat Maple Leafs
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist At the 2:11 mark of the third period Sunday night, it looked as if the Toronto Maple Leafs had all of the momentum…
A topsy-turvy day at the KeyBank Center
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist While watching Friday’s thoroughly entertaining game between the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs – eventually won by the Sabres by a 6-4…
Sabres finish the summer with a win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Say farewell to our Boys of Summer. No, not the Buffalo Bisons of baseball. They’ve been done for close to a month. We’re…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 13
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 13: February 2, 1993 – The Sabres trade Dave Andreychuk, Daren Puppa, and a first-round draft choice in 1993 (Kenny Jonsson) to…
Maple Leafs skate past the Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist For about 45 minutes, the KeyBank Center turned into something of a time machine. The team that represented the 21st century was the…
Sabres’ change in fortune continues
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The breaks usually even out during the course of a long, long National Hockey League season. Usually, though, they don’t change direction so…
Sabres at least finish what they started
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It was more or less business as usual when the Sabres met the Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the KeyBank Center. In…
