Review by Budd Bailey Once upon a time, the National Hockey League had a team in Kansas City. You might have missed it. It was around for two seasons in…
Book Review: Icing on the Plains
Book Review: The Whalers
Book Review by Budd Bailey Ah, the Hartford Whalers. Or, as they were once called by Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Dupont, “The Forever .500 Whalers.” The Whalers were around…
TONY’S TAKE – 2022 STANLEY CUP FINAL PREVIEW
The 2022 Stanley Cup Final kicks off tonight and – at least on paper – this year’s edition is shaping up to be one of the best matchups in league…
TONY’S TAKE – 2022 STANLEY CUP SECOND ROUND SEMIFINAL PREVIEW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Typically that’s a phrase one would hear around Christmas. But for hockey fans, there’s no better time of year to enjoy the…
TONY’S TAKE – 2022 STANLEY CUP FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Typically that’s a phrase one would hear around Christmas. But for hockey fans, there’s no better time of year to enjoy the…
Book Review: Inexact Science
Review by Budd Bailey “Inexact Science.” When it comes to the National Hockey League draft, you’ve got that right. It’s never easy to predict the future when it comes to…
TONY’S TAKE – THREE THOUGHTS ON THE JACK EICHEL TRADE
At long last, the Jack Eichel saga has mercifully come to an end. The Buffalo Sabres on Thursday dealt their embattled ex-captain and a 2023 third-round draft pick to the…
Book Review: Teemu Selanne
Review by Budd Bailey It’s tough to know where to begin when discussing Teemu Selanne’s semi-autobiography, “My Life.” But that word, “semi-autobiography,” seems like a good place to start. Selanne,…
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…
TONY’S TAKE – 2021 STANLEY CUP FINAL PREVIEW
The Stanley Cup Final begins tonight and a compelling matchup between two franchises who are normally division rivals in a non-COVID world awaits hockey fans. The Tampa Bay Lightning, a…
TONY’S TAKE – 2021 STANLEY CUP THIRD ROUND SEMIFINAL PREVIEW
Welcome to this year’s edition of the Stanley Cup Semifinals, where four teams will battle for the right to become the final two squads to square off for the most…
TONY’S TAKE – 2021 STANLEY CUP FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Typically that’s a phrase one would hear around Christmas. But for hockey fans, there’s no better time of year to enjoy the…
A midcourse correction may be coming
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Sabres’ “tank” – the time in team history around 2013 to 2015 when the front office wasn’t particularly interested in winning games – remains the…
Houser, Bjork lead Sabres to win
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Sabres’ season can be summed up quite quickly. In the team’s last home game of the season, Anders Bjork and Michael Houser were the heroes…
