By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Friday was supposed to be one of those nights when the Buffalo Sabres figured to have a very good chance of winning. They…
Sabres lose again to Capitals
Sabres fall short in return to work
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist At times on Thursday night, it looked as if the Buffalo Sabres had gone months and months without playing a game of any…
Sabres’ Preview: Three’s no charm
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Every so often in the past few years, I’ve received an email or a text from a friend of mine who is a…
John Muckler remembered
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I distinctly remember the first time I ever saw John Muckler in person. It was on November 12, 1989 in Memorial Auditorium. I…
A unique hockey season begins
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The hockey drought is about to end. The Buffalo Sabres haven’t played a game since mid-March, the longest break in their history. That…
Sabres’ task is doable
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Normally, we’d be about three weeks into the hockey season by now. The Buffalo Sabres would have given us some evidence about how…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 23
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnnist Ville Leino – Signed by the Sabres in 2011 It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Ville Leino was a…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 28
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Christian Ehrhoff – Signed by the Sabres in 2011 When the Sabres’ management thinks about Christian Ehrhoff, the idea of signing checks probably comes…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 33
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Matt Moulson – Signed by the Sabres in 2014 There are few success stories among the Sabres’ major free agent signings over the…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 43
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Teppo Numminen – Signed by the Sabres in 2005 It took 16 seasons for Teppo Numminen to finish playing for other teams and…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 47
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Kyle Okposo – Signed by the Sabres in 2016 Kyle Okposo has had a respectable career in the National Hockey League. Still, he…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 57
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist James Patrick – Signed by the Sabres in 1998 James Patrick was 35 years old when he arrived in Buffalo in 1998. He…
An uncertain future for the Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A couple of months ago, the proverbial unnamed source told me that he thought the most under-covered story in the local media during…
Changes at the top
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist There’s one absolute rule that can be applied to almost any business, organization, or institution. Stability is good. Constant change is bad. For…
