By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Matthew Barnaby of the Sabres Taken in Round 4 in 1992 Other picks in that round: Jere Lehtinen went 88th to Minnesota that…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 83
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 84
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Tim Regan of the Sabres Taken in Round 7 in 1970 Other pick in the round: Terry Murray was taken by California at…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 85
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Peter McNab of the Sabres Taken in Round 6 in 1972 Other picks in that round: No other player selected in that round…
Book Review: So Many Ways to Lose
Review by Budd Bailey The New York Mets arguably have done less with more than any franchise in baseball, and perhaps in team sports in general. That’s a big statement,…
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 86
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Andre Reed of the Bills Taken in Round 4 in 1985 Other picks in that round: Many players in the round had long…
An Eichel Earthquake
By Budd Bailey This was supposed to be a typical end-of-the-season, locker clean-out day interviews with the members of the Buffalo Sabres. The players were supposed to say that the…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 87
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Jeff Nixon of the Bills Taken in Round 4 in 1979 Other picks in that round: The Bills had their choice of a…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 88
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Mike Macaluso of the Braves Taken in Round 6 in 1973 Other picks in that round: The basketball draft in 1973 had little…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 89
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 89 – Alexander Mogilny of the Sabres Taken in Round 5 in 1988 Other picks in that round: Nine of the players…
Book Review: The Day the Yankees Made Me Shave
Review by Budd Bailey Greg Pryor may be on to something here. Virtually everyone who has ever put on a baseball uniform in the pros has accumulated some good stories…
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 90
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 90 – Willie Ross of the Bills Taken in Round 12 in 1964 Other pick in that round: Ross was taken two…
