By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Mike Stratton of the Bills Taken in Round 13 in 1962 Other Pick in that Round: Nick Buoniconti went to Boston at No….
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The story of Taylor Hall and the Buffalo Sabres always was an unusual one. To sum it up: Who expected him to be…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Sabres are off on a three-game road trip now that a 4-3 loss to Washington on Friday night at the KeyBank…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Ever see a baseball game between two non-contenders in September? That’s when the teams obviously have nothing to gain in the standings with…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Sabres must have figured that this would be a week when they might be able to change the direction of the…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Sabres finished Thursday’s loss to the New York Rangers with a 7-23-6 record, with the “six” representing points earned in overtime…
Review by Budd Bailey It’s easy to wonder if Dave Bing considered borrowing the words “I Led Three Lives” for his new autobiography. That was the name of a 1952…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist There was no more March Sadness for the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. There were only smiles as the players skated out on…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Amazing? Yes. Stunning? Yes. Crushing? Yes. Unbelievable? Absolutely not. Not the way this season is going for the Buffalo Sabres. “Are there any…
By Tony Fiorello, Buffalo Sports Page The Buffalo Sabres’ firing of Ralph Krueger last week marked the fifth consecutive instance that a coach was axed by the team since Lindy…
Review by Budd Bailey t took the National Hockey League quite a while to learn what a special player and person Willie O’Ree was and is. Luckily, we now have…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist When Don Granato took over as the Buffalo Sabres’ head coach on Wednesday morning, he might have had a fleeting thought about what…
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Ralph Krueger always was an unconventional choice to be the coach of the Buffalo Sabres. While it’s still a little astonishing that he…