Review by Budd Bailey Reading selections can provide a bit of whimsy even when you aren’t thinking about it. My last sports book review was on the 1993 NHL playoff…
Book Review: The 1993 Canadiens
Hockey Hall of Fame Preview
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Today is the day that the Hockey Hall of Fame announces its choices for the Class of 2020. And it’s a day when…
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…
Book Review: The Last Good Year
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…
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…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 60
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist 60. Dixon Ward – Signed by the Sabres in 1995 Dixon Ward was one of those hockey players who simply needed an opportunity…
Some answers, at least
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The oddest season in the 50-year history of the Buffalo Sabres came to an end on Monday. They missed the playoffs not on…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 73
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Jordan Leopold – Signed by the Sabres in 2010 The Sabres needed a little offensive help from their defensemen as they prepared for…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 78
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Jaroslav Spacek – Signed by the Sabres in 2006 The Sabres needed a little help on defense in the summer of 2006. They…
The Scotty Shuffle
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here’s a story that’s been keeping a social distance from the public for 34 years. Call it, “How I Became a Hyphenate in…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 80
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Rick Dudley – Signed by the Sabres in 1971 The news that the Sabres had signed Rick Dudley to a contract didn’t receive…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 81
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Richie Dunn – Signed by the Sabres in 1977 and 1985 Who says nice guys finish last? Richie Dunn, a man who spent…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 82
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Randy Burridge – Signed by the Sabres in 1995 It seemed like Randy Burridge was destined to play for the Sabres someday. It…
