By Budd Bailey Dave Andreychuk of the Sabres Taken in Round 1 in 1982 The next pick: Murray Craven was drafted by Detroit at No. 17, but didn’t stay long….
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 16
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 17
By Budd Bailey Bob Sauve of the Sabres Taken in Round 1 in 1975 The next pick: You really know your hockey if you recognize the name of Alex Forsyth….
What’s next for Jack Eichel?
By Budd Bailey Someone recently watched the recent developments concerning The Curious Case of Jack Eichel, and asked a particularly relevant and interesting question. How does this get resolved? The…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 19
By Budd Bailey Craig Ramsay of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1971 The next pick: If the Sabres knew then what we know now, they might have taken…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 29
By Budd Bailey Danny Gare of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1974 The next pick: Montreal took Gary MacGregor at No. 30, but couldn’t sign him. He landed…
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 31
By Budd Bailey John Tucker of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1983 The next pick: Yves Heroux is in an odd club. He is in the ranks of…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 33
By Budd Bailey Bill Hajt of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1971 The next pick: The Kings took Vic Venasky from the University of Denver. The center played…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 35
By Budd Bailey Jason Dawe of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1991 The next pick: Center Jeff Nelson (Capitals) was a classic tweener – a very good minor…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 38
By Budd Bailey Hannu Virta of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1981 The next pick: Dean Kennedy played defense with a number of teams starting with the Kings….
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 43
By Budd Bailey Curtis Brown of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 1994 The next pick: Jose Theodore of the Canadiens went on to win the Hart Trophy as…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 44
By Budd Bailey Jake McCabe of the Sabres Taken in Round 2 in 2012 The next pick: Goalie Anthony Stolarz is on his third NHL team, Anaheim, after he was…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 47
By Budd Bailey Bob Corkum of the Sabres Taken in Round 3 in 1986 The next pick: Defenseman Sean Borland, a Maple Leafs selection, never played a game in the…
The Sabres start over, again
By Budd Bailey It was something of a sad weekend for the Buffalo Sabres. That’s nothing new, of course. They’ve had a lot of them during the past 10 years,…
