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…
Houser, Bjork lead Sabres to win
Houser’s night to remember
By Budd Bailey Cincinnati. San Antonio. Ontario (California). Manchester. Cleveland. Fort Wayne. Tucson. Michael Houser has played for all of those hockey teams during a professional career that began almost…
It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ for the Sabres in loss
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Wash, rinse, repeat. If you missed Tuesday night’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and the New York Islanders but saw Monday’s game between…
Sabres’ tank goes empty in return
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Now … where were we? Oh, right. Hockey season. Last time, you remember, the Sabres had just lost to the Devils on January…
The Sabres of the 70’s take a bow
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It was Seventies Night at the KeyBank Center on Saturday night, when the Sabres played the New York Islanders. Names like Jim Schoenfeld,…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 5
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 5: October 25, 1991 – The Sabres trade Pierre Turgeon, Uwe Krupp, Dave McLlwain and Benoit Hogue to the New York Islanders…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 35
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page No. 35: June 24, 2001 – The Sabres trade Michael Peca to the New York Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt. Michael Peca…
Sabres get defensive again in win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Sabres may have reached the point where playing good defense has become a trend. Just in time, too. The Sabres and…
Decisions await Sabres in New Year
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The calendar flips to 2019 at midnight, and it will be time for Jason Botterill to start to earn this year’s salary. He’s…
