By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist If the Sabres were a theatrical musical, they’d be in New Haven, Connecticut, right now. You might know how it works. The new…
Sabres are ‘boffo’ in win
More questions than answers for Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We’re now a month into the tenure of Don Granato as interim coach of the Buffalo Sabres. And at this point, I would…
A change in philosophy
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Just in case you had any doubt that the competitive side of the Buffalo Sabres’ season as a team was essentially over, the…
Same old story, same old Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page There wasn’t much new with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. For starters, the coach wasn’t new. Ralph Krueger was still behind the bench…
A not-so-Super Thursday for Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A little over a week ago, there was hope. It had been a long slog and the odds looked almost overwhelming, but nothing…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 15
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 15: March 4, 1972 – The Sabres trade Eddie Shack to Pittsburgh for Rene Robert. Sabres general manager Punch Imlach completed plenty…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 44
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 44: November 12, 1988 – The Sabres trade Tom Barrasso and a third-round draft choice in 1990 (Joe Dziedzic) to Pittsburgh for…
Look out below! Here come the Sabres!
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It’s time to get out the hockey quote book, and listen to the words of one of the great coaches in American hockey…
Sabres get off the mat and win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It was the evening of March 1, an unofficial green flag for the stretch drive in the National Hockey League season. The Buffalo…
Dahlin gets spotlight in Sabres’ win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Sabres had little trouble disposing of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, 3-2, on Tuesday night. Don’t laugh. There…
Just another summer day for Sabres
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Ah, summer – when the living is easy and thoughts turn to … hockey? In this case, yes. The Sabres had themselves a…
