By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Rob Ray of the Sabres Taken in Round 5 in 1988 Other pick in that round: Peter Popovic, a Montreal draft choice, went…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 97
Sabres are ‘boffo’ in win
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 98
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Ken Sutton of the Sabres Taken in Round 5 in 1989 Other pick in that round: Western New Yorker Aaron Miller went 88th…
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 99
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Jacob Bryson of the Sabres Taken in Round 4 in 2016 Other pick in that round: Drake Batherson of Ottawa went at No….
Photo Essay: The Last Dance at the Aud
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I saw a note on Twitter this morning from John Boutet that this is the 25th anniversary of the Sabres’ last game at…
The strange case of Taylor Hall
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…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: Introduction
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist This is the fourth straight “summer” that I’ve done a good-sized research project for Buffalo Sports Page. You might remember the ones on…
Young Sabres offer reason for optimism
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…
Sabres fall short against Devils
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…
Sabres take another step forward
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…
Tokarski’s efforts can’t save Sabres
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…
Sabres finally end losing streak
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…
Sabres find new way to lose
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…
