ocr: The Sabres had an opportunity to hire one of the game's all-time coaching greats, Scotty Bowman, and didso in 1979, In his first season as Head Coach, Bowman led the Sabres to the Wales Conference Finals before they lost 4-2 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion, New York slanders. Bowman still holds the Sabres record for most games coached (404) and inished with an impressive 210-134-60 mark. Bowman, spent, the next few seasons revamping the Sabres' lineup, adding players such as Mike Ramsey, Phil Housley, Mike Foligno, Dave Andreychuk, and Tom Barrasso. Those players formed the core of some s ...
