‘”The last bloody thing we needed was another guy who could score goals,” Imlach wrote in his 1982 autobiography, “Heaven and Hell in the NHL.” “What we needed was to make the team more defensive-minded. That’s why I chose Ric Seiling over Bossy. Seiling had a checking ability and a willingness to mix it up.”‘
Buffalo sports' greatest what-ifs: What if Sabres had drafted Mike Bossy instead of Ric Seiling?
Source: Buffalo News