Night Owl Cards

The topic of Scotty Bowman came up briefly on one of those other social media sites the other day. I experienced a somewhat memorable encounter with Bowman, what would be a Brush With Greatness , many years ago but I've never written about it. Part of the reason I haven't written about it is I'm still working on the BWG posts for non-baseball figures who I've interviewed and that involves acquiring cards of those individuals because I collect other sports only casually. And Bowman was not a player when I talked to him. He was a coach ... um, or maybe a GM -- it was tough to say at the time, which is what the BWG will be about -- for the Buffalo Sabres. Try finding a card of Bowman with the Sabres, probably the fourth team that people think of when Bowman's name comes up as a coach. They likely think Penguins, Red Wings and Canadiens first. Some old-timers probably even throw the Blues in there before they get to the Sabres. And that's what's stoppi...