Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby. John Muckler, Buffalo's coach, asked him, "What happens at 8:05 on Saturday night in Detroit when Bob Probert asks you to fight?" When the teenager responded, "That's easy. At 8:03, I'd have already asked Probert to fight," they knew they had to draft him.

Through 14 NHL seasons after that exchange, Barnaby never stopped fighting.

In Unfiltered, the former right wing reflects on the adventures of a high-profile life and the determination that got him there, from getting drafted last in juniors to carving out a role for himself on each new NHL team, to discovering new joys and passions in retirement.

Barnaby also opens up about the memorable hijinks, the larger-than-life hockey characters, and the very real challenges and risks that come with the sport's physicality.

Both hilarious and heartrending, this is an unvarnished story of battles fought and lessons learned.

ISBN-13: 9781629379876

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Triumph Books

Publication Date: 11-08-2022

Pages: 256

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Matthew Barnaby played 14 NHL seasons at right wing for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Dallas Stars. He is a hockey analyst on The Power Play on SiriusXM channel 91 and also works in parnership with Bet99. Kevin Shea is the best-selling author of 19 hockey books and serves as the editorial and education facilitator for the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Messier ix

Foreword Eric Lindros xi

Preface xiii

Chapter 1 "You've Done Well" 1

Chapter 2 Neil Hewston 7

Chapter 3 Mr. Irrelevant 21

Chapter 4 Going to the Show 33

Chapter 5 Shuffling Off to Buffalo 45

Chapter 6 The Nolan Years 59

Chapter 7 Ruff in Buffalo 77

Chapter 8 A Change of Scenery 89

Chapter 9 Never Settle 107

Chapter 10 Most Memorable Games 129

Chapter 11 You Can't Say That! 135

Chapter 12 The Fight Club 143

Chapter 13 The Smile, Baby 149

Chapter 14 Superstar Teammates 153

Chapter 15 Boys Will Be Boys 163

Chapter 16 The Coaches' Corner 171

Chapter 17 Life after Hockey 181

Chapter 18 The Bear and the Princess 197

Chapter 19 You Can Take the Man out of Hockey, but You Can't Take the Hockey out of the Man 203

Chapter 20 I'll Give You 10-to-1 Odds 211

Chapter 21 Killer, Bam Bam, and the Rat 219

Epilogue Hitting the Post(script) 231

Acknowledgments 235

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