ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi tɹˈeɪdᵻd hˌɪm tə ðɪ ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛlz bˈʌfəlˌoʊ sˈeɪbɚz, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn sˈiːzən.
On February 4, 1979, Cincinnati traded him to the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, where he remained until the 1980–81 season.