RALEIGH-Is there any question now why Wayne Gretzky all but begged Neil Smith to get Alexander Mogilny from Vancouver ... shot at winning the Cup with No. 89 flanking No. 99?

Thank you for the piece about Alexander Mogilny in the June 8 issue. Of the four NHL jerseys hanging in my closet, two have Mogilny's No. 89 on the back. Mogilny's career was a career of firsts.

I continue my countdown of the greatest Sabres in team history with number nine on my list: the original "Alexander the Great"--Alexander Mogilny ... He wore the number 89 in recognition of ...

It was just more than 30 years ago that the Sabres were involved a real-life spy novel, getting Alexander ... That October, Mogilny suited up for the Sabres wearing No. 89. He scored a goal ...

But to tell the story of Alexander Mogilny — who comes it at No. 89 on our list of the top 100 players in modern NHL history — we have to go back further than that monster 1992-93 season.

“Mikhail Grigorenko wants to know whether he can wear # 89 in Buffalo, in honor of his hometown hero Alex Mogilny.” You don’t see enough No. 89’s in the NHL, really - especially guys who weren’t born ...