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After being kicked off of the Blazers ' roster, Sanderson played with the Bruins for two seasons which saw him suit up for only 54 games out of a possible 156 games.

The Bruins seeing no future for Sanderson sent him down the American Hockey League with the Boston Braves for three games before trading him to the New York Rangers in 1974-75.

It was with the Rangers that his alcoholism started.

Meanwhile, in a distraction from his hockey career, along with New England Patriots receiver Jim Colclough, and the New York Jets star football quarterback Joe Namath, Sanderson opened " Bachelors III ", a trendy nightclub on New York City ’ s Upper East Side.

Negative publicity over some of the clubs less than reputable patrons led to problems and eventually Sanderson had to get out of what went from a " goldmine " to a money-losing venture.