Doug Bodger was a 16-year veteran of the NHL, whose second team was the Buffalo Sabres, who acquired him in the transaction that sent Goalie Tom Barrasso to Pittsburgh.

Bob Sauve was drafted in the First Round of the 1975 Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, who also took another Goalie, Don Edwards, in that year's selection process.  After playing mostly in the minors for three years, Sauve made the main roster for good in 1978-79.

Mike Foligno was the runner-up for the 1980 Calder Trophy to Ray Bourque, but two years later, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres from Detroit, bringing his signature “Foligno Leap” with him.

After 37 games with the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Peca was traded to the Buffalo Sabres as part of the deal that sent Alexander Mogilny the other way.