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One of the best values of the 1997 Draft was Brian Campbell, a Defenseman who the Buffalo Sabres took in the Sixth Round.

39. Jochen Hecht

A pair of Second Round picks brought Germany’s Jordan Hecht to the Buffalo Sabres, and for ten seasons (2002-03 to 2012-13), he provided clean and solid two-way hockey.

37. Drew Stafford

Drew Stafford was a star at the University of North Dakota, and he left early to join the Buffalo Sabres, the team that took him 13th Overall in 2004.

From Russia, Maxim Afinogenov proved to be a pretty sweet choice for the Buffalo Sabres, who grabbed him in the Third Round in 1997.