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14. Miroslav Satan
The owner of one of the best names in sports, Miroslav Satan, played 14 years in the NHL, eight of which with the Buffalo Sabres, where he had the best part of his career.
The owner of one of the best names in sports, Miroslav Satan, played 14 years in the NHL, eight of which with the Buffalo Sabres, where he had the best part of his career.
Larry Playfair was not your typical hockey pugilist.
In 2015, Jack Eichel became the second freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award as the most outstanding player in college hockey when he was tearing it up at Boston University. Eichel was projected to go number two in that year’s draft, which he did behind Connor McDavid.
One of the first real hockey stars from Austria, Thomas Vanek, made history as the first Austrian to be taken in the top five when the Buffalo Sabres chose him with the 5th Overall Pick in the 2003 Draft.
Craig Ramsay knew his role in professional hockey; defensive forward. Luckily for the Sabres, he did it well.
Rene Robert debuted with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970-71, and it caught the attention of the Buffalo Sabres, who plucked him in the Intra-League Draft of 1971. His stay with Buffalo was not even a day, as the Pittsburgh Penguins then took him via the same draft. The Sabres never forgot about the French Canadian as they traded Eddie Shack to get him in March of 1972.
Danny Gare exceeded expectations early, as the Second Round Pick made the Sabres roster immediately, scoring 62 Points and finishing third for the Calder in 1974-75.
In the late 1980s, the probability of Soviet hockey players became more and more likely. The Buffalo Sabres got in on that, taking up and coming Alexander Mogilny 89th Overall in 1988. A year later, after participating in the World Hockey Championship in Stockholm, he defected to the United States and joined the Sabres.
A First Round Pick in 1982, Dave Andreychuk made a mark in the National Hockey League as the master of the Power Play. In fact, he holds the all-time record with 274 Goals with an advantage.
One of the best American born Defenseman in the game’s history, Phil Housley’s 21-year career began with an eight-year run as a Buffalo Sabre.
A member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team that shocked the sporting world and won the Gold Medal, Mike Ramsey had already played at a top NCAA program with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
In 1970, the Buffalo Sabres took Gilbert Perreault with the First Overall Pick. The year after, Buffalo had the number five pick, and they would take another native of Quebec, and soon-to-be linemate (and junior teammate), Rick Martin.
The man who was almost number one on this list was the first ever player drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, who took him number one overall in 1970.
We can understand if you think we should have gone with Gilbert Perreault for this spot, but after you read this, maybe you will see why we went with Dominik Hasek.
One of the better American Goalies in recent memory, Ryan Miller was a three-time CCHA Goalie of the Year at Michigan State, and the undrafted Spartan signed with the Buffalo Sabres, who he debuted for in 2002.
Pat LaFontaine only played 268 Games for the Buffalo Sabres, but it was a brief run that would land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Easily one of the best defensive forwards for years Michael Peca would finish in the top five in Frank J. Selke Award voting every season from 1996-97 to 2003-04. The first year of that streak was when he
Jim Schoenfeld is likely best known for his coaching tenure (especially with that altercation with referee Don Koharski where he allegedly pushed him and called him a fat pig in the 1988 Conference Finals) but this was a pretty good player whose accomplishments were solid.
