Drafted in the middle of the 1975 Draft, Goalie Don Edwards first made the Sabres roster in the 1976-77 Season, where he played in 25 Games. The next season, Edwards was the top guy in between the pipes for Buffalo and was emerging in the upper-tier of Goalies. That year, Edwards led the NHL in Wins (38), Minutes Played (4,206), Goalie Point Shares (15.3), and he was a Second Team All-Star finishing fourth in Hart voting.
That was arguably the best year of Edwards’ career, but he had a lot left. The Sabres’ Goalie was tenth in Hart voting in 1978-79 and was a Second Team All-Star again the following year while sharing the Vezina with Bob Sauve. Edwards played two more years, which were decent before he was traded to Calgary after the 1981-82 Season.
Edwards had a record of 156-83-61 as a Sabre with a 2.91 GAA and was named to the Sabres Hall of Fame in 2000.
Traded to the Calgary Flames with Richie Dunn, Buffalo’s 1982 2nd Round Pick (Richard Kromm) and Buffalo’s 1983 1stRound Pick (which would be Dan Quinn) for Calgary’s 1st and 2nd 1982 Picks (which were Paul Cyr and Jens Johansson respectively) and Calgary’s 1983 1st and 2nd Round Pick (which would be Normand Lacombe and John Tucker respectively) 2/28/14.
156 Wins
83 Losses
61 Ties
14 Shutouts
2.91 Goals Against Average
.896 Save Percentage
64.2 Goalie Point Shares
31 Playoff Games
13 Wins
18 Losses
1 Shutout
3.19 Goals Against Average
.886 Save Percentage
Vezina Trophy (1980)
Second Team All-Star (1978 & 1980)
All-Star (1980 & 1982)
Most Games Played by a Goalie (1977-98)
Most Wins (1977-78)
Most Shutouts (1980-81)
Most Minutes Played (1977-78)
Most Goalie Point Shares (1977-78 & 1981-82)
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