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 5^th 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 89^th 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.

Alexei Zhitnik holds the distinction of being the first defenseman born in the former Soviet Union to play over 1,000 Games in the NHL.  Early in his career Zhitnik was a member of the famed Red Army and he would join his “comrades” to North America.  Zhitnik would go to two All-Star games and internationally would help the Unified Team win the Gold Medal at the Olympics in 1992.  He would win a Silver Medal with Russia in 1998.

Rene Robert is best known in hockey for his time with the Buffalo Sabres where he was a member of the famed “French Connection” Line with Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin.  Robert helped Buffalo reach the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals (they would lose to Philadelphia) and that was the season where he would be chosen to be a Second Team All Star.  A two time All Star, Robert averaged nearly a Point per Game over his career scoring 702 Points over 744 Games.

A lot of the success of the Buffalo Sabres can be claimed by their netminder, Don Edwards.  Edwards was twice named a Second Team All Star (1978 & 1980), the second of which was a Vezina Trophy winning campaign (along with Bob Sauve). 

A member of the famed United States “Miracle on Ice” team Mike Ramsey continued his run as a defensive anchor in an over 1,000 Game career in the National Hockey League.  Ramsey played most of his career with the Buffalo Sabres where his well above average defensive skill was complimented by five seasons of 30 or more Points.  A four time All Star, Ramsey received votes for the Norris Trophy (finishing as high as seventh) four times and would represent the U.S. in two Canada Cups.