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Top 10 Buffalo Sabres of all-time

July 15, 2013, 5:11 PM ET [68 Comments]
Kevin Freiheit
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Narrowing down the top Sabres of all-time isn't easy. Now I'm into the top 10 and it's hard to leave some guys out.

10. Rene Robert- He was never drafted by the NHL, but eventually became a part of the greatest line in Sabres history- The French Connection. Robert was offered a five game tryout with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he didn't perform well.

His hard work and effort did pay off. A year later, Pittsburgh claimed him off of waivers and Robert's production improved a little. He scored 18 points in 48 games, but was then traded to Buffalo, where he made an immediate impact with the Sabres.

Robert scored 83 points in 75 games during his first season with Buffalo. The next year, he had 100 points in 74 games, followed by another year of 87 points in 72 games.

A few years later he was traded to Colorado, and ended up finishing his career in Toronto, where it had started. Robert finished his career with 702 points in 744 games.

9. Dave Andreychuk - Played with the Sabres for 11 seasons and put up offensive points quite often. He hit the 80-point plateau on four separate occasions with Buffalo.

Andreychuk put pucks into the next and made it look easy.

8.Alexander Mogilny- He only spent six seasons with the Sabres, but Mogilny had some serious offensive skill. In 1991, he went on a goal scoring tear for the next few seasons.

He earned 84 points in 67 games in '91. The next year 76 goals in 77 games, but that didn't even win him the scoring title. Teemu Selanne also had 76 goals that year. In that year, Mogilny also added 51 assists, bringing him up to a total of 127 points for the season.

The biggest cause of all of those points was much in thanks to LaFontaine, who the Sabres got from the Islanders. The two of them found ways to put the puck in the net. After LaFontaine's injuries, Mogilny's production decreased, and eventually, the Sabres didn't have the money to spent on such a big contract.

Mogilny went to play for Vancouver, where he scored 107 points in his first season with the Canucks. He finished his career with 1,032 points in 990 games. Mogilny went on to win the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2000.



7.Mike Ramsey - Easily one of the best defensemen that has played for the Sabres. Ramsey was a physical, solid defenseman, who made his presence known on the ice.

He was not a scorer. His best offensive season was in 1986 when he scored eight goals and 31 assists. Ramsey was much larger known for his shut down defensive skills.

Ramsey completed his career with 345 points in 1,070 games.

After his career, Ramsey decided to become an assistant coach for the Sabres. When the Minnesota Wild came into the league, Ramsey went to his hometown and joined the coaching staff.

6. Danny Gare- In his rookie year with the Sabres, Gare and the team made it to the Stanley Cup Final. He earned 62 points in 78 regular season games, and then 13 points in 17 playoff games. Gare didn't make it to the Finals again during his career, but he did put up respectable numbers for the Sabres.

Gare had his best season in 1979, when he tallied 56 goals and 33 assists for 89 points. After playing eight years with the Sabres, Gare went on and played for the Red Wings, before finishing his career with Edmonton.

It was a surprise that Gare was traded to Detroit. Buffalo traded Gare, Jim Schoenfeld and Derek Smith, in exchange for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and Brent Peterson.

Gare finished with 685 points in 827 games.



20. Chris Drury
19. Daniel Briere
18. Dale Hawerchuk
17. Jim Schoenfeld
16. Bill Hajt
15. Ryan Miller
14. Don Luce
13. Thomas Vanek
12. Mike Foligno
11. Phil Housley
10. Rene Robert
9. Dave Andreychuk
8. Alexander Mogilny
7. Mike Ramsey
6. Danny Gare


Look for me to post the final part tomorrow.

As always, thank you for reading!

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