Therefore, goaltenders who played before 1982 do not have official save percentages. * - Save percentage did not become an official NHL statistic until the 1982-83 season. Stanley Cup winner, Hockey Hall of Famer or jersey retiredĪppeared in a Sabres game during the 2008–09 season Barrasso also won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year while playing for the Sabres, as did Gilbert Perreault. In addition, Hasek won six Vezina Trophies as the NHL's top goaltender while playing for Buffalo Tom Barrasso also won the Vezina while playing for the Sabres, while Don Edwards and Bob Sauve shared the trophy as Sabres in the 1979–80 season. Dominik Hasek won two Hart Memorial Trophies as NHL MVP while playing for the Sabres. Seven former Buffalo Sabres players are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Dick Duff, Grant Fuhr, Clark Gillies, Dale Hawerchuk, Tim Horton, Pat LaFontaine and Gilbert Perreault. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1970, and as of March 10, 2009, 36 goaltenders and 336 skaters ( forwards and defencemen) have appeared in at least one regular-season or playoff game with the Sabres. The Sabres are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, United States. Several Sabres players during warm-up prior to a game.
