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About The Buffalo Sabres:
The NHL officially came to Buffalo on Dec. 2, 1969, when the league awarded Seymour and Northrup Knox the franchise that would soon be named "Sabres." The brothers wasted little time in hiring George "Punch" Imlach, formerly of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the team's first Head Coach and General Manager. In June 1970, the Sabres were awarded the first pick in the NHL Entry Draft, and Imlach selected highly touted center Gilbert Perreault from the Montreal Jr. Canadiens. Perreault lived up to the advance billing scoring 38 goals his rookie season en route to winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year.
Another Junior Canadien, left winger Rick Martin, joined Perreault on the team's front line as the Sabres' top pick in 1971. That dominating duo turned trio when Rene Robert was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins near the end of the 1971-72 season. The line of Martin-Perreault-Robert would be dubbed "The French Connection" and would become one of the most dominating scoring lines of the 1970s.
By 1974-75, the young team was maturing and finished the season with a 49-16-15 record - still the best-ever season numbers in franchise history. Buffalo defeated Chicago in the first round of the playoffs and followed that with a second-round victory over Montreal to earn its first-ever berth in the Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia. While the Flyers defeated the Sabres in six games, the loss did not blemish the accomplishment of a team which had only been in the league for five years.
One of the most memorable moments in the franchise's first decade occurred Jan. 4, 1976, when the Sabres played the powerful Soviet Wings in an exhibition game at The Aud. With Cold War tensions still running high, the game had an intensity level far beyond the average regular-season game. Buffalo put on a dominating performance, defeating the Wings 12-6 in what ranked at the time as the worst-ever loss by a Soviet team in international competition.
The Sabres had an opportunity to hire one of the game's all-time coaching greats, Scotty Bowman, and did so in 1979. In his first season as Head Coach, Bowman led the Sabres to the Wales Conference Finals before they lost 4-2 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders. Bowman still holds the Sabres record for most games coached (404) and finished with an impressive 210-134-60 mark.
Bowman spent the next few seasons revamping the Sabres' lineup, adding players such as Mike Ramsey, Phil Housley, Mike Foligno, Dave Andreychuk and Tom Barrasso. Those players formed the core of some successful teams, and helped continue the tradition of winning hockey.
Through the good times and the bad times, there was always Perreault. Robert and Martin had both been traded by the early 1980s, but the original Sabre remained and continued to flourish. On March 9, 1986, Perreault and an Aud full of fans celebrated together as the franchise's favorite son scored his 500th career goal, making him the 12th player in history (at the time) to reach that milestone. Four years later, in 1990, Perreault was immortalized with induction into Hockey's Hall of Fame. This would be an omen of better things to come for the franchise.
Five-time Stanley Cup Champion John Muckler was chosen in 1991 to be the team's Director of Hockey Operations and soon assumed the title of head coach. He was instrumental in acquiring Pat LaFontaine from the Islanders in October 1991. LaFontaine teamed with Russian Alexander Mogilny to form a dynamic duo that combined to score 129 goals in 1992-93, including a franchise-record 76 goals from Mogilny. Buffalo capped that season by sweeping the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs to post its first playoff series win in 10 years.
That playoff excitement was just a precursor to Game Six of the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarter Finals vs. the New Jersey Devils. Buffalo won that game 1-0 in four overtimes on a goal by Dave Hannan. Dominik Hasek posted an incredible 70 saves in the victory, playing the entire 125:43 without allowing a goal. Following that season, Hasek would win the first of two consecutive Vezina Trophies as the NHL's top goaltender. But that would only set the stage for the 1996-97 season.
Before it even started, the 1996-97 campaign was already one of the most memorable in team history. On a sad note, the season would represent the first without founder Seymour H. Knox, III, who passed away in the spring of 1996. It would also represent the first time in the team's history that it would have new uniforms (red and black replaced blue and gold) as well as a new state-of-the-art arena (HSBC Arena replaced Memorial Auditorium).
The Sabres shocked many of the so-called experts by winning the Northeast Division; the team's first-such title since winning the Adams Division championship in 1981. Buffalo's performance seemed a fitting tribute to the memory of Seymour Knox.
The end of the season also brought many notable achievements off the ice. The Sabres were the stars of the NHL's postseason awards banquet. Hasek won the Hart Trophy as league MVP, the first time a goalie had achieved such a feat since 1962. For good measure, Hasek also took home his third Vezina in four years, an equally stunning feat. Michael Peca, a 23-year-old center in just his second full season, joined Craig Ramsay as the only Sabres to win the Selke Trophy, symbolic of the league's best defensive forward. Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award as the Coach of the Year.
Lindy Ruff was named the Sabres' head coach at the start of the next season, and led Buffalo to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Sabres eventually fell to the Capitals in six games, but their performance marked the team's best playoff finish since 1980. Hasek once again shone brightly, taking home his fourth Vezina Trophy and becoming the first goaltender ever to win two consecutive Hart Trophies. Earlier in the year, Hasek had also been instrumental in leading the underdog Czech Republic to a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan.
The year ended on a sad note when team co-founder Northrup Knox passed away in July 1998. The Knox brothers persistence in acquiring a franchise and their determination to keep it in Buffalo will forever resonate with hockey fans in Western New York. Shortly before his death, Knox orchestrated the sale of the team to John, Tim, Michael, and James Rigas of Adelphia Cable Communications.
Buffalo returned to the ECF the following year, this time facing its geographical rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs. In what would be known as the cross-border series, the Sabres defeated Toronto 4-1 to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for just the second time in team history. The Dallas Stars would be the Sabres' opponent and the two teams proved to be evenly matched in the lowest-scoring Stanley Cup in history. With Buffalo trailing 3 games to 2 in Game Six, Brett Hull slid the puck past Hasek in the third overtime to clinch the Cup for the Stars. Replays would later show that Hull's skate was in the crease, but officials let the goal stand to the dismay of Sabres fans.
Buffalo celebrated its 30th anniversary season in the NHL in 1999-2000 with the impressive rookie debuts of Martin Biron and Maxim Afinogenov. The development of Biron and Afinogenov combined with the late-season additions of veterans Doug Gilmour and Chris Gratton enabled the Sabres to continue their winning ways as they began their fourth decade of play in the NHL.
The 2000-01 campaign will be remembered as one of the most successful seasons in recent memory as the Sabres won the fourth-most games in team history (46). Once again, Miroslav Satan led the team in goals scored and total points in the regular season and had a stellar postseason with three goals, a team-high 10 assists and 13 total points. The season also turned out to be a breakout year for several members who had career offensive years. J.P. Dumont proved to be a valuable addition, producing career offensive numbers in his first year with the team. Alexei Zhitnik returned to the offensive production of earlier in his career and Rhett Warrener and Jay McKee worked as the team's top defensive tandem. As a whole, the Sabres were the league's top defensive allowing the fewest goals and boasting the best penalty-killing unit. Dave Andreychuk proved that you can go home, returning to the Sabres to score 20 goals, eight on the power play, and add some veteran leadership to a young, yet maturing, hockey club. Another former Sabre returned as Donald Audette, who was acquired at the trade deadline along with Steve Heinze, added another element to the Sabres as the team headed into the postseason. And as he was in past seasons, Hasek proved why he was one of the best goalies in the NHL, posting a 34-24-4 record with 2.11 goals against and 11 shutouts en route to his sixth Vezina Trophy.
Despite not making the playoffs in 2001-02, the Sabres were one of the better teams in the NHL over the second half of last season. Strong offensive years from Satan, Stu Barnes and Tim Connolly as well as the emergence of Taylor Pyatt late in the year were just a few of the bright spots of the season. Plus, the emergence of Biron as one of the league's top goaltenders gave fans much to look forward to in the coming years.
Ruff became the team's all-time winningest head coach with a 5-2 win over Philadelphia on Feb. 18, 2003. Ales Kotalik broke onto the scene by scoring 21 goals, the second most by a rookie in 2002-03 while Satan once again led the Sabres in goals, assists and points. B. Thomas Golisano became the Sabres' owner in March and brought a new enthusiasm level to the franchise. The acquisitions of Daniel Briere (at the 2002-03 trade deadline), Chris Drury, Steve Begin and Andy Delmore, along with the signing of Joel Bouchard, have raised expectations for the 2003-04 campaign.
The 2003-04 Sabres once again were one of the League’s top teams in the second half of the season. Daniel Briere, who came to the club near the end of the 2002-03 season, continued his outstanding play and led the Sabres in assists and points. Dumont and Chris Drury were threats to score while Satan recorded a team-best 29 goals, including four against Atlanta on Feb. 16, 2004. Satan and Maxim Afinogenov each had a hat trick against Washington, Dec. 31, 2003. Rookies Derek Roy, Milan Bartovic and Andrew Peters each had long stints with the Sabres, who played in front of 12 sold-out home crowds.
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