The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team who were established in 1970 alongside the Vancouver Canucks as part of the National Hockey League's (NHL) plan to expand the league to 14 teams. Since then, they have claimed six Division Championships, three Conference Championships and a sole Presidents' Trophy. But unfortunately, them and the Canucks are yet to hoist the coveted Stanley Cup Championship.
Matter-of-factly though, the team is presently under the ownership of Terry Pegula and competes as a member of the Atlantic Division under the Eastern Conference of the NHL and play their home games at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The team also boasts notable players like Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, Jeff Skinner, Alex Tuch, and Jack Quinn among their ranks and have a strong developmental territory supported by the Rochester Americans in the AHL and by the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL.
List of Buffalo Sabres Draft Picks Year by Year
The Buffalo Sabres are known for picking top talents who've made significant contributions to the league over the years. This includes Gilbert Perreault, the Bufflao Sabres' first-ever top pick (in 1970), who later earned a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Pierre Turgeon, drafted first overall in 1987, also played a crucial role and became a legendary center later on his career. Moreover, the Sabres' draft picks even includes thirteen players who went on to play over 1,000 games in the NHL. This impressive list includes stars like Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, and Pierre Turgeon, all of whom have been recognized with inductions into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In recent times, Rasmus Dahlin, their top pick in 2018, has become an integral of the present team.
The following table looks at Buffalo Sabres' draft picks over the years:
| Draft | Round | Pick Number | Player |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | Zach Benson |
| 2023 | 2 | 39 | Anton Wahlberg |
| 2023 | 2 | 45 | Maxim Strbak |
| 2023 | 3 | 86 | Gavin McCarthy |
| 2023 | 4 | 109 | Ethan Miedema |
| 2023 | 5 | 141 | Scott Ratzlaff |
| 2023 | 6 | 173 | Sean Keohane |
| 2023 | 7 | 205 | Norwin Panocha |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | Matthew Savoie |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 | Noah Ostlund |
| 2022 | 1 | 28 | Jiri Kulich |
| 2022 | 2 | 41 | Topias Leinonen |
| 2022 | 3 | 74 | Viktor Neuchev |
| 2022 | 4 | 106 | Mats Lindgren |
| 2022 | 5 | 134 | Vsevolod Komarov |
| 2022 | 6 | 170 | Jake Richard |
| 2022 | 6 | 187 | Gustav Karlsson |
| 2022 | 7 | 202 | Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson |
| 2022 | 7 | 211 | Linus Sjodin |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Owen Power |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | Isak Rosén |
| 2021 | 2 | 33 | Prokhor Poltapov |
| 2021 | 2 | 53 | Aleksandr Kisakov |
| 2021 | 3 | 88 | Stiven Sardarian |
| 2021 | 3 | 95 | Josh Bloom |
| 2021 | 4 | 97 | Olivier Nadeau |
| 2021 | 5 | 159 | Viljami Marjala |
| 2021 | 6 | 161 | William von Barnekow |
| 2021 | 6 | 188 | Nikita Novikov |
| 2021 | 7 | 193 | Tyson Kozak |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | Jack Quinn |
| 2020 | 2 | 34 | John-Jason Peterka |
| 2020 | 5 | 131 | Matteo Constantini |
| 2020 | 7 | 193 | Albert Lyckåsen |
| 2020 | 7 | 216 | Jakub Konečný |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | Dylan Cozens |
| 2019 | 1 | 31 | Ryan Johnson |
| 2019 | 3 | 67 | Erik Portillo |
| 2019 | 4 | 102 | Aaron Huglen |
| 2019 | 5 | 143 | Filip Cederqvist |
| 2019 | 6 | 160 | Lukas Rousek |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | Rasmus Dahlin |
| 2018 | 2 | 32 | Mattias Samuelsson |
| 2018 | 4 | 94 | Matej Pekar |
| 2018 | 4 | 117 | Linus Lindstrom Cronholm |
| 2018 | 5 | 125 | Miska Kukkonen |
| 2018 | 7 | 187 | William Worge Kreu |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | Casey Mittelstadt |
| 2017 | 2 | 37 | Marcus Davidsson |
| 2017 | 2 | 54 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
| 2017 | 3 | 89 | Oskari Laaksonen |
| 2017 | 4 | 99 | Jacob Bryson |
| 2017 | 7 | 192 | Linus Weissbach |
| 2016 | 1 | 8 | Alexander Nylander |
| 2016 | 2 | 33 | Rasmus Asplund |
| 2016 | 3 | 69 | Cliff Pu |
| 2016 | 3 | 86 | Casey Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | 4 | 99 | Brett Murray |
| 2016 | 5 | 129 | Philip Nyberg |
| 2016 | 5 | 130 | Vojtech Budik |
| 2016 | 6 | 159 | Brandon Hagel |
| 2016 | 7 | 189 | Austin Osmanski |
| 2016 | 7 | 190 | Vasily Glotov |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | Jack Eichel |
| 2015 | 2 | 51 | Brendan Guhle |
| 2015 | 4 | 92 | Will Borgen |
| 2015 | 5 | 122 | Devante Stephens |
| 2015 | 6 | 152 | Giorgio Estephan |
| 2015 | 7 | 182 | Ivan Chukarov |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | Sam Reinhart |
| 2014 | 2 | 31 | Brendan Lemieux |
| 2014 | 2 | 44 | Eric Cornel |
| 2014 | 2 | 49 | Vaclav Karabacek |
| 2014 | 3 | 61 | Jonas Johansson |
| 2014 | 3 | 74 | Brycen Martin |
| 2014 | 5 | 121 | Max Willman |
| 2014 | 6 | 151 | Christopher Brown |
| 2014 | 7 | 181 | Victor Olofsson |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 2013 | 1 | 16 | Nikita Zadorov |
| 2013 | 2 | 35 | J. T. Compher |
| 2013 | 2 | 38 | Connor Hurley |
| 2013 | 2 | 52 | Justin Bailey |
| 2013 | 3 | 69 | Nicholas Baptiste |
| 2013 | 5 | 129 | Cal Petersen |
| 2013 | 5 | 130 | Gustav Possler |
| 2013 | 5 | 143 | Anthony Florentino |
| 2013 | 6 | 159 | Sean Malone |
| 2013 | 7 | 189 | Eric Locke |
| 2012 | 1 | 12 | Mikhail Grigorenko |
| 2012 | 1 | 14 | Zemgus Girgensons |
| 2012 | 2 | 44 | Jake McCabe |
| 2012 | 3 | 73 | Justin Kea |
| 2012 | 5 | 133 | Logan Nelson |
| 2012 | 6 | 163 | Linus Ullmark |
| 2012 | 7 | 193 | Brady Austin |
| 2012 | 7 | 204 | Judd Peterson |
| 2011 | 1 | 16 | Joel Armia |
| 2011 | 3 | 77 | Daniel Catenacci |
| 2011 | 4 | 107 | Colin Jacobs |
| 2011 | 5 | 137 | Alex Lepkowski |
| 2011 | 6 | 167 | Nathan Lieuwen |
| 2011 | 7 | 197 | Brad Navin |
| 2010 | 1 | 23 | Mark Pysyk |
| 2010 | 3 | 68 | Jerome Gauthier-Leduc |
| 2010 | 3 | 75 | Kevin Sundher |
| 2010 | 3 | 83 | Matt MacKenzie |
| 2010 | 4 | 98 | Steven Shipley |
| 2010 | 5 | 143 | Greg Sutch |
| 2010 | 6 | 173 | Cedrick Henley |
| 2010 | 7 | 203 | Christian Isackson |
| 2010 | 7 | 208 | Riley Boychuk |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | Zack Kassian |
| 2009 | 3 | 66 | Brayden McNabb |
| 2009 | 4 | 104 | Marcus Foligno |
| 2009 | 5 | 134 | Mark Adams |
| 2009 | 6 | 164 | Connor Knapp |
| 2009 | 7 | 194 | Maxime Legault |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 | Tyler Myers |
| 2008 | 1 | 26 | Tyler Ennis |
| 2008 | 2 | 44 | Luke Adam |
| 2008 | 3 | 81 | Corey Fienhage |
| 2008 | 4 | 101 | Justin Jokinen |
| 2008 | 4 | 104 | Jordon Southorn |
| 2008 | 5 | 134 | Jacob Lagace |
| 2008 | 6 | 164 | Nick Crawford |
| 2007 | 2 | 31 | T. J. Brennan |
| 2007 | 2 | 59 | Drew Schiestel |
| 2007 | 3 | 89 | Corey Tropp |
| 2007 | 5 | 139 | Bradley Eidsness |
| 2007 | 5 | 147 | Jean-Simon Allard |
| 2007 | 6 | 179 | Paul Byron |
| 2007 | 7 | 187 | Nick Eno |
| 2007 | 7 | 209 | Drew Mackenzie |
| 2006 | 1 | 24 | Dennis Persson |
| 2006 | 2 | 46 | Jhonas Enroth |
| 2006 | 2 | 57 | Mike Weber |
| 2006 | 4 | 117 | Felix Schutz |
| 2006 | 5 | 147 | Alex Biega |
| 2006 | 7 | 207 | Benjamin Breault |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | Marek Zagrapan |
| 2005 | 2 | 48 | Philipp Gogulla |
| 2005 | 3 | 87 | Marc-Andre Gragnani |
| 2005 | 4 | 96 | Chris Butler |
| 2005 | 5 | 142 | Nathan Gerbe |
| 2005 | 6 | 182 | Adam Dennis |
| 2005 | 6 | 191 | Vyacheslav Buravchikov |
| 2005 | 7 | 208 | Matt Generous |
| 2005 | 7 | 227 | Andrew Orpik |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | Drew Stafford |
| 2004 | 2 | 43 | Michael Funk |
| 2004 | 3 | 72 | Andrej Sekera |
| 2004 | 5 | 145 | Michal Valent |
| 2004 | 6 | 176 | Patrick Kaleta |
| 2004 | 7 | 207 | Mark Mancari |
| 2004 | 8 | 241 | Mike Card |
| 2004 | 9 | 273 | Dylan Hunter |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | Thomas Vanek |
| 2003 | 2 | 65 | Branislav Fabry |
| 2003 | 3 | 74 | Clarke MacArthur |
| 2003 | 4 | 106 | Jan Hejda |
| 2003 | 4 | 114 | Denis Yezhov |
| 2003 | 5 | 150 | Thomas Morrow |
| 2003 | 6 | 172 | Pavel Voroshnin |
| 2003 | 7 | 202 | Nathan Paetsch |
| 2003 | 8 | 235 | Jeff Weber |
| 2003 | 9 | 266 | Louis-Philippe Martin |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 | Keith Ballard |
| 2002 | 1 | 20 | Daniel Paille |
| 2002 | 3 | 76 | Michael Tessier |
| 2002 | 3 | 82 | John Adams |
| 2002 | 4 | 108 | Jakub Hulva |
| 2002 | 4 | 121 | Marty Magers |
| 2002 | 6 | 178 | Maxim Schevjev |
| 2002 | 7 | 208 | Radoslav Hecl |
| 2002 | 8 | 241 | Dennis Wideman |
| 2002 | 9 | 271 | Martin Cizek |
| 2001 | 1 | 22 | Jiri Novotny |
| 2001 | 2 | 32 | Derek Roy |
| 2001 | 2 | 50 | Chris Thorburn |
| 2001 | 2 | 55 | Jason Pominville |
| 2001 | 5 | 155 | Michal Vondrka |
| 2001 | 8 | 234 | Calle Aslund |
| 2001 | 8 | 247 | Marek Dubec |
| 2001 | 9 | 279 | Ryan Jorde |
| 2000 | 1 | 15 | Artem Kryukov |
| 2000 | 2 | 48 | Gerard Dicaire |
| 2000 | 4 | 111 | Ghyslain Rousseau |
| 2000 | 5 | 149 | Denis Denisov |
| 2000 | 7 | 213 | Vasily Bizyayev |
| 2000 | 7 | 220 | Paul Gaustad |
| 2000 | 8 | 258 | Sean McMorrow |
| 2000 | 9 | 277 | Ryan Courtney |
| 1999 | 1 | 20 | Barrett Heisten |
| 1999 | 2 | 35 | Milan Bartovic |
| 1999 | 2 | 55 | Doug Janik |
| 1999 | 2 | 64 | Michael Zigomanis |
| 1999 | 3 | 73 | Tim Preston |
| 1999 | 4 | 117 | Karel Mosovsky |
| 1999 | 5 | 138 | Ryan Miller |
| 1999 | 5 | 146 | Matt Kinch |
| 1999 | 6 | 178 | Seneque Hyacinthe Jr. |
| 1999 | 7 | 206 | Bret DeCecco |
| 1999 | 8 | 235 | Brad Self |
| 1999 | 9 | 263 | Craig Brunel |
| 1998 | 1 | 18 | Dmitri Kalinin |
| 1998 | 2 | 34 | Andrew Peters |
| 1998 | 2 | 47 | Norm Milley |
| 1998 | 2 | 50 | Jaroslav Kristek |
| 1998 | 3 | 77 | Mike Pandolfo |
| 1998 | 5 | 137 | Aaron Goldade |
| 1998 | 6 | 164 | Ales Kotalik |
| 1998 | 7 | 191 | Brad Moran |
| 1998 | 8 | 218 | David Moravec |
| 1998 | 9 | 249 | Edo Terglav |
| 1997 | 1 | 21 | Mika Noronen |
| 1997 | 2 | 48 | Henrik Tallinder |
| 1997 | 3 | 69 | Maxim Afinogenov |
| 1997 | 3 | 75 | Jeff Martin |
| 1997 | 4 | 101 | Luc Theoret |
| 1997 | 5 | 128 | Torrey DiRoberto |
| 1997 | 6 | 156 | Brian Campbell |
| 1997 | 7 | 184 | Jeremy Adduono |
| 1997 | 8 | 212 | Kamil Piros |
| 1997 | 9 | 238 | Dylan Kemp |
| 1996 | 1 | 7 | Erik Rasmussen |
| 1996 | 2 | 27 | Cory Sarich |
| 1996 | 2 | 33 | Darren Van Oene |
| 1996 | 3 | 53 | Eric Naud |
| 1996 | 3 | 54 | Francois Methot |
| 1996 | 4 | 87 | Kurt Walsh |
| 1996 | 4 | 106 | Mike Martone |
| 1996 | 5 | 115 | Alexei Tezikov |
| 1996 | 6 | 142 | Ryan Davis |
| 1996 | 6 | 161 | Darren Mortier |
| 1996 | 9 | 222 | Scott Buhler |
| 1995 | 1 | 14 | Jay McKee |
| 1995 | 1 | 16 | Martin Biron |
| 1995 | 2 | 42 | Mark Dutiaume |
| 1995 | 3 | 68 | Mathieu Sunderland |
| 1995 | 4 | 94 | Matt Davidson |
| 1995 | 5 | 111 | Marian Menhart |
| 1995 | 5 | 119 | Kevin Popp |
| 1995 | 5 | 123 | Daniel Bienvenue |
| 1995 | 7 | 172 | Brian Scott |
| 1995 | 8 | 198 | Mike Zanutto |
| 1995 | 9 | 224 | Rob Skrlac |
| 1994 | 1 | 17 | Wayne Primeau |
| 1994 | 2 | 43 | Curtis Brown |
| 1994 | 3 | 69 | Rumun Ndur |
| 1994 | 5 | 121 | Sergei Klimentiev |
| 1994 | 6 | 147 | Cal Benazic |
| 1994 | 7 | 168 | Steve Plouffe |
| 1994 | 7 | 173 | Shane Hnidy |
| 1994 | 7 | 176 | Steve Webb |
| 1994 | 8 | 199 | Bob Westerby |
| 1994 | 9 | 225 | Craig Millar |
| 1994 | 10 | 251 | Mark Polak |
| 1994 | 11 | 277 | Shayne Wright |
| 1993 | 2 | 38 | Denis Tsygurov |
| 1993 | 3 | 64 | Ethan Philpott |
| 1993 | 5 | 116 | Richard Safarik |
| 1993 | 6 | 142 | Kevin Pozzo |
| 1993 | 7 | 168 | Sergei Petrenko |
| 1993 | 8 | 194 | Mike Barrie |
| 1993 | 9 | 220 | Barrie Moore |
| 1993 | 10 | 246 | Chris Davis |
| 1993 | 11 | 272 | Scott Nichol |
| 1992 | 1 | 11 | David Cooper |
| 1992 | 2 | 35 | Jozef Cierny |
| 1992 | 3 | 59 | Ondrej Steiner |
| 1992 | 4 | 80 | Dean Melanson |
| 1992 | 4 | 83 | Matthew Barnaby |
| 1992 | 5 | 107 | Markus Ketterer |
| 1992 | 5 | 108 | Yuri Khmylev |
| 1992 | 6 | 131 | Paul Rushforth |
| 1992 | 8 | 179 | Dean Tiltgen |
| 1992 | 9 | 203 | Todd Simon |
| 1992 | 10 | 227 | Rick Kowalsky |
| 1992 | 11 | 251 | Chris Clancy |
| 1991 | 1 | 13 | Philippe Boucher |
| 1991 | 2 | 35 | Jason Dawe |
| 1991 | 3 | 57 | Jason Young |
| 1991 | 4 | 72 | Peter Ambroziak |
| 1991 | 5 | 101 | Steve Shields |
| 1991 | 6 | 123 | Sean O'Donnell |
| 1991 | 6 | 124 | Brian Holzinger |
| 1991 | 7 | 145 | Chris Snell |
| 1991 | 8 | 162 | Jiri Kuntos |
| 1991 | 9 | 189 | Tony Iob |
| 1991 | 10 | 211 | Spencer Meany |
| 1991 | 11 | 233 | Mikhail Volkov |
| 1991 | 12 | 255 | Michael Smith |
| 1991 | S2 | 19 | Jamie Steer |
| 1990 | 1 | 14 | Brad May |
| 1990 | 4 | 82 | Brian McCarthy |
| 1990 | 5 | 97 | Richard Smehlik |
| 1990 | 5 | 100 | Todd Bojcun |
| 1990 | 5 | 103 | Brad Pascall |
| 1990 | 7 | 142 | Viktor Gordiouk |
| 1990 | 8 | 166 | Milan Nedoma |
| 1990 | 9 | 187 | Jason Winch |
| 1990 | 10 | 208 | Sylvain Naud |
| 1990 | 11 | 229 | Ken Martin |
| 1990 | 12 | 250 | Brad Rubachuk |
| 1990 | S2 | 24 | Shane McFarlane |
| 1989 | 1 | 14 | Kevin Haller |
| 1989 | 3 | 56 | Scott Thomas |
| 1989 | 4 | 77 | Doug MacDonald |
| 1989 | 5 | 98 | Ken Sutton |
| 1989 | 6 | 107 | Bill Pye |
| 1989 | 6 | 119 | Mike Barkley |
| 1989 | 8 | 161 | Derek Plante |
| 1989 | 9 | 183 | Donald Audette |
| 1989 | 10 | 194 | Mark Astley |
| 1989 | 10 | 203 | John Nelson |
| 1989 | 11 | 224 | Todd Henderson |
| 1989 | 12 | 245 | Mike Bavis |
| 1989 | S2 | 19 | Ian Boyce |
| 1988 | 1 | 13 | Joel Savage |
| 1988 | 3 | 55 | Darcy Loewen |
| 1988 | 4 | 76 | Keith Carney |
| 1988 | 5 | 89 | Alexander Mogilny |
| 1988 | 5 | 97 | Rob Ray |
| 1988 | 6 | 106 | David DiVita |
| 1988 | 6 | 118 | Mike McLaughlin |
| 1988 | 7 | 139 | Mike Griffith |
| 1988 | 8 | 160 | Don Ruoho |
| 1988 | 9 | 181 | Wade Flaherty |
| 1988 | 11 | 223 | Tom Nieman |
| 1988 | 12 | 244 | Bobby Wallwork |
| 1988 | S2 | 18 | Clark Davies |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | Pierre Turgeon |
| 1987 | 2 | 22 | Brad Miller |
| 1987 | 3 | 53 | Andrew MacVicar |
| 1987 | 4 | 84 | John Bradley |
| 1987 | 5 | 85 | Dave Pergola |
| 1987 | 6 | 106 | Chris Marshall |
| 1987 | 7 | 127 | Paul Flanagan |
| 1987 | 8 | 148 | Sean Dooley |
| 1987 | 8 | 153 | Tim Roberts |
| 1987 | 9 | 169 | Grant Tkachuk |
| 1987 | 10 | 190 | Ian Herbers |
| 1987 | 11 | 211 | David Littman |
| 1987 | 12 | 232 | Al MacIsaac |
| 1987 | S1 | 1 | Dave Snuggerud |
| 1987 | S2 | 6 | Mike DeCarle |
| 1986 | 1 | 5 | Shawn Anderson |
| 1986 | 2 | 26 | Greg Brown |
| 1986 | 3 | 47 | Bob Corkum |
| 1986 | 3 | 56 | Kevin Kerr |
| 1986 | 4 | 68 | Dave Baseggio |
| 1986 | 5 | 89 | Larry Rooney |
| 1986 | 6 | 110 | Miguel Baldris |
| 1986 | 7 | 131 | Mike Hartman |
| 1986 | 8 | 152 | Francois Guay |
| 1986 | 9 | 173 | Sean Whitham |
| 1986 | 10 | 194 | Kenton Rein |
| 1986 | 11 | 215 | Troy Arndt |
| 1986 | S1 | 4 | Jeff Capello |
| 1986 | S2 | 8 | John Cullen |
| 1985 | 1 | 14 | Calle Johansson |
| 1985 | 2 | 35 | Benoit Hogue |
| 1985 | 3 | 56 | Keith Gretzky |
| 1985 | 4 | 77 | Dave Moylan |
| 1985 | 5 | 98 | Ken Priestlay |
| 1985 | 6 | 119 | Joe Reekie |
| 1985 | 7 | 140 | Petri Matikainen |
| 1985 | 8 | 161 | Trent Kaese |
| 1985 | 9 | 182 | Jiri Sejba |
| 1985 | 10 | 203 | Boyd Sutton |
| 1985 | 11 | 224 | Guy Larose |
| 1985 | 12 | 245 | Ken Baumgartner |
| 1984 | 1 | 18 | Mikael Andersson |
| 1984 | 2 | 39 | Doug Trapp |
| 1984 | 3 | 60 | Ray Sheppard |
| 1984 | 4 | 81 | Bob Halkidis |
| 1984 | 5 | 102 | Joey Rampton |
| 1984 | 6 | 123 | James Gasseau |
| 1984 | 7 | 144 | Darcy Wakaluk |
| 1984 | 8 | 165 | Orwar Stambert |
| 1984 | 10 | 206 | Brian McKinnon |
| 1984 | 11 | 226 | Grant Delcourt |
| 1984 | 12 | 247 | Sean Baker |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 | Tom Barrasso |
| 1983 | 1 | 10 | Normand Lacombe |
| 1983 | 1 | 11 | Adam Creighton |
| 1983 | 2 | 31 | John Tucker |
| 1983 | 2 | 34 | Richard Hajdu |
| 1983 | 4 | 74 | Daren Puppa |
| 1983 | 5 | 94 | Jason Meyer |
| 1983 | 6 | 114 | Jim Hofford |
| 1983 | 7 | 134 | Christian Ruuttu |
| 1983 | 8 | 154 | Don McSween |
| 1983 | 9 | 174 | Tim Hoover |
| 1983 | 10 | 194 | Mark Ferner |
| 1983 | 11 | 214 | Uwe Krupp |
| 1983 | 12 | 234 | Marc Hamelin |
| 1983 | 12 | 235 | Kermit Salfi |
| 1982 | 1 | 6 | Phil Housley |
| 1982 | 1 | 9 | Paul Cyr |
| 1982 | 1 | 16 | Dave Andreychuk |
| 1982 | 2 | 26 | Mike Anderson |
| 1982 | 2 | 30 | Jens Johansson |
| 1982 | 4 | 68 | Timo Jutila |
| 1982 | 4 | 79 | Jeff Hamilton |
| 1982 | 5 | 100 | Bob Logan |
| 1982 | 6 | 111 | Jeff Parker |
| 1982 | 6 | 121 | Jakob Gustavsson |
| 1982 | 7 | 142 | Allen Bishop |
| 1982 | 8 | 163 | Claude Verret |
| 1982 | 9 | 184 | Rob Norman |
| 1982 | 10 | 205 | Mike Craig |
| 1982 | 11 | 226 | Jim Plankers |
| 1981 | 1 | 17 | Jiri Dudacek |
| 1981 | 2 | 38 | Hannu Virta |
| 1981 | 3 | 59 | Jim Aldred |
| 1981 | 3 | 60 | Colin Chisholm |
| 1981 | 4 | 80 | Jeff Eatough |
| 1981 | 4 | 83 | Anders Wikberg |
| 1981 | 5 | 101 | Mauri Eivola |
| 1981 | 6 | 122 | Ali Butorac |
| 1981 | 7 | 143 | Heikki Leime |
| 1981 | 8 | 164 | Gates Orlando |
| 1981 | 9 | 185 | Venci Sebek |
| 1981 | 10 | 206 | Warren Harper |
| 1980 | 1 | 20 | Steve Patrick |
| 1980 | 2 | 41 | Mike Moller |
| 1980 | 3 | 56 | Sean McKenna |
| 1980 | 3 | 62 | Jay North |
| 1980 | 4 | 83 | Jim Wiemer |
| 1980 | 5 | 104 | Dirk Rueter |
| 1980 | 6 | 123 | Steve Lyons |
| 1980 | 7 | 146 | Jari Paavola |
| 1980 | 8 | 167 | Randy Cunneyworth |
| 1980 | 9 | 188 | Dave Beckon |
| 1980 | 10 | 209 | John Bader |
| 1979 | 1 | 11 | Mike Ramsey |
| 1979 | 2 | 32 | Lindy Ruff |
| 1979 | 3 | 53 | Mark Robinson |
| 1979 | 3 | 55 | Jacques Cloutier |
| 1979 | 4 | 74 | Gilles Hamel |
| 1979 | 5 | 95 | Alan Haworth |
| 1979 | 6 | 116 | Rick Knickle |
| 1978 | 1 | 13 | Larry Playfair |
| 1978 | 2 | 32 | Tony McKegney |
| 1978 | 3 | 49 | Rob McClanahan |
| 1978 | 4 | 66 | Mike Gazdic |
| 1978 | 5 | 82 | Randy Ireland |
| 1978 | 6 | 99 | Cam MacGregor |
| 1978 | 7 | 116 | Dan Eastman |
| 1978 | 8 | 133 | Eric Strobel |
| 1978 | 9 | 150 | Eugene O'Sullivan |
| 1977 | 1 | 14 | Ric Seiling |
| 1977 | 2 | 32 | Ron Areshenkoff |
| 1977 | 4 | 68 | Bill Stewart |
| 1977 | 5 | 86 | Rich Sirois |
| 1977 | 6 | 104 | Wayne Ramsey |
| 1976 | 2 | 33 | Joe Kowal |
| 1976 | 4 | 69 | Rocky Maze |
| 1976 | 5 | 87 | Ron Roscoe |
| 1976 | 6 | 105 | Don Lemieux |
| 1975 | 1 | 17 | Bob Sauve |
| 1975 | 2 | 35 | Ken Breitenbach |
| 1975 | 3 | 44 | Terry Martin |
| 1975 | 3 | 53 | Gary McAdam |
| 1975 | 4 | 71 | Greg Neeld |
| 1975 | 5 | 89 | Don Edwards |
| 1975 | 6 | 107 | Jim Minor |
| 1975 | 7 | 125 | Grant Rowe |
| 1975 | 8 | 143 | Alec Tidey |
| 1975 | 9 | 159 | Andy Whitby |
| 1975 | 10 | 174 | Len Moher |
| 1974 | 1 | 11 | Lee Fogolin |
| 1974 | 2 | 29 | Danny Gare |
| 1974 | 3 | 47 | Michel Deziel |
| 1974 | 4 | 65 | Paul McIntosh |
| 1974 | 5 | 83 | Garry Lariviere |
| 1974 | 6 | 101 | Dave Given |
| 1974 | 7 | 119 | Bernard Noreau |
| 1974 | 8 | 136 | Charles Constantin |
| 1974 | 9 | 153 | Rick Jodzio |
| 1974 | 10 | 168 | Derek Smith |
| 1974 | 11 | 183 | Taro Tsujimoto * |
| 1974 | 12 | 196 | Bob Geoffrion |
| 1973 | 1 | 12 | Morris Titanic |
| 1973 | 2 | 28 | Jean Landry |
| 1973 | 3 | 44 | Andre Deschamps |
| 1973 | 4 | 60 | Yvon Dupuis |
| 1973 | 5 | 76 | Bud Smulders |
| 1973 | 6 | 92 | Neil Korzack |
| 1973 | 7 | 108 | Bob Young |
| 1973 | 8 | 124 | Tim O'Connell |
| 1972 | 1 | 5 | Jim Schoenfeld |
| 1972 | 2 | 25 | Larry Carriere |
| 1972 | 3 | 37 | Jim McMasters |
| 1972 | 4 | 53 | Rychard Campeau |
| 1972 | 5 | 69 | Gilles Gratton |
| 1972 | 6 | 85 | Peter McNab |
| 1971 | 1 | 5 | Rick Martin |
| 1971 | 2 | 19 | Craig Ramsay |
| 1971 | 3 | 33 | Bill Hajt |
| 1971 | 4 | 47 | Rob Richer |
| 1971 | 5 | 61 | Steve Warr |
| 1971 | 6 | 75 | Pierre Duguay |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | Gilbert Perreault |
| 1970 | 2 | 15 | Butch Deadmarsh |
| 1970 | 3 | 29 | Steve Cuddie |
| 1970 | 4 | 43 | Randy Wyrozub |
| 1970 | 5 | 43 | Mike Morton |
| 1970 | 6 | 71 | Mike Keeler |
| 1970 | 7 | 84 | Tim Regan |
| 1970 | 8 | 97 | Doug Rombough |
| 1970 | 9 | 107 | Luc Nadeau |
FAQs
A. The Buffalo Sabres have had the first pick four times till now. Notably, the four players that the Sabres selected were Gilbert Perreault, Pierre Turgeon, and more recently, Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power.
A. The Buffalo Sabres were established in 1970 alongside the Vancouver Canucks.
A. The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks are the oldest teams without the Stanley Cup.
A. The Buffalo Sabres have lost the Stanley Cup Finals twice in their history. The first loss was in 1975 to the Philadelphia Flyers, and the second loss was in 1999 to the Dallas Stars.
A. The Buffalo Sabres play at the KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, New York.
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