Buffalo Sabres Trade History

[Hockeyfanatic13]

SabresJournal.net posted history of Buffalo Sabres trades.

Here is the link: http://sabresjournal.net/buffalo-sabres-history/buffalo-sabres-trade-history/

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[Reddawg]

That trade that happened on 9-18-85 is pretty funny, I never knew about that.

Also pretty amazing that nearly every pick we traded away over the years resulted in no one of any consequence. Pretty amusing that Briere was chosen with our pick and we ended up with him anyway.

 

[Wisent42]

We've had a guy called Butch Deadmarsh? OMFG that is a badass name!

 

[Hockeyfanatic13]

i like that we acquired a player by the name of Real Lemieux - didn't know there was a player with that name.

 

[Wisent42]

i like that we acquired a player by the name of Real Lemieux - didn't know there was a player with that name.

Yeah that's a pretty cool name too. I wonder if he ever met Super-Mario so he could tell him to sit down, and won't the Real Lemieux please stand up, please stand up, please stand up.

 

[dire wolf]

We've had a guy called Butch Deadmarsh? OMFG that is a badass name!

Adam's dad

 

[Wisent42]

Adam's dad

Of course. Those dots should have been easy to connect. I'm working night shifts so my thinking cap doesn't really fit.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

If only Buffalo played Hasek in 93 instead of Fuhr. Would of won the cup.

I think the Pomminville trade is one of the best in sabres history.

 

[VaporTrail]

Kind of cool to look at cause it lets me know when I started rooting for the Sabres...I remember the 12-2-81 trade but not the 3-10-81....

 

[VaporTrail]

never knew Hawerchuk / Housley trade also included a swap of first rounders and we chose May with the 14th and the Jets chose Tkachuk with the 19th! ouch!

 

[Puddy]

never knew Hawerchuk / Housley trade also included a swap of first rounders and we chose May with the 14th and the Jets chose Tkachuk with the 19th! ouch!

I think Brad May suffered a serious knee injury after he was drafted. Jets gambled on a fat kid named Tkachuk that turned out pretty well.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

The thing is with the trade we actually upgraded our first. So it was a good trade but bad draft choice.

 

[RoofIt5hole]

I think Brad May suffered a serious knee injury after he was drafted. Jets gambled on a fat kid named Tkachuk that turned out pretty well.

His son Matthew's not bad. Much better skater. Probably because he started playing at age 3, while his dad didn't start playing hockey till like 13 if I remember correctly.

 

[cybresabre]

How much whiskey was responsible for the Rocky Farr deal? Did the league just sigh and roll with it?

 

[RoofIt5hole]

I love the trading a late pick to the islanders with the promise they won't draft certain players. That's outstanding.

 

[Paxon]

If only Buffalo played Hasek in 93 instead of Fuhr. Would of won the cup.

I think the Pomminville trade is one of the best in sabres history.

At the very least, if Hasek played and emerged then they wouldn't have had to make the Fuhr trade where they gave up a hell of a player in Andreychuk as well as a fairly high 1st rounder. That definitely turned out to be a waste of assets because Fuhr only adequately held the fort until Hasek emerged, quite possibly delaying that. On the plus side Fuhr was used in part to bring in Zhitnik who was one of the best defensemen we've had during my lifetime.

 

[Paxon]

Not strictly relevant, but here are some helpful/interesting historical pages:

Hockey-Reference, Sabres Index
Hockey-Reference, Sabres Skaters
Hockey-Reference, Sabres Sweater Numbers
Hockey-Reference, Sabres Draft History
Elite Prospects, Sabres Index (has some good info on team staff and other stuff)
Elite Prospects, Sabres Draft History

 

[VaporTrail]

I forgot why did we ship Ray Sheppard out ? Probably worst trade in franchise history.