Who is the Greatest Buffalo Sabre All-Time Whose Last Name Started with "N"?

[Dingo44]

I'm asking who is the best Sabre all-time whose last name started with the letter "N"? This is for their time with the Sabres, and I'm arbitrarily selecting a 75 game minimum as a Sabre.

Remember, this is all-time and includes every season since the beginning of the franchise - not just the recent ones.

Of course, I'll run through the rest of the alphabet up until the regular season starts.

Results so far:

A: Dave Andreychuk 91.2%
B: Danny Briere 73.1%
C: Brian Campbell 50.6%
D: Rasmus Dahlin 66.3%
E: Jack Eichel 48.1%
F: Mike Foligno 93.2%
G: Danny Gare 94.5%
H: Dominik Hasek 95.3%
I: No one qualified
J: Calle Johansson 51.3% (Honorable Mention - Rick Jeanneret)
K: Jerry Korab 71.9%
L: Pat LaFontaine 80.0%
M: Rick Martin 48.2%

Let the voting begin!

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[Zman5778]

Wellllllll this one is ever-so-slightly obvious.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

This thread has a poor heart that needs attention, better suspend it!

 

[Reddawg]

The only surprise here is only three guys with an N last name have played any significant tenure here in 53 years. Hopefully when all is said and done, Neuchev will have knocked Teppo off the pedestal.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Well this is a bit of a let-down after the M poll options

 

[Zman5778]

Well this is a bit of a let-down after the M poll options

Still nowhere near as bad as the J options though.

 

[dire wolf]

The only surprise here is only three guys with an N last name have played any significant tenure here in 53 years. Hopefully when all is said and done, Neuchev will have knocked Teppo off the pedestal.

Or Novikov.

Also, the poll should have included these Sabres greats:
Rmun Ndur
Michal Neuvirth
Rob Niedermayer
Jordan Nolan
Mika Noronen
Jiri Novotny
Alex Nylander

 

[Zman5778]

Or Novikov.

Also, the poll should have included these Sabres greats:
Rmun Ndur
Michal Neuvirth
Rob Niedermayer
Jordan Nolan
Mika Noronen
Jiri Novotny
Alex Nylander

It's still Teppo by a light year.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Or Novikov.

Also, the poll should have included these Sabres greats:
Rmun Ndur
Michal Neuvirth
Rob Niedermayer
Jordan Nolan
Mika Noronen
Jiri Novotny
Alex Nylander

I'm going to try and stay calm after seeing you list Alex Nylander...

 

[dire wolf]

It's still Teppo by a light year.

yes - I think that's obvious. But the Noronens and Ndurs of the world deserve their day of recognition too

 

[ZemgusWho]

It's funny how much Napier and Numminen have in common— long career, finished in Buffalo. But Teppo's career overall was better, longer, and his time in Buffalo better even though he was nearly 40.

Shocked there's only THREE qualifying players in the entire history of the Sabres. Especially after we could have made an entire team of M's.

 

[VaporTrail]

Wow N is real popular on Wheel of Fortune but apparently it's not so popular when it comes to Sabres' last names lol

 

[KiwiGriff]

M: Rick Martin 48.2%

I was sure it’d be Martin, Mogilny, Miller in that order. Interesting to see Mogilny falling into a distant third place there.

M was a crazy selection. Major takeaway? If you want your child to be a successful Sabre, make sure you change your surname to something beginning with M.

 

[oldgoalie]

Teppo, and it ain't even close.

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Teppo for sure. But stick tap to fellow Wisconsinite Casey Nelson.

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

M was a crazy selection. Major takeaway? If you want your child to be a successful Sabre, make sure you change your surname to something beginning with M.

Counterargument: If you want your child to get a good amount of votes for a "Greatest Buffalo Sabre All-Time Whose Last Name Started With" vote, don't change to M because you won't surpass Miller Mogilny or Martin. Maybe go with I or something so you are unanimous.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I'm asking who is the best Sabre all-time whose last name started with the letter "N"? This is for their time with the Sabres, and I'm arbitrarily selecting a 75 game minimum as a Sabre.

Remember, this is all-time and includes every season since the beginning of the franchise - not just the recent ones.

Of course, I'll run through the rest of the alphabet up until the regular season starts.

Results so far:

A: Dave Andreychuk 91.2%
B: Danny Briere 73.1%
C: Brian Campbell 50.6%
D: Rasmus Dahlin 66.3%
E: Jack Eichel 48.1%
F: Mike Foligno 93.2%
G: Danny Gare 94.5%
H: Dominik Hasek 95.3%
I: No one qualified
J: Calle Johansson 51.3% (Honorable Mention - Rick Jeanneret)
K: Jerry Korab 71.9%
L: Pat LaFontaine 80.0%
M: Rick Martin 48.2%

Let the voting begin!

How in the world did Hasek only have 95% of the votes?!

 

[Dingo44]

How in the world did Hasek only have 95% of the votes?!

A couple of people think they're being "funny" by voting for nonsense.

 

[Dingo44]

I'll get to O - I'm in downtown Ellicottville and it's pretty crazy

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I'll get to O - I'm in downtown Ellicottville and it's pretty crazy

Kevin O’Shea will win by default