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The Sabres were formed by the Knox brothers, Northrup and Seymor, and joinedthe NHL in 1970. In the teams first draft they took center Gilbert Perreault as theNHL's number one overall pick . Their first season saw Perreault earn theCalder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year and lead the team with38 goals. Perreault would go on to become one of the best players in NHL history.
Last year the Sabres surprised the league, and even some fans, when they wonthe Northeast Division and advanced to the Conference playoffs. Most of theteams success can be attributed to the outstanding effort put forth by their twogoalies, Ryan Miller and Martin Biron. Though not picked for the Olympic team,Miller is consided to be the best American goalie.
The Sabres are looking forward to another successful year with the return ofmany key players including Miller and Biron, forwards Daniel Briere and ChrisDrury, and defensemen Dmitri Kalinin and Teppo Numminen. ESPN and SportingNews have picked the Sabres to go to the Stanley Cup.
