Gilbert Perreault
They often claim to save the best for last, but the Sabres, through their history, enjoyed the best first. Gilbert Perreault isn’t just the best scorer in team history: He remains the best player in team history.
And regardless of the talent on the Sabres roster at any given time, nobody will come close to Perreault’s production. He spent his entire career with the Sabres, with his best season coming in 1975-76 when he scored 113 points and 44 goals.
What makes Perreault so interesting is that goal scoring was not his strongest suit. Instead, he was far better with assists. For every goal scored, he had 1.58 assists, sometimes nearly doubling his number of assists per season as opposed to goals scored.
So not only was Perreault a lethal scorer, he was also a team player. The prototype NHL player that still rings true to this day. Perreault played in six All-Star Games and won the Calder Memorial Trophy following his rookie season.
He also won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1973 and earned NHL All-Star honors in 1976 and 1977. He is a member of both the Buffalo Sabres and Hockey Hall of Fame.
(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)