The most dominant Buffalo Sabre, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Buffalo Sabres was by season. Each season's highest PPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
Obviously this doesn't take most defenseman and goalies into account. Not sure how to account for that properly.
1970-71 - Phil Goyette (83.37pts): 7.68 point lead over Gilbert Perreault
1971-72 - Rick Martin (83.12pts): 3.28 point lead over Gilbert Perreault
1972-73 - Gilbert Perreault (92.51pts): 1.76 point lead over Rick Martin
1973-74 - Rick Martin (90.41pts): 14.37 point lead over Gilbert Perreault
1974-75 - Gilbert Perreault (115.76pts): 1.2 point lead over Rick Martin
1975-76 - Gilbert Perreault (115.83pts): 16.75 point lead over Rene Robert
1976-77 - Gilbert Perreault (97.38pts): 16.62 point lead over Rick Martin
1977-78 - Gilbert Perreault (92.38pts): 0.87 point lead over Danny Gare
1978-79 - Gilbert Perreault (88.23pts): 10.85 point lead over Danny Gare
1979-80 - Gilbert Perreault (108.65pts): 12.62 point lead over Danny Gare
1980-81 - Danny Gare (95.48pts): 9.09 point lead over Gilbert Perreault
1981-82 - Gilbert Perreault (96.55pts): 15.74 point lead over John Van Boxmeer
1982-83 - Gilbert Perreault (80.94pts): 4.2 point lead over Tony McKegney
1983-84 - Gilbert Perreault (101.1pts): 16.91 point lead over Phil Housley
1984-85 - Gilbert Perreault (87.26pts): 9.1 point lead over Dave Andreychuk
1985-86 - Dave Andreychuk (90.26pts): 7.22 point lead over Mike Foligno
1986-87 - Dave Andreychuk (77.74pts): 0.3 point lead over John Tucker
1987-88 - Dave Andreychuk (79.95pts): 0.2 point lead over Christian Ruuttu
1988-89 - Pierre Turgeon (90.2pts): 10.48 point lead over Phil Housley
1989-90 - Pierre Turgeon (108.65pts): 16.54 point lead over Dave Andreychuk
1990-91 - Dale Hawerchuk (91.23pts): 6.58 point lead over Alexander Mogilny
1991-92 - Pat LaFontaine (133.79pts): 29.43 point lead over Dale Hawerchuk
1992-93 - Pat LaFontaine (144.48pts): 9.23 point lead over Alexander Mogilny
1993-94 - Alexander Mogilny (98.15pts): 11.09 point lead over Dale Hawerchuk
1994-95 - Alexander Mogilny (87.59pts): 21.63 point lead over Donald Audette
1995-96 - Pat LaFontaine (98.18pts): 33.91 point lead over Randy Burridge
1996-97 - Donald Audette (56.16pts): 3.16 point lead over Derek Plante
1997-98 - Michael Peca (53.77pts): 5.66 point lead over Donald Audette
1998-99 - Miroslav Satan (66.81pts): 10.81 point lead over Michael Peca
1999-00 - Miroslav Satan (67.83pts): 11.32 point lead over Curtis Brown
2000-01 - Miroslav Satan (62pts): 9.06 point lead over J.P. Dumont
2001-02 - Miroslav Satan (73pts): 15.12 point lead over Stu Barnes
2002-03 - Miroslav Satan (77.85pts): 23.18 point lead over Chris Gratton
2003-04 - Jochen Hecht (66.63pts): 1.63 point lead over Daniel Briere
2005-06 - Daniel Briere (99.08pts): 21.34 point lead over Maxim Afinogenov
2006-07 - Daniel Briere (96.17pts): 6.85 point lead over Maxim Afinogenov
2007-08 - Derek Roy (85.15pts): 5.15 point lead over Jason Pominville
2008-09 - Tim Connolly (80.29pts): 8.4 point lead over Thomas Vanek
2009-10 - Tim Connolly (73.01pts): 2.28 point lead over Derek Roy
2010-11 - Thomas Vanek (74.83pts): 6.06 point lead over Drew Stafford
2011-12 - Jason Pominville (73pts): 8.87 point lead over Thomas Vanek
2012-13 - Thomas Vanek (88.47pts): 30.39 point lead over Cody Hodgson
2013-14 - Matt Moulson (54.05pts): 3.94 point lead over Cody Hodgson
2014-15 - Tyler Ennis (48.36pts): 4.7 point lead over Matt Moulson
2015-16 - Ryan O'Reilly (69.3pts): 12.61 point lead over Jack Eichel
2016-17 - Jack Eichel (76.62pts): 13.98 point lead over Ryan O'Reilly
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1995-96 - Pat LaFontaine: 33.91 point lead over next highest scorer
- 2012-13 - Thomas Vanek: 30.39 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1991-92 - Pat LaFontaine: 29.43 point lead over next highest scorer
- 2002-03 - Miroslav Satan: 23.18 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1994-95 - Alexander Mogilny: 21.63 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Gilbert Perreault: 8
- Miroslav Satan: 5
- Dave Andreychuk/Pat LaFontaine: 3
- Rick Martin/Pierre Turgeon/Alexander Mogilny/Daniel Briere/Tim Connolly/Thomas Vanek: 2
- Phil Goyette/Danny Gare/Dale Hawerchuk/Donald Audette/Michael Peca/Jochen Hecht/Derek Roy/Matt Moulson/Tyler Ennis/Ryan O'Reilly/Jack Eichel: 1
Posted Aug 15, 2017, 5:58 AM UTC