Ranking the top 10 Buffalo Sabres players of all time
10. Thomas Vanek, W (2005-13)
Vanek had immense hype when he joined the Sabres organization as the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NHL Draft. The Austrian winger was not one of the top players in the league, but he went on to have a great tenure in Buffalo. The 2009 All-Star had 497 points with the Sabres in 598 games with the franchise.
#OTD in 2008 down 4-1 going into the 3rd, Thomas Vanek rips off a natural hat trick with Derek Roy and Drew Stafford assisting on all 3 goals. Vanek became the 2nd player in NHL history to score a natural hat trick in consecutive games against the same opponent in a single season pic.twitter.com/KnqkIEyJLo
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