The Buffalo Sabres are in their 56th season and have a storied history. The club has 15 players who have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and many others who deserve recognition. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at players in Sabres history by their jersey number, ranking the top two players to wear that particular number. Since fewer players have worn higher numbers in the club’s history, we will look at a range of numbers.

The top two who wore #54 through 56 in team history are: Jochen Hecht and Rasmus Ristolainen.

After beginning his career in St. Louis and one year in Edmonton, Hecht was acquired from the Oilers and spent the final 10 years of his career in Buffalo, including the two seasons that the Sabres went to the Eastern Conference final. He had 138 goals over his span in Buffalo, including eight straight seasons scoring in double figures. Ristolainen was a Buffalo first-rounder in 2013 and played eight seasons with the Sabres, as their top defenseman and minutes leader on the blueline, and posted four straight 40+ point seasons.  

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