1983–84 Buffalo Sabres season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1983–84 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 14th season. Tom Barrasso was drafted by the Sabres with the 5th overall pick in the 1983 NHL entry draft, becoming the highest drafted goalie ever until Roberto Luongo was taken 4th overall in 1997. Skipping a college career, he went straight from high school to the NHL where he exceeded all expectations. Barrasso won the Calder Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy in his first season, becoming just the third player to win both awards in the same year.
| 1983–84 Buffalo Sabres | |
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| Division | 2nd Adams |
| Conference | 3rd Wales |
| 1983–84 record | 48–25–7 |
| Home record | 25–9–6 |
| Road record | 23–16–1 |
| Goals for | 315 |
| Goals against | 257 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Scotty Bowman |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Captain | Gilbert Perreault |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Dave Andreychuk (38) |
| Assists | Gilbert Perreault (59) |
| Points | Gilbert Perreault (90) |
| Penalty minutes | Larry Playfair (209) |
| Wins | Tom Barrasso (26) |
| Goals against average | Tom Barrasso (2.85) |
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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| 1 | 5 | Tom Barrasso | Acton-Boxboro H.S. (USHS-MA) | |
| 1 | 10 | Normand Lacombe | University of New Hampshire (Hockey East) | |
| 1 | 11 | Adam Creighton | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 2 | 31 | John Tucker | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
| 2 | 34 | Richard Hajdu | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | |
| 4 | 74 | Daren Puppa | Kirkland Lake Midget All-Stars (USHS-MN) | |
| 5 | 94 | Jason Meyer | Regina Pats (WHL) | |
| 6 | 114 | Jim Hofford | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | |
| 7 | 134 | Christian Ruuttu | Pori (Finland) | |
| 8 | 154 | Donald McSween | Redford Royals (NAJHL) | |
| 9 | 174 | Tim Hoover | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
| 10 | 194 | Mark Ferner | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | |
| 11 | 214 | Uwe Krupp | Cologne (West Germany) | |
| 12 | 234 | Marc Hemelin | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | |
| 12 | 235 | Kermit Salfi | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
Regular season
Season standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 336 | 261 | 104 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 315 | 257 | 103 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 360 | 278 | 94 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 286 | 295 | 75 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 288 | 320 | 66 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Sabres qualified for the playoffs and lost to the Quebec Nordiques 3 games to 0, in the Adams Division Semifinals.
Awards and records
- Tom Barrasso, Calder Memorial Trophy
- Tom Barrasso, Vezina Trophy
- Tom Barrasso, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star