Players who played for the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers

30 players

30 players have played for both the Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers. Rasmus Ristolainen spent the most seasons with the two: 8 with the Buffalo Sabres and 5 with the Philadelphia Flyers. On a roster now: Rasmus Ristolainen, Nicolas Deslauriers, Alex Lyon, and Luke Schenn. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers, with their years at each
PlayerPosBUFPHI
Rasmus RistolainenD2013–2021 · 8 seasons2021–2026 · 5 seasons
Martin BironG1995–2007 · 9 seasons2006–2009 · 3 seasons
Daniel BriereC2002–2007 · 4 seasons2007–2013 · 6 seasons
Alexei ZhitnikLW1995–2004 · 9 seasons2006–2007 · 1 season
Wayne SimmondsRW2019–2020 · 1 season2011–2019 · 8 seasons
Nicolas DeslauriersLW2013–2017 · 4 seasons2022–2026 · 4 seasons
Derek PlanteC1993–1999 · 6 seasons2000–2001 · 1 season
Dale HawerchukC1990–1995 · 5 seasons1995–1997 · 2 seasons
Michal NeuvirthG2013–2015 · 2 seasons2015–2019 · 4 seasons
Mikael AnderssonLW1985–1989 · 4 seasons1998–2000 · 2 seasons
Petr SvobodaD1992–1994 · 2 seasons1995–1999 · 4 seasons
Alex LyonG2025–2026 · 1 season2017–2021 · 4 seasons
Luke SchennD2025–2026 · 1 season2012–2016 · 4 seasons
Ville LeinoLW2011–2014 · 3 seasons2009–2011 · 2 seasons
Rory FitzpatrickD2001–2006 · 4 seasons2007–2008 · 1 season
Bob CorkumC1989–2002 · 4 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Kevin HallerD1989–1991 · 2 seasons1994–1997 · 3 seasons
Shawn AndersonD1986–1990 · 4 seasons1994–1995 · 1 season
Phil VaroneC2013–2016 · 3 seasons2018–2019 · 1 season
Andrej MeszarosD2014–2015 · 1 season2010–2013 · 3 seasons
Dainius ZubrusC2006–2007 · 1 season1996–1999 · 3 seasons
Geoff SandersonLW1997–2000 · 3 seasons2006–2007 · 1 season
Andy DelmoreD2003–2004 · 1 season1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Garry GalleyD1995–1997 · 2 seasons1992–1994 · 2 seasons
Erik JohnsonD2023–2024 · 1 season2023–2025 · 2 seasons
Chris StewartRW2013–2015 · 2 seasons2019–2020 · 1 season
Chris GrattonF2000–2002 · 2 seasons1997–1998 · 1 season
Carlo ColaiacovoD2015–2016 · 1 season2014–2015 · 1 season
Anatoli SemenovD1996–1997 · 1 season1995–1996 · 1 season
Jay WellsD1990–1991 · 1 season1988–1989 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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