1992: Dominik Hasek is traded to the Buffalo Sabres by the Chicago Blackhawks for goalie Stephane Beauregard and a fourth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Draft. The trade gives the 27-year-old goalie his first chance to be an NHL starter after going 13-4 with two ties in two seasons as a backup to Ed Belfour.
Beginning in 1993-94, Hasek wins the Vezina Trophy five times in a stretch of six seasons and takes home the Hart Trophy as MVP in 1997 and 1998. He helps the Sabres advance to the Stanley Cup Final in 1999, although they lose to the Dallas Stars in six games.
Buffalo trades Hasek to the Red Wings on July 1, 2001; he wins 41 games during the 2001-02 regular season and 16 more in the playoffs to help the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the third time in six seasons. Hasek finishes his NHL career in 2008 with 389 wins, a 2.20 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and 81 shutouts. He is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.
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