 Sauvé played four games for the Sabres during the 1976–77 season but spent the majority of the year with the AHL's Rhode Island Reds, while Edwards was initially the more successful of the two and was the first to stick with the big club in Buffalo.The next season saw Sauvé split time with the Hershey Bears and the Sabres as Edwards' backup.As the 1978–79 season began, Sauvé entered training camp determined to make the NHL for good.