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- Pre-season
- Regular season Divisional standings Conference standings
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics Skaters Goaltenders
- Awards and records Records Milestones
- Transactions Trades Free agents Claimed from waivers
- Draft picks
- Roster
- See also
- Farm teams
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}}{{NHLTeamSeason |League=NHL |Season=2008–09 |year=2008 |Team=Buffalo Sabres |Conference=Eastern |ConferenceRank=10th |Division=Northeast |DivisionRank=3rd |Record=41–32–9 |HomeRecord=23–15–3 |RoadRecord= 18–17–6 |GoalsFor= 250 |GoalsAgainst= 234 |GeneralManager= Darcy Regier |Coach= Lindy Ruff |Captain= Craig Rivet |AltCaptain= Jochen Hecht Teppo Numminen Jason Pominville Jaroslav Spacek |Arena= HSBC Arena |Attendance= Average: 18,533 Capacity: 99.2% Total: 296,522 |GoalsLeader= Thomas Vanek (40) |AssistsLeader= Jason Pominville (46) |PointsLeader= Derek Roy (70) |PlusMinusLeader= Tim Connolly (+12) |PIMLeader= Craig Rivet (125) |WinsLeader= Ryan Miller (34) |GAALeader= Ryan Miller (2.53) }}The 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres season was the 39th season of operation for the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League, their 38th season of play. Pre-seasonIn their second pre-season game, the Sabres played the Montreal Canadiens in Roberval, Quebec, the 2008 winner of the Kraft Hockeyville contest. In their newly renovated arena, Roberval hosted the preseason game on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Montreal scored the first three goals, then held off Buffalo for a 3–2 win in at Benoit-Levesque Arena.[1] 2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | 1 | September 22 | Buffalo | 4–7 | Toronto | Enroth | 18,819 | 0–1–0 | | 2 | September 23 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Montreal† | Dennis | ? | 0–2–0 | | 3 | September 27 | Toronto | 2–3 | Buffalo | OT | Miller | 14,629 | 1–2–0 | | 4 | September 28 | Minnesota | 2–1 | Buffalo | SO | Lalime | 17,311 | 1–2–1 | | 5 | October 1 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Minnesota | Miller | 18,064 | 1–3–1 | | 6 | October 2 | Buffalo | 5–2 | Columbus | Lalime | 11,314 | 2–3–1 | | 7 | October 5 | Buffalo | 0–3 | Detroit | Miller | 15,983 | 2–4–1 | | †Game was played in Roberval, Quebec. |
Regular seasonDivisional standings{{2008–09 NHL Northeast Division standings|team=BUF}}Conference standings{{2008–09 NHL Eastern Conference standings|team=BUF}}Schedule and results- Green background indicates win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game Log |
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October: 6–2–2 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–2) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 1 | October 10 | Montreal | 1–2 | Buffalo | SO | Miller | 18,690 | 1–0–0 | 2 | | 2 | October 13 | Buffalo | 7–1 | NY Islanders | Lalime | 13,523 | 2–0–0 | 4 | | 3 | October 15 | Buffalo | 3–1 | NY Rangers | Miller | 18,200 | 3–0–0 | 6 | | 4 | October 17 | Vancouver | 2–5 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,449 | 4–0–0 | 8 | | 5 | October 18 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Atlanta | SO | Lalime | 14,091 | 4–0–1 | 9 | | 6 | October 21 | Boston | 2–3 | Buffalo | SO | Miller | 18,334 | 5–0–1 | 11 | | 7 | October 23 | Buffalo | 4–3 | Minnesota | OT | Miller | 18,568 | 6–0–1 | 13 | | 8 | October 25 | Buffalo | 1–2 | Colorado | SO | Miller | 18,007 | 6–0–2 | 14 | | 9 | October 27 | Ottawa | 5–2 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 6–1–2 | 14 | | 10 | October 30 | Tampa Bay | 5–2 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 6–2–2 | 14 | |
| November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 11 | November 1 | Washington | 0–5 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 7–2–2 | 16 | | 12 | November 3 | Buffalo | 2–0 | New Jersey | Miller | 10,567 | 8–2–2 | 18 | | 13 | November 7 | Atlanta | 5–4 | Buffalo | OT | Miller | 18,466 | 8–2–3 | 19 | | 14 | November 8 | Buffalo | 1–3 | Boston | Miller | 17,565 | 8–3–3 | 19 | | 15 | November 12 | St Louis | 3–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 9–3–3 | 21 | | 16 | November 14 | Columbus | 6–1 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 9–4–3 | 21 | | 17 | November 15 | Buffalo | 2–5 | Pittsburgh | Miller | 17,132 | 9–5–3 | 21 | | 18 | November 19 | Buffalo | 4–7 | Boston | Miller | 15,623 | 9–6–3 | 21 | | 19 | November 21 | Philadelphia | 3–0 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,256 | 9–7–3 | 21 | | 20 | November 22 | NY Islanders | 4–2 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,529 | 9–8–3 | 21 | | 21 | November 26 | Boston | 2–3 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,326 | 10–8–3 | 23 | | 22 | November 28 | Pittsburgh | 3–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 11–8–3 | 25 | | 23 | November 29 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Montreal | Lalime | 21,273 | 11–9–3 | 25 | |
| December: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–1) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 24 | December 1 | Nashville | 2–0 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 11–10–3 | 25 | | 25 | December 4 | Buffalo | 1–2 | Florida | Miller | 13,123 | 11–11–3 | 25 | | 26 | December 6 | Buffalo | 4–3 | Tampa Bay | Miller | 17,154 | 12–11–3 | 27 | | 27 | December 8 | Buffalo | 4–3 | Pittsburgh | Miller | 16,976 | 13–11–3 | 29 | | 28 | December 10 | Tampa Bay | 2–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,431 | 14–11–3 | 31 | | 29 | December 12 | Toronto | 2–1 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,211 | 14–12–3 | 31 | | 30 | December 13 | Buffalo | 4–2 | New Jersey | Lalime | 15,713 | 15–12–3 | 33 | | 31 | December 17 | New Jersey | 5–3 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 15–13–3 | 33 | | 32 | December 19 | Los Angeles | 0–5 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,147 | 16–13–3 | 35 | | 33 | December 20 | Buffalo | 3–4 | Montreal | OT | Miller | 21,273 | 16–13–4 | 36 | | 34 | December 22 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 | Buffalo | OT | Miller | 18,690 | 16–13–5 | 37 | | 35 | December 26 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Washington | Lalime | 18,277 | 16–14–5 | 37 | | 36 | December 27 | NY Islanders | 3–4 | Buffalo | SO | Miller | 18,690 | 17–14–5 | 39 | | 37 | December 30 | Washington | 4–2 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 17–15–5 | 39 | |
| January: 9–4–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 6–4–0) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 38 | January 1 | Buffalo | 4–1 | Toronto | Miller | 19,176 | 18–15–5 | 41 | | 39 | January 3 | Buffalo | 4–2 | Boston | Miller | 17,565 | 19–15–5 | 43 | | 40 | January 6 | Ottawa | 2–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,443 | 20–15–5 | 45 | | 41 | January 9 | NY Rangers | 1–2 | Buffalo | SO | Miller | 18,385 | 21–15–5 | 47 | | 42 | January 10 | Buffalo | 1–3 | Detroit | Miller | 20,066 | 21–16–5 | 47 | | 43 | January 14 | Buffalo | 1–4 | Chicago | Lalime | 21,684 | 21–17–5 | 47 | | 44 | January 15 | Buffalo | 5–4 | Dallas | SO | Miller | 17,339 | 22–17–5 | 49 | | 45 | January 17 | Carolina | 1–3 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 23–17–5 | 51 | | 46 | January 19 | Buffalo | 3–2 | Florida | SO | Miller | 12,480 | 24–17–5 | 53 | | 47 | January 21 | Buffalo | 3–5 | Tampa Bay | Miller | 15,611 | 24–18–5 | 53 | | 48 | January 27 | Buffalo | 10–2 | Edmonton | Miller | 16,839 | 25–18–5 | 55 | | 49 | January 28 | Buffalo | 2–5 | Calgary | Miller | 19,289 | 25–19–5 | 55 | | 50 | January 31 | Buffalo | 2–0 | Phoenix | Miller | 16,253 | 26–19–5 | 57 | |
| February: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–3–2) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 51 | February 2 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Anaheim | Lalime | 16,874 | 26–20–5 | 57 | | 52 | February 4 | Toronto | 0–5 | Buffalo | Miller | 17,355 | 27–20–5 | 59 | | 53 | February 6 | Montreal | 2–3 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,161 | 28–20–5 | 61 | | 54 | February 7 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Ottawa | SO | Miller | 18,452 | 28–20–6 | 62 | | 55 | February 11 | Ottawa | 3–1 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 28–21–6 | 62 | | 56 | February 13 | San Jose | 5–6 | Buffalo | SO | Miller | 18,690 | 29–21–6 | 64 | | 57 | February 15 | Carolina | 3–0 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 29–22–6 | 64 | | 58 | February 17 | Buffalo | 4–1 | Toronto | Miller | 19,287 | 30–22–6 | 66 | | 59 | February 19 | Buffalo | 3–6 | Philadelphia | Miller | 19,642 | 30–23–6 | 66 | | 60 | February 21 | NY Rangers | 2–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 31–23–6 | 68 | | 61 | February 24 | Anaheim | 3–2 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 31–24–6 | 68 | | 62 | February 26 | Buffalo | 1–2 | Carolina | SO | Lalime | 18,219 | 31–24–7 | 69 | | 63 | February 28 | Buffalo | 0–2 | NY Islanders | Lalime | 14,198 | 31–25–7 | 69 | |
| March: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 64 | March 4 | Montreal | 1–5 | Buffalo | Lalime | 17,745 | 32–25–7 | 71 | | 65 | March 6 | Phoenix | 1–5 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 33–25–7 | 73 | | 66 | March 7 | Buffalo | 3–6 | Ottawa | Lalime | 18,444 | 33–26–7 | 73 | | 67 | March 10 | Buffalo | 2–5 | Philadelphia | Lalime | 19,421 | 33–27–7 | 73 | | 68 | March 12 | Florida | 1–3 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 34–27–7 | 75 | | 69 | March 14 | Atlanta | 4–3 | Buffalo | SO | Lalime | 18,690 | 34–27–8 | 76 | | 70 | March 17 | Buffalo | 2–4 | Ottawa | Tellqvist | 20,053 | 34–28–8 | 76 | | 71 | March 20 | Philadelphia | 6–4 | Buffalo | Lalime | 18,690 | 34–29–8 | 76 | | 72 | March 21 | Buffalo | 3–5 | NY Rangers | Lalime | 18,200 | 34–30–8 | 76 | | 73 | March 25 | Florida | 3–5 | Buffalo | Tellqvist | 18,690 | 35–30–8 | 78 | | 74 | March 27 | Toronto | 3–5 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,620 | 36–30–8 | 80 | | 75 | March 28 | Buffalo | 4–3 | Montreal | SO | Miller | 21,273 | 37–30–8 | 82 | |
| April: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) |
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | 76 | April 1 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Atlanta | OT | Miller | 15,038 | 37–30–9 | 83 | [2] | 77 | April 3 | Buffalo | 5–4 | Washington | OT | Miller | 18,277 | 38–30–9 | 85 | [3] | 78 | April 4 | New Jersey | 2–3 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 38–31–9 | 85 | | 79 | April 6 | Detroit | 1–4 | Buffalo | Miller | 18,690 | 38–32–9 | 85 | | 80 | April 8 | Buffalo | 3–1 | Toronto | Miller | 19,516 | 39–32–9 | 87 | | 81 | April 9 | Buffalo | 5-1 | Carolina | Miller | 18,513 | 40–32–9 | 89 | | 82 | April 11 | Boston | 1-6 | Buffalo | Tellqvist | 18,690 | 41-32-9 | 91 | | |
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PlayoffsThe Buffalo Sabres failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs. Player statisticsSkaters{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Regular season | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Derek|Roy|Derek Roy}} | 82 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -5 | 38 | Jason|Pominville|Jason Pominville}} | 82 | 20 | 46 | 66 | -4 | 18 | Thomas|Vanek|Thomas Vanek}} | 73 | 40 | 24 | 64 | -1 | 44 | Tim|Connolly|Tim Connolly}} | 48 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +12 | 22 | Jaroslav|Spacek|Jaroslav Špaček}} | 80 | 8 | 37 | 45 | +2 | 38 | Drew|Stafford|Drew Stafford}} | 79 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +3 | 29 | Ales|Kotalik|Aleš Kotalík}}‡ | 56 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -7 | 28 | Clarke|MacArthur|Clarke MacArthur}} | 71 | 17 | 14 | 31 | -4 | 56 | Paul|Gaustad|Paul Gaustad}} | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +4 | 108 | Jochen|Hecht|Jochen Hecht}} | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 33 | Daniel|Paille|Daniel Paille}} | 73 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 20 | Craig|Rivet|Craig Rivet}} | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | +4 | 125 | Toni|Lydman|Toni Lydman}} | 80 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 70 | Maxim|Afinogenov|Maxim Afinogenov}} | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 20 | Adam|Mair|Adam Mair}} | 75 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +4 | 95 | Andrej|Sekera|Andrej Sekera}} | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 22 | Teppo|Numminen|Teppo Numminen}} | 57 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 22 | Henrik|Tallinder|Henrik Tallinder}} | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 36 | Matt|Ellis|Matt Ellis (ice hockey)}} | 45 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 12 | Patrick|Kaleta|Patrick Kaleta}} | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 89 | Nathan|Paetsch|Nathan Paetsch}} | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 25 | Chris|Butler|Chris Butler (ice hockey)}} | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +11 | 18 | Dominic|Moore|Dominic Moore}}† | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 23 | Mark|Mancari|Mark Mancari}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | Nathan|Gerbe|Nathan Gerbe}} | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Andrew|Peters|Andrew Peters}} | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 81 | Marc-Andre|Gragnani|Marc-André Gragnani}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | Tim|Kennedy|Tim Kennedy (ice hockey)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike|Weber|Mike Weber}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19 | |
| {{col-end}}GoaltendersRegular season | Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
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Ryan|Miller}} | 59 | 3443 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 145 | 2.53 | 1773 | 1628 | .918 | 5 | Patrick|Lalime|Patrick Lalime}} | 24 | 1296 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 67 | 3.10 | 669 | 602 | .900 | 0 | Mikael|Tellqvist|Mikael Tellqvist}}† | 6 | 230 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.35 | 125 | 116 | .928 | 0 |
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sabres. Stats reflect time with Sabres only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Sabres only. {{Hockey season stats note}}Awards and recordsRecordsMilestonesRegular Season | Player | Milestone | Date achieved | Jason Pominville | 100th NHL assist | October 13, 2008 | Thomas Vanek | 200th NHL point | October 15, 2008 | Lindy Ruff | 400th NHL win | October 15, 2008 | Patrick Lalime | 400th NHL appearance | October 27, 2008 | Mark Mancari | 1st NHL goal | November 22, 2008 | Nathan Gerbe | 1st NHL game | December 6, 2008 | Nathan Gerbe | 1st NHL assist | December 13, 2008 | Chris Butler | 1st NHL game 1st NHL assist | December 19, 2008 | Tim Kennedy | 1st NHL game | December 27, 2008 | Derek Roy | 100th NHL Goal | February 13, 2009 | Drew Stafford | 100th NHL Point | February 13, 2009 |
TransactionsTrades June 20, 2008
| To Buffalo Sabres First-round pick (12th overall) pick in 2008 (Tyler Myers) | To Los Angeles Kings First-round pick (13th overall) pick in 2008 (Colten Teubert) Third-round pick in 2009 | June 21, 2008 | To Buffalo Sabres Third-round (81st overall) pick in 2008 (Corey Fienhage) Fourth-round (101st overall) pick in 2008 (Justin Jokinen) | To Los Angeles Kings Third-round (74th overall) pick in 2008 (Andrew Campbell) | July 4, 2008 | To Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Seventh-round pick in 2010 | To San Jose Sharks Second-round pick in 2009 Second-round pick in 2010 | July 4, 2008 | To Buffalo Sabres Third-round pick in 2009 Second-round pick in 2010 | To Vancouver Canucks Steve Bernier | March 4, 2009 | To Buffalo Sabres Mikael Tellqvist | To Phoenix Coyotes Fourth-round pick in 2010 | March 4, 2009 | To Buffalo Sabres Dominic Moore | To Toronto Maple Leafs Second-round pick in 2009 | March 4, 2009 | To Buffalo Sabres Second-round pick in 2009 | To Edmonton Oilers Ales Kotalik |
Free agents Player | Former team | Contract Terms | Patrick Lalime | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 years, $2 million | Mathieu Darche | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 Year, $500,000 |
| Player | New team | Dmitri Kalinin | New York Rangers |
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Claimed from waivers Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers | Matt Ellis | Los Angeles Kings | October 1 |
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Draft picksBuffalo's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario. Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior Team | 1 | 12 | Tyler Myers | D | Canada}} | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | 1 | 26 | Tyler Ennis | C | Canada}} | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 2 | 44 | Luke Adam | C | Canada}} | St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) | 3 | 81 | Corey Fienhage | D | United States}} | Eastview High School (Minnesota) | 4 | 101 | Justin Jokinen | RW | United States}} | Colquet High School (Minnesota) | 4 | 104 | Jordan Southorn | D | United States}} | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) | 5 | 134 | Jacob Lagace | LW | Canada}} | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | 6 | 164 | Nick Crawford | D | Canada}} | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
RosterUpdated March 6, 2009.[4] {{Ice hockey team roster }}{{player4 | first = Maxim | last = Afinogenov | dab = | num = 61 | pos = RW | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1979 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 4 | acq = 1997 | birthplace = Moscow, U.S.S.R. | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Chris | last = Butler | dab = Chris Butler (ice hockey) | num = 34 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 23 | acq = 2005 | birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2004 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Tim | last = Connolly | dab = | num = 19 | pos = C | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 1981 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 7 | acq = 2001 | birthplace = Baldwinsville, New York | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2008 | birthplace = 2005 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Matt | last = Ellis | dab =Matt Ellis (ice hockey) | num = 37 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1981 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 31 | acq = 2008 | birthplace = Welland, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2006 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Paul | last = Gaustad | dab = | num = 28 | pos = C | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 1982 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2000 | birthplace = Fargo, North Dakota | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2005 | birthplace = 2005 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Jochen | last = Hecht | dab = | num = 55 | pos = LW | nat = Germany | s/g = L | birthyear = 1977 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 21 | acq = 2002 | birthplace = Mannheim, West Germany | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Patrick | last = Kaleta | dab = | num = 36 | pos = RW | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 8 | acq = 2004 | birthplace = Angola, New York | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2005 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Patrick | last = Lalime | dab = | num = 40 | pos = G | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1974 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 7 | acq = 2008 | birthplace = Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Toni | last = Lydman | dab = | num = 5 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1977 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 25 | acq = 2005 | birthplace = Lahti, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Clarke | last = MacArthur | dab = | num = 41 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1985 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 6 | acq = 2003 | birthplace = Lloydminster, Alberta | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Adam | last = Mair | dab = | num = 22 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1979 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 15 | acq = 2002 | birthplace = Hamilton, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2004 | birthplace = {{player4 | first = Ryan | last = Miller | dab = | num = 30 | pos = G | nat = United States | s/g = L | birthyear = 1980 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 17 | acq = 1999 | birthplace = East Lansing, Michigan | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Dominic | last = Moore | dab = | num = 17 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1980 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2009 | birthplace = Thornhill, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Teppo | last = Numminen | dab = | num = 27 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 1968 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2005 | birthplace = Tampere, Finland | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Nathan | last = Paetsch | dab = | num = 38 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1983 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2003 | birthplace = Leroy, Saskatchewan | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Daniel | last = Paille | dab = | num = 20 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1984 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 15 | acq = 2002 | birthplace = Welland, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Andrew | last = Peters | dab = | num = 76 | pos = LW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1980 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 5 | acq = 1998 | birthplace = St. Catharines, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Jason | last = Pominville | dab = | num = 29 | pos = RW | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 1982 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2001 | birthplace = Repentigny, Quebec | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Craig | last = Rivet | dab = | num = 52 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1974 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 13 | acq = 2008 | birthplace = North Bay, Ontario | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Derek | last = Roy | dab = | num = 9 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1983 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 4 | acq = 2001 | birthplace = Ottawa, Ontario | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Andrej | last = Sekera | dab = | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = Slovakia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 8 | acq = 2004 | birthplace = Bojnice, Czechoslovakia | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Jaroslav | last = Spacek | dab = Jaroslav Špaček | num = 6 | pos = D | nat = Czech Republic | s/g = L | birthyear = 1974 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 11 | acq = 2006 | birthplace = Rokycany, Czechoslovakia | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Drew | last = Stafford | dab = | num = 21 | pos = RW | nat = United States | s/g = R | birthyear = 1985 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2004 | birthplace = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Henrik | last = Tallinder | dab = | num = 10 | pos = D | nat = Sweden | s/g = L | birthyear = 1979 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 10 | acq = 1997 | birthplace = Stockholm, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Mikael | last = Tellqvist | dab = | num = 32 | pos = G | nat = Sweden | s/g = L | birthyear = 1979 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 19 | acq = 2009 | birthplace = Sundbyberg, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}{{player4 | first = Thomas | last = Vanek | dab = | num = 26 | pos = LW | nat = Austria | s/g = R | birthyear = 1984 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 19 | acq = 2003 | birthplace = Vienna, Austria | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}2006 | birthplace = Pittsburgh-> |}See alsoFarm teamsOn June 11, the Buffalo Sabres signed a three-year deal with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, ending a 29-year affiliation with the Rochester Americans.[5] References1. ^Montreal defeats Buffalo in Hockeyville, CA 2. ^{{cite web|title=NHL.com - Recap: Sabres @ Thrashers - 04/01/2009 |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021145 |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5hFGxT2K1?url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021145 |archivedate=June 3, 2009 |deadurl=no |accessdate=April 2, 2009 |df=mdy }} 3. ^{{cite web|title=NHL.com - Game Boxscore: Sabres @ Capitals - 04/03/2009 |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2008021160 |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5hRVfwfkA?url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2008021160 |archivedate=June 11, 2009 |deadurl=no |accessdate=May 9, 2009 |df=mdy }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster |title=Buffalo Sabres – Team – Roster |accessdate=March 4, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227065643/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster| archivedate= February 27, 2009 | deadurl= yes}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3436329&campaign=rss&source=NHLHeadlines |work=ESPN |publisher=ESPN |date=June 11, 2008 |accessdate=June 11, 2008 |agency=Associated Press |title=Sabres end 29-year affiliation with Rochester, switch to Portland}}
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