2009–10 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Northeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2009–10 record | 45–27–10 |
Home record | 25–10–6 |
Road record | 20–17–4 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 207 |
Team information | |
General manager | Darcy Regier |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Craig Rivet |
Alternate captains | Paul Gaustad Jochen Hecht Jason Pominville Derek Roy |
Arena | HSBC Arena |
Average attendance | Average: 18,529 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Thomas Vanek (28) |
Assists | Tim Connolly (48) |
Points | Derek Roy (69) |
Penalty minutes | Craig Rivet (100) |
Plus/minus | Jochen Hecht (+14) |
Wins | Ryan Miller (41) |
Goals against average | Ryan Miller (2.22) |
The 2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season was the 40th season (39th season of play) of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Sabres win the Northeast Division title and return to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Ryan Miller won the Vezina Trophy for the first time in his career.[1] The Vezina win was the League-best eight for the Sabres franchise since 1982, when the trophy began being awarded to the NHL's top goaltender. Tyler Myers became the first Sabre to win the Calder Memorial Trophy,[2] for Rookie of the Year, since Tom Barrasso won it in the 1983–84 season.
Pre-season
[edit]2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
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Regular season
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
2 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 263 | 74 |
Conference standings
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 | ||
2 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 | ||
3 | y – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 | ||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 | ||
5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 | ||
6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 | ||
7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 | ||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 | ||
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9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 | ||
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 | ||
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 | ||
12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 | ||
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 | ||
14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 | ||
15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
Game log
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October : 8-2-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-1-0)
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November: 7-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 3-3-0)
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December: 9-4-2 (Home: 5-2-2; Road: 4-2-0)
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January: 8-3-3 (Home: 5-0-1; Road: 3-3-2)
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February: 1-4-2 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 0-2-1)
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March: 10-5-1 (Home: 5-3-0; Road: 5-2-1)
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April: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 1-4-0)
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2009–10 Schedule |
Playoffs
[edit]The Sabres qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years. They had not qualified for the playoffs since winning the Presidents' Trophy in the 2006–07 NHL season.
Playoff log
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- Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
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Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Goaltenders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
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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.
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
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Player | Award | Reached | |||||||
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Tyler Myers[11] | NHL Rookie of the Month | January 2010 | |||||||
Tyler Myers[12] | Calder Memorial Trophy winner | June 23, 2010 | |||||||
Ryan Miller[13] | Vezina Trophy winner | June 23, 2010 |
Records
[edit]Milestones
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Tyler Myers | 1st Career NHL Game | October 3, 2009 | |||||||
Tyler Myers | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
October 8, 2009 | |||||||
Tim Kennedy | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
October 10, 2009 | |||||||
Tyler Myers | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 16, 2009 | |||||||
Tim Kennedy | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 28, 2009 | |||||||
Tyler Ennis | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal |
November 13, 2009 | |||||||
Tim Connolly | 300th NHL Point | November 27, 2009 |
Transactions
[edit]The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | |
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October 20, 2009[14] | To Boston Bruins Daniel Paille |
To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2010[a] |
March 3, 2010[15] | To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres |
March 3, 2010[15] | To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur |
To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 4th-round pick in 2010 |
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement[edit]
Player signings[edit]
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Draft selections
[edit]The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
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Round | Overall Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team from | League from | ||||
1 | 13 | Zack Kassian | ![]() |
RW | Peterborough Petes | OHL | ||||
3 | 66 | Brayden McNabb | ![]() |
D | Kootenay Ice | WHL | ||||
4 | 104 | Marcus Foligno | ![]() |
LW | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | ||||
5 | 134 | Mark Adams | ![]() |
D | Malden Catholic High School | USHS-MA | ||||
6 | 164 | Connor Knapp | ![]() |
G | Miami University | CCHA | ||||
7 | 194 | Maxime Legault | ![]() |
RW | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL |
Notes
[edit]* The Sabres' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Craig Rivet and a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[38]
* The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Sabres as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Steve Bernier to the Vancouver Canucks for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[39]
Vancouver previously acquired in a trade on July 5, 2006 that sent Dan Cloutier to Los Angeles for a second-round pick in 2007 and this pick (being conditional at time of trade). The condition – Dan Cloutier resigning with the Los Angeles Kings – has been verified on September 27, 2006.[40]
* The Sabres' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.
See also
[edit]Farm teams
[edit]Portland Pirates
[edit]The Portland Pirates remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.
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