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Buffalo Sabres |
| Arena: Marine Midland Arena (Arena Class) - Capacity: 23,000/28,000 | |
| General Manager: Ian Ross | |
| Franchise Date: August 10, 1999 | |
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BUF |
Current Coach: Craig Ramsey |
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| Season-by-Season Team Standings | ||||||||||
| Season # | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Win% | Conference | Division |
| Season 1 | 86 | 32 | 43 | 11 | 75 | 212 | 257 | .436 | 13th, Wales | 6th, Adams |
| Season 2 | 86 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 73 | 234 | 280 | .424 | 11th, Wales | 5th, Adams |
| Season 3 | 86 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 68 | 223 | 277 | .395 | 13th, Wales | 7th, Adams |
| Season 4 | 84 | 37 | 42 | 5 | 79 | 247 | 259 | .470 | 11th, Wales | 6th, Adams |
| Season 5 | 86 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 74 | 261 | 290 | .430 | 13th, Wales | 6th, Adams |
| Season 6 | 86 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 98 | 317 | 294 | .569 | 3rd, Wales | 2nd, Adams |
| Season 7 | 86 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 93 | 315 | 303 | .540 | 6th, Wales | 3rd, Adams |
| Season 8 | 86 | 42 | 39 | 5 | 89 | 306 | 307 | .517 | 8th, Wales | 5th, Adams |
| Season 9 | 86 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 90 | 301 | 305 | .523 | 8th, Wales | 5th, Adams |
| Season 10 | 84 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 94 | 296 | 282 | .559 | 3rd, Wales | 2nd, Adams |
| Totals | 856 | 372 | 395 | 89 | 833 | 2712 | 2854 | .486 | -- | -- |
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| Season Seven Team vs Team | Season Seven Players vs Team |
| Season Eight Team vs Team | Season Eight Players vs Team |
| Season Nine Team vs Team | Season Nine Players vs Team |
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Playoff History |
| Season 1 |
| Failed to Make Playoffs |
| Season 2 |
| Failed to Make Playoffs |
| Season 3 |
| Failed to Make Playoffs |
| Season 4 |
| Failed to Make Playoffs |
| Season 5 |
| Failed to Make Playoffs |
| Season 6 | |||||
| Wales Conference Quarter Finals | |||||
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(3) Buffalo |
Washington (6) |
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| Capitals win Conference Quarter Finals 4-1 | |||||
| Game #1 - Capitals 2 at Sabres 5 | |||||
| Game #2 - Capitals 7 at Sabres 2 | |||||
| Game #3 - Sabres 1 at Capitals 4 | |||||
| Game #4 - Sabres 2 at Capitals 5 | |||||
| Game #5 - Capitals 5 at Sabres 4 | |||||
| Season 7 | ||||||||||||
| Wales Conference Quarter Finals | Wales Conference Semi Finals | |||||||||||
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(6) Buffalo |
New York (3) |
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(6) Buffalo |
Pittsburgh (1) |
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| Sabres win Conference Quarter Finals 4-2 | Penguins win Conference Semi Finals 4-3 | |||||||||||
| Game #1 - Sabres 2 at Islanders 4 | Game #1 - Sabres 5 at Penguins 3 | |||||||||||
| Game #2 - Sabres 4 at Islanders 3 | Game #2 - Sabres 1 at Penguins 3 | |||||||||||
| Game #3 - Islanders 7 at Sabres 3 | Game #3 - Penguins 1 at Sabres 4 | |||||||||||
| Game #4 - Islanders 2 at Sabres 7 | Game #4 - Penguins 1 at Sabres 3 | |||||||||||
| Game #5 - Sabres 3 at Islanders 2 | Game #5 - Sabres 5 at Penguins 6 | |||||||||||
| Game #6 - Islanders 1 at Sabres 5 | Game #6 - Penguins 3 at Sabres 2 | |||||||||||
| Game #7 - Sabres 1 at Penguins 6 | ||||||||||||
| Season 8 | ||||||||||||
| Wales Conference Quarter Finals | Wales Conference Semi Finals | |||||||||||
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(8) Buffalo |
Quebec (1) |
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(8) Buffalo |
New York (2) |
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| Sabres win Conference Quarter Finals 4-1 | Sabres win Conference Semi Finals 4-0 | |||||||||||
| Game #1 - Sabres 4 at Nordiques 3 | Game #1 - Sabres 7 at Islanders 4 | |||||||||||
| Game #2 - Sabres 3 at Nordiques 0 | Game #2 - Sabres 2 at Islanders 1 (OT) | |||||||||||
| Game #3 - Nordiques 3 at Sabres 2 | Game #3 - Islanders 3 at Sabres 4 | |||||||||||
| Game #4 - Nordiques 3 at Sabres 5 | Game #4 - Islanders 4 at Sabres 5 | |||||||||||
| Game #5 - Sabres 6 at Nordiques 4 | ||||||||||||
| Wales Conference Finals | |||||
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(8) Buffalo |
Hartford (5) |
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| Whalers win Conference Quarter Finals 4-2 | |||||
| Game #1 - Sabres 1 at Whalers 3 | |||||
| Game #2 - Sabres 6 at Whalers 3 | |||||
| Game #3 - Whalers 3 at Sabres 6 | |||||
| Game #4 - Whalers 6 at Sabres 4 | |||||
| Game #5 - Sabres 3 at Whalers 7 | |||||
| Game #6 - Whalers 5 at Sabres 2 | |||||
| Season 9 | ||||||||||||
| Wales Conference Quarter Finals | Wales Conference Semi Finals | |||||||||||
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(8) Buffalo |
Quebec (1) |
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(8) Buffalo |
Nashville (3) |
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| Sabres win Conference Quarter Finals 4-1 | Sabres win Conference Semi Finals 4-3 | |||||||||||
| Game #1 - Sabres 4 at Nordiques 7 | Game #1 - Sabres 5 at Predators 3 | |||||||||||
| Game #2 - Sabres 4 at Nordiques 5 | Game #2 - Sabres 1 at Predators 4 | |||||||||||
| Game #3 - Nordiques 2 at Sabres 1 (OT) | Game #3 - Predators 5 at Sabres 2 | |||||||||||
| Game #4 - Nordiques 1 at Sabres 2 | Game #4 - Predators 4 at Sabres 5 | |||||||||||
| Game #5 - Sabres 3 at Nordiques 2 (OT) | Game #5 - Sabres 1 at Predators 3 | |||||||||||
| Game #6 - Nordiques 1 at Sabres 4 | Game #6 - Predators 2 at Sabres 3 (OT) | |||||||||||
| Game #7 - Sabres 5 at Nordiques 4 (OT) | Game #7 - Sabres 1 at Predators 5 | |||||||||||
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Awards |
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Player of the Week Awards |
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Season 4 |
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Position | Player | Stats |
| 11 | Defence | Jan Horacek | 3GP, 1G, 4A, 5pts, +3, 4 SOG, 4 PiM, 12 HT, 85 MP |
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Season 5 |
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Position | Player | Stats |
| 15 | Defence | Christian Backman | 3GP, 1G, 6A, 7pts, +2, 8 SOG, 14 PiM, 3 HT, 73 MP |
| 18 | Defence | Christian Backman | 4GP, 7A, 7pts, +6, 5 SOG, 8 PiMs, 5 HT, 95 MP |
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Season 6 |
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Position | Player | Stats |
| 5 | Forward | Richard Zednik | 4GP, 4G, 5A, 9pts, +6, 12 SOG, 5 HT, 94 MP |
| 16 | Goal | Chris Osgood | 3GP, 2W, 1 ShO, 68 SV, 71 ShA, .958 SV% |
| 18 | Defence | Jan Horacek | 5GP, 3G, 5A, 8pts, +5, 14 SOG, 2 PiM, 11 HT, 128 MP |
| 18 | Forward | Paul Comrie | 5GP, 3G, 10A, 13pts, +9, 10 SOG, 2 PiM, 6 HT, 94 MP |
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Season 7 |
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Position | Player | Stats |
| 6 | Forward | Saku Koivu | 5GP, 3G, 11A, 14pts, +6, 13 SOG, 2 PiM, 11 HT, 114 MP |
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Trades & Transactions |
| January 28, 2007 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | David Nemirovsky | DET | Chris Heino-Lindberg, Dainus Zubrus |
| January 19, 2007 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Mike Johnson, DET 11 Rnd 4 |
DET |
Miroslav Zalesak |
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November 25, 2006 |
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Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Ty Conklin, Yanick Lehoux | SAS | Chris Osgood |
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November 16, 2006 |
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Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Jarret Stoll, Robert Esche, DET 12 Rnd 1 |
DET |
Chad Starling, Jamie Lundmark, Jan Chovan |
| October 3, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Alexander Ljubimov, Matt Kinch, NYI 13 Rnd 2 | NYI | Brett Scheffelmaier, Kyle Wanvig, BUF 13 Rnd 2 |
| October 2, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | NYI 12 Rnd 2 | VAN | Mattias Tjarnqvist, BUF 12 Rnd 4 |
| September 15, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Dainius Zubrus, Jan Holub, Pavel Vorobiev | NYR | Bill Cass, Dan McGillis, Peter Podhradsky |
| August 25, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Juha Gustafson, Mattias Tjanqvist, Nathan Martz |
DET |
Joe Cullen, Matt Zultek, Mike Johnson |
| June 22, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Brett Lysak, Chris Heino-Linberg, Zdenek Blatney |
DET |
Milan Kopecky, Robert Esche, TOR 10 Rnd 2 |
| May 22, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Joe Cullen, Jonathan Zion, Rotislav Klesla, VAN 12 Rnd 1 |
VAN |
Jay McKee, Scott Niedermayer, 1 NHL Re-Rate |
| January 17, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
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BUF |
Mike Johnson, MTL 11 Rnd 3 |
MTL |
Simon Gamanche |
| January 5, 2006 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Alexandre Daigle, Thierry Douville | PIT | Tim Connolly, Richard Zednik, BUF 10 Rnd 4 |
| January 1, 2006 | |||
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Team
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Acquisition
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Team
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Acquisition |
| BUF |
Dominec Moore, Scott Niedermayer, TOR 10
Rnd 2, TOR 10 Rnd 3, PIT 12 Rnd 2 |
PIT |
Matthew Lombardi, Eric Nystrom, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexander Seluyanov, Mats Sundin |
| October 14, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Kent Sauer | OTT | Paul Comrie |
| September 26, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Richard Zednik |
VAN |
Alexander Frolov, Tomas Mojzis |
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September 23, 2005 |
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Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
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BUF |
Bill Cass |
SJS |
Trevor Letowski |
| September 12, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Robert Esche (RFA Rights), Matt Zultek, NYI 10 Rnd 2 | NYI | Jozef Balej, Mathieu Garon, BUF 10 Rnd 3 |
| September 8, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Jay McKee (RFA Signing), Trevor Letowski | QUE | Brendan Witt (RFA Rights), Darryl Laplante |
| September 6, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Jan Chovan | NJD | Mark Eaton |
| July 16, 2005 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | DET 9 Rnd 2 | RDR | Boyd Gordon |
| November 20, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Jeff Tagge, Martin Sonnenberg, Pavel Frolov, Tim Connoly | TBL | Bobby Holik, BUF 8 Rnd 1 |
| November 20, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF |
Brad Fast, Brett Scheffelmaier, Josef Melichar,
Jozef Balej, Kyle Wanvig, Pavel Brendl, Peter Podhradsky |
NSH | Ilja Demidov, Jan Horacek, Raylor Pyatt, Tero Määttä, DAL 8 Rnd 2 |
| April 21, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Brandon Witt, Matthew Garon, Ramzi Abid | OTT | Cody Rudkowsky, Craig Mills, Jared Aulin, Jonathan Aitken |
| April 3, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | PJ Axelsson, OAK 9 Rnd 3 | OAK | Niklas Hagman |
| April 3, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF |
Alexander Seluyanov, Matthew Lombardi, Robert Lang, NSH 9 Rnd 1 |
NSH |
Alex Korolyuk, Jean-Philippe Côté, Teemu Laine, TOR 8 Rnd 2 |
| April 2, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Ilya Demidov, Jimmie Olvestad, Radek Bonk | NYR | Jan Hlavac, Maxim Balmochnykh, Scott Balan |
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April 2, 2004 |
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Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
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BUF |
Jared Aulin |
SJS |
Josh Holden, $5,000,000, Future Considerations |
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March 29, 2004 |
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Team |
Acquisition |
Team |
Acquisition |
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BUF |
Doug Janik, Mats Sundin, Tyler Pyatt |
SJS |
Eric Brewer, Kyle Calder, Petr Sykora |
| March 26, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Samuel Pahlsson, Tero Määttä, DAL 8 Rnd 2 | WSH | Ivan Huml, Jeff Ware, BUF 8 Rnd 2 |
| March 4, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Cody Rudkowsky | CGY | Damian Rhodes, BUF 9 Rnd 4 |
| March 4, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Michel Ouelett | WSH | Ryan Miller |
| February 20, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Jan Hlavac, Kyle Calder, Marcel Goc, Scott Balan |
VAN |
Adrian Aucoin, Lou Dickenson, Milan Kraft |
| February 7, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Lou Dickenson | MIN | Owen Nolan |
| February 4, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Martin Bartek | WSH | Mattias Norstrom |
| January 29, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Eric Brewer, Maxim Balmochynkh | CGY | Adam Colagiocomo, John Jakopin, Paul Comrie |
| January 28, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Owen Nolan | LOS | Mike Cammalleri |
| January 12, 2004 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Darryl Laplante, Jeff Ware | PIT | Aaron Ward, Vaclav Neterost |
| December 13, 2003 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Ryan Miller, SJS 7 Rnd 1 | SAS | Mike Ribeiro |
| November 1, 2003 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Doug Gilmour | PIT | SJS 7 Rnd 4, STL 7 Rnd 4 |
| October 9, 2003 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
Acquisition |
| BUF | Adam Colagiocomo, WPG 8 Rnd 1 | WSH | Pavel Kubina, Shane Doan, BUF 8 Rnd 4 |
| September 28, 2003 | |||
Team |
Acquisition
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Team |
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