2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season

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 Barasso won it in the 1983–84 season.

2009–10 Buffalo Sabres
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2009–10 record45–27–10
Home record25–10–6
Road record20–17–4
Goals for235
Goals against207
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainCraig Rivet
Alternate captainsPaul Gaustad
Jochen Hecht
Jason Pominville
Derek Roy
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendanceAverage: 18,529
Team leaders
GoalsThomas Vanek (28)
AssistsTim Connolly (48)
PointsDerek Roy (69)
Penalty minutesCraig Rivet (100)
Plus/minusJochen Hecht (+14)
WinsRyan Miller (41)
Goals against averageRyan Miller (2.22)

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings
Northeast Division[3]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Buffalo Sabres82452710235207100
2 Ottawa Senators824432622523894
3 Boston Bruins8239301320620091
4 Montreal Canadiens8239331021722388
5 Toronto Maple Leafs8230381421426374

Conference standings
Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log
2009–10 Game Log
October : 8-2-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-1-0)
November: 7-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 3-3-0)
December: 9-4-2 (Home: 5-2-2; Road: 4-2-0)
January: 8-3-3 (Home: 5-0-1; Road: 3-3-2)
February: 1-4-2 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 0-2-1)
March: 10-5-1 (Home: 5-3-0; Road: 5-2-1)
April: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 1-4-0)
2009–10 Schedule

Playoffs

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
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
  • *Denotes if necessary

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

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

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Ryan Miller694047411881502.222098.9295004
Patrick Lalime16854482402.81432.9070002
Jhonas Enroth15801044.1437.8920000
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Ryan Miller638424152.34204.9260002

†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

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardReached
Tyler Myers[5]NHL Rookie of the MonthJanuary 2010
Tyler Myers[6]Calder Memorial Trophy winnerJune 23, 2010
Ryan Miller[7]Vezina Trophy winnerJune 23, 2010

Milestones
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Tyler Myers1st Career NHL GameOctober 3, 2009
Tyler Myers1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		October 8, 2009
Tim Kennedy1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		October 10, 2009
Tyler Myers1st Career NHL GoalOctober 16, 2009
Tim Kennedy1st Career NHL GoalOctober 28, 2009
Tyler Ennis1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal		November 13, 2009
Tim Connolly300th NHL PointNovember 27, 2009

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Final roster

Updated April 23, 2010.[34]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Chris Butler D L 34 2005 St. Louis, Missouri
19 Tim Connolly C R 39 2001 Syracuse, New York
37 Matt Ellis C L 39 2008 Welland, Ontario
63 Tyler Ennis LW L 31 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
1 Jhonas Enroth G L 32 2006 Stockholm, Sweden
28 Paul Gaustad (A) C L 38 2000 Fargo, North Dakota
42 Nathan Gerbe C L 33 2005 Oxford, Michigan
25 Mike Grier RW R 46 2009 Detroit, Michigan
55 Jochen Hecht (A) LW L 43 2002 Mannheim, West Germany
36 Patrick Kaleta RW R 34 2004 Buffalo, New York
13 Tim Kennedy LW L 34 2005 Buffalo, New York
40 Patrick Lalime G L 46 2008 Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
5 Toni Lydman D L 43 2005 Lahti, Finland
22 Adam Mair C R 41 2002 Hamilton, Ontario
12 Mark Mancari RW R 35 2004 London, Ontario
8 Cody McCormick C R 37 2009 London, Ontario
30 Ryan Miller G L 40 1999 East Lansing, Michigan
4 Steve Montador D R 41 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia
57 Tyler Myers D R 31 2008 Katy, Texas
29 Jason Pominville (A) RW R 38 2001 Repentigny, Quebec
52 Craig Rivet (C) D R 46 2008 North Bay, Ontario
9 Derek Roy (A) C L 37 2001 Ottawa, Ontario
44 Andrej Sekera D L 34 2004 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
21 Drew Stafford RW R 35 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10 Henrik Tallinder D L 42 1997 Stockholm, Sweden
17 Raffi Torres LW L 39 2010 Toronto, Ontario
26 Thomas Vanek LW R 37 2003 Vienna, Austria

Draft selections

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

2009 NHL Entry Draft Results – Buffalo Sabres
RoundOverall PickPlayerNationalityPositionTeam fromLeague from
113Zack Kassian CanadaRWPeterborough PetesOHL
366Brayden McNabb CanadaDKootenay IceWHL
4104Marcus Foligno United StatesLWSudbury WolvesOHL
5134Mark Adams United StatesDMalden Catholic High SchoolUSHS-MA
6164Connor Knapp United StatesGMiami UniversityCCHA
7194Maxime Legault CanadaRWShawinigan CataractesQMJHL

Notes

* 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.[35]

* 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.[36]
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.[37]

* 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

Farm teams

Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.

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  14. SABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK
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  30. SABRES SIGN MARK MANCARI
  31. SABRES SIGN LUKE ADAM
  32. SABRES SIGN NICK CRAWFORD
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