2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season

2010–11 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	7th Eastern
2010–11 record	43–29–10
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	22–13–6
Goals for	245
Goals against	229
Team information
General Manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Craig Rivet (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains	Paul Gaustad Jochen Hecht Jason Pominville Derek Roy Thomas Vanek (Feb-Apr)
Arena	HSBC Arena
Average attendance	Average: 18,453
Team leaders
Goals	Thomas Vanek (32)
Assists	Thomas Vanek (41)
Points	Thomas Vanek (73)
Penalties in minutes	Cody McCormick (142)
Plus/minus	Steve Montador (+16)
Wins	Ryan Miller (34)
Goals against average	Miller (2.59)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season was the 41st season (40th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1] Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout this was the 40th season of play for the franchise and was celebrated as such by the team.

Off season

To commemorate the team's 40th anniversary, the Sabres are going retro, reverting to their pre-1996 logo and to the design of the first season uniforms (blue with gold and white trim) with a silver trim the team has been using as a third uniform since the 2008–09 season. The new road uniforms will be white with blue and gold trim, similar to the original 1970-71 uniforms; a new third jersey paying hiomage to the AHL Bisons that played in the city prior to 1970. The jersey will come complete with the team's 40th anniversary logo (the current logo with "1970," the team's first season, inside.)

Regular season

Franchise sale

On November 30, 2010, Ken Campbell of The Hockey News reported a story that billionaire Terrence Pegula had signed a letter of intent to purchase the Sabres from owners Tom Golisano, Larry Quinn and Daniel DiPofi for US$150 million. Pegula was the founder, president and CEO of East Resources, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States before selling the company.^[2] After the report was released, Quinn claimed that the report was "untrue" but had refused further comment.^[3] The $150 million was later determined to be an undervalued amount, as Forbes magazine had valued the team at just under $170 million in 2010.

In December 2010, Pegula officially expressed interest in buying the Sabres for $170 million and submitted a letter of intent to the NHL.

In January 2011, Golisano reportedly issued a counteroffer with an asking price of US$175 million.^[4] An agreement between Pegula and Golisano to sell the team was reached on January 29, 2011, with Pegula buying the team for $189 million ($175 million with $14 million in debt included)^[5][6] with the Sabres and Golisano officially making an announcement in a press conference on February 3, 2011.^[7] League owners approved the sale on February 18.^[8] In the conference, it was revealed that an unnamed bidder submitted a much higher bid than Pegula's, but made the bid contingent upon moving the team.^[9] The description is consistent with that of Jim Balsillie, who has made public his efforts to move a team to Hamilton, Ontario, a move that the Sabres have actively opposed. Terry Pegula named former Pittsburgh Penguins executive Ted Black to be the team president.^[10] Pegula was introduced as the Sabres' owner in a public ceremony at HSBC Arena on February 23, accompanied by what would be the final appearance of all three members of The French Connection line before Rick Martin's death three weeks later.

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[11]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Boston Bruins	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
2	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
3	Buffalo Sabres	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
5	Ottawa Senators	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 25	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-3	Buffalo Sabres		Miller	1-0-0
2	September 27	Buffalo Sabres	4-5	Toronto Maple Leafs		Enroth	1-1-0
3	September 28 (in Dundas, Ontario)	Buffalo Sabres	2-1	Ottawa Senators		Miller	2-1-0
4	September 30	Buffalo Sabres	5-3	Montreal Canadiens		Enroth	3-1-0
5	October 1	Buffalo Sabres	1-3	Philadelphia Flyers		Miller	3-2-0
6	October 3	Philadelphia Flyers	3-9	Buffalo Sabres		Miller	4-2-0

Game log

2010–11 Game Log
October : 3-7-2 (Home: 0-4-1; Road: 3-3-1) Game October Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 1 8 @ Ottawa Senators 2-1 Miller Scotiabank Place/19,350 1-0-0 2 9 New York Rangers 3-6 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 1-1-0 3 11 Chicago Blackhawks 3-4 Miller HSBC Arena/17,896 1-2-0 4 13 New Jersey Devils 0-1 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 1-2-1 5 15 Montreal Canadiens 1-2 Miller HSBC Arena/17,264 1-3-1 6 16 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3-4 Lalime United Center/21,293 1-4-1 7 20 @ Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 Miller Philips Arena/8,820 2-4-1 8 22 Ottawa Senators 2-4 Miller HSBC Arena/18,009 2-5-1 9 23 @ New Jersey Devils 6-1 Miller Prudential Center/14,228 3-5-1 10 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3-6 Miller Wells Fargo Center/19,361 3-6-1 11 29 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 (OT) Miller Philips Arena/10,172 3-6-2 12 30 @ Dallas Stars 0-4 Lalime American Airlines Center/15,015 3-7-2
November: 6-6-1 (Home: 4-4-0; Road: 2-2-1) Game November Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 13 3 Boston Bruins 2-5 Enroth HSBC Arena/18,428 3-8-2 14 5 Montreal Canadiens 2-3 Lalime HSBC Arena/18,026 3-9-2 15 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 (SO) Enroth Air Canada Centre/19,329 4-9-2 16 10 @ New Jersey Devils 5-4 (SO) Enroth Prudential Center/14,566 5-9-2 17 11 @ New York Rangers 2-3 (OT) Enroth Madison Square Garden/17,848 5-9-3 18 13 Washington Capitals 3-2 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 6-9-3 19 15 Vancouver Canucks 4-3 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 7-9-3 20 17 @ Washington Capitals 2-4 Miller Verizon Center/18,398 7-10-3 21 19 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,418 8-10-3 22 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 Lalime HSBC Arena/17,833 8-11-3 23 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-1 Enroth HSBC Arena/18,250 8-12-3 24 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 Miller HSBC Arena/18,004 9-12-3 25 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 1-3 Miller Bell Centre/21,273 9-13-3
December: 6-5-1 (Home: 4-2-0; Road: 2-3-1) Game December Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 26 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 Miller HSBC Arena/18,529 10-13-3 27 4 @ Ottawa Senators 1-0 (SO) Miller Scotiabank Place/16,364 11-13-3 28 7 @ Boston Bruins 2-3 (OT) Miller TD Garden/17,565 11-13-4 29 9 San Jose Sharks 6-3 Miller HSBC Arena/18,017 12-13-4 30 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-5 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 12-14-4 31 15 Boston Bruins 3-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,197 13-14-4 32 17 @ Florida Panthers 2-6 Miller BankAtlantic Center/16,894 13-15-4 33 18 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1-3 Miller St. Pete Times Forum/17,141 13-16-4 34 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 14-16-4 35 23 Florida Panthers 3-4 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 14-17-4 36 27 @ Calgary Flames 2-5 Miller Pengrowth Saddledome/19,289 14-18-4 37 28 @ Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Miller Rexall Place/16,839 15-18-4
January: 7-3-1 (Home: 3-2-0; Road: 5-1-1) Game January Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 38 1 Boston Bruins 7-6 (SO) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 16-18-4 39 4 @ Colorado Avalanche 3-4 (OT) Miller Pepsi Center/12,548 16-18-5 40 6 @ San Jose Sharks 3-0 Miller HP Pavilion/17,562 17-18-5 41 8 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Miller Jobing.com Arena/13,905 18-18-5 42 11 Philadelphia Flyers 2-5 Miller HSBC Arena/18,155 18-19-5 43 13 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,276 19-19-5 44 15 @ New York Islanders 3-5 Miller Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/12,223 19-20-5 45 18 Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Miller HSBC Arena/17,565 20-20-5 46 20 @ Boston Bruins 2-1 (OT) Miller TD Garden/18,225 21-20-5 47 21 New York Islanders 2-5 Lalime HSBC Arena/18,690 21-21-5 48 23 @ New York Islanders 5-3 Miller Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/10,120 22-21-5 49 25 @ Ottawa Senators 3-2 (OT) Miller Scotiabank Place/18,990 23-21-5
February: 6-4-2 (Home: 3-3-2; Road: 3-1-0) Game February Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 50 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2-3 Miller Consol Energy Center/18,315 23-22-5 51 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,264 24-22-5 52 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 Miller St. Pete Times Forum/14,444 25-22-5 53 10 @ Florida Panthers 3-2 (OT) Miller BankAtlantic Center/14,559 26-22-5 54 13 New York Islanders 6-7 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 26-22-6 55 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 3-2 (SO) Enroth Bell Centre/21,273 27-22-6 56 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,414 27-23-6 57 18 St. Louis Blues 0-3 Miller HSBC Arena/18,493 27-24-6 58 20 Washington Capitals 1-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 27-25-6 59 23 Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 28-25-6 60 25 Ottawa Senators 4-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 29-25-6 61 26 Detroit Red Wings 2-3 (SO) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 29-25-7
March: 9-3-2 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 5-2-1) Game March Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 62 1 @ New York Rangers 3-2 Miller Madison Square Garden/18,200 30-25-7 63 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 (OT) Miller RBC Center/15,213 30-25-8 64 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Miller Wells Fargo Center/19,901 31-25-8 65 6 @ Minnesota Wild 3-2 Enroth Xcel Energy Center/18,091 32-25-8 66 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1-3 Miller Consol Energy Center/18,314 32-26-8 67 10 @ Boston Bruins 4-3 (OT) Miller TD Garden/17,565 33-26-8 68 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4 Miller Air Canada Centre/19,347 33-27-8 69 13 Ottawa Senators 6-4 Enroth HSBC Arena/18,690 34-27-8 70 15 Carolina Hurricanes 0-1 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 34-28-8 71 19 Atlanta Thrashers 8-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 35-28-8 72 20 Nashville Predators 3-4 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 35-28-9 73 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Miller Bell Centre/21,273 36-28-9 74 25 Florida Panthers 4-2 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 37-28-9 75 26 New Jersey Devils 2-0 Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 38-28-9 76 29 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4 Miller Air Canada Centre/19,483 38-29-9 77 30 New York Rangers 1-0 Enroth HSBC Arena/18,690 39-29-9
April: 4-0-1 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 2-0-1) Game April Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 78 2 @ Washington Capitals 4-5 (OT) Enroth Verizon Center/18,398 39-29-10 79 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 (OT) Enroth RBC Center/18,740 40-29-10 80 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 Enroth HSBC Arena/18,690 41-29-10 81 8 Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena/18,690 42-29-10 82 9 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 Enroth Nationwide Arena/18,717 43-29-10
2010-2011 Schedule

Playoffs

The Sabres qualified for the playoffs and played the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Sabres–Flyers series marked the ninth time, and first since 2006, the teams have met in the playoffs, most of any Sabres opponent. The Flyers lead the match-up four series to three. This series was the first time a Sabres–Flyers series has gone seven games.

Playoff log

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #2 Philadelphia Flyers : Flyers win Series 4-3 (Home 1-2; Road 2-2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Philadelphia goals Buffalo goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Buffalo Sabres 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers None Kaleta Miller 19,929 1-0 2 April 16 Buffalo Sabres 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers Briere, Carcillo, Giroux, Leino, van Riemsdyk Vanek (2), McCormick, Sekera Miller 19,942 1–1 3 April 18 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Carter, Briere, Zherdev, Timonen Stafford, Gerbe Miller 18,690 1-2 4 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1 Buffalo Sabres None Pominville Miller 18,690 2-2 5 April 22 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers 5:31 van Riemsdyk, Meszaros, Briere Ennis (2), Vanek, Gragnani Miller 19,959 3-2 6 April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 OT Buffalo Sabres 4:43 Briere (2), van Riemsdyk, Hartnell, Leino Niedermayer, Vanek (2), Gerbe Miller 18,690 3-3 7 April 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Coburn, Briere, Giroux, Leino, Carcillo Myers, Boyes Miller 19,959 3-4

• 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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 80 32 41 73 2 24 Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 62 31 21 52 13 34 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 73 22 30 52 1 15 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 82 20 29 49 0 30 Connolly, TimTim Connolly 68 13 29 42 -10 20 Myers, TylerTyler Myers 80 10 27 37 0 40 Roy, DerekDerek Roy 35 10 25 35 -1 16 Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold 71 13 22 35 -11 36 Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe 64 16 15 31 11 34 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 81 12 19 31 7 101 Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht 67 12 17 29 4 40 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 76 3 26 29 11 34 Montador, SteveSteve Montador 73 5 21 26 16 83 McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 81 8 12 20 2 142 Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 71 5 14 19 -8 22 Weber, MikeMike Weber 58 4 13 17 13 69 Grier, MikeMike Grier 73 5 11 16 0 12 Boyes, BradBrad Boyes† 21 5 9 14 2 6 Butler, ChrisChris Butler 49 2 7 9 8 26 Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta 51 4 5 9 -4 78 Mancari, MarkMark Mancari 20 1 7 8 -1 12 Morrisonn, ShaoneShaone Morrisonn 62 1 4 5 -2 32 Adam, LukeLuke Adam 19 3 1 4 -6 12 Gragnani, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Gragnani 9 1 2 3 0 2 Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet‡ 23 1 2 3 -5 12 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 8 1 1 2 0 2 Ellis, MattMatt Ellis 14 0 0 0 -4 0 Stuart, ColinColin Stuart 3 0 0 0 1 2 Parrish, MarkMark Parrish 2 0 0 0 -2 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Gragnani, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Gragnani 7 1 6 7 0 4 Myers, TylerTyler Myers 7 1 5 6 -4 16 Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 7 5 0 5 -7 0 Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 7 1 3 4 1 2 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 5 1 3 4 0 2 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 7 2 2 4 4 4 Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 7 1 2 3 1 2 Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta 6 1 2 3 -1 6 Connolly, TimTim Connolly 6 0 2 2 -2 2 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 7 0 2 2 -6 13 Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe 7 2 0 2 -1 18 Grier, MikeMike Grier 7 0 1 1 -3 0 Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht 1 0 1 1 0 0 Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold 5 0 1 1 0 4 Boyes, BradBrad Boyes 7 1 0 1 -2 0 Montador, SteveSteve Montador 6 0 1 1 -1 8 Roy, DerekDerek Roy 1 0 1 1 -2 0 McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 7 1 0 1 -2 2 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 2 1 0 1 -1 4 Butler, ChrisChris Butler 7 0 1 1 -3 10 Weber, MikeMike Weber 7 0 1 1 -3 6 Morrisonn, ShaoneShaone Morrisonn 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ellis, MattMatt Ellis 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mancari, MarkMark Mancari 1 0 0 0 0 0

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 Miller, RyanRyan Miller 66 3829 34 22 8 165 2.59 1964 .916 5 0 2 6 Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth 14 769 9 2 2 35 2.73 377 .907 1 0 0 0 Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime 7 365 0 5 0 18 2.96 163 .890 0 0 1 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Miller, RyanRyan Miller 7 410 3 4 20 2.93 242 .917 2 0 1 2 Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth 1 17 0 0 1 3.53 8 .875 0 0 0 0

^†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
Player	Award	Awarded
Ryan Miller[12]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 6, 2010
Drew Stafford[13]	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 14, 2011
Andrej Sekera[14]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 7, 2011
Ryan Miller[15]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 28, 2011
Jhonas Enroth[16]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 4, 2011
Thomas Vanek[17]	NHL First Star of the Week	April 11, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jochen Hecht	700th Career NHL Game	October 11, 2010
Luke Adam	1st Career NHL Game	October 26, 2010
Cody McCormick	200th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2010
Thomas Vanek	400th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2010
Mike Grier	1,000th Career NHL Game	November 3, 2010
Jhonas Enroth	1st Career NHL Win	November 6, 2010
Jordan Leopold	100th Career NHL Assist	November 6, 2010
Lindy Ruff (coach)	1,000th Career NHL Game Coached[18]	November 10, 2010
Steve Montador	100th Career NHL Point	November 13, 2010
Tyler Myers	100th Career NHL Game	November 13, 2010
Rob Niedermayer	1,100th Career NHL Game	November 15, 2010
Craig Rivet	900th Career NHL Game	November 20, 2010
Jason Pominville	400th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Luke Adam	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 26, 2010
Luke Adam	1st Career NHL Goal	December 7, 2010
Mike Weber	1st Career NHL Goal[19]	December 28, 2010
Ryan Miller	200th Career NHL Win[19]	December 28, 2010
Lindy Ruff	500th Career NHL Win (coach)	January 6, 2011
Andrej Sekera	200th Career NHL Game	January 15, 2011
Thomas Vanek	200th Career NHL Goal	January 20, 2011
Paul Byron	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 23, 2011
Paul Byron	1st Career NHL Goal	January 25, 2011
Jason Pominville	200th Career NHL Assist	January 25, 2011
Tim Connolly	600th Career NHL Game	February 15, 2011
Paul Gaustad	400th Career NHL Game	February 20, 2011
Steve Montador	500th Career NHL Game	February 23, 2011
Patrick Kaleta	200th Career NHL Game	March 1, 2011
Drew Stafford	300th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2011
Jordan Leopold	500th Career NHL Game	March 10, 2011
Jhonas Enroth	1st Career NHL Shutout	March 30, 2011
Marc-Andre Gragnani	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 30, 2011
Thomas Vanek	200th Career NHL Goal	April 2, 2011
Marc-Andre Gragnani	1st Career NHL Goal	April 3, 2011
Drew Stafford	100th Career NHL Assist	April 3, 2011
Matt Ellis	200th Career NHL Game	April 8, 2011
Paul Gaustad	100th Career NHL Assist	April 9, 2011

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Chris Butler	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Marc-Andre Gragnani	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2011
Mike Weber	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Cody McCormick	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 16, 2011
Andrej Sekera	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2011
Marc-Andre Gragnani	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 22, 2011
Tyler Myers	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 22, 2011
Mike Weber	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 22, 2011
Chris Butler	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 24, 2011
Mike Grier	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	April 24, 2011
Jhonas Enroth	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 26, 2011
Mark Mancari	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 26, 2011

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details February 27, 2011[20] To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2011 To Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jordan Leopold[21] Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $9 million Rob Niedermayer[22] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.15 million Tim Conboy[23] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000 Dennis McCauley[24] Worcester Sharks 1 year, $500,000 Shaone Morrisonn[25] Washington Capitals 2 years, $4.15 million Colin Stuart[26] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000 Mark Parrish[27] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000 David Leggio[28] Portland Pirates 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Henrik Tallinder[29] New Jersey Devils 4 years, $13.5 million Toni Lydman[30] Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $9 million Raffi Torres[31] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1 million Tim Kennedy[32] New York Rangers 1 year, $550,000 Adam Mair[33] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $515,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Craig Rivet[34] Columbus Blue Jackets February 26, 2011

Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Contract terms Nick Crawford[35] 3 years, $1.715 million entry-level contract Mike Grier[36] 1 year, $1.4 million Alex Biega[37] 2 years, $1.055 million entry-level contract Jacob Lagace[38] 3 years, $1.675 million entry-level contract Cody McCormick[39] 1 year, $500,000 Corey Tropp[40] 3 years, $1.76 million entry-level contract Mike Weber[41] 1 year, $550,000 Patrick Lalime[42] 1 year, $600,000 Derek Whitmore[43] 1 year, $550,000 Patrick Kaleta[44] 2 years, $1.815 million Marc-Andre Gragnani[45] 1 year, $500,000 Mark Mancari[46] 1 year, $575,000 Matt Ellis[47] 1 year, $625,000 Zack Kassian[48] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Lindy Ruff (coach)[49] multi-year contract extension

Final roster

Updated April 26, 2011^[50]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
22	Canada !	Boyes, BradBrad Boyes	4.0 !C	R	33	2011	Mississauga, Ontario
34	United States !	Butler, ChrisChris Butler	2.0 !D	L	28	2005	St. Louis, Missouri
19	United States !	Connolly, TimTim Connolly	4.0 !C	R	33	2001	Syracuse, New York
37	Canada !	Ellis, MattMatt Ellis	4.0 !C	L	33	2008	Welland, Ontario
63	Canada !	Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis	6.0 !LW	L	25	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
1	Sweden !	Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth	1.0 !G	L	26	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
28	United States !	Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad (A)	4.2 !C/LW	L	33	2000	Fargo, North Dakota
42	United States !	Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe	4.0 !C	L	27	2005	Oxford, Michigan
17	Canada !	Gragnani, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Gragnani	2.0 !D	L	28	2005	Montreal, Quebec
25	United States !	Grier, MikeMike Grier	7.0 !RW	R	40	2009	Detroit, Michigan
55	Germany !	Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht (A)	6.0 !LW	L	37	2002	Mannheim, West Germany
36	United States !	Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta	7.0 !RW	R	28	2004	Buffalo, New York
40	Canada !	Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime	1.0 !G	L	40	2008	Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
3	United States !	Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold	2.0 !D	L	34	2010	Golden Valley, Minnesota
8	Canada !	McCormick, CodyCody McCormick	4.0 !C	R	32	2009	London, Ontario
30	United States !	Miller, RyanRyan Miller	1.0 !G	L	34	1999	East Lansing, Michigan
4	Canada !	Montador, SteveSteve Montador	2.0 !D	R	35	2009	Vancouver, British Columbia
27	Canada !	Morrisonn, ShaoneShaone Morrisonn	2.0 !D	L	32	2010	Vancouver, British Columbia
57	Canada !	Myers, TylerTyler Myers	2.0 !D	R	25	2008	Katy, Texas
20	Canada !	Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer	4.0 !C	L	40	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
29	United States !	Pominville, JasonJason Pominville (A)	7.0 !RW	R	32	2001	Repentigny, Quebec
9	Canada !	Roy, DerekDerek Roy (A)	4.0 !C	L	31	2001	Ottawa, Ontario
44	Slovakia !	Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera	2.0 !D	L	28	2004	Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
21	United States !	Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford	7.0 !RW	R	29	2004	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
26	Austria !	Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek (A)	6.0 !LW	R	31	2003	Baden bei Wien, Austria

Draft selections

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

2010 NHL Entry Draft Results - Buffalo Sabres
Round	Overall Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team from	League from
1	23	Mark Pysyk	Canada	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	Western Hockey League
3	68 (from Atlanta)	Jerome Gauthier-Leduc	Canada	D	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
3	75 (from Boston)	Kevin Sundher	Canada	C	Chilliwack Bruins	Western Hockey League
3	83	Matt MacKenzie	Canada	D	Calgary Hitmen	Western Hockey League
4	98 (from Atlanta)	Steven Shipley	Canada	C	Owen Sound Attack	Ontario Hockey League
5	143	Gregg Sutch	Canada	RW	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Ontario Hockey League
6	173	Cedrick Henley	Canada	LW	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
7	203	Christian Isackson	United States	RW	Saint Thomas Academy	United States High School-MN
7	208 (from San Jose)	Riley Boychuk	Canada	LW	Portland Winterhawks	Western Hockey League

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

Farm teams

Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2010–11.

References

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