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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
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)
Wins Ryan Miller (34)
Goals against average Ryan Miller (2.59)

The 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) 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.

As of 2022, this is the last time the Sabres qualified for postseason play and their last season with a winning record.

Off-season[]

To commemorate the team's 40th anniversary, the Sabres went 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 would be white with blue and gold trim, similar to the original 1970–71 uniforms; a new third jersey was used paying homage to the AHL Bisons that played in the city prior to 1970. The jersey would 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 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

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; ROW= Regulation & OT Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Conference standings[]

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

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division);


Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2010 Pre-season game log
September/October: 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 [1]
2 September 27 Buffalo Sabres 4-5 Toronto Maple Leafs Enroth 1-1-0 [2]
3 September 28 (in Dundas, Ontario) Buffalo Sabres 2-1 Ottawa Senators Miller 2-1-0 [3]
4 September 30 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Montreal Canadiens Enroth 3-1-0 [4]
5 October 1 Buffalo Sabres 1-3 Philadelphia Flyers Miller 3-2-0 [5]
6 October 3 Philadelphia Flyers 3-9 Buffalo Sabres Miller 4-2-0 [6]

Regular season[]

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 [7]
2 April 16 Buffalo Sabres 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers Briere, Carcillo, Giroux, Leino, van Riemsdyk Vanek (2), McCormick, Sekera Miller 19,942 1–1 [8]
3 April 18 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Carter, Briere, Zherdev, Timonen Stafford, Gerbe Miller 18,690 1-2 [9]
4 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1 Buffalo Sabres None Pominville Miller 18,690 2-2 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
7 April 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Coburn, Briere, Giroux, Leino, Carcillo Myers, Boyes Miller 19,959 3-4 [13]
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

Records[]

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

Draft selections[]

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

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

See also[]

Farm teams[]

Portland Pirates[]

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

References[]

  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books, 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
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  3. Luke Moretti Posted by: Emily Lenihan. Report: Billionaire aims to buy Sabres. WIVB.com.
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  8. JOHN WAWROW,AP Sports Writer. Pegula set to take over Sabres. Wivb.com.
  9. Golisano turned down higher bid for Sabres . WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  10. Team looking forward to executive decisions. Buffalo News. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  11. 2010–2011 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League.
  12. Crosby tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  13. Isles' Grabner tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  14. Iginla leads NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  15. Ryan Miller tops 'Three Stars' of the week
  16. Corey Perry tops 'Three Stars' of the week
  17. Thomas Vanek tops 'Three Stars' of the week
  18. Ruff's 1,000th game as Sabres coach a winning one, Enroth leads Buffalo in SO. The Hockey News (November 10, 2010).
  19. 19.0 19.1 Sabres defeat Oilers (December 28, 2010).
  20. BUFFALO SABRES ACQUIRE BRAD BOYES FROM ST. LOUIS
  21. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN JORDAN LEOPOLD
  22. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH ROB NIEDERMAYER
  23. SABRES SIGN TIM CONBOY
  24. SABRES SIGN MCCAULEY
  25. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH SHAONE MORRISONN
  26. SABRES SIGN FORWARD COLIN STUART
  27. SABRES SIGN PARRISH, LOAN HIM TO THE PIRATES
  28. SABRES SIGN GOALTENDER DAVID LEGGIO
  29. Devils sign D Tallinder and Volchenkov
  30. Ducks Sign Lydman to 3-year Deal
  31. Canucks sign forward Raffi Torres
  32. Rangers, Kennedy agree to terms
  33. Devils sign Mair, assign Leblond to AHL
  34. Columbus Blue Jackets Claim Defenseman Craig Rivet Off Waivers from the Buffalo Sabres
  35. SABRES SIGN NICK CRAWFORD
  36. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD MIKE GRIER
  37. SABRES SIGN ALEX BIEGA
  38. SABRES SIGN JACOB LAGACE
  39. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH McCORMICK
  40. SABRES SIGN 2007 DRAFT PICK COREY TROPP
  41. BUFFALO’S MIKE WEBER SIGNS QUALIFYING OFFER
  42. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH PATRICK LALIME
  43. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH WHITMORE
  44. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH PAT KALETA
  45. SABRES RE-SIGN GRAGNANI
  46. SABRES SIGN MARK MANCARI
  47. SABRES RE-SIGN FORWARD MATT ELLIS
  48. SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH 2009 FIRST-ROUND PICK ZACK KASSIAN
  49. SABRES SIGN HEAD COACH LINDY RUFF TO MULTI-YEAR DEAL
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