2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season

2009–10 Buffalo Sabres
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2009–10 record	45-27-10
Home record	25-10-6
Road record	20-17-4
Goals for	200
Goals against	180
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:
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 will be the 39th season of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. This would have been the Sabres 40th season in the league were it not for the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	Washington Capitals	3-4	Buffalo Sabres	Enroth	17,597	0-0-1	Recap
2	September 19	Buffalo Sabres	3-1	Detroit Red Wings	Miller	15,924	1-0-1	Recap
3	September 21	Buffalo Sabres	2-1	Washington Capitals	Lalime	18,075	2-0-1	Recap
4	September 23	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-3	Buffalo Sabres	Miller	11,008	3-0-1	Recap
5	September 26	Buffalo Sabres	2-3	Montreal Canadiens	Miller	21,273	3-1-1	Recap
6	September 27	Buffalo Sabres	7-6	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lalime	18,388	4-1-1	Recap

Regular season

Divisional standings

	Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
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

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
p–Washington Capitals	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
y–New Jersey Devils	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
y–Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
New York Rangers	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
Florida Panthers	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

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

Game log

2009–10 Game Log
October : 8-2-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-1-0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 1 October 3 Montreal Canadiens 1-2 (OTL) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 0-0-1 2 October 8 Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 1-0-1 3 October 10 Nashville Predators 1-0 Miller Sommet Center - 14,209 2-0-1 4 October 13 Detroit Red Wings 6-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 17,459 3-0-1 5 October 16 New York Islanders 6-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 4-0-1 6 October 17 Atlanta Thrashers 2-4 Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,690 4-1-1 7 October 21 Florida Panthers 5-2 Miller BankAtlantic Center - 12,607 5-1-1 8 October 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 (SOW) Miller St. Pete Times Forum - 15,804 6-1-1 9 October 28 New Jersey Devils 4-1 Miller Prudential Center - 14,182 7-1-1 10 October 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 (OTW) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,300 8-1-1 11 October 31 New York Islanders 0-5 Miller Nassau Veterans Mem. Coliseum - 8,889 8-2-1
November: 7-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 3-3-0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 12 November 4 New York Islanders 3-0 Miller HSBC Arena - 17,626 9-2-1 13 November 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2-5 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,525 9-3-1 14 November 7 Boston Bruins 2-4 Enroth TD Garden - 17,565 9-4-1 15 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Miller HSBC Arena - 17,797 10-4-1 16 November 13 Calgary Flames 2-1 (SOW) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 11-4-1 17 November 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Miller Wachovia Center - 19,641 12-4-1 18 November 18 Florida Panthers 2-6 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,546 12-5-1 19 November 20 Boston Bruins 1-2 (OTL) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,291 12-5-2 20 November 21 Ottawa Senators 3-5 Lalime Scotiabank Place - 17,206 12-6-2 21 November 25 Washington Capitals 0-2 Miller Verizon Center - 18,277 12-7-2 22 November 27 Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Miller Wachovia Center - 19,673 13-7-2 23 November 28 Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 14-7-2 24 November 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 Miller Air Canada Centre - 19,110 15-7-2
December: 9-4-2 (Home: 5-2-2; Road: 4-2-0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 25 December 3 Montreal Canadiens 6-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 16-7-2 26 December 5 New York Rangers 1-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,301 16-8-2 27 December 7 New Jersey Devils 0-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 16-9-2 28 December 9 Washington Capitals 3-0 Miller HSBC Arena - 17,982 17-9-2 29 December 11 Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,009 18-9-2 30 December 12 New York Rangers 3-2 Miller Madison Square Garden - 18,200 19-9-2 31 December 14 Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Miller Bell Centre - 21,273 20-9-2 32 December 16 Ottawa Senators 0-2 Miller Scotiabank Place - 16,917 20-10-2 33 December 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,159 21-10-2 34 December 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 1-2 (OTL) Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,690 21-10-3 35 December 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Miller Air Canada Centre - 19,235 22-10-3 36 December 23 Washington Capitals 2-5 Miller Verizon Center - 18,277 22-11-3 37 December 26 Ottawa Senators 2-3 (OTL) Miller HSBC Arena -18,690 22-11-4 38 December 27 St. Louis Blues 5-3 Lalime Scottrade Center -19,150 23-11-4 39 December 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Lalime HSBC Arena -18,690 24-11-4
January: 8-3-3 (Home: 5-0-1; Road: 3-3-2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 40 January 1 Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 25-11-4 41 January 3 Montreal Canadiens 1-0 Miller Bell Centre - 21,273 26-11-4 42 January 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 27-11-4 43 January 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 28-11-4 44 January 9 Colorado Avalanche 3-4 (OTL) Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,690 28-11-5 45 January 14 Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Miller Philips Arena - 11,313 29-11-5 46 January 16 New York Islanders 2-3 (SOL) Miller Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 13,635 29-11-6 47 January 18 Phoenix Coyotes 7-2 Miller Jobing.com Arena - 11,309 30-11-6 48 January 19 Anaheim Ducks 4-5 Lalime Honda Center - 15,570 30-12-6 49 January 21 Los Angeles Kings 3-4 (SOL) Miller Staples Center - 16,884 30-12-7 50 January 23 San Jose Sharks 2-5 Miller HP Pavilion - 17,562 30-13-7 51 January 25 Vancouver Canucks 2-3 Miller General Motors Place - 18,810 30-14-7 52 January 27 New Jersey Devils 2-1 (SOW) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 31-14-7 53 January 29 Boston Bruins 2-1 Miller HSBC Arena - 18690 32-14-7
February: 1-4-2 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 0-2-1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 54 February 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-5 Miller Mellon Arena - 17,029 32-15-7 55 February 3 Ottawa Senators 2-4 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 32-16-7 56 February 5 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 32-17-7 57 February 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 0-4 Lalime Nationwide Arena - 18,576 32-18-7 58 February 9 Boston Bruins 3-4 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 32-18-8 59 February 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 (OT) Miller RBC Center - 15,527 32-18-9 60 February 13 San Jose Sharks 3-1 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 33-18-9
March: 3-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Road: 1-1-0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 61 March 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-3 Lalime Mellon Arena - 17,132 33-19-9 62 March 3 Washington Capitals 1-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 33-20-9 63 March 5 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 (OT) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 34-20-9 64 March 7 New York Rangers 2-1 (OT) Miller Madison Square Garden - 18,200 35-20-9 65 March 10 Dallas Stars 5-3 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 36-20-9 66 March 12 Minnesota Wild 2-3 Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,690 36-21-9 67 March 13 Detroit Red Wings 2-3 (OT) Miller Joe Louis Arena - 20,066 36-21-10 68 March 16 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Lalime Philips Arena - 12,540 36-22-10 69 March 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 Miller St. Pete Times Forum - 16,868 37-22-10 70 March 20 Florida Panthers 3-1 Miller BankAtlantic Center - 18,217 38-22-10 71 March 21 Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 Miller RBC Center - 15,311 39-22-10 72 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 3-2 (SOW) Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 40-22-10 73 March 26 Ottawa Senators 2-4 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 40-23-10 74 March 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 Lalime HSBC Arena - 18,690 41-23-10 75 March 29 Boston Bruins 3-2 Miller TD Garden - 17,565 42-23-10 76 March 31 Florida Panthers 6-2 Miller HSBC Arena - 18,690 43-23-10
April: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 1-4-0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record 77 April 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 2-4 Miller Air Canada Centre 43-24-10 78 April 3 Montreal Canadiens 0-3 Miller Bell Centre 43-25-10 79 April 6 New York Rangers 5-2 Miller HSBC Arena 44-25-10 80 April 8 Boston Bruins 1-3 Lalime TD Garden 44-26-10 81 April 10 Ottawa Senators 5-2 Miller Scotiabank Place 45-26-10 82 April 11 New Jersey Devils 1-2 Lalime Prudential Center 45-27-10
2009–10 Schedule

Playoffs

The Sabres have qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years. The team has not qualified for the playoffs since winning the Presidents' Trophy in the 2006–07 NHL season.

Playoff log

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Buffalo goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Buffalo Sabres Recchi Vanek, Rivet Rask 18,690 0–1 [1] 2 April 17 Boston Bruins 5 – 3 Buffalo Sabres Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi Myers, Ellis, Pominville Rask 18,690 1–1 [2] 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1 – 2 Boston Bruins Wideman, Bergeron Grier Rask 17,565 2–1 [3] 4 April 21 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 3 Boston Bruins 27:41 Krejci, Bergeron, Satan Kennedy, Montador Rask 17,565 3–1 [4] 5 April 23 Boston Bruins 1 – 4 Buffalo Sabres Boychuk Mair, Pominville, Grier, Ennis Rask 18,690 3–2 [5] 6 April 26 Buffalo Sabres 3 – 4 Boston Bruins Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek Rask 17,565 4–2 [6] Player stats Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Roy, DerekDerek Roy 80 26 43 69 9 48 Connolly, TimTim Connolly 73 17 48 65 10 28 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 82 24 38 62 13 22 Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 71 28 25 53 9 42 Myers, TylerTyler Myers 82 11 37 48 13 32 Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht 79 21 21 42 14 35 Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 71 14 20 34 4 35 Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy 78 10 16 26 -3 50 MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur 60 13 13 26 -14 47 Montador, SteveSteve Montador 78 5 18 23 0 75 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 65 12 10 22 -7 82 Grier, MikeMike Grier 73 10 12 22 -4 14 Butler, ChrisChris Butler 59 1 20 21 -15 22 Lydman, ToniToni Lydman 67 4 16 20 10 30 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 82 4 16 20 13 32 Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta 55 10 5 15 2 89 Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet 78 1 14 15 -6 100 Mair, AdamAdam Mair 69 6 8 14 -2 73 Ellis, MattMatt Ellis 72 3 10 13 -1 12 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 49 4 7 11 -1 6 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 10 3 6 9 1 6 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres 14 0 5 5 -3 2 Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe 10 2 3 5 1 4 Mancari, MarkMark Mancari 6 1 1 2 3 4 Paetsch, NathanNathan Paetsch 11 1 1 2 2 6 Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 2 0 1 1 1 0 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 6 2 2 4 -1 2 Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 6 1 3 4 1 0 Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 3 2 1 3 1 2 Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy 6 1 2 3 3 4 Grier, MikeMike Grier 6 2 0 2 0 2 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 6 0 2 2 2 2 Mair, AdamAdam Mair 6 1 1 2 2 4 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres 4 0 2 2 1 12 Roy, DerekDerek Roy 6 0 2 2 2 4 McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 3 0 2 2 1 14 Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta 6 1 1 2 4 22 Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe 2 1 1 2 2 0 Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet 6 1 0 1 2 11 Lydman, ToniToni Lydman 6 0 1 1 1 6 Connolly, TimTim Connolly 6 0 1 1 -2 2 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 6 0 1 1 1 8 Montador, SteveSteve Montador 6 1 0 1 3 4 Ellis, MattMatt Ellis 3 1 0 1 1 0 Myers, TylerTyler Myers 6 1 0 1 0 4 Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 3 0 0 0 0 0 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 6 0 0 0 2 7 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 69 4047 41 18 8 150 2.22 2098 .929 5 0 0 4 Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime 16 854 4 8 2 40 2.81 432 .907 0 0 0 2 Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth 1 58 0 1 0 4 4.14 37 .892 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Miller, RyanRyan Miller 6 384 2 4 15 2.34 204 .926 0 0 0 2 †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 Reached Tyler Myers NHL Rookie of the Month January 2010 Records Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached 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 The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Trades Date Details October 20, 2009 To Boston Bruins Daniel Paille To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 conditional 4th-round pick in 2010 March 3, 2010 To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch 2nd round pick in 2010 To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres March 3, 2010 To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur To Buffalo Sabres 3rd round pick in 2010 4th round pick in 2010
Free Agents Acquired Player Former team Contract Terms Steve Montador Boston Bruins 2 years, $3.1 million Joe DiPenta Frölunda HC 1 year, $550,000 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Alaska Aces 1 year Cody McCormick Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $522,500 Mike Grier San Jose Sharks 1 year Jeff Cowan Vancouver Canucks undisclosed Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Mikael Tellqvist Ak Bars 1 year, $1.3 million Jaroslav Spacek Montreal Canadiens 3 years, $11.5 million Maxim Afinogenov Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $800,000 Dominic Moore Florida Panthers 1 year Lost via Retirement Player Teppo Numminen Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Player Signings Player Contract terms Tyler Myers 3 years Paul Byron 3 years Matt Ellis 1 year Patrick Kaleta 1 year, $522,500 Andrej Sekera 2 years, $2 million Clarke MacArthur 1 year, $522,500 Drew Stafford 2 years, $3.8 million Tyler Ennis 3 year entry level contract Mark Mancari 1 year Luke Adam 3 year entry-level contract Final roster Updated April 23, 2010. # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 34 USA Butler, ChrisChris Butler 2.0 D L 37 2005 St. Louis, Missouri 19 United States Connolly, TimTim Connolly 4.0 C R 42 2001 Syracuse, New York 37 Canada Ellis, MattMatt Ellis 4.0 C L 42 2008 Welland, Ontario 63 Canada Ennis, TylerTyler Ennis 6.0 LW L 34 2008 Edmonton, Alberta 28 United States Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad  (A) 4.2 C/LW L 42 2000 Fargo, North Dakota 42 United States Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe 4.0 C L 36 2005 Oxford, Michigan 25 United States Grier, MikeMike Grier 7.0 RW R 49 2009 Detroit, Michigan 55 Germany Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht  (A) 6.0 LW L 46 2002 Mannheim, West Germany 36 United States Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta 7.0 RW R 37 2004 Buffalo, New York 13 United States Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy 6.0 LW L 37 2005 Buffalo, New York -- Canada Kostka, MikeMike Kostka 2.0 D R 38 2008 Etobicoke, Ontario 40 Canada Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime 1.0 G L 49 2008 Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec -- United States Lamoureux, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Lamoureux 1.0 G L 39 2009 Grand Forks, North Dakota 5 Finland Lydman, ToniToni Lydman 2.0 D L 46 2005 Lahti, Finland 22 Canada Mair, AdamAdam Mair 6.0 LW R 45 2002 Hamilton, Ontario 12 Canada Mancari, MarkMark Mancari 7.0 RW R 38 2004 London, Ontario 8 Canada McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 4.0 C R 41 2009 London, Ontario 30 United States Miller, RyanRyan Miller 1.0 G L 43 1999 East Lansing, Michigan 4 Canada Montador, SteveSteve Montador 2.0 D R 44 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia 57 Canada Myers, TylerTyler Myers 2.0 D R 34 2008 Houston, Texas 29 United States Pominville, JasonJason Pominville  (A) 7.0 RW L 41 2001 Repentigny, Quebec 52 Canada Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet  (C) 2.0 D R 49 2008 North Bay, Ontario 9 Canada Roy, DerekDerek Roy  (A) 4.0 C L 40 2001 Ottawa, Ontario 44 Slovakia Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 2.0 D L 37 2004 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia 21 United States Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 7.0 RW R 38 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10 Sweden Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 2.0 D L 45 1997 Stockholm, Sweden 17 Canada Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres 6.0 LW L 42 2010 Toronto, Ontario 26 Austria Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 6.0 LW R 40 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 Round Overall Pick Player Nationality Position Team from League from 1 13 Zack Kassian  Canada RW Peterborough Petes Ontario Hockey League 3 66 Brayden McNabb  Canada D Kootenay Ice Western Hockey League 4 104 Marcus Foligno  United States LW Sudbury Wolves Ontario Hockey League 5 134 Mark Adams  United States D Malden Catholic United States High School 6 164 Connor Knapp  United States G Miami(OH) CCHA 7 194 Maxime Legault  Canada RW Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 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. * 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. 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. * 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 2009–10 NHL season Farm teams Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates remained Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10. References