2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season

2010–11 Buffalo Sabres · NHL
2010–11 record
General Manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Craig Rivet
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	HSBC Arena
Average attendance	Average:
Team Leaders
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The 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season will be the 40th season of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; 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 Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM

^†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

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details

Free Agents Acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jordan Leopold Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $9 million Rob Niedermayer New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.15 million Tim Conboy Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000 Dennis McCauley Worcester Sharks 1 year, $500,000 Shaone Morrisonn Washington Capitals 2 years, $4.15 million Colin Stuart Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000	Free agents lost Claimed via Waivers Player New team Contract terms Henrik Tallinder New Jersey Devils 4 years, $13.5 million Toni Lydman Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $9 million Tim Kennedy TBD contract bought out Raffi Torres Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1 million Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Retirement Player Player Signings Player Contract terms Nick Crawford 3 years, $1.715 million entry-level contract Mike Grier 1 year, $1.4 million Alex Biega 2 years, $1.055 million entry-level contract Jacob Lagace 3 years, $1.675 million entry-level contract Cody McCormick 1 year, $500,000 Corey Tropp 3 years, $1.76 million entry-level contract Mike Weber 1 year, $550,000 Patrick Lalime 1 year, $600,000 Derek Whitmore 1 year, $550,000 Patrick Kaleta 2 years, $1.815 million Marc-Andre Gragnani 1 year, $500,000 Mark Mancari 1 year, $575,000

Roster

Updated May 17, 2021

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
74	Sweden	Asplund, RasmusRasmus Asplund	4.0 C	L	24	2016	Filipstad, Sweden
96	United States	Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork	6.0 LW	L	25	2021	Mequon, Wisconsin
3	United States	Borgen, WillWill Borgen	2.0 D	R	25	2015	Moorhead, Minnesota
78	Canada	Bryson, JacobJacob Bryson	2.0 D	L	24	2017	London, Ontario
91	Canada	Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula	6.0 LW	L	27	2021	Pickering, Ontario
24	Canada	Cozens, DylanDylan Cozens	4.0 C	R	20	2019	Whitehorse, Yukon
26	Sweden	Dahlin, RasmusRasmus Dahlin	2.0 D	L	21	2018	Trollhattan, Sweden
88	Canada	Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson	2.0 D	L	30	2020	Taber, Alberta
20	Canada	Eakin, CodyCody Eakin	4.0 C	L	30	2020	Winnipeg, Manitoba
9	United States	Eichel, JackJack Eichel  (C)	4.0 C	R	25	2015	North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
28	Latvia	Girgensons, ZemgusZemgus Girgensons	4.0 C	L	28	2012	Riga, Latvia
40	Canada	Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	1.0 G	L	36	2018	Thunder Bay, Ontario
44	Canada	Irwin, MattMatt Irwin	2.0 D	L	34	2020	Victoria, British Columbia
10	Finland	Jokiharju, HenriHenri Jokiharju	2.0 D	R	22	2019	Oulu, Finland
34	United States	Lekkas, StefanosStefanos Lekkas	1.0 G	L	25	2021	Elburn, Illinois
1	Finland	Luukkonen, Ukko-PekkaUkko-Pekka Luukkonen	1.0 G	L	22	2017	Espoo, Finland
19	United States	McCabe, JakeJake McCabe  (A)	2.0 D	L	28	2014	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
33	Canada	Miller, ColinColin Miller	2.0 D	R	29	2019	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
37	United States	Mittelstadt, CaseyCasey Mittelstadt	4.0 C	L	23	2017	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
21	United States	Okposo, KyleKyle Okposo  (A)	7.0 RW	R	33	2016	Saint Paul, Minnesota
68	Sweden	Olofsson, VictorVictor Olofsson	6.0 LW	L	26	2014	Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
23	Canada	Reinhart, SamSam Reinhart	4.0 C	R	26	2014	North Vancouver, British Columbia
13	Germany	Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder	6.0 LW	L	28	2020	Landshut, Germany
55	Finland	Ristolainen, RasmusRasmus Ristolainen	2.0 D	R	27	2013	Turku, Finland
15	Canada	Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	4.0 C	L	30	2021	St. Catharines, Ontario
53	Canada	Skinner, JeffJeff Skinner	6.0 LW	L	29	2018	Markham, Ontario
72	United States	Thompson, TageTage Thompson	4.0 C	R	24	2018	Glendale, Arizona
31	Canada	Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski	1.0 G	L	32	2020	Humboldt, Saskatchewan
35	Sweden	Ullmark, LinusLinus Ullmark	1.0 G	L	28	2012	Lugnvik, Sweden

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.