2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season

The 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Buffalo Sabres' 37th season in the National Hockey League.
Prior to the season, the Sabres lost their co-captains of the previous two seasons, Danny Briere and Chris Drury. Briere and Drury were signed as free agents on July 1 by the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, respectively.Briere signs 8-year $52 million deal with FlyersRangers sign free-agent centers Gomez and Drury Dainius Zubrus was also lost to free agency, as he was signed by the New Jersey Devils on July 3.Devils sign free agent Zubrus Thomas Vanek, who led the team in goals the previous season with 43, was a restricted free agent and was almost lost as well: the Edmonton Oilers signed him to a 7-year, $50 million offer sheet on July 6; however, the Sabres matched the offer.Sabres retain Vanek by matching Oilers' $50 million offer
Jocelyn Thibault was signed to the Sabres' roster on July 5 to serve as a veteran backup to the team's starting goaltender, Ryan Miller.Sabres shore up goaltending, sign Thibault; re-sign forwards Peters, Ryan Thibault replaces Ty Conklin, who had served as Miller's backup for the last month of the 2006–07 season and during the playoffs. Conklin was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 18.Pittsburgh Penguins sign goaltender Ty Conklin to one-year contract
After losing both Briere and Drury in the offseason, the Sabres' captaincy was vacated. Prior to the season, the team announced that it would rotate captaincy throughout the season, just as it did during the 2003–04 season. Jochen Hecht was named the October captain under this system.Sabres to rotate captaincy this season Toni Lydman was named captain for November,Toni Lydman named captain for November Brian Campbell was named captain for December,Campbell Named Sabres' Captain for November and Jaroslav Spacek was named captain for JanuarySpacek is Captain January before the captaincy was cycled back to Hecht in February.Max Re-Injures Groin; Hecht Captain For February Jason Pominville was named the team's captain in March, and he finished the season in the role.
Longtime Sabres' color commentator Jim Lorentz retired just prior to the season.Jim Lorentz announces his retirement He was replaced in the broadcast booth by longtime Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Harry Neale.Harry Neale joins Sabres broadcast team
The Sabres' January 1 home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins was played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. The NHL called the event the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic.2008 Winter Classic In addition to selling tickets at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Sabres also sold tickets to HSBC Arena for the game, which was broadcast for fans on the arena's video scoreboard.Sabres to Host Winter Classic House Party
Brian Campbell was the Sabres' lone representative in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, as he was named to the team as a reserve defenceman. It was his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance.Campbell named to NHL All-Star Team Campbell was then traded to the San Jose Sharks on February 26 in exchange for Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Sharks acquire Campbell from Sabres
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
For complete standings, see 2007–08 NHL season.
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 5–5–0; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–3–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	NY Islanders	6 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 6 	Buffalo 	2 – 3	NY Islanders	 	Miller 	16,234 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 11	Atlanta 	0 – 6	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	1–2–0 	2
4 	October 13	Washington 	3 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	2–2–0 	4
5 	October 15	Toronto 	4 – 5	Buffalo 	OT	Thibault	18,217 	3–2–0 	6
6 	October 19	Columbus 	3 – 0	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	3–3–0 	6
7 	October 20	Buffalo 	2 – 4	Montreal 	 	Miller 	21,273 	3–4–0 	6
8 	October 24	Buffalo 	2 – 6	Carolina 	 	Miller 	16,058 	3–5–0 	6
9 	October 26	Buffalo 	4 – 2	Florida 	 	Miller 	15,842 	4–5–0 	8
10	October 27	Buffalo 	4 – 3	Tampa Bay 	OT	Miller 	19,804 	5–5–0 	10
====November====
Record: 6–6–1; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
11	November 1 	Buffalo 	3 – 4	Boston 	OT	Miller 	13,479 	5–5–1 	11
12	November 2 	Florida 	4 – 2	Buffalo 	 	Thibault	18,690 	5–6–1 	11
13	November 5 	Buffalo 	0 – 2	Montreal 	 	Miller 	21,273 	5–7–1 	11
14	November 7 	Boston 	1 – 2	Buffalo 	OT	Miller 	18,690 	6–7–1 	13
15	November 9 	Toronto 	3 – 0	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	6–8–1 	13
16	November 10	Buffalo 	1 – 2	Boston 	 	Miller 	17,565 	6–9–1 	13
17	November 15	Buffalo 	2 – 3	Ottawa 	 	Miller 	19,279 	6–10–1 	13
18	November 16	Montreal 	1 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	7–10–1 	15
19	November 21	Ottawa 	2 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	8–10–1 	17
20	November 23	Montreal 	2 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	9–10–1 	19
21	November 24	Buffalo 	3 – 0	Montreal 	 	Thibault	21,273 	10–10–1	21
22	November 26	Buffalo 	3 – 1	Washington	 	Miller 	11,204 	11–10–1	23
23	November 28	St. Louis	4 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	11–11–1	23
====December====
On December 22, the Sabres won their first shootout victory of the season on the road in Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Flyers. Thomas Vanek scored with 7.2 seconds left in the third period, beating former Sabres goalie Martin Biron from the right circle to force overtime, and Ales Kotalik of the Sabres scored the only shootout goal to provide the Sabres with a win, adding to their total with 6 victories in a row.NHL.com - Recap: Sabres 6, Flyers 5, SO
Record: 8–5–1; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–3–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
24	December 1 	Carolina 	1 – 8	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	12–11–1	25
25	December 5 	Buffalo 	1 – 4	Anaheim 	 	Miller 	17,174 	12–12–1	25
26	December 6 	Buffalo 	2 – 8	Los Angeles 	 	Thibault	15,980 	12–13–1	25
27	December 8 	Buffalo 	7 – 1	San Jose 	 	Miller 	17,496 	13–13–1	27
28	December 10	Boston 	4 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,302 	13–14–1	27
29	December 12	NY Islanders	3 – 5	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	14–14–1	29
30	December 14	Buffalo 	5 – 3	Washington 	 	Miller 	17,035 	15–14–1	31
31	December 15	Chicago 	1 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	16–14–1	33
32	December 19	Buffalo 	2 – 1	NY Islanders	 	Miller 	10,806 	17–14–1	35
33	December 21	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	18–14–1	37
34	December 22	Buffalo 	6 – 5	Philadelphia	SO	Miller 	19,606 	19–14–1	39
35	December 26	Ottawa 	5 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	19–15–1	39
36	December 28	Buffalo 	1 – 2	New Jersey 	SO	Miller 	17,625 	19–15–2	40
37	December 29	Buffalo 	0 – 2	Pittsburgh 	 	Miller 	17,132 	19–16–2	40
====January====
Record: 4–5–4; Home: 1–1–2; Road: 3–4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
38	January 1 	Pittsburgh	2 – 1 	Buffalo* 	SO	Miller 	71,217 	19–16–3	41
39	January 4 	Ottawa 	5 – 3 	Buffalo 	 	Thibault	18,690 	19–17–3	41
40	January 6 	Buffalo 	2 – 5 	Atlanta 	 	Miller 	15,213 	19–18–3	41
41	January 8 	Buffalo 	1 – 2 	New Jersey	SO	Miller 	14,030 	19–18–4	42
42	January 10	Buffalo 	2 – 3 	Ottawa 	SO	Thibault	19,843 	19–18–5	43
43	January 12	New Jersey	3 – 2 	Buffalo 	SO	Miller 	18,690 	19–18–6	44
44	January 16	Buffalo 	1 – 2 	NY Rangers	 	Miller 	18,200 	19–19–6	44
45	January 18	Atlanta 	1 – 10	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	20–19–6	46
46	January 19	Buffalo 	2 – 4 	Toronto 	 	Miller 	19,436 	20–20–6	46
47	January 21	Buffalo 	2 – 6 	Phoenix 	 	Thibault	16,981 	20–21–6	46
48	January 24	Buffalo 	2 – 1 	Dallas 	 	Miller 	18,532 	21–21–6	48
49	January 29	Buffalo 	4 – 2 	Tampa Bay 	 	Miller 	18,920 	22–21–6	50
50	January 30	Buffalo 	1 – 0 	Florida 	 	Miller 	14,024 	23–21–6	52
*Played at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
====February====
Record: 8–4–3; Home: 5–3–2; Road: 3–1–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
51	February 1 	Buffalo 	4 – 5	Atlanta 	SO	Thibault	17,064 	23–21–7	53
52	February 5 	Buffalo 	4 – 2	Boston 	 	Miller 	13,427 	24–21–7	55
53	February 6 	New Jersey 	2 – 3	Buffalo 	SO	Miller 	18,690 	25–21–7	57
54	February 8 	Boston 	3 – 2	Buffalo 	SO	Miller 	18,690 	25–21–8	58
55	February 10	Florida 	3 – 5	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	26–21–8	60
56	February 12	Buffalo 	5 – 1	Ottawa 	 	Miller 	19,564 	27–21–8	62
57	February 13	Toronto 	0 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	28–21–8	64
58	February 16	Buffalo 	1 – 5	NY Rangers	 	Miller 	18,200 	28–22–8	64
59	February 17	Pittsburgh 	4 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	28–23–8	64
60	February 20	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Buffalo 	OT	Miller 	18,690 	29–23–8	66
61	February 21	Buffalo 	5 – 1	Toronto 	 	Miller 	19,467 	30–23–8	68
62	February 23	NY Rangers 	4 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	30–24–8	68
63	February 25	Philadelphia	4 – 3	Buffalo 	SO	Miller 	18,690 	30–24–9	69
64	February 27	Nashville 	4 – 8	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	31–24–9	71
62	February 29	Montreal 	6 – 2	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	31–25–9	71
====March====
Record: 6–5–3; Home: 3–4–2; Road: 3–1–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
66	March 2 	Detroit 	4 – 2	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	31–26–9 	71
67	March 4 	Buffalo 	5 – 2	Philadelphia	 	Miller 	19,516 	32–26–9 	73
68	March 5 	Washington	3 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	32–27–9 	73
69	March 8 	Buffalo 	3 – 4	Carolina 	OT	Miller 	18,808 	32–27–10	74
70	March 10	NY Rangers	3 – 2	Buffalo 	SO	Miller 	18,690 	32–27–11	75
71	March 12	Buffalo 	3 – 7	Pittsburgh 	 	Miller 	17,132 	32–28–11	75
72	March 14	Carolina 	1 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	33–28–11	77
73	March 15	Buffalo 	6 – 2	Toronto 	 	Miller 	19,462 	34–28–11	79
74	March 19	Tampa Bay 	4 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	35–28–11	81
75	March 21	Toronto 	4 – 1	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	35–29–11	81
76	March 25	Ottawa 	6 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Miller 	18,690 	35–30–11	81
77	March 27	Buffalo 	4 – 3	Ottawa 	SO	Miller 	19,883 	36–30–11	83
78	March 28	Montreal 	4 – 3	Buffalo 	OT	Miller 	18,690 	36–30–12	84
79	March 30	Boston 	1 – 2	Buffalo 	OT	Miller 	18,690 	37–30–12	86
====April====
Record: 2–1–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 2–1–0 
# 	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 1	Buffalo	4 – 3	Toronto 	SO	Miller 	19,288 	38–30–12	88
81	April 3	Buffalo	1 – 3	Montreal	 	Miller 	21,273 	38–31–12	90
82	April 5	Buffalo	3 – 0	Boston 	 	Thibault	17,565 	39–31–12	90
==Playoffs==
After winning the Presidents' Trophy in the 2006–07 NHL season, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
  	 	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 
Player 	# 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM 	 
Derek Roy 	9 	 	78 	32 	49 	81 	+13 	46 	 
Jason Pominville 	29 	 	82 	27 	53 	80 	+16 	20 	 
Thomas Vanek 	26 	 	82 	36 	28 	64 	-5 	64 	 
Jochen Hecht 	55 	 	75 	22 	27 	49 	+1 	38 	 
Brian Campbell* 	51 	 	63 	5 	38 	43 	-1 	12 	 
Ales Kotalik 	12 	 	79 	23 	20 	43 	-5 	58 	 
Tim Connolly 	19 	 	48 	7 	33 	40 	+4 	8 	 
Drew Stafford 	21 	 	64 	16 	22 	38 	+3 	51 	 
Paul Gaustad 	28 	 	82 	10 	26 	36 	-4 	85 	 
Daniel Paille 	20 	 	77 	19 	16 	35 	+9 	14 	 
Jaroslav Spacek 	6 	 	60 	9 	23 	32 	+7 	42 	 
Maxim Afinogenov 	61 	 	56 	10 	18 	28 	-16 	42 	 
Toni Lydman 	5 	 	82 	4 	22 	26 	+1 	74 	 
Henrik Tallinder 	10 	 	71 	1 	17 	18 	+5 	48 	 
Adam Mair 	22 	 	72 	5 	12 	17 	-2 	66 	 
Clarke MacArthur 	41 	 	37 	8 	7 	15 	+3 	20 	 
Steve Bernier* 	56 	 	17 	3 	6 	9 	+1 	2 	 
Nathan Paetsch 	38 	 	59 	2 	7 	9 	+3 	27 	 
Andrej Sekera 	44 	 	37 	2 	6 	8 	+5 	16 	 
Michael Ryan 	37 	 	46 	4 	4 	8 	-4 	30 	 
Dmitri Kalinin 	45 	 	46 	1 	7 	8 	-7 	32 	 
Nolan Pratt 	4 	 	55 	1 	6 	7 	+1 	30 	 
Patrick Kaleta 	36 	 	40 	3 	2 	5 	+1 	41 	 
Mike Weber 	34 	 	16 	0 	3 	3 	+12 	14 	 
Andrew Peters 	76 	 	44 	1 	1 	2 	-4 	100 	 
Ryan Miller 	30 	 	76 	0 	1 	1 	N/A 	6 	 
Teppo Numminen 	27 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0 	 
Marc-Andre Gragnani	17 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	4 	 
Michael Funk 	3 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	 
Jocelyn Thibault 	35 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	N/A 	0 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
*Stats reflect games played with Buffalo only.
*Note: Goaltenders are not assessed plus/minus ratings.
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
  	 	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 
Player 	# 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OTL 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA 	 
Ryan Miller 	30 	 	76 	4474 	36 	27 	10 	197 	3 	.906 	2.64 	 
Jocelyn Thibault	35 	 	12 	507 	3 	4 	2 	28 	2 	.869 	3.31 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Date achieved 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Pominville 	100th NHL point 	October 13, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Roy 	200th NHL game 	October 19, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Weber 	1st NHL gameNotebook: Weber solid in first game 	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jochen Hecht 	300th NHL pointRecap: Buffalo @ Florida - 10/26/2007 	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrej Sekera 	1st NHL assist1st NHL pointBuffalo Sabres - Team: Andrej Sekera Official Player Page	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Connolly 	400th NHL game 	October 27, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrej Sekera 	1st NHL goalRecap: St. Louis @ Buffalo - 11/28/2007 	November 28, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maxim Afinogenov 	500th NHL gameSenators pour it on in 2nd period to end Sabres' win streak 	December 26, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thomas Vanek 	200th NHL Game 	December 29, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drew Stafford 	1st NHL hat trickStafford, Roy hat tricks helps Sabres stop 10–game skid 	January 18, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Kaleta 	1st NHL goalBuffalo Sabres Notebook - 02/10/2008 	February 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Miller 	100th NHL winSabres' Roy scores twice as Panthers fall for second time in six games 	February 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thomas Vanek 	1st NHL hat trickVanek nets first career hat trick in Sabres' rout 	February 12, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc-Andre Gragnani	1st NHL game 	February 23, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Weber 	1st NHL assist1st NHL pointCrosby sits; offense thrives 	March 12, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thomas Vanek 	100th NHL Goal 	March 21, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Miller 	200th NHL Game 	March 25, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Coach 	Milestone 	Date achieved 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lindy Ruff 	800th NHL game 	February 23, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 23, 2007 	To Calgary Flames 116th overall pick in 2007 (Keith Aulie) 	To Buffalo Sabres 139th overall pick in 2007 (Bradley Eidsness) 147th overall pick in 2007 (Jean-Simon Allard)
February 26, 2008	To San Jose Sharks Brian CampbellSeventh-round pick in 2008	To Buffalo Sabres Steve BernierFirst-round pick in 2008
===Free agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jocelyn Thibault	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $760,000
Nolan Pratt 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $550,000Buffalo Sabres and free agent D Nolan Pratt agree to terms on contract
==Draft picks==
Buffalo's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2 	31 	T.J. Brennan 	Defenseman	 	St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
2 	59 	Drew Schiestel 	Defenseman	 	Mississauga Ice Dogs (OHL)
3 	89 	Corey Tropp 	Forward 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5 	139	Bradley Eidsness 	Goalie 	 	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
5 	147	Jean-Simon Allard	Center 	 	St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
6 	179	Paul Byron 	Center 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 	187	Nick Eno 	Goalie 	 	Green Mountain Glades (EJHL)
7 	209	Drew MacKenzie 	Defenseman	 	The Taft School (USHS)
==Farm teams==
===Rochester Americans===
The Rochester Americans remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08. It is expected to be the last year of the two teams' long affiliation and the teams are expected to part ways at the end of the season.
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==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Buffalo Sabres player stats on espn.com
*Schedule: Buffalo Sabres schedule on sabres.com
*Game log: Buffalo Sabres game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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