2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season

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)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	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 ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
2009–10 Game Log	2009–10 Game Log	 	 	 	 	
October : 8-2-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-1-0)
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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
== 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===
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Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (Home: 2-1 ; Road: 0-3)	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 	
2 	April 17 	Boston Bruins 	5 – 3 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi 	Myers, Ellis, Pominville 	Rask 	18,690 	1–1 	
3 	April 19 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 – 2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Wideman, Bergeron 	Grier 	Rask 	17,565 	2–1 	
4 	April 21 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 – 3 	Boston Bruins 	27:41 	Krejci, Bergeron, Satan 	Kennedy, Montador 	Rask 	17,565 	3–1 	
5 	April 23 	Boston Bruins 	1 – 4 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Boychuk 	Mair, Pominville, Grier, Ennis 	Rask 	18,690 	3–2 	
6 	April 26 	Buffalo Sabres 	3 – 4 	Boston Bruins 	 	Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan 	Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek 	Rask 	17,565 	4–2 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	80	26	43	69 	9 	48
 	73	17	48	65 	10 	28
 	82	24	38	62 	13 	22
 	71	28	25	53 	9 	42
 	82	11	37	48 	13 	32
 	79	21	21	42 	14 	35
 	71	14	20	34 	4 	35
 	78	10	16	26 	-3 	50
 	60	13	13	26 	-14	47
 	78	5 	18	23 	0 	75
 	65	12	10	22 	-7 	82
 	73	10	12	22 	-4 	14
 	59	1 	20	21 	-15	22
 	67	4 	16	20 	10 	30
 	82	4 	16	20 	13 	32
 	55	10	5 	15 	2 	89
 	78	1 	14	15 	-6 	100
 	69	6 	8 	14 	-2 	73
 	72	3 	10	13 	-1 	12
 	49	4 	7 	11 	-1 	6
 	10	3 	6 	9 	1 	6
 	14	0 	5 	5 	-3 	2
 	10	2 	3 	5 	1 	4
 	6 	1 	1 	2 	3 	4
 	11	1 	1 	2 	2 	6
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	6 	2	2	4 	-1 	2
 	6 	1	3	4 	1 	0
 	3 	2	1	3 	1 	2
 	6 	1	2	3 	3 	4
 	6 	2	0	2 	0 	2
 	6 	0	2	2 	2 	2
 	6 	1	1	2 	2 	4
 	4 	0	2	2 	1 	12
 	6 	0	2	2 	2 	4
 	3 	0	2	2 	1 	14
 	6 	1	1	2 	4 	22
 	2 	1	1	2 	2 	0
 	6 	1	0	1 	2 	11
 	6 	0	1	1 	1 	6
 	6 	0	1	1 	-2 	2
 	6 	0	1	1 	1 	8
 	6 	1	0	1 	3 	4
 	3 	1	0	1 	1 	0
 	6 	1	0	1 	0 	4
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	69	4047	41	18	8 	150	2.22	2098	.929	5 	0	0	4
 	16	854 	4 	8 	2 	40 	2.81	432 	.907	0 	0	0	2
 	1 	58 	0 	1 	0 	4 	4.14	37 	.892	0 	0	0	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyler MyersSABRES' MYERS NAMED NHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH	NHL Rookie of the Month	January 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyler Myers 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyler Myers 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Kennedy 	1st Career NHL Assist1st 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 Game1st 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 	Details
October 20, 2009SABRES ACQUIRE THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM BOSTON	To Boston Bruins Daniel Paille 	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010conditional 4th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch2nd round pick in 2010	To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres
March 3, 2010SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS 	To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur 	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd round pick in 20104th round pick in 2010
=== Free Agents Acquired ===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Steve MontadorMONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS 	Boston Bruins 	2 years, $3.1 million
Joe DiPentaSABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH JOE DIPENTA 	Frölunda HC 	1 year, $550,000
Jean-Philippe LamoureuxSABRES SIGN JEAN-PHILIPPE LAMOUREUX	Alaska Aces 	1 year
Cody McCormickSABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK 	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $522,500
Mike GrierSABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE GRIER 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year
Jeff CowanSABRES SIGN JEFF COWAN 	Vancouver Canucks 	undisclosed
=== Free agents lost ===
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Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Mikael TellqvistTELLQVIST SIGNS WITH RUSSIAN KHL 	Ak Bars 	1 year, $1.3 million
Jaroslav SpacekHabs ink Jaroslav Spacek 	Montreal Canadiens	3 years, $11.5 million
Maxim AfinogenovThrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov	Atlanta Thrashers 	1 year, $800,000
Dominic MoorePanthers Ink Dominic Moore 	Florida Panthers 	1 year
=== Lost via Retirement ===
Player
Teppo NumminenNUMMINEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player Signings ===
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Player 	Contract terms
Tyler MyersSABRES SIGN TYLER MYERS 	3 years
Paul ByronSABRES SIGN 2007 DRAFT PICK PAUL BYRON 	3 years
Matt EllisSABRES SIGN MATT ELLIS 	1 year
Patrick KaletaKALETA ACCEPTS QUALIFYING OFFER 	1 year, $522,500
Andrej SekeraSABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA 	2 years, $2 million
Clarke MacArthurSABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA	1 year, $522,500
Drew StaffordSABRES SIGN DREW STAFFORD 	2 years, $3.8 million
Tyler EnnisSABRES SIGN 2008 FIRST ROUND PICK TYLER ENNIS 	3 year entry level contract
Mark MancariSABRES SIGN MARK MANCARI 	1 year
Luke AdamSABRES SIGN LUKE ADAM 	3 year entry-level contract
==Draft selections==
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. 
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Round 	Overall Pick 	Player 	Nationality 	Position 	Team from 	League from 	 	 	 	
1 	13 	Zack Kassian 	 	RW 	Peterborough Petes 	Ontario Hockey League 	 	 	 	
3 	66 	Brayden McNabb 	 	D 	Kootenay Ice 	Western Hockey League 	 	 	 	
4 	104 	Marcus Foligno 	 	LW 	Sudbury Wolves 	Ontario Hockey League 	 	 	 	
5 	134 	Mark Adams 	 	D 	Malden Catholic 	United States High School 	 	 	 	
6 	164 	Connor Knapp 	 	G 	Miami(OH) 	CCHA 	 	 	 	
7 	194 	Maxime Legault 	 	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 ==
Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey