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| | The '''Buffalo Sabres''' are a professional ice hockey team based in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New_York|New York]]. The Sabres were founded in the 1970-71 season and play in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the [[NHL]] at home in the HSBC Arena. The Sabres have never won the [[Stanley Cup]], however they did win the President's Trophy for Best Record in the NHL in 2006-07. Many Canadians from Southwestern [[Ontario]] support the Buffalo Sabres because of the proximity to the people and the general love of Hockey in Canada. During home games regardless of the opponent, [[Oh Canada]], the Canadian national anthem is played along side the [[Star-Spangled Banner]]. Their games are televised by the MSG Network.<ref>http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/buffalo/sabres.html</ref> Radio coverage is provided by WGR 550AM and MXMO 101.5FM. | | The '''Buffalo Sabres''' are a professional ice hockey team based in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New_York|New York]]. The Sabres were founded in the 1970-71 season and play in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the [[NHL]] at home in the HSBC Arena. The Sabres have never won the [[Stanley Cup]], however they did win the President's Trophy for Best Record in the NHL in 2006-07. Many Canadians from Southwestern [[Ontario]] support the Buffalo Sabres because of the proximity to the people and the general love of Hockey in Canada. During home games regardless of the opponent, [[Oh Canada]], the Canadian national anthem is played along side the [[Star-Spangled Banner]]. Their games are televised by the MSG Network.<ref>http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/buffalo/sabres.html</ref> Radio coverage is provided by WGR 550AM and MXMO 101.5FM. |
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| − | The team's Front Office:<ref>http://sabres.nhl.com/team/staff_directoy.htm</ref>
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| − | Owner: [[B. Thomas Golisano]], since 2003.
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| − | General Manager: [[Darcy Regier]], since 1997.
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| − | Assistant GM: [[Mark Jakubowski]]
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| − | Head Coach: [[Lindy Ruff]], since 1997.
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| − | Assistant Coaches: [[Brian McCutcheon]], [[James Patrick]] and [[Jim Corsi]]
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| − | ==Roster==
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| − | ===Goalkeepers===
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| − | *35 [[Adam Dennis]]
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| − | *40 [[Patrick Lalime]]
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| − | *32 [[Mikael Tellqvist]]
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| − | ===Defenders===
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| − | *34 [[Chris Butler]]
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| − | *33 [[Mike Card]]
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| − | *38 [[Nathan Paetsch]]
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| − | *44 [[Andrej Sekera]]
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| − | *6 [[Jaroslav Spacek]]
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| − | *10 [[Henrik Tallinder]]
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| − | ===Forwards===
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| − | *61 [[Maxim Afinogenov]]
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| − | *55 [[Jochen Hecht]]
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| − | *22 [[Adam Mair]]
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| − | *41 [[Clarke MacArthur]]
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| − | *25 [[Mark Mancari]]
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| − | *17 [[Dominic Moore]]
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| − | *20 [[Daniel Paille]]
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| − | *76 [[Andrew Peters]]
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| − | *29 [[Jason Pominville]]
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| − | *9 [[Derek Roy]]
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| − | *21 [[Drew Stafford]]
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| − | *26 [[Thomas Vanek]]
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| − | ==Season Results==
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| − | '''''2007-2008'''''
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| − | <td>Season</td>
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| − | <td>W</td>
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| − | <td>L</td>
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| − | <td>OTL</td>
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| − | <td>PTS</td>
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| − | <td>FINISH</td>
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| − | <td>GF</td>
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| − | <td>Regular<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings?season=2008&group=division&order=false&seasontype=2&standType=standings</ref></td>
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| − | <td>39</td>
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| − | <td>31</td>
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| − | <td>12</td>
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| − | <td>90</td>
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| − | <td>4th, Northeast</td>
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| − | <td>255</td>
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| − | <td>242</td>
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| − | <td>20-15-6</td>
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| − | <td>19-16-6</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | '''Leaders:'''<ref>http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?gameType=2&page=Stats&season=20072008&service=page</ref>
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| − | *Points: [[Derek Roy|Roy]] - 81
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| − | *Goals: [[Thomas Vanek|Vanek]] - 64
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| − | *Assists: [[Jason Pominville|Pominville]] - 53
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| − | *Penalty Minutes: [[Andrew Peters|Peters]] - 100
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| − | *Goals Against: [[Ryan Miller|Miller]] - 2.64
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| − | ==Retired Numbers==
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| − | List of numbers retired by the team or NHL:<ref>http://sabres.nhl.com/team/retired_numbers.htm</ref>
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| − | 2 - [[Tim Horton]]
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| − | 7 - [[Rick Martin]]
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| − | 11 - [[Gilbert Pereault]]
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| − | 14 - [[Rene Robert]]
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| − | 16 - [[Pat LaFontaine]]
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| − | 18 - [[Danny Gare]]
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| − | ==References==
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| | ==Team's Official Website== | | ==Team's Official Website== |
| | *[http://sabres.nhl.com/ Buffalo Sabres - Official Web Site] | | *[http://sabres.nhl.com/ Buffalo Sabres - Official Web Site] |