2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season

2011–12 Buffalo Sabres
2011–12 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	9th Eastern
2011–12 record	39–32–11
Home record	21–12–8
Road record	18–20–3
Goals for	218
Goals against	230
Team information
General manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Jason Pominville
Alternate captains	Derek Roy; Drew Stafford; Thomas Vanek; Paul Gaustad (Oct.–Feb.)
Arena	First Niagara Center
Average attendance	18,272
Team leaders
Goals	Jason Pominville (30)
Assists	Jason Pominville (43)
Points	Jason Pominville (73)
Penalty minutes	Patrick Kaleta (116)
Plus/minus	Tyler Ennis (+11)
Wins	Ryan Miller (30)
Goals against average	Drew MacIntyre (1.38)

The 2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season was the 42nd season of operation (41st season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] Their season began October 7, 2011 against the Anaheim Ducks in Helsinki, where the team named Jason Pominville the 13th full-time captain in team history.[2] Pominville filled the vacancy left by Craig Rivet, who was claimed via waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets during the previous season.

Off-season

The Sabres signed several free agents. This was due to the new ownership giving permission to the managing staff to bid for free agents. The previous ownership allowed free agents to leave rather than pay for free agent contracts. The Sabres home also underwent a makeover. The interior of the arena was painted Sabres colors, blue and gold. The players locker rooms also received an extensive multimillion-dollar upgrade.[3] The naming rights were transferred from HSBC to First Niagara Bank and the arena took on the name First Niagara Center. [4]

Regular season

The Sabres participated in the 2011 NHL Premiere, playing their first two regular season games in Europe. After a 2–0 start in Europe, the Sabres returned home and continued to play well. They had a record of 10–5 going into a November 12 game against the Boston Bruins,[5] where, in the first period, Ryan Miller left his crease to play a puck and was hit by the Bruins' Milan Lucic. Miller suffered a concussion and neck injury on the hit and would go on to miss nine games; his first game back he took another blow near the head area, this time via Nashville Predators player Jordin Tootoo. Lucic was penalized for charging on the play but was not suspended or fined by the League.[6] During the middle part of the season, injuries plagued the team. By the All-Star break the Sabres sat in 14th place in the Eastern Conference and had 225-man-games lost to injury.[7] Jason Pominville was the only Sabre named to the All-Star Game roster.[8] Luke Adam was one of 12 rookies selected to participate in the All-Star Skills Competition.[9]

During the 33 game stretch from the Bruins game (November 12) to January 24, the Sabres had a record of 9–19–5. The poor play included a team record 12-game road losing streak and a run of five consecutive regulation loses on a single road trip.[10]

Things then began to turn around with a shootout win at the New Jersey Devils on January 24, the final game before the All-Star break.[11] The Sabres then went on an 18–5–5 run, going from 14th in the Eastern Conference back into the eighth and final playoff position on March 24 with a 3–1 win at home against the Minnesota Wild.[12] On March 27, the Sabres faced the Washington Capitals for a pivotal game for the final playoff position. The teams entered the game tied at 84 points, with the Capitals holding the tie breaker advantage. The Sabres won the game by a convincing 5–1 score.[13] In the second period of the game, the Sabres were ahead 3–1 and down injuries to two defensemen. Christian Ehrhoff and Andrej Sekera were both injured in the period and the Capitals were going on the power play when Robyn Regehr took a hooking penalty. The penalty left the Sabres with only three available defensemen. On the ensuing power play, Alexander Ovechkin bobbled a pass at the blue line, where Jason Pominville took the puck and scored a short-handed goal to put the Sabres up 4–1. Ryan Miller made 44 saves, improving to a personal record of 8–0–2 in his last ten games and 14–1–3 in 18 games. The win put Buffalo in sole possession of the eighth playoff spot and even in games with Washington.

The Sabres' position in eighth place was short lived, however, due to two consecutive regulation losses, first at home to Pittsburgh and then at Toronto.[14][15] At home on the back end of the home and home with Toronto, the Sabres fell behind 3–0 in the first period and 5–3 in the third. The Sabres then rallied to score two goals in the final five minutes of the third to tie the game at five. In overtime, Dion Phaneuf took a delay of game penalty, where Derek Roy ended the game on the ensuing power play with his second goal of the game. The win pulled Buffalo even in points with Washington at 88.[16] Washington still held the tie breaker advantage, with each team having two games left to play.

The Sabres would go on to pick up only one point in their final two games, ultimately failing to make the playoffs.[17]

On April 3, 2012, following their final regular season home game, the Sabres announced a new record for average paid attendance of 18,272 per home game.[18]

Playoffs

The Sabres attempted to qualify for the playoffs. The attempt fell three points short and the Sabres finished in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.

Standings

Northeast Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
2	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
3	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
5	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92

9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season Game log: 5–1–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record
1	September 19	Carolina Hurricanes	1–3	Buffalo Sabres		Enroth	1–0–0
2	September 21	Buffalo Sabres	3–1	Montreal Canadiens		Miller	2–0–0
3	September 23	Buffalo Sabres	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs		Miller	3–0–0
4	September 24	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3	Buffalo Sabres		Enroth	4–0–0
5	September 25	Buffalo Sabres	1–4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Miller	4–1–0
6	September 30	Buffalo Sabres	4–5	Washington Capitals	SO	Miller	4–1–1
7	October 4	Buffalo Sabres	8–3	Adler Mannheim		Enroth	5–1–1

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log

October: 6–4–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 4–1–0)

Game	October	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
1	7	Anaheim Ducks	4–1	Miller	Helsinki, Finland/13,349	1–0–0
2	8	@ Los Angeles Kings	4–2	Miller	Berlin, Germany/14,300	2–0–0
3	14	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	2–1–0
4	15	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2	Enroth	Consol Energy Center/18,562	3–1–0
5	18	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–1	Miller	Bell Centre/21,273	4–1–0
6	20	@ Florida Panthers	3–0	Miller	Bank Atlantic Center/14,811	5–1–0
7	22	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	3–0	Miller	St. Pete Times Forum/19,204	5–2–0
8	25	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–3	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	5–3–0
9	27	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	6–3–0
10	29	Florida Panthers	3–2	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	6–4–0

November: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–4–1; Road: 3–2–0)

Game	November	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
11	2	Philadelphia Flyers	3–2	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,299	6–5–0
12	4	Calgary Flames	2–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	7–5–0
13	5	@ Ottawa Senators	3–2 (SO)	Enroth	Scotiabank Place/18,805	8–5–0
14	8	Winnipeg Jets	6–5 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	9–5–0
15	11	Ottawa Senators	5–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	10–5–0
16	12	@ Boston Bruins	6–2	Miller	TD Garden/17,565	10–6–0
17	14	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–2 (SO)	Enroth	Bell Centre	11–6–0
18	16	New Jersey Devils	5–3	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	11–7–0
19	18	@ Carolina Hurricanes	1–0	Enroth	RBC Center/15,072	12–7–0
20	19	Phoenix Coyotes	4–2	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	12–8–0
21	23	Boston Bruins	4–3 (SO)	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	12–8–1
22	25	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	5–1	Enroth	Nationwide Arena/16,705	12–9–1
23	26	Washington Capitals	5–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	13–9–1
24	29	New York Islanders	2–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	13–10–1

December: 4–7–3 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 1–5–0)

Game	December	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
25	2	Detroit Red Wings	4–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	13–11–1
26	3	@ Nashville Predators	3–2	Miller	Bridgestone Arena/17,113	14–11–1
27	7	Philadelphia Flyers	5–4 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	14–11–2
28	9	Florida Panthers	2–1 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	15–11–2
29	10	New York Rangers	4–1	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	15–12–2
30	13	Ottawa Senators	3–2 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	15–12–3
31	16	Toronto Maple Leafs	5–4	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	16–12–3
32	17	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	8–3	Enroth	Consol Energy Center/18,584	16–13–3
33	20	@ Ottawa Senators	4–1	Miller	Scotiabank Place/18,474	16–14–3
34	22	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	Miller	Air Canada Centre/19,473	16–15–3
35	26	Washington Capitals	4–2	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	17–15–3
36	28	@ New Jersey Devils	3–1	Miller	Prudential Center/17,625	17–16–3
37	30	@ Washington Capitals	3–1	Miller	Verizon Center/18,506	17–17–3
38	31	Ottawa Senators	3–2 (SO)	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	17–17–4

January: 4–7–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–7–0)

Game	January	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
39	3	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	18–17–4
40	6	@ Carolina Hurricanes	4–2	Miller	RBC Center/16,095	18–18–4
41	7	Winnipeg Jets	2–1 (OT)	Enroth	First Niagara Center/18,690	18–18–5
42	10	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	2–0	Miller	Air Canada Centre/19,431	18–19–5
43	13	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	19–19–5
44	14	@ New York Islanders	4–2	Enroth	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/13,848	19–20–5
45	16	@ Detroit Red Wings	5–0	Miller	Joe Louis Arena/20,066	19–21–5
46	18	@ Chicago Blackhawks	6–2	Enroth	United Center/21,114	19–22–5
47	19	@ Winnipeg Jets	4–1	Miller	MTS Centre/15,004	19–23–5
48	21	@ St. Louis Blues	4–2	Miller	Scottrade Center/19,150	19–24–5
49	24	@ New Jersey Devils	2–1 (SO)	Miller	Prudential Center/13,735	20–24–5
50	31	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–1	Miller	Bell Centre/21,273	21–24–5

February: 7–3–3 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 2–1–1)

Game	February	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
51	1	New York Rangers	1–0 (SO)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	21–24–6
52	4	@ New York Islanders	4–3 (SO)	Miller	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/14,618	22–24–6
53	8	Boston Bruins	6–0	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	23–24–6
54	10	Dallas Stars	3–2 (SO)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	24–24–6
55	11	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–1	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	24–25–6
56	14	New Jersey Devils	4–1	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	24–26–6
57	16	@ Philadelphia Flyers	7–2	Enroth	Wells Fargo Center/19,725	24–27–6
58	17	Montreal Canadiens	4–3 (SO)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	24–27–7
59	19	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–2	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	25–27–7
60	21	New York Islanders	2–1	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	26–27–7
61	24	Boston Bruins	2–1 (SO)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	27–27–7
62	25	@ New York Rangers	3–2 (OT)	Miller	Madison Square Garden/18,200	27–27–8
63	29	@ Anaheim Ducks	2–0	Miller	Honda Center/14,972	28–27–8

March: 10–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 6–3–1)

Game	March	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
64	1	@ San Jose Sharks	1–0	Miller	HP Pavilion/17,562	29–27–8
65	3	@ Vancouver Canucks	5–3	Miller	Rogers Arena/18,890	30–27–8
66	5	@ Winnipeg Jets	1–3	Miller	MTS Centre/15,004	30–28–8
67	7	Carolina Hurricanes	3–2 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	31–28–8
68	8	@ Boston Bruins	3–1	Enroth	TD Garden/17,565	31–29–8
69	10	@ Ottawa Senators	4–3 (SO)	Miller	Scotiabank Place/19,951	32–29–8
70	12	Montreal Canadiens	3–2 (OT)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	33–29–8
71	14	Colorado Avalanche	5–4 (SO)	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	33–29–9
72	17	@ Florida Panthers	3–2 (SO)	Miller	BankAtlantic Center/16,827	33–29–10
73	19	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	7–3	Miller	St. Pete Times Forum/17,212	34–29–10
74	21	Montreal Canadiens	3–0	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	35–29–10
75	23	@ New York Rangers	4–1	Miller	Madison Square Garden/18,200	36–29–10
76	24	Minnesota Wild	3–1	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	37–29–10
77	27	@ Washington Capitals	5–1	Miller	Verizon Center/18,506	38–29–10
78	30	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–5	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	38–30–10
79	31	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	3–4	Miller	Air Canada Centre/19,446	38–31–10

April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–1)

Game	April	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location/Attendance	Record
80	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5 OT	Miller	First Niagara Center/18,690	39–31–10
81	5	@ Philadelphia Flyers	1–2	Miller	Wells Fargo Center/19,873	39–32–10
82	7	@ Boston Bruins	3–4 SO	Enroth	TD Garden/17,565	39–32–11

2011–2012 Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jason Pominville	82	30	43	73	−7	12
Thomas Vanek	78	26	35	61	−6	52
Drew Stafford	80	20	30	50	5	46
Derek Roy	80	17	27	44	−7	54
Tyler Ennis	48	15	19	34	11	14
Christian Ehrhoff	66	5	27	32	−2	47
Nathan Gerbe	62	6	19	25	2	32
Ville Leino	71	8	17	25	−2	16
Jordan Leopold	79	10	14	24	4	28
Brad Boyes	65	8	15	23	2	6
Tyler Myers	55	8	15	23	5	33
Luke Adam	52	10	10	20	−6	14
Paul Gaustad^‡	56	7	10	17	−1	70
Andrej Sekera	69	3	10	13	3	18
Marcus Foligno	14	6	7	13	6	9
Marc-Andre Gragnani^‡	44	1	11	12	10	20
Patrick Kaleta	63	5	5	10	−5	116
Jochen Hecht	22	4	4	8	1	6
Matt Ellis	60	3	5	8	−3	25
Alexander Sulzer^†	15	3	5	8	2	6
Corey Tropp	34	3	5	8	0	20
Cody Hodgson^†	20	3	5	8	−7	2
Brayden McNabb	25	1	7	8	−1	15
Zack Kassian^‡	27	3	4	7	−1	20
Robyn Regehr	76	1	4	5	−12	56
Mike Weber	51	1	4	5	−19	64
Cody McCormick	50	1	3	4	−7	56
Paul Szczechura	9	1	3	4	0	4
T. J. Brennan	11	1	0	1	0	6
Travis Turnbull	3	1	0	1	0	5
Colin Stuart	2	0	0	0	−3	0
Joe Finley	5	0	0	0	−3	12
Derek Whitmore	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	PIM
Ryan Miller	61	3536	31	21	7	150	2.55	1788	.916	6	0
Jhonas Enroth	26	1399	8	11	4	63	2.70	756	.917	1	2
Drew MacIntyre	2	43	0	0	0	1	1.40	18	.944	0	0

^†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	Awarded
Ryan Miller[19]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 5, 2012
Ryan Miller[20]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 26, 2012
Marcus Foligno[21]	NHL Rookie of the Month	March 2012
Ryan Miller[22]	NHL Third Star of the Month	April 2, 2012

Records

On October 25, 2011, Brad Boyes played in his 500th consecutive NHL game, becoming the 20th player in NHL history to reach that mark. This streak ended at 513 when he was injured in the November 23 game.[23][24]

Milestones

**Regular Season**
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brad Boyes	200th Career NHL Assist	October 7, 2011
Ryan Miller	400th Career NHL Game	October 7, 2011
Drew Stafford	200th Career NHL Point	October 15, 2011
Brad Boyes	500th Career NHL Game	October 22, 2011
Thomas Vanek	400th Career NHL Point	October 27, 2011
Corey Tropp	1st Career NHL Game	November 4, 2011
	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 8, 2011
	1st Career NHL Assist	November 11, 2011
Nathan Gerbe	100th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2011
T. J. Brennan	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 23, 2011
Zack Kassian	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 25, 2011
Zack Kassian	1st Career NHL Goal	November 26, 2011
Brayden McNabb	1st Career NHL Game	November 26, 2011
Joe Finley	1st Career NHL Game	December 2, 2011
Derek Roy	400th Career NHL Point	December 2, 2011
Tyler Ennis	100th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2011
Drew Stafford	100th Career NHL Goal	December 16, 2011
Derek Roy	500th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2011
Thomas Vanek	500th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2011
Thomas Vanek	200th Career NHL Assist	December 20, 2011
Derek Whitmore	1st Career NHL Game	December 20, 2011
Marcus Foligno	1st Career NHL Game	December 20, 2011
Brayden McNabb	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	December 26, 2011
Brayden McNabb	1st Career NHL Assist	December 31, 2011
Cody McCormick	300th Career NHL Game	January 3, 2012
Jason Pominville	500th Career NHL Game	January 16, 2012
Mike Weber	100th Career NHL Game	January 16, 2012
Jason Pominville	400th Career NHL Point	January 18, 2012
Ryan Miller	25th Career NHL Shutout	February 8, 2012
Tyler Myers	200th Career NHL Game 100th Career NHL Point	February 17, 2012
Ville Leino	200th Career NHL Game	February 25, 2012
Marcus Foligno	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 10, 2012
Marcus Foligno	1st Career NHL Assist	March 12, 2012
Travis Turnbull	1st Career NHL Game	March 21, 2012
Christian Ehrhoff	200th Career NHL Assist	March 21, 2012
Travis Turnbull	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 23, 2012
Robyn Regehr	900th Career NHL Game	April 3, 2012
Andrej Sekera	300th Career NHL Game	April 3, 2012

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 25, 2011[25]	To Calgary Flames Chris Butler Paul Byron	To Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Robyn Regehr 2nd-round pick in 2012
June 29, 2011[26]	To New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2012	To Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff[lower-alpha 1]
June 29, 2011[27]	To Chicago Blackhawks Steve Montador[lower-alpha 2]	To Buffalo Sabres Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 3]
February 27, 2012[28]	To Nashville Predators Paul Gaustad 4th-round pick in 2013	Buffalo Sabres 1st-round pick in 2012
February 27, 2012[28]	To Vancouver Canucks Marc-Andre Gragnani Zack Kassian	To Buffalo Sabres Cody Hodgson Alexander Sulzer

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Condition satisfied.

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Ville Leino[29]	Philadelphia Flyers	6 years, $27 million
Drew MacIntyre[30]	Hamilton Bulldogs	1 year, $525,000
Michael Ryan[31]	Adirondack Phantoms	1 year, $525,000
Paul Szczechura[31]	Norfolk Admirals	1 year, $525,000
Jonathan Parker[32]	Prince Albert Raiders	3-years, $1.605 million entry-level contract
Joe Finley[33]	Rochester Americans	3 years, $1.575 million
Phil Varone[34]	Rochester Americans	3 years, $1.71 million entry-level contract
Brian Flynn[35]	University of Maine	1 year, $925,000 entry level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Tim Connolly[36]	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $9.5 million
Mark Mancari[37]	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $525,000
Rob Niedermayer[38]	HC Lugano	1 year
Mark Parrish[39]	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $650,000
Tim Conboy[40]	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Patrick Lalime[41]
Mike Grier[42]

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Brayden McNabb[43]	May 18, 2011	3-years, $2.045 million entry-level contract
Marcus Foligno[44]	May 25, 2011	3-years, $2.48 million entry-level contract
Mark Pysyk[45]	June 2, 2011	3-years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Drew Stafford[46]	June 3, 2011	4-years, $16 million
David Leggio[47]	June 24, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Nathan Gerbe[48]	June 29, 2011	3-years, $4.3 million
Christian Ehrhoff[49]	June 30, 2011	10-years, $40 million
Cody McCormick[50]	July 1, 2011	3-years, $3.6 million
Mike Weber[51]	July 4, 2011	2-years, $1.9 million
Derek Whitmore[30]	July 7, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Colin Stuart[30]	July 7, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Dennis Persson[52]	July 15, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Travis Turnbull[52]	July 15, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Matt Ellis[53]	July 19, 2011	2 years, $1.05 million
Andrej Sekera[53]	July 19, 2011	4 years, $11 million
Jhonas Enroth[54]	July 21, 2011	2 years, $1.35 million
Marc-Andre Gragnani[55]	August 11, 2011	1 year, $550,000
Tyler Myers[56]	September 15, 2011	7 years, $38.5 million contract extension
Matt MacKenzie[57]	October 4, 2011	3-years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Riley Boychuk[32]	October 7, 2011	3-years, $1.7075 million entry-level contract
Kevin Sundher[58]	December 15, 2011	3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc[59]	December 30, 2011	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Connor Knapp[60]	April 3, 2012	2 years, $1.19 million entry-level contract
Daniel Catenacci[60]	April 3, 2012	3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	16	Joel Armia	Right Wing	Finland	Assat (SM-liiga)
3	77	Daniel Catenacci	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	107	Colin Jacobs	Center	United States	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5	137	Alex Lepkowski	Defense	United States	Barrie Colts (OHL)
6	167	Nathan Lieuwen	Goaltender	Canada	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
7	197	Brad Navin	Center	United States	Waupaca High School (USHS-WI)

References

National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
"Sabres name Pominville as captain". October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
"New digs honor Sabres' past". Retrieved October 24, 2011.
"NHL's Sabres to rename arena First Niagara Center". Retrieved October 24, 2011.
"Bruins bounce Sabres for fifth consecutive win". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
Miller skeptical of Milan Lucic
Harrington, Mike (January 29, 2012). "First-half follies have Sabres stuck in the breakdown lane". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
Morreale, Mike. "Pominville excited to spend time among All-Stars". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
"POMINVILLE & ADAM SELECTED TO ALL-STAR GAME". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
Blues 4, Sabres 2
Sabres 2, Devils 1, SO
Sabres 3, Wild 1
"Sabres climb past Caps, into 8th as Ryan Miller saves 44". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
"Crosby leads Penguins to 5-3 win in Buffalo". NHL.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
"Leafs damage Sabres' playoff hopes with 4-3 win". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
Vogl, John (April 3, 2012). "Sabres display wow factor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
"Bruins top Sabres 4-3 in season-ending shootout". NHl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
"AVERAGE PAID ATTENDANCE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH FOR SABRES IN 2011-12". Sabres.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors
Malkin, Miller, Ovechkin named week's Three Stars
Sabres' Foligno named Rookie of the Month
Flyers' Bryzgalov earns First Star for March
"Sabres Boyes hits 500 games in a row tonight". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
Reitz, Mark (November 23, 2011). "Ironman Brad Boyes "out for a period of time"". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
SABRES ACQUIRE REGEHR, KOTALIK AND 2012 SECOND ROUND PICK FROM CALGARY
BUFFALO SABRES ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF
SABRES TRADE MONTADOR'S NEGOTIATING RIGHTS
SABRES ACQUIRE HODGSON, SULZER, FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK AT TRADE DEADLINE
SABRES SIGN VILLE LEINO
SABRES SIGN MacINTYRE, WHITMORE AND STUART
SABRES SIGN RYAN AND SZCZECHURA
SABRES INK FORWARDS BOYCHUK, PARKER
SABRES SIGN JOE FINLEY
SABRES SIGN VARONE TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD BRIAN FLYNN TO NHL CONTRACT
Leafs Sign Tim Connolly
Vancouver Canucks sign Nolan Baumgartner and Mark Mancari
Rob Niedermayer will play in Switzerland next season
Bulletin: Senators sign forward Mark Parrish to a one-year contract
Bulletin: Senators sign defenceman Tim Conboy to a one-year contract
"LALIME RETIRES, WILL WORK ON RDS HOCKEY BROADCASTS". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
GRIER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN 1,000 NHL GAMES
SABRES SIGN 2009 DRAFT PICK BRAYDEN McNABB
SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MARCUS FOLIGNO
SABRES SIGN 2010 FIRST-ROUND PICK MARK PYSYK
SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH DREW STAFFORD
SABRES GET THEIR MAN
SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH NATHAN GERBE
SABRES SIGN CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF TO A LONG-TERM CONTRACT
SABRES RE-SIGN CODY McCORMICK
SABRES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN MIKE WEBER
SABRES RE-SIGN PERSSON AND TURNBULL
SEKERA AND ELLIS SIGN MULTI-YEAR DEALS
ENROTH AGREES TO TERMS ON MULTI-YEAR DEAL
SABRES LOCK UP GRAGNANI FOR ANOTHER YEAR
SEVENTH (HOCKEY) HEAVEN
Sabres sign Matt MacKenzie
SABRES SIGN PROSPECT KEVIN SUNDHER
SABRES INK GAUTHIER-LEDUC TO ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT
"SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH CATENACCI AND KNAPP". Sabres.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

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[30] Condition satisfied.

[1] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[Sabres_name_Pominville_as_captain-2] "Sabres name Pominville as captain". October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

[3] "New digs honor Sabres' past". Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[4] "NHL's Sabres to rename arena First Niagara Center". Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[5] "Bruins bounce Sabres for fifth consecutive win". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[6] Miller skeptical of Milan Lucic

[7] Harrington, Mike (January 29, 2012). "First-half follies have Sabres stuck in the breakdown lane". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[8] Morreale, Mike. "Pominville excited to spend time among All-Stars". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[9] "POMINVILLE & ADAM SELECTED TO ALL-STAR GAME". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[10] Blues 4, Sabres 2

[11] Sabres 2, Devils 1, SO

[12] Sabres 3, Wild 1

[13] "Sabres climb past Caps, into 8th as Ryan Miller saves 44". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[14] "Crosby leads Penguins to 5-3 win in Buffalo". NHL.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[15] "Leafs damage Sabres' playoff hopes with 4-3 win". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[16] Vogl, John (April 3, 2012). "Sabres display wow factor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

[17] "Bruins top Sabres 4-3 in season-ending shootout". NHl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[18] "AVERAGE PAID ATTENDANCE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH FOR SABRES IN 2011-12". Sabres.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[19] Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors

[20] Malkin, Miller, Ovechkin named week's Three Stars

[21] Sabres' Foligno named Rookie of the Month

[22] Flyers' Bryzgalov earns First Star for March

[23] "Sabres Boyes hits 500 games in a row tonight". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

[24] Reitz, Mark (November 23, 2011). "Ironman Brad Boyes "out for a period of time"". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[25] SABRES ACQUIRE REGEHR, KOTALIK AND 2012 SECOND ROUND PICK FROM CALGARY

[26] BUFFALO SABRES ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF

[28] SABRES TRADE MONTADOR'S NEGOTIATING RIGHTS

[Feb27-31] SABRES ACQUIRE HODGSON, SULZER, FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK AT TRADE DEADLINE

[32] SABRES SIGN VILLE LEINO

[SignThree-33] SABRES SIGN MacINTYRE, WHITMORE AND STUART

[RyanandSzczechura-34] SABRES SIGN RYAN AND SZCZECHURA

[BoychukParker-35] SABRES INK FORWARDS BOYCHUK, PARKER

[36] SABRES SIGN JOE FINLEY

[37] SABRES SIGN VARONE TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT

[38] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD BRIAN FLYNN TO NHL CONTRACT

[39] Leafs Sign Tim Connolly

[40] Vancouver Canucks sign Nolan Baumgartner and Mark Mancari

[41] Rob Niedermayer will play in Switzerland next season

[42] Bulletin: Senators sign forward Mark Parrish to a one-year contract

[43] Bulletin: Senators sign defenceman Tim Conboy to a one-year contract

[44] "LALIME RETIRES, WILL WORK ON RDS HOCKEY BROADCASTS". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

[45] GRIER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN 1,000 NHL GAMES

[46] SABRES SIGN 2009 DRAFT PICK BRAYDEN McNABB

[47] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MARCUS FOLIGNO

[48] SABRES SIGN 2010 FIRST-ROUND PICK MARK PYSYK

[49] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH DREW STAFFORD

[50] SABRES GET THEIR MAN

[51] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH NATHAN GERBE

[52] SABRES SIGN CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF TO A LONG-TERM CONTRACT

[53] SABRES RE-SIGN CODY McCORMICK

[54] SABRES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN MIKE WEBER

[PerssonandTurnbull-55] SABRES RE-SIGN PERSSON AND TURNBULL

[EllisSekera-56] SEKERA AND ELLIS SIGN MULTI-YEAR DEALS

[57] ENROTH AGREES TO TERMS ON MULTI-YEAR DEAL

[58] SABRES LOCK UP GRAGNANI FOR ANOTHER YEAR

[59] SEVENTH (HOCKEY) HEAVEN

[60] Sabres sign Matt MacKenzie

[61] SABRES SIGN PROSPECT KEVIN SUNDHER

[62] SABRES INK GAUTHIER-LEDUC TO ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT

[NHL.com-63] "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH CATENACCI AND KNAPP". Sabres.com. NHL.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

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