2012–13 Buffalo Sabres season

The 2012–13 Buffalo Sabres season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The season was the 15th and final season coached by Lindy Ruff, who was fired after a 6–10–1 start. The Sabres failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

2012–13 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Northeast
Conference12th Eastern
2012–13 record21–21–6
Home record11–10–3
Road record10–11–3
Goals for125
Goals against143
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff (Oct.–Feb.)
Ron Rolston (interim, Feb.–Apr.)
CaptainJason Pominville (Oct.–Apr.)
Vacant (Apr.)
Alternate captainsSteve Ott (Apr.)
Drew Stafford
Thomas Vanek
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Average attendance18,970 (99.5%)[1]
Team leaders
GoalsThomas Vanek (20)
AssistsThomas Vanek (21) and Tyler Ennis (21)
PointsThomas Vanek (41)
Penalty minutesSteve Ott (93)
Plus/minusJochen Hecht, Christian Ehrhoff, and Brian Flynn (+6)
WinsRyan Miller (17)
Goals against averageJhonas Enroth (2.60)

Off-season

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Broadcast changes

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On June 8, 2012, the Sabres announced that Rick Jeanneret, the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer in NHL history,[3] would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame; Jeanneret will also receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Rob Ray will replace Harry Neale as the full-time color commentator for all Sabres game broadcasts. Neale will join Mike Robitaille, whose role will remain unchanged, and Brian Duff, who will take over as full-time studio host, in the studio.[4] Kevin Sylvester and Danny Gare, who served as the alternate broadcast team in 2011–12, were not originally going to reprise their roles in 2012–13; Sylvester instead revived the Hockey Hotline, a long-discontinued Sabres call-in talk show, for WGR.[5] However, due to Jeanneret suffering an illness, Sylvester was pressed into service to call play-by-play for the first four games of the regular season.[6]

Alumni Plaza

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On July 12, 2012, the Sabres announced that the plaza adjacent to First Niagara Center would be re-branded Alumni Plaza. On October 12, 2012, a bronze French Connection statue was added to the plaza.[7] Other plans included plaques with the name of every player to play a game for the team and fans having to opportunity to buy engraved bricks.

Lockout

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On September 13, 2012, Buffalo Sabres owner Terrence Pegula, along with all 28 other league ownership groups (the League still collectively owns the Phoenix Coyotes), authorized NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to lock-out the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) upon the expiration of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on September 15.[8] The lockout ended at 4:45 am EST on January 6, 2013, lasting 113 days.[9] The lockout reduced the regular season from 82 to 48 games.

Overseas Sabres

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After the announced lockout, players from the team began to sign contracts to play in Europe until resumption of NHL play.

Overseas Sabres
Player New team League
Thomas Vanek Graz 99ers   Austrian Hockey League[10]
Tyler Ennis SCL Tigers   Swiss National League[11]
Andrej Sekera Slovan Bratislava   Kontinental Hockey League[12]
Christian Ehrhoff Krefeld Pinguine   Deutsche Eishockey Liga[13]
Jhonas Enroth Huddinge IK   Swedish Division 1[14]
Mike Weber Lorenskog   GET-ligaen.[15]
Jason Pominville Adler Mannheim   Deutsche Eishockey Liga[16]
Jochen Hecht Adler Mannheim   Deutsche Eishockey Liga[17]
Alexander Sulzer ERC Ingolstadt   Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Tyler Myers Klagenfurt AC   Austrian Hockey League[18]

Beyond Blue and Gold

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During the abbreviated training camp the team released the first episodes in a new web-series called Beyond Blue and Gold. The series will run through the season with the goal to give fans an "all-access pass to the entire Sabres organization throughout the entire 2012–13 NHL season."[19][20]

Regular season

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After the lockout, the Sabres had an abbreviated one-week training camp. During the camp, the Sabres' first pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Mikhail Grigorenko, played well on a line with off-season trade acquisitions Steve Ott and Ville Leino. At the end of the camp, Grigorenko was put on the opening day roster.[21] The Sabres were given five games to decide whether to keep him on the roster (and thus pay him a full season's salary) or send him back to his junior team, the Quebec Remparts; in the end, Grigorenko was kept on the roster after Leino suffered an injury. After several weeks of mediocre play and Leino's return to the active roster, Grigorenko returned to the Remparts. He remained with the Remparts until their elimination from the QMJHL playoffs, whereupon he returned to the Sabres.

After an unsuccessful 6–10–1 start, general manager Darcy Regier announced the firing of head coach Lindy Ruff[22] Ruff coached the team since 1997 and was the team's most successful coach. It was further announced that Ron Rolston, who was the current coach of the Rochester Americans, would replace Ruff on an interim basis. The Sabres performed better under Rolston but were nonetheless eliminated from playoff contention following an 8–4 home loss to the New York Rangers.[23]

The Sabres allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with seven.[24]

Playoffs

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The Sabres did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Standings

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Northeast Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 +23 63
2 x – Boston Bruins 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 +22 62
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 +12 57
4 x – Ottawa Senators 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 +12 56
5 Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 6 14 125 143 −18 48
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 – Pittsburgh Penguins 48 36 12 0 33 165 119 +46 72
2 NE y – Montreal Canadiens 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 +23 63
3 SE y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 +19 57
4 NE x – Boston Bruins 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 +22 62
5 NE x – Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 +12 57
6 AT x – New York Rangers 48 26 18 4 22 130 112 +18 56
7 NE x – Ottawa Senators 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 +12 56
8 AT x – New York Islanders 48 24 17 7 20 139 139 0 55
9 SE Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 −16 51
10 AT Philadelphia Flyers 48 23 22 3 22 133 141 −8 49
11 AT New Jersey Devils 48 19 19 10 17 112 129 −17 48
12 NE Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 6 14 115 143 −28 48
13 SE Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 −32 42
14 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 −2 40
15 SE Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 −59 36
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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Original regular season schedule

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2012–13 Original Schedule (For reference only)
October
Game October Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
1 13 Pittsburgh Penguins First Niagara Center
2 16 Detroit Red Wings First Niagara Center
3 19 New York Rangers First Niagara Center
4 20 @ New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 24 New Jersey Devils First Niagara Center
6 26 @ New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7 28 Philadelphia Flyers First Niagara Center
8 30 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
November
Game November Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
9 1 Phoenix Coyotes First Niagara Center
10 3 Carolina Hurricanes First Niagara Center
11 6 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
12 8 @ San Jose Sharks HP Pavilion at San Jose
13 10 @ Phoenix Coyotes Jobing.com Arena
14 11 @ Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
15 16 Philadelphia Flyers First Niagara Center
16 17 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
17 21 Columbus Blue Jackets First Niagara Center
18 24 @New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
19 27 Winnipeg Jets First Niagara Center
20 29 Vancouver Canucks First Niagara Center
December
Game December Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
21 1 @Boston Bruins TD Garden
22 3 @Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre
23 4 San Jose Sharks First Niagara Center
24 6 Montreal Canadiens First Niagara Center
25 8 @Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
26 11 Ottawa Senators First Niagara Center
27 13 Chicago Blackhawks First Niagara Center
28 15 Montreal Canadiens First Niagara Center
29 17 @Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
30 20 @Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place
31 22 @Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
32 23 @Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center
33 26 Washington Capitals First Niagara Center
34 28 @Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
35 29 @Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre
36 31 Ottawa Senators First Niagara Center
January
Game January Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
37 3 Florida Panthers First Niagara Center
38 5 Tampa Bay Lightning First Niagara Center
39 8 @New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
40 9 Boston Bruins First Niagara Center
41 11 @Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place
42 13 @Chicago Blackhawks United Center
43 15 @Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place
44 17 New York Islanders First Niagara Center
45 19 Carolina Hurricanes First Niagara Center
46 21 Tampa Bay Lightning First Niagara Center
47 29 Toronto Maple Leafs First Niagara Center
48 31 @Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
February
Game February Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
49 3 St. Louis Blues First Niagara Center
50 5 Los Angeles Kings First Niagara Center
51 6 @Boston Bruins TD Garden
52 8 Boston Bruins First Niagara Center
53 10 Ottawa Senators First Niagara Center
54 12 @Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place
55 15 Montreal Canadiens First Niagara Center
56 17 Pittsburgh Penguins First Niagara Center
57 18 @New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
58 21 @Washington Capitals Verizon Center
59 23 New York Islanders First Niagara Center
60 26 @Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum
61 28 @Florida Panthers BB&T Center
March
Game March Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
62 2 Nashville Predators First Niagara Center
63 5 @Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
64 7 @New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
65 10 @Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center
66 12 Florida Panthers First Niagara Center
67 14 @Toronto Maple Leafs First Niagara Center
68 16 @Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center
69 17 @Washington Capitals Verizon Center
70 19 Toronto Maple Leafs First Niagara Center
71 21 Winnipeg Jets First Niagara Center
72 23 @Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
73 26 @Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum
74 28 @Florida Panthers BB&T Center
75 30 Washington Capitals First Niagara Center
April
Game April Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
76 2 Toronto Maple Leafs First Niagara Center
77 4 New Jersey Devils First Niagara Center
78 6 @Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
79 8 @Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre
80 9 @Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre
81 11 New York Rangers First Niagara Center
82 13 Boston Bruins First Niagara Center
2012–2013 Schedule

Revised regular season schedule

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2012–13 Game Log
Overall: 21–21–6 (Home: 11–10–3; Away: 10–11–3)
January: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game January Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
1 20 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Miller (1–0–0) First Niagara Center (19,070) 1–0–0
2 21 @Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Miller (2–0–0) Air Canada Centre (19,475) 2–0–0
3 24 @Carolina Hurricanes 3–6 Enroth (0–1–0) PNC Arena (18,081) 2–1–0
4 25 Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Miller (2–1–0) First Niagara Center (18,824) 2–2–0
5 27 @Washington Capitals 2–3 Miller (2–2–0) Verizon Center (18,506) 2–3–0
6 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 (OT) Miller (2–2–1) First Niagara Center (18,801) 2–3–1
7 31 @Boston Bruins 7–4 Miller (3–2–1) TD Garden (17,565) 3–3–1
February: 5–9–0 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–4–0)
Game February Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
8 2 @Montreal Canadiens 1–6 Miller (3–3–1) Bell Centre (21,273) 3–4–1
9 3 Florida Panthers 3–4 Miller (3–4–1) First Niagara Center (18,831) 3–5–1
10 5 @Ottawa Senators 3–4 Enroth (0–2–0) Scotiabank Place (18,345) 3–6–1
11 7 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (SO) Miller (4–4–1) First Niagara Center (18,866) 4–6–1
12 9 @New York Islanders 3–2 Miller (5–4–1) Nassau Coliseum (12,608) 5–6–1
13 10 Boston Bruins 1–3 Miller (5–5–1) First Niagara Center (18,869) 5–7–1
14 12 @Ottawa Senators 0–2 Miller (5–6–1) Scotiabank Place (18,429) 5–8–1
15 15 Boston Bruins 4–2 Miller (6–6–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 6–8–1
16 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Miller (6–7–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 6–9–1
17 19 Winnipeg Jets 1–2 Miller (6–8–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 6–10–1
18 21 @Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Miller (6–9–1) Air Canada Centre (19,473) 6–11–1
19 23 New York Islanders 0–4 Miller (6–10–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 6–12–1
20 26 @Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Miller (7–10–1) Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 7–12–1
21 28 @Florida Panthers 4–3 (SO) Miller (8–10–1) BB&T Center (15,672) 8–12–1
March: 5–5–5 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–3)
Game March Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
22 2 New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO) Miller (9–10–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 9–12–1
23 3 @New York Rangers 2–3 (SO) Miller (9–10–2) Madison Square Garden (17,200) 9–12–2
24 5 @Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 Miller (9–11–2) PNC Arena (15,277) 9–13–2
25 7 @New Jersey Devils 2–3 (SO) Miller (9–11–3) Prudential Center (17,625) 9–13–3
26 10 @Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Miller (9–12–3) Wells Fargo Center (19,687) 9–14–3
27 12 New York Rangers 3–1 Enroth (1–2–0) First Niagara Center (19,070) 10–14–3
28 16 Ottawa Senators 3–4 (OT) Miller (9–12–4) First Niagara Center (19,070) 10–14–4
29 17 @Washington Capitals 3–5 Miller (9–13–4) Verizon Center (18,506) 10–15–4
30 19 @Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) Enroth (2–2–0) Bell Centre (21,273) 11–15–4
31 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 (SO) Miller (10–13–4) First Niagara Center (19,070) 12–15–4
32 23 @Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Miller (11–13–4) Bell Centre (21,273) 13–15–4
33 26 @Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Miller (11–14–4) Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 13–16–4
34 28 @Florida Panthers 4–5 (SO)[permanent dead link] Miller (11–14–5) BB&T Center (17,044) 13–16–5
35 30 Washington Capitals 3–4 (SO) Enroth (2–2–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 13–16–6
36 31 Boston Bruins 0–2 Miller (11–15–5) First Niagara Center (19,027) 13–17–6
April: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 3–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Decision Location/Attendance Record
37 2 @Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Miller (12–15–5) Consol Energy Center (18,642) 14–17–6
38 5 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Miller (13–15–5) First Niagara Center (18,811) 15–17–6
39 7 New Jersey Devils 3–2 (SO) Miller (14–15–5) First Niagara Center (18,703) 16–17–6
40 9 @Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Miller (14–16–5) MTS Centre (15,004) 16–18–6
41 11 Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Miller (14–17–5) First Niagara Center (19,070) 16–19–6
42 13 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 Enroth (3–2–1) First Niagara Center (19,070) 17–19–6
43 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Enroth (4–2–1) First Niagara Center (18,991) 18–19–6
44 17 @Boston Bruins 3–2 (SO) Miller (15–17–5) TD Garden (17,565) 19–19–6
45 19 New York Rangers 4–8 Enroth (4–3–1) First Niagara Center (19,003) 19–20–6
20 @Pittsburgh Penguins Game rescheduled to April 23 due to effects on Pittsburgh's schedule resulting from the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.[25]
46 22 Winnipeg Jets 1–2 Enroth (4–4–1) First Niagara Center (18,654) 19–21–6
47 23 @Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Miller (16–17–5) Consol Energy Center (18,630) 20–21–6
48 26 New York Islanders 2–1 (SO) Miller (17–17–5) First Niagara Center (19,070) 21–21–6
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Final regular season stats[26]

Skaters

*Totals include goaltenders (G/A/Pts/PIM) and bench minors (PIM)

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ryan Miller 40 39 2302:14 17 17 5 108 2.81 1270 .915 0 0 0 2
Jhonas Enroth 12 9 623:26 4 4 1 27 2.60 332 .919 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 2925:40 21 21 6 135 2.77 1602 .916 1 0 0 2

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Thomas Vanek NHL Third Star of the Month February 1, 2013[27]
Thomas Vanek NHL First Star of the Week February 4, 2013[28]


Milestones

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Transactions

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The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

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Date Details
June 22, 2012[29] To Calgary Flames
1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2012
2nd-round pick (42nd overall) in 2012
To Buffalo Sabres
1st-round pick (14th overall) in 2012
July 2, 2012[30] To Dallas Stars
Derek Roy
To Buffalo Sabres
Steve Ott
Adam Pardy
March 15, 2013[31] To Florida Panthers
T. J. Brennan
To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2013
March 30, 2013[32] To St. Louis Blues
Jordan Leopold
To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2013
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013[a]
April 1, 2013[33] To Los Angeles Kings
Robyn Regehr
To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
2nd-round pick in 2015
April 3, 2013[34] To Minnesota Wild
Jason Pominville
4th-round pick in 2014
To Buffalo Sabres
Matt Hackett
Johan Larsson
1st-round pick in 2013
2nd-round pick in 2014

Draft picks

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Buffalo Sabres' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[60]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Mikhail Grigorenko C   Russia Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
1 14[a] Zemgus Girgensons C   Latvia Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
2 44[b] Jake McCabe D   United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
3 73 Justin Kea C   Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 133 Logan Nelson C   United States Victoria Royals (WHL)
6 163 Linus Ullmark G   Sweden Modo Hockey Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 193 Brady Austin D   Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 204[c] Judd Peterson C/RW   United States The Marshall School (USHS-MN)
Draft notes[61]
  • a The Calgary Flames's first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 first-round pick and a 2012 second-round pick to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
  • The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 first-round pick to the Sabres in exchange for a 2012 first-round pick this pick.
  • b The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of a June 25, 2011, trade that sent Chris Butler and Paul Byron to the Flames in exchange for Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalik and this pick.
  • The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
  • c The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent Steve Montador to the Blackhawks in exchange for this pick.

See also

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