2016–17 Buffalo Sabres season
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 8th Atlantic |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2016–17 record | 33–37–12 |
Home record | 20–15–6 |
Road record | 13–22–6 |
Goals for | 201 |
Goals against | 237 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tim Murray |
Coach | Dan Bylsma |
Captain | Brian Gionta |
Alternate captains | Josh Gorges Ryan O'Reilly |
Arena | KeyBank Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rochester Americans (AHL) Elmira Jackals (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Evander Kane (28) |
Assists | Rasmus Ristolainen (39) |
Points | Jack Eichel (57) |
Penalty minutes | Evander Kane (113) |
Plus/minus | Taylor Fedun (+3) |
Wins | Robin Lehner (23) |
Goals against average | Anders Nilsson (2.67) |
The 2016–17 Buffalo Sabres season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] Buffalo missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Off-season
[edit]The Sabres held their annual development camp during the second weekend of July. After the previous two seasons in which the Sabres held the tournament in the First Niagara Center, this edition was held at HarborCenter.[2]
The Sabres reprised their hosting of a prospect tournament for 2016, after the success of the first event in 2015. The New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins returned for the tournament, which ran September 16–19, partially opposite the 2016 World Cup of Hockey; in contrast to the previous season, the Sabres lost both prospect tournament games and finished in third place.[3] The Sabres contributed three players to the World Cup: Jack Eichel for Team North America, Ryan O'Reilly for Canada, and Rasmus Ristolainen for Finland.
On July 16, 2016, the Sabres hired Tom Ward as an assistant coach. Ward had spent the previous 18 seasons as the head coach for the Minnesota High School boys prep team.[4]
The Sabres also announced that the naming rights to their home arena will change. Due to First Niagara Financial Group, the arena's previous rights holder, being subsumed into KeyBank, the team's arena was renamed KeyBank Center for the 2016–17 season.[5] The arena naming rights have passed through a succession of regional banks, having been known as First Niagara Center, HSBC Arena and Marine Midland Arena, through its 20-year history.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
2 | AT | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
6 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
7 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
10 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–1) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |
1 | September 26 | Minnesota | 2–1 | Buffalo | Ullmark | – | 0–1–0 | Recap | ||
2 | September 27 | Ottawa | 2–3 | Buffalo | OT | Lehner | 17,868 | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 29 | Buffalo | 1–0 | Toronto | SO | Nilsson | – | 2–1–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 30 | Toronto | 8–1 | Buffalo | Kasdorf | 17,866 | 2-2-0 | Recap | ||
5 | October 4 | Carolina | 0–2 | Buffalo | Lehner | – | 3–2–0 | Recap | ||
6 | October 5 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Carolina | SO | Ullmark | – | 3–2–1 | Recap | |
7 | October 7 | Buffalo | 4–2 | Ottawa | Lehner | 14,216 | 4–2–1 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
[edit]As of April 9, 2017
Skaters
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Goaltenders
[edit]Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Robin Lehner | 59 | 58 | 3405:28 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 152 | 2.68 | 1,910 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Anders Nilsson | 26 | 23 | 1484:15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 66 | 2.67 | 857 | .923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Linus Ullmark | 1 | 1 | 58:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 36 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
[edit]The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 25, 2016 | To Florida Panthers Mark Pysyk 2nd-round pick in 2016 STL's 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov VAN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 | [11] |
July 2, 2016 | To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2017 | To Buffalo Sabres Anders Nilsson | [12] |
February 28, 2017 | To New York Rangers Daniel Catenacci | To Buffalo Sabres Mat Bodie | [13] |
- Notes
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement[edit]
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Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
June 29, 2016 | Casey Nelson | 2 years, $1.3 million | [25] |
June 30, 2016 | Jake McCabe | 3 years, $4.8 million | [26] |
June 30, 2016 | Cole Schneider | 1 year, $600,000 | [27] |
July 14, 2016 | Marcus Foligno | 1 year, $2.25 million | [28][29] |
July 15, 2016 | Alexander Nylander | 3 years, entry-level contract | [30] |
July 16, 2016 | Dan Catenacci | 1 year, $575,000, two-way contract | [4] |
July 17, 2016 | Jason Kasdorf | 2 years, $1.15 million, two-way contract | [31] |
September 1, 2016 | Zemgus Girgensons | 1 year, $1.15 million | [32] |
October 11, 2016 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 6 years, $32.4 million | [33] |
February 6, 2017 | Justin Falk | 1 year, $650,000 contract extension | [34] |
April 8, 2017 | Sean Malone | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract | [35] |
April 26, 2017 | Devante Stephens | 3 years, $2.3 million entry-level contract | [36] |
May 31, 2017 | Jonas Johansson | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [37] |
June 13, 2017 | Linus Ullmark | 2 years, $1.5 million | [38] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Alexander Nylander | LW | ![]() | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
2 | 33[a] | Rasmus Asplund | C | ![]() | Farjestad BK (SHL) |
3 | 69 | Cliff Pu | C | ![]() | London Knights (OHL) |
3 | 86[b] | Casey Fitzgerald | D | ![]() | Boston College Eagles (HE) |
4 | 99 | Brett Murray | LW | ![]() | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) |
5 | 129 | Philip Nyberg | D | ![]() | Linköpings HC (SHL) |
5 | 130[c] | Vojtech Budik | D | ![]() | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
6 | 159 | Brandon Hagel | LW | ![]() | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
7 | 189 | Austin Osmanski | D | ![]() | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
7 | 190[d] | Vasily Glotov | C | ![]() | Lvy St. Petersburg (MHL) |
- Notes
- [a] The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for Dmitry Kulikov and this pick.[39]
- Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[40]
- The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 (33rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for Mark Pysyk, St. Louis' third-round pick in 2016 (89th overall) and this pick.[39]
- [b] The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015 that sent Jhonas Enroth to Dallas in exchange for Anders Lindback and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Enroth wins fewer than four playoff games for the Stars in 2015 – was converted on April 6, 2015 when the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention.[42]
- [c] The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[43]
- [d] The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick.[44]
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