2013β14 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 8th Atlantic |
Conference | 16th Eastern |
2013β14 record | 21β51β10 |
Home record | 13β21β7 |
Road record | 8β30β3 |
Goals for | 157 |
Goals against | 248 |
Team information | |
General manager |
Darcy Regier (Oct. 2 β Nov. 13) Tim Murray (Jan. 9 β Apr. 13) |
Coach |
Ron Rolston (Oct. 2 β Nov. 13) Ted Nolan (interim, Nov. 13 β Apr. 13) |
Captain |
Thomas Vanek (Oct. 2β27) Steve Ott (Oct. 27 β Feb. 28) Vacant (Feb. 28 β Apr. 13) |
Alternate captains |
Christian Ehrhoff Henrik Tallinder Drew Stafford (Mar.βApr.) [1] |
Arena | First Niagara Center |
Average attendance | 18,543 (95.8%)
[2] (37 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rochester Americans ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Ennis (21) |
Assists | Christian Ehrhoff (27) |
Points | Cody Hodgson (43) |
Penalty minutes | John Scott (96) |
Plus/minus |
Luke Adam Johan Larsson Torrey Mitchell (0) |
Wins | Ryan Miller (15) |
Goals against average | Michal Neuvirth (2.56) |
The 2013β14 Buffalo Sabres season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [3] The Sabres moved to the realigned Atlantic Division, which included the previous season's Northeast Division with the addition of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. [4] Ron Rolston, who started the season as head coach, was fired after 20 games and replaced by Ted Nolan, who had previously coached the team from 1995 to 1997. In terms of point percentage, this is the worst season in Sabres franchise history, and the third worst in the salary cap era behind the 2016-2017 Colorado Avalanche and the 2019-2020 Detroit Red Wings.
Ron Rolston was made the permanent head coach when Darcy Regier removed the interim tag from his title. Regier did not interview any other candidates for the position. [5] Rolston replaced Lindy Ruff who was fired the season before after serving as head coach for nearly 16 seasons.
The Sabres' training camp saw the arrival of many highly touted prospects into the Sabres' lineup. Newly acquired first round picks Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov both made the opening day roster along with 2012 first round picks Mikhail Grigorenko, Zemgus Girgensons and 2011 first round pick Joel Armia. Armia and Zadorov were both injured in the pre-season and would not play right away. [6]
The pre-season saw the Sabres involved in a controversial game. In a road game at the Toronto Maple Leafs, a fight between Corey Tropp and Toronto winger Jamie Devane ended with Tropp injured. On the ensuing faceoff, Sabres' enforcer John Scott lined up opposite to Phil Kessel and attempted to engage him in a fight. A line brawl followed in which 209 minutes in penalties were handed out, including 11 fighting majors and 14 ten-minute misconduct penalties. During the fight, Maple Leaf David Clarkson would leave the bench to fight. Clarkson would later be suspended by the NHL for ten regular season games. [7] Phil Kessel received a three-game pre-season game ban for slashing Scott with the intent to injure. [8] Sabres Head Coach Ron Rolston was fined an undisclosed amount for "player selection." The fine was controversial due to the fact that Scott was on the ice the previous shift and the Leafs, being the home team, had last change. [9] Corey Tropp suffered a broken jaw and concussion in the fight. [10]
The day before the start of the regular season, Rolston named the new team captain. With the trade of team captain Jason Pominville the year before, the captaincy had remained vacant. Rolston used a rotating captaincy in the preseason. Steve Ott and Thomas Vanek were named co-captains for the 2013β14 season. [11] Ott would wear the "C" for all road games and Vanek would wear it at home. Christian Ehrhoff would wear an "A" during all games.
Opening the season with a lineup that featured Zemgus Girgensons, Mikhail Grigorenko, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov, the 2013β14 Sabres were the first team since the 1995β96 season to include four teenagers. [12]
On November 13, 2013, general manager Darcy Regier and Head Coach Ron Rolston were relieved of their duties. Former Sabre Pat LaFontaine was hired as President of Hockey Operations (a position that had been left vacant since the departure of Larry Quinn in 2011) and Ted Nolan was hired as the interim head coach. [13] After hiring Ottawa Senators' Assistant general manager Tim Murray to the vacant general manager position on January 9, [14] Pat LaFontaine resigned as President of Hockey Operations on March 1, 2014, to return to his previous position with the NHL. [15]
The Sabres made numerous trades leading up to and right before the March 5 trading deadline. [16] On February 28, they traded away veterans Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues. Then on March 5, the NHL trade deadline day, they made three separate trades with the Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 261 | 177 | +84 | 117 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 101 |
3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 215 | 204 | +11 | 100 |
4 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4β2β1 (Home: 2β0β1 ; Road: 2β2β0) | |||||||||
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1 | September 15 | Buffalo | 5β4 | Montreal | SO | Hackett | 21,273 | 1β0β0 | Recap |
2 | September 17 | Buffalo | 3β1 | Columbus | Hackett | 9,009 | 2β0β0 | Recap | |
3 | September 19 | Carolina | 2β5 | Buffalo | Miller | 17,626 | 3β0β0 | Recap | |
4 | September 21 | Toronto | 3β2 | Buffalo | SO | Enroth | 19,070 | 3β0β1 | Recap |
5 | September 22 | Buffalo | 3β5 | Toronto | Miller | 19,001 | 3β1β1 | Recap | |
6 | September 25 | Columbus | 0β3 | Buffalo | Enroth | 17,346 | 4β1β1 | Recap | |
7 | September 27 | Buffalo | 0β1 | Carolina | Miller | 12,033 | 4β2β1 | Recap |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year.
Final stats
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ryan Millerβ‘ | 40 | 40 | 2,383:47 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 2.72 | 1411 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jhonas Enroth | 28 | 26 | 1,574:14 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 74 | 2.82 | 834 | 0.911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Hackett | 8 | 8 | 426:06 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 3.10 | 239 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lieuwen | 7 | 5 | 363:22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2.98 | 191 | 0.906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Neuvirthβ | 2 | 2 | 117:03 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.56 | 98 | 0.949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connor Knapp | 2 | 1 | 76:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.12 | 32 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
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The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013β14 season:
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Buffalo Sabres' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013. [49]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Rasmus Ristolainen | Defense | ![]() |
TPS ( SM-liiga) |
1 | 16 [a] | Nikita Zadorov | Defense | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ( KHL) |
2 | 35 [b] | J. T. Compher | Center | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program ( USHL) |
2 | 38 | Connor Hurley | Center | ![]() |
Edina High School ( USHS-MN) |
2 | 52 [c] | Justin Bailey | Right wing | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers ( OHL) |
3 | 69 | Nicholas Baptiste | Right wing | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
5 | 129 | Cal Petersen | Goaltender | ![]() |
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
5 | 130 [d] | Gustav Possler | Right wing | ![]() |
Modo Hockey J20 ( J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 143 [e] | Anthony Florentino | Defense | ![]() |
South Kent School (USHS-CT) |
6 | 159 | Sean Malone | Center | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
7 | 189 | Eric Locke | Center | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
2013β14 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 8th Atlantic |
Conference | 16th Eastern |
2013β14 record | 21β51β10 |
Home record | 13β21β7 |
Road record | 8β30β3 |
Goals for | 157 |
Goals against | 248 |
Team information | |
General manager |
Darcy Regier (Oct. 2 β Nov. 13) Tim Murray (Jan. 9 β Apr. 13) |
Coach |
Ron Rolston (Oct. 2 β Nov. 13) Ted Nolan (interim, Nov. 13 β Apr. 13) |
Captain |
Thomas Vanek (Oct. 2β27) Steve Ott (Oct. 27 β Feb. 28) Vacant (Feb. 28 β Apr. 13) |
Alternate captains |
Christian Ehrhoff Henrik Tallinder Drew Stafford (Mar.βApr.) [1] |
Arena | First Niagara Center |
Average attendance | 18,543 (95.8%)
[2] (37 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rochester Americans ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Ennis (21) |
Assists | Christian Ehrhoff (27) |
Points | Cody Hodgson (43) |
Penalty minutes | John Scott (96) |
Plus/minus |
Luke Adam Johan Larsson Torrey Mitchell (0) |
Wins | Ryan Miller (15) |
Goals against average | Michal Neuvirth (2.56) |
The 2013β14 Buffalo Sabres season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [3] The Sabres moved to the realigned Atlantic Division, which included the previous season's Northeast Division with the addition of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. [4] Ron Rolston, who started the season as head coach, was fired after 20 games and replaced by Ted Nolan, who had previously coached the team from 1995 to 1997. In terms of point percentage, this is the worst season in Sabres franchise history, and the third worst in the salary cap era behind the 2016-2017 Colorado Avalanche and the 2019-2020 Detroit Red Wings.
Ron Rolston was made the permanent head coach when Darcy Regier removed the interim tag from his title. Regier did not interview any other candidates for the position. [5] Rolston replaced Lindy Ruff who was fired the season before after serving as head coach for nearly 16 seasons.
The Sabres' training camp saw the arrival of many highly touted prospects into the Sabres' lineup. Newly acquired first round picks Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov both made the opening day roster along with 2012 first round picks Mikhail Grigorenko, Zemgus Girgensons and 2011 first round pick Joel Armia. Armia and Zadorov were both injured in the pre-season and would not play right away. [6]
The pre-season saw the Sabres involved in a controversial game. In a road game at the Toronto Maple Leafs, a fight between Corey Tropp and Toronto winger Jamie Devane ended with Tropp injured. On the ensuing faceoff, Sabres' enforcer John Scott lined up opposite to Phil Kessel and attempted to engage him in a fight. A line brawl followed in which 209 minutes in penalties were handed out, including 11 fighting majors and 14 ten-minute misconduct penalties. During the fight, Maple Leaf David Clarkson would leave the bench to fight. Clarkson would later be suspended by the NHL for ten regular season games. [7] Phil Kessel received a three-game pre-season game ban for slashing Scott with the intent to injure. [8] Sabres Head Coach Ron Rolston was fined an undisclosed amount for "player selection." The fine was controversial due to the fact that Scott was on the ice the previous shift and the Leafs, being the home team, had last change. [9] Corey Tropp suffered a broken jaw and concussion in the fight. [10]
The day before the start of the regular season, Rolston named the new team captain. With the trade of team captain Jason Pominville the year before, the captaincy had remained vacant. Rolston used a rotating captaincy in the preseason. Steve Ott and Thomas Vanek were named co-captains for the 2013β14 season. [11] Ott would wear the "C" for all road games and Vanek would wear it at home. Christian Ehrhoff would wear an "A" during all games.
Opening the season with a lineup that featured Zemgus Girgensons, Mikhail Grigorenko, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov, the 2013β14 Sabres were the first team since the 1995β96 season to include four teenagers. [12]
On November 13, 2013, general manager Darcy Regier and Head Coach Ron Rolston were relieved of their duties. Former Sabre Pat LaFontaine was hired as President of Hockey Operations (a position that had been left vacant since the departure of Larry Quinn in 2011) and Ted Nolan was hired as the interim head coach. [13] After hiring Ottawa Senators' Assistant general manager Tim Murray to the vacant general manager position on January 9, [14] Pat LaFontaine resigned as President of Hockey Operations on March 1, 2014, to return to his previous position with the NHL. [15]
The Sabres made numerous trades leading up to and right before the March 5 trading deadline. [16] On February 28, they traded away veterans Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues. Then on March 5, the NHL trade deadline day, they made three separate trades with the Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 261 | 177 | +84 | 117 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 101 |
3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 215 | 204 | +11 | 100 |
4 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4β2β1 (Home: 2β0β1 ; Road: 2β2β0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 15 | Buffalo | 5β4 | Montreal | SO | Hackett | 21,273 | 1β0β0 | Recap |
2 | September 17 | Buffalo | 3β1 | Columbus | Hackett | 9,009 | 2β0β0 | Recap | |
3 | September 19 | Carolina | 2β5 | Buffalo | Miller | 17,626 | 3β0β0 | Recap | |
4 | September 21 | Toronto | 3β2 | Buffalo | SO | Enroth | 19,070 | 3β0β1 | Recap |
5 | September 22 | Buffalo | 3β5 | Toronto | Miller | 19,001 | 3β1β1 | Recap | |
6 | September 25 | Columbus | 0β3 | Buffalo | Enroth | 17,346 | 4β1β1 | Recap | |
7 | September 27 | Buffalo | 0β1 | Carolina | Miller | 12,033 | 4β2β1 | Recap |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year.
Final stats
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ryan Millerβ‘ | 40 | 40 | 2,383:47 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 2.72 | 1411 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jhonas Enroth | 28 | 26 | 1,574:14 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 74 | 2.82 | 834 | 0.911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Hackett | 8 | 8 | 426:06 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 3.10 | 239 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lieuwen | 7 | 5 | 363:22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2.98 | 191 | 0.906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Neuvirthβ | 2 | 2 | 117:03 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.56 | 98 | 0.949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connor Knapp | 2 | 1 | 76:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.12 | 32 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
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The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013β14 season:
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Buffalo Sabres' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013. [49]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Rasmus Ristolainen | Defense | ![]() |
TPS ( SM-liiga) |
1 | 16 [a] | Nikita Zadorov | Defense | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ( KHL) |
2 | 35 [b] | J. T. Compher | Center | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program ( USHL) |
2 | 38 | Connor Hurley | Center | ![]() |
Edina High School ( USHS-MN) |
2 | 52 [c] | Justin Bailey | Right wing | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers ( OHL) |
3 | 69 | Nicholas Baptiste | Right wing | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
5 | 129 | Cal Petersen | Goaltender | ![]() |
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
5 | 130 [d] | Gustav Possler | Right wing | ![]() |
Modo Hockey J20 ( J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 143 [e] | Anthony Florentino | Defense | ![]() |
South Kent School (USHS-CT) |
6 | 159 | Sean Malone | Center | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
7 | 189 | Eric Locke | Center | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |