2023β24 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 6th Atlantic |
Conference | 12th Eastern |
2023β24 record | 39β37β6 |
Home record | 21β19β1 |
Road record | 18β18β5 |
Goals for | 246 |
Goals against | 244 |
Team information | |
General manager | Kevyn Adams |
Coach | Don Granato |
Captain |
Kyle Okposo (Oct. 12 β Mar. 8) Vacant (Mar. 8 β Apr. 15) |
Alternate captains |
Rasmus Dahlin Zemgus Girgensons Rotating (Mar. 8 β Apr. 15) |
Arena | KeyBank Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans (
AHL) Jacksonville Icemen ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tage Thompson (29) |
Assists | Rasmus Dahlin (39) |
Points | Rasmus Dahlin Alex Tuch (59) |
Penalty minutes | Connor Clifton (88) |
Plus/minus | Henri Jokiharju (+14) |
Wins | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (27) |
Goals against average | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2.57) |
The 2023β24 Buffalo Sabres season was the 54th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Sabres failed to improve on a strong 2022β23 season (42β33β7; 91 points). After the 2022 Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2001 and the 2022β23 Sacramento Kings of National Basketball Association (NBA) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2006, the Sabres and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) are tied for the longest active playoff drought in American sports, missing them for 12 consecutive years. They attempted to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 (the current longest, and the longest playoff drought in NHL history and professional sports only behind the New York Jets who also missed the playoffs), but were eliminated from playoff contention for the 13th consecutive season after a 3β2 loss to the Dallas Stars on April 9, 2024. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |
The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2023. [5]
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1 | September 24 | Buffalo | 4β3 | Washington | SO | Tokarski | 12,638 | 1β0β0 | [6] |
2 | September 26 | Boston | 1β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 11,153 | 2β0β0 | [7] | |
3 | September 27 | Buffalo | 2β5 | Toronto | Luukkonen | 3,000 | 2β1β0 | [8] | |
4 | September 28 | Buffalo | 1β3 | Pittsburgh | Comrie | 13,939 | 2β2β0 | [9] | |
5 | September 30 | Columbus | 3β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 12,209 | 3β2β0 | [10] | |
6 | October 4 | Buffalo | 3β5 | Columbus | Luukkonen | 10,169 | 3β3β0 | [11] | |
7 | October 6 | Pittsburgh | 7β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 14,875 | 3β4β0 | [12] |
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023. [13]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/β | PIM |
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Alex Tuch | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +9 | 54 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 81 | 20 | 39 | 59 | β3 | 66 |
Tage Thompson | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | β1 | 43 |
JJ Peterka | 82 | 28 | 22 | 50 | +10 | 28 |
Dylan Cozens | 79 | 18 | 29 | 47 | β4 | 42 |
Casey Mittelstadtβ‘ | 62 | 14 | 33 | 47 | +12 | 28 |
Jeff Skinner | 74 | 24 | 22 | 46 | β2 | 34 |
Owen Power | 76 | 6 | 27 | 33 | +8 | 28 |
Zach Benson | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | β3 | 36 |
Jordan Greenway | 67 | 10 | 18 | 28 | +11 | 64 |
Kyle Okposoβ‘ | 61 | 12 | 10 | 22 | +1 | 32 |
Henri Jokiharju | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +14 | 24 |
Jack Quinn | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | β1 | 8 |
Connor Clifton | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +12 | 88 |
Peyton Krebs | 80 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +2 | 67 |
Victor Olofsson | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | β1 | 4 |
Zemgus Girgensons | 63 | 8 | 6 | 14 | β1 | 21 |
Bowen Byramβ | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β1 | 13 |
Eric Robinsonβ | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
Jacob Bryson | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
Mattias Samuelsson | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 26 |
Ryan Johnson | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
Tyson Jost | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β11 | 10 |
Erik Johnsonβ‘ | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | β5 | 24 |
Brandon Biro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lukas Rousek | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 0 |
Kale Clague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
Matthew Savoie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
Isak Rosen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 54 | 51 | 3,081:14 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 132 | 2.57 | 1,470 | .910 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Devon Levi | 23 | 21 | 1,294:54 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 3.10 | 666 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Comrie | 10 | 10 | 519:54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3.69 | 254 | .874 | 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.
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023β24 season.
Key:
β Contract is entry-level.
β‘ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024β25 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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August 18, 2023 | To
Anaheim Ducks Ilya Lyubushkin |
To Buffalo Sabres 4th-round pick in the 2025 |
[99] |
December 6, 2023 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets conditional NSH 7th-round pick in 2025 |
To Buffalo Sabres Eric Robinson |
[100] |
January 11, 2024 | To
Montreal Canadiens Filip Cederqvist |
To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations |
[101] |
March 6, 2024 | To
Colorado Avalanche Casey Mittelstadt |
To Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram |
[102] |
March 8, 2024 | To
Florida Panthers Kyle Okposo |
To Buffalo Sabres Calle Sjalin Conditional 7th-round pick in 2024* |
[103] |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Erik Johnson |
To Buffalo Sabres 4th-round pick in 2024 |
[104] | |
To
San Jose Sharks Devin Cooley |
To Buffalo Sabres WSH 7th-round pick in 2025 |
[105] |
Notes:
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Connor Clifton | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency | [106] |
Devin Cooley | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [107] | |
Erik Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [108] | |
Justin Richards | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency | [107] | |
Dustin Tokarski | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [109] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Malcolm Subban | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [110] |
July 7, 2023 | Vinnie Hinostroza | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [111] |
Michael Houser | Rochester Americans ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [112] | |
July 18, 2023 | Austin Strand | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [113] |
August 2, 2023 | Sean Malone | SCL Tigers ( NL) | 2-year | Free agency | [114] |
August 7, 2023 | Matej Pekar | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [115] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Tyson Jost | 1-year | [116] |
July 4, 2023 | Kale Clague | 1-year | [117] |
July 14, 2023 | Brett Murray | 1-year | [118] |
Anton Wahlberg | 3-yearβ | [119] | |
July 17, 2023 | Linus Weissbach | 1-year | [120] |
July 28, 2023 | Zach Benson | 3-yearβ | [121] |
October 9, 2023 | Rasmus Dahlin | 8-yearβ‘ | [122] |
October 11, 2023 | Owen Power | 7-yearβ‘ | [123] |
Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. With their first selection, the Sabres selected Zach Benson from the Winnipeg Ice of the WHL. [124]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Zach Benson | LW | Canada | Winnipeg Ice ( WHL) |
2 | 39 | Anton Wahlberg | C | Sweden | MalmΓΆ Redhawks ( SHL) |
2 | 45 | Maxim Strbak | D | Slovakia | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
3 | 86 | Gavin McCarthy | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
4 | 109 | Ethan Miedema | LW | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs ( OHL) |
5 | 141 | Scott Ratzlaff | G | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
6 | 173 | Sean Keohane | D | United States | Dexter Dex (USHS-MA) |
7 | 205 | Norwin Panocha | D | Germany | EisbΓ€ren Berlin ( DNL U20) |
2023β24 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 6th Atlantic |
Conference | 12th Eastern |
2023β24 record | 39β37β6 |
Home record | 21β19β1 |
Road record | 18β18β5 |
Goals for | 246 |
Goals against | 244 |
Team information | |
General manager | Kevyn Adams |
Coach | Don Granato |
Captain |
Kyle Okposo (Oct. 12 β Mar. 8) Vacant (Mar. 8 β Apr. 15) |
Alternate captains |
Rasmus Dahlin Zemgus Girgensons Rotating (Mar. 8 β Apr. 15) |
Arena | KeyBank Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans (
AHL) Jacksonville Icemen ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tage Thompson (29) |
Assists | Rasmus Dahlin (39) |
Points | Rasmus Dahlin Alex Tuch (59) |
Penalty minutes | Connor Clifton (88) |
Plus/minus | Henri Jokiharju (+14) |
Wins | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (27) |
Goals against average | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2.57) |
The 2023β24 Buffalo Sabres season was the 54th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Sabres failed to improve on a strong 2022β23 season (42β33β7; 91 points). After the 2022 Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2001 and the 2022β23 Sacramento Kings of National Basketball Association (NBA) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2006, the Sabres and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) are tied for the longest active playoff drought in American sports, missing them for 12 consecutive years. They attempted to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 (the current longest, and the longest playoff drought in NHL history and professional sports only behind the New York Jets who also missed the playoffs), but were eliminated from playoff contention for the 13th consecutive season after a 3β2 loss to the Dallas Stars on April 9, 2024. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |
The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2023. [5]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 24 | Buffalo | 4β3 | Washington | SO | Tokarski | 12,638 | 1β0β0 | [6] |
2 | September 26 | Boston | 1β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 11,153 | 2β0β0 | [7] | |
3 | September 27 | Buffalo | 2β5 | Toronto | Luukkonen | 3,000 | 2β1β0 | [8] | |
4 | September 28 | Buffalo | 1β3 | Pittsburgh | Comrie | 13,939 | 2β2β0 | [9] | |
5 | September 30 | Columbus | 3β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 12,209 | 3β2β0 | [10] | |
6 | October 4 | Buffalo | 3β5 | Columbus | Luukkonen | 10,169 | 3β3β0 | [11] | |
7 | October 6 | Pittsburgh | 7β4 | Buffalo | Levi | 14,875 | 3β4β0 | [12] |
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023. [13]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/β | PIM |
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Alex Tuch | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +9 | 54 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 81 | 20 | 39 | 59 | β3 | 66 |
Tage Thompson | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | β1 | 43 |
JJ Peterka | 82 | 28 | 22 | 50 | +10 | 28 |
Dylan Cozens | 79 | 18 | 29 | 47 | β4 | 42 |
Casey Mittelstadtβ‘ | 62 | 14 | 33 | 47 | +12 | 28 |
Jeff Skinner | 74 | 24 | 22 | 46 | β2 | 34 |
Owen Power | 76 | 6 | 27 | 33 | +8 | 28 |
Zach Benson | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | β3 | 36 |
Jordan Greenway | 67 | 10 | 18 | 28 | +11 | 64 |
Kyle Okposoβ‘ | 61 | 12 | 10 | 22 | +1 | 32 |
Henri Jokiharju | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +14 | 24 |
Jack Quinn | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | β1 | 8 |
Connor Clifton | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +12 | 88 |
Peyton Krebs | 80 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +2 | 67 |
Victor Olofsson | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | β1 | 4 |
Zemgus Girgensons | 63 | 8 | 6 | 14 | β1 | 21 |
Bowen Byramβ | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β1 | 13 |
Eric Robinsonβ | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
Jacob Bryson | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
Mattias Samuelsson | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 26 |
Ryan Johnson | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
Tyson Jost | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β11 | 10 |
Erik Johnsonβ‘ | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | β5 | 24 |
Brandon Biro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lukas Rousek | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 0 |
Kale Clague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
Matthew Savoie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
Isak Rosen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 54 | 51 | 3,081:14 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 132 | 2.57 | 1,470 | .910 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Devon Levi | 23 | 21 | 1,294:54 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 3.10 | 666 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Comrie | 10 | 10 | 519:54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3.69 | 254 | .874 | 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.
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023β24 season.
Key:
β Contract is entry-level.
β‘ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024β25 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
August 18, 2023 | To
Anaheim Ducks Ilya Lyubushkin |
To Buffalo Sabres 4th-round pick in the 2025 |
[99] |
December 6, 2023 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets conditional NSH 7th-round pick in 2025 |
To Buffalo Sabres Eric Robinson |
[100] |
January 11, 2024 | To
Montreal Canadiens Filip Cederqvist |
To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations |
[101] |
March 6, 2024 | To
Colorado Avalanche Casey Mittelstadt |
To Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram |
[102] |
March 8, 2024 | To
Florida Panthers Kyle Okposo |
To Buffalo Sabres Calle Sjalin Conditional 7th-round pick in 2024* |
[103] |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Erik Johnson |
To Buffalo Sabres 4th-round pick in 2024 |
[104] | |
To
San Jose Sharks Devin Cooley |
To Buffalo Sabres WSH 7th-round pick in 2025 |
[105] |
Notes:
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Connor Clifton | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency | [106] |
Devin Cooley | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [107] | |
Erik Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [108] | |
Justin Richards | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency | [107] | |
Dustin Tokarski | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [109] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1, 2023 | Malcolm Subban | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [110] |
July 7, 2023 | Vinnie Hinostroza | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [111] |
Michael Houser | Rochester Americans ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [112] | |
July 18, 2023 | Austin Strand | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [113] |
August 2, 2023 | Sean Malone | SCL Tigers ( NL) | 2-year | Free agency | [114] |
August 7, 2023 | Matej Pekar | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [115] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
July 1, 2023 | Tyson Jost | 1-year | [116] |
July 4, 2023 | Kale Clague | 1-year | [117] |
July 14, 2023 | Brett Murray | 1-year | [118] |
Anton Wahlberg | 3-yearβ | [119] | |
July 17, 2023 | Linus Weissbach | 1-year | [120] |
July 28, 2023 | Zach Benson | 3-yearβ | [121] |
October 9, 2023 | Rasmus Dahlin | 8-yearβ‘ | [122] |
October 11, 2023 | Owen Power | 7-yearβ‘ | [123] |
Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. With their first selection, the Sabres selected Zach Benson from the Winnipeg Ice of the WHL. [124]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Zach Benson | LW | Canada | Winnipeg Ice ( WHL) |
2 | 39 | Anton Wahlberg | C | Sweden | MalmΓΆ Redhawks ( SHL) |
2 | 45 | Maxim Strbak | D | Slovakia | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
3 | 86 | Gavin McCarthy | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
4 | 109 | Ethan Miedema | LW | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs ( OHL) |
5 | 141 | Scott Ratzlaff | G | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
6 | 173 | Sean Keohane | D | United States | Dexter Dex (USHS-MA) |
7 | 205 | Norwin Panocha | D | Germany | EisbΓ€ren Berlin ( DNL U20) |