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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.

Off-season[edit]

Broadcast changes[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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Lockout[edit]

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[edit]

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

Beyond Blue and Gold[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Standings[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Original regular season schedule[edit]

2012–13 Original Schedule (For reference only)
2012–2013 Schedule

Revised regular season schedule[edit]

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)

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[edit]

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[edit]

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

Transactions[edit]

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

Trades[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

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

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[edit]

References[edit]

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  51. ^ SABRES, KALETA AGREE ON MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
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