2008-09 Buffalo Sabres Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-32-9 (SO: 8-5) - 91 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Lindy Ruff (41-32, 9 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres Results

The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 41 wins and 32 losses (and 9 overtime losses), with a 8-5 showing in shootouts for 91 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northeast Division.

The Sabres scored 250 goals and surrendered 234. Thomas Vanek netted 40 goals for Buffalo, and Jason Pominville accounted for 46 assists. Ryan Miller earned 34 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.53 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Lindy Ruff coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Maxim AfinogenovRSeptember 4, 19796'0"191LMoscow, Russia
Chris ButlerDOctober 27, 19866'1"195LSt. Louis, MO USA
Tim ConnollyCMay 7, 19816'1"191RBaldwinsville, NY USA
Matt EllisLAugust 31, 19816'0"188LWelland, ON Canada
Paul GaustadCFebruary 3, 19826'5"225LFargo, ND USA
Nathan GerbeCJuly 24, 19875'6"160LOxford, MI USA
Marc-Andre GragnaniLMarch 11, 19876'1"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Jochen HechtCJune 21, 19776'1"191LMannheim, Germany
Patrick KaletaRJune 8, 19865'11"195RBuffalo, NY USA
Tim KennedyLApril 30, 19865'10"176LBuffalo, NY USA
Ales KotalikRDecember 23, 19786'1"227RJindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic
Patrick LalimeGJuly 7, 19746'3"189LSt. Bonaventure, QC Canada
Toni LydmanDSeptember 25, 19776'1"204LLahti, Finland
Clarke MacArthurLApril 6, 19856'0"190LLloydminster, AB Canada
Adam MairCFebruary 15, 19796'1"208RHamilton, ON Canada
Mark MancariRJuly 11, 19856'3"220RLondon, ON Canada
Ryan MillerGJuly 17, 19806'2"166LEast Lansing, MI USA
Dominic MooreCAugust 3, 19806'0"193LThornhill, ON Canada
Teppo NumminenDJuly 3, 19686'2"198RTampere, Finland
Nathan PaetschDMarch 30, 19836'1"198LLeRoy, SK Canada
Daniel PailleLApril 15, 19846'0"197LWelland, ON Canada
Andrew PetersLMay 5, 19806'4"247LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Jason PominvilleRNovember 30, 19826'0"186RRepentigny, QC Canada
Craig RivetDSeptember 13, 19746'2"210RNorth Bay, ON Canada
Derek RoyCMay 4, 19835'9"188LOttawa, ON Canada
Andrej SekeraDJune 8, 19866'0"191LBojnice, Slovakia
Jaroslav SpacekDFebruary 11, 19745'11"204LRokycany, Czech Republic
Drew StaffordROctober 30, 19856'2"202RMilwaukee, WI USA
Henrik TallinderDJanuary 10, 19796'3"214LStockholm, Sweden
Mikael TellqvistGSeptember 19, 19795'11"185LSundbyberg, Sweden
Thomas VanekLJanuary 19, 19846'2"208RVienna, Austria
Mike WeberDDecember 16, 19876'2"199LPittsburgh, PA USA



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