2014–15 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

2014–15 Buffalo Sabres
Division8th Atlantic
Conference16th Eastern
2014–15 record23–51–8
Home record14–22–5
Road record9–29–3
Goals for161
Goals against274
Team information
General managerTim Murray
CoachTed Nolan
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsJosh Gorges
Matt Moulson
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Average attendance18,580[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsTyler Ennis (20)
AssistsMatt Moulson (28)
PointsTyler Ennis (46)
Penalty minutesNicolas Deslauriers (71)
Plus/minusMark Pysyk (+4)
WinsJhonas Enroth (13)
Goals against averageMichal Neuvirth (2.99)

The 2014–15 Buffalo Sabres season was the 45th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The team finished last place overall in the league with 54 points and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Off-season

Summer sessions

The Sabres held their annual Summer Development Camp for the team's prospects and young players from July 14–18, 2014.[3] The highlight of the camp was the annual Blue-White Game, held on July 15, which drew a crowd of over 8,000 spectators to the First Niagara Center.[4]

The Sabres also sent a team to the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in September.[5]

Training camp

The Sabres played in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[6]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 50 22 10 43 221 189 +32 110
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 8 47 262 211 +51 108
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 14 39 235 221 +14 100
4 x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
5 Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
6 Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Michal Neuvirth Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 886 in Nashville on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at 2:23 of the second period. – $2,000.00 February 25, 2015[7]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 21 Buffalo 0–1 Washington Lieuwen 16,707 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 23 Carolina 0–2 Buffalo Enroth 18,546 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 26 Toronto 6–4 Buffalo Neuvirth 18,942 1–2–0 Recap
4 September 28 Buffalo 2–3 Toronto SO Makarov 17,249 1–2–1 Recap
5 October 1 Washington 1–6 Buffalo Enroth 18,228 2–2–1 Recap
6 October 3 Buffalo 1–5 Carolina Neuvirth 7,890 2–3–1 Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
Record: 23–51–8 (Home: 14–22–5 ; Road: 9–29–3)
October: 2–8–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Columbus 3–1 Buffalo Enroth 18,215 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 11 Buffalo 2–6 Chicago Enroth 22,012 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 13 Anaheim 5–1 Buffalo Neuvirth 18,912 0–3–0 0 Recap
4 October 14 Buffalo 4–3 Carolina SO Enroth 14,930 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 17 Florida 1–0 Buffalo Enroth 17,864 1–4–0 2 Recap
6 October 18 Boston 4–0 Buffalo Enroth 18,685 1–5–0 2 Recap
7 October 22 Buffalo 1–4 Anaheim Neuvirth 16,067 1–6–0 2 Recap
8 October 23 Buffalo 0–2 Los Angeles Enroth 18,230 1–7–0 2 Recap
9 October 25 Buffalo 2–1 San Jose Neuvirth 17,370 2–7–0 4 Recap
10 October 28 Buffalo 0–4 Toronto Neuvirth 18,898 2–8–0 4 Recap
11 October 30 Boston 3–2 Buffalo OT Enroth 17,477 2–8–1 5 Recap
November: 6–6–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Buffalo 0–5 Pittsburgh Enroth 18,652 2–9–1 5 Recap
13 November 2 Detroit 2–3 Buffalo SO Neuvirth 17,815 3–9–1 7 Recap
14 November 5 Montreal 2–1 Buffalo SO Neuvirth 17,837 3–9–2 8 Recap
15 November 7 Edmonton 3–2 Buffalo Neuvirth 17,490 3–10–2 8 Recap
16 November 8 Pittsburgh 6–1 Buffalo Enroth 19,070 3–11–2 8 Recap
17 November 11 Buffalo 1–6 St. Louis Neuvirth 17,570 3–12–2 8 Recap
18 November 13 Buffalo 3–6 Minnesota Enroth 18,925 3–13–2 8 Recap
19 November 15 Toronto 2–6 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 4–13–2 10 Recap
20 November 18 San Jose 1–4 Buffalo Enroth 17,435[8] 5–13–2 12 Recap
– November 21 NY Rangers Buffalo Game rescheduled to February 20 due to hazardous weather in Buffalo.
21 November 22 Buffalo 2–1 Washington Enroth 18,506 6–13–2 14 Recap
22 November 26 Winnipeg 2–1 Buffalo Enroth 18,442 6–14–2 14 Recap
23 November 28 Montreal 1–2 Buffalo Enroth 19,070 7–14–2 16 Recap
24 November 29 Buffalo 4–3 Montreal SO Enroth 21,287 8–14–2 18 Recap
December: 6–7–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 2 Tampa Bay 1–2 Buffalo SO Enroth 17,772 9–14–2 20 Recap
26 December 4 Buffalo 0–5 Tampa Bay Enroth 17,767 9–15–2 20 Recap
27 December 6 Buffalo 2–3 Florida Neuvirth 8,597 9–16–2 20 Recap
28 December 9 Los Angeles 0–1 Buffalo Enroth 18,438 10–16–2 22 Recap
29 December 11 Calgary 3–4 Buffalo Enroth 18,208 11–16–2 24 Recap
30 December 13 Florida 3–4 Buffalo OT Enroth 18,450 12–16–2 26 Recap
31 December 15 Ottawa 4–5 Buffalo SO Enroth 14,578 13–16–2 28 Recap
32 December 16 Buffalo 1–5 Winnipeg Neuvirth 15,016 13–17–2 28 Recap
33 December 20 Colorado 5–1 Buffalo Enroth 18,831 13–18–2 28 Recap
34 December 21 Buffalo 3–4 Boston OT Enroth 17,565 13–18–3 29 Recap
35 December 23 Buffalo 3–6 Detroit Neuvirth 20,027 13–19–3 29 Recap
36 December 27 NY Islanders 3–4 Buffalo SO Enroth 19,070 14–19–3 31 Recap
37 December 29 Buffalo 2–5 Ottawa Enroth 18,284 14–20–3 31 Recap
38 December 31 Tampa Bay 5–1 Buffalo Enroth 19,070 14–21–3 31 Recap
January: 0–12–0 (Home: 0–4–0 ; Road: 0–8–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 Florida 2–0 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 14–22–3 31 Recap
40 January 3 Buffalo 1–6 NY Rangers Neuvirth 18,006 14–23–3 31 Recap
41 January 6 Buffalo 1–4 New Jersey Enroth 15,162 14–24–3 31 Recap
42 January 8 Buffalo 2–5 Carolina Enroth 9,781 14–25–3 31 Recap
43 January 9 Buffalo 1–2 Tampa Bay Neuvirth 19,204 14–26–3 31 Recap
44 January 13 Detroit 3–1 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 14–27–3 31 Recap
45 January 15 Minnesota 7–0 Buffalo Enroth 18,963 14–28–3 31 Recap
46 January 17 Philadelphia 4–3 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 14–29–3 31 Recap
47 January 18 Buffalo 4–6 Detroit Enroth 20,027 14–30–3 31 Recap
48 January 27 Buffalo 1–4 Calgary Enroth 18,563 14–31–3 31 Recap
49 January 29 Buffalo 2–3 Edmonton Enroth 16,839 14–32–3 31 Recap
50 January 30 Buffalo 2–5 Vancouver Hackett 18,570 14–33–3 31 Recap
February: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 3 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal Enroth 21,286 15–33–3 33 Recap
52 February 5 St. Louis 3–0 Buffalo Enroth 18,912 15–34–3 33 Recap
53 February 7 Dallas 2–3 Buffalo Enroth 18,426 16–34–3 35 Recap
54 February 8 NY Islanders 3–2 Buffalo Neuvirth 18,900 16–35–3 35 Recap
55 February 10 Ottawa 2–1 Buffalo Enroth 19,070 16–36–3 35 Recap
56 February 15 Philadelphia 2–1 Buffalo Neuvirth 18,759 16–37–3 35 Recap
57 February 17 Buffalo 1–2 New Jersey SO Neuvirth 13,517 16–37–4 36 Recap
58 February 19 Buffalo 3–2 Philadelphia SO Neuvirth 19,472 17–37–4 38 Recap
59 February 20 NY Rangers 3–1 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 17–38–4 38 Recap
60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Buffalo SO Neuvirth 19,070 17–38–5 39 Recap
61 February 24 Buffalo 4–2 Columbus Neuvirth 13,671 18–38–5 41 Recap
62 February 26 Vancouver 3–6 Buffalo Neuvirth 19,070 19–38–5 43 Recap
63 February 28 Buffalo 3–5 Florida Neuvirth 10,374 19–39–5 43 Recap
March: 2–8–3 (Home: 0–2–2 ; Road: 2–6–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 3 Buffalo 0–3 Tampa Bay Lindback 18,922 19–40–5 43 Recap
65 March 6 Buffalo 2–3 Ottawa Lindback 18,241 19–41–5 43 Recap
66 March 7 Buffalo 1–6 Washington Hackett 18,506 19–42–5 43 Recap
67 March 11 Buffalo 3–4 Toronto SO Lindback 18,844 19–42–6 44 Recap
68 March 14 NY Rangers 2–0 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 19–43–6 44 Recap
69 March 16 Washington 4–3 Buffalo SO Lindback 19,070 19–43–7 45 Recap
70 March 17 Buffalo 2–1 Boston SO Lindback 17,565 20–43–7 47 Recap
71 March 20 New Jersey 3–1 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 20–44–7 47 Recap
72 March 21 Buffalo 0–3 Nashville Hackett 17,113 20–45–7 47 Recap
73 March 23 Buffalo 3–4 Dallas Lindback 18,113 20–46–7 47 Recap
74 March 26 Arizona 4–3 Buffalo OT Hackett 19,070 20–46–8 48 Recap
75 March 28 Buffalo 3–5 Colorado Hackett 18,007 20–47–8 48 Recap
76 March 30 Buffalo 4–1 Arizona Lindback 13,612 21–47–8 50 Recap
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 1 Toronto 3–4 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 22–47–8 52 Recap
78 April 3 Chicago 3–4 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 22–48–8 52 Recap
79 April 4 Buffalo 0–3 NY Islanders Makarov 16,170 22–49–8 52 Recap
80 April 6 Carolina 3–4 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 23–49–8 54 Recap
81 April 10 Buffalo 2–4 Columbus Lindback 17,855 23–50–8 54 Recap
82 April 11 Pittsburgh 2–0 Buffalo Lindback 19,070 23–51–8 54 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters
Regular Season[9]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Tyler Ennis 78 20 26 46 −19 37
Matt Moulson 77 13 28 41 −11 4
Brian Gionta 69 13 22 35 −13 18
Zemgus Girgensons 61 15 15 30 −16 25
Chris Stewart‡ 61 11 14 25 −30 63
Drew Stafford‡ 50 9 15 24 −18 39
Marcus Foligno 57 8 12 20 −5 50
Rasmus Ristolainen 78 8 12 20 −32 26
Brian Flynn‡ 54 5 12 17 −3 8
Johan Larsson 39 6 10 16 0 12
Nicolas Deslauriers 82 5 10 15 −24 71
Nikita Zadorov 60 3 12 15 −10 51
Andrej Meszaros 60 7 7 14 −13 36
Cody Hodgson 78 6 7 13 −28 12
Torrey Mitchell‡ 51 6 7 13 −6 26
Tyler Myers‡ 47 4 9 13 −15 61
Andre Benoit 59 1 8 9 −19 20
Mike Weber 64 1 6 7 −22 68
Zach Bogosian† 21 0 7 7 −7 38
Mikhail Grigorenko 25 3 3 6 −10 2
Josh Gorges 46 0 6 6 −28 16
Phil Varone 28 3 2 5 −14 10
Tyson Strachan 46 0 5 5 −30 44
Cody McCormick 33 1 3 4 −9 40
Mark Pysyk 7 2 1 3 4 2
Zac Dalpe 21 1 2 3 −11 4
Patrick Kaleta 42 0 3 3 −11 36
Matt Ellis 39 1 1 2 −12 4
Tim Schaller 18 1 1 2 −5 2
Chad Ruhwedel 4 0 1 1 3 0
Sam Reinhart 9 0 1 1 −1 2
Jerry D'Amigo 9 0 0 0 −4 2
Jake McCabe 2 0 0 0 0 0
Joel Armia‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jhonas Enroth‡ 37 35 2204 13 21 2 120 3.27 1237 0.903 1 0 0 0
Michal Neuvirth‡ 27 27 1544 6 17 3 77 2.99 941 0.918 0 0 0 0
Anders Lindback† 16 15 891 4 8 2 41 2.76 542 0.924 0 0 0 4
Matt Hackett 5 4 250 0 4 1 18 4.32 155 0.884 0 0 0 0
Andrey Makarov 1 1 60 0 1 0 3 3.00 36 0.917 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
T. Ennis NHL First Star of the Week[10] December 15, 2014
Z. Girgensons NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
S. Reinhart 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014
M. Moulson 400th Career NHL Game October 13, 2014
S. Reinhart 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 25, 2014
T. Ennis 100th Career NHL Assist November 5, 2014
C. Stewart 400th Career NHL Game November 13, 2014
T. Myers 100th Career NHL Assist November 18, 2014
A. Meszaros 600th Career NHL Game November 22, 2014
B. Gionta 800th Career NHL Game November 29, 2014
T. Schaller 1st Career NHL Game
J. Enroth 100th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014
J. Gorges 100th Career NHL Point
Z. Girgensons 100th Career NHL Game December 13, 2014
T. Ennis 300th Career NHL Game December 20, 2014
J. Larsson 1st Career NHL Goal December 20, 2014
T. Schaller 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 December 21, 2014
J. Armia 1st Career NHL Game December 23, 2014
C. McCormick 400th Career NHL Game December 31, 2014
J. Gorges 600th Career NHL Game January 29, 2015
B. Gionta 500th Career NHL Point February 20, 2015
M. Moulson 300th Career NHL Point February 22, 2015
Z. Bogosian 400th Career NHL Game February 26, 2015
Z. Dalpe 100th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015
T. Ennis 200th Career NHL Point March 6, 2015
A. Lindback 100th Career NHL Game March 16, 2015
R. Ristolainen 100th Career NHL Game March 17, 2015
M. Weber 300th Career NHL Game March 20, 2015


Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

June 28, 2014 To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2014 		To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2014 		[12]
July 1, 2014 To Montreal Canadiens
MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 		To Buffalo Sabres
Josh Gorges 		[13]
July 9, 2014 To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Samuels-Thomas 		[14]
December 16, 2014 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Luke Adam 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jerry D'Amigo 		[15]
February 11, 2015 To Winnipeg Jets
Tyler Myers
Drew Stafford
Brendan Lemieux
Joel Armia
1st-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Evander Kane
Zach Bogosian
Jason Kasdorf 		[16]
February 11, 2015 To Dallas Stars
Jhonas Enroth 		To Buffalo Sabres
Anders Lindback
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 		[17]
March 2, 2015 To Montreal Canadiens
Brian Flynn 		To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2016 		[18]
March 2, 2015 To New York Islanders
Michal Neuvirth 		To Buffalo Sabres
Chad Johnson
3rd-round pick in 2016 		[19]
March 2, 2015 To Montreal Canadiens
Torrey Mitchell 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jack Nevins
7th-round pick in 2016 		[20]
March 2, 2015 To Minnesota Wild
Chris Stewart 		To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2017 		[21]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Andrej Meszaros Boston Bruins 1-year, $4.125 million [22]
July 1, 2014 Cody McCormick Minnesota Wild 3-years, $4.5 million [23]
July 1, 2014 Brian Gionta Montreal Canadiens 3-years, $12.75 million [24]
July 1, 2014 Matt Moulson Minnesota Wild 5-years, $25 million [25]
July 1, 2014 Tyson Strachan Washington Capitals 1-year, $650,000 [26]
July 13, 2014 Zac Dalpe Vancouver Canucks 1-year, $700,000 [27]
July 23, 2014 Andre Benoit Colorado Avalanche 1-year, $800,000 [28]
November 28, 2014 Jean Dupuy Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3-years, entry-level contract [29]
April 22, 2015 Evan Rodrigues Boston University 2-years, entry-level contract [30]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Alexander Sulzer Kölner Haie 5 years [31]
July 1, 2014 Christian Ehrhoff Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $4 million [32]
July 1, 2014 Kevin Porter Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $600,000 [33]
July 1, 2014 Cory Conacher New York Islanders 1 year, $600,000 [34]
July 1, 2014 John Scott San Jose Sharks 1 year, $750,000 [35]
July 18, 2014 Matt D'Agostini Geneve-Servette HC undisclosed [36]
August 6, 2014 Connor Knapp Lehigh Valley Phantoms undisclosed [37]
January 30, 2015 Zenon Konopka Sanok Hockey Club 1 year, undisclosed [38]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date

Lost via retirement

Player

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
June 18, 2014 Ville Leino Compliance buyout [39]
June 29, 2014 Christian Ehrhoff Compliance buyout [40]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Marcus Foligno 2 years, $3.75 million [41]
July 5, 2014 Matt Hackett 1 year, $750,750, two-way contract [42]
July 12, 2014 Sam Reinhart 3 years, $2.775 million, entry-level contract [43]
July 12, 2014 Jordan Samuels-Thomas 1 year, $640,000, entry-level contract [44]
July 16, 2014 Chad Ruhwedel 2 years, $1.3 million [45]
July 17, 2014 Tyler Ennis 5 years, $23 million [46]
July 27, 2014 Luke Adam 1 year, $650,000, two-way contract [47]
November 2, 2014 Justin Bailey 3 years, entry-level contract [48]
November 18, 2014 Arturs Irbe 1 day, emergency contract [49]

Coaching changes

Name Date Details
Bryan Trottier[50] August 4, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach
Danny Flynn[50] August 4, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach
Tom Coolen[50] August 4, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach
Arturs Irbe[50] August 4, 2014 Named as Goaltending Coach

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Buffalo finished with the league's worst record, but on April 15, 2014, the Florida Panthers won the draft lottery to jump ahead of the Sabres and secure the first overall pick.[51]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Sam Reinhart C  Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
2 31 Brendan Lemieux LW  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 44[a] Eric Cornel C  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 49[b] Vaclav Karabacek RW  Czech Republic Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
3 61 Jonas Johansson G  Sweden Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit)
3 74 Brycen Martin D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5 121 Max Willman C  United States Williston Northampton Wildcats (NEPSAC)
6 151 Christopher Brown C  United States Cranbrook Kingswood
7 181 Victor Olofsson RW  Sweden MODO Hockey (SHL)
Draft notes
  • a Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota, in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[52]
  • b Minnesota's second-round pick will go to Buffalo as the result of trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Minnesota, in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[53]
  • Buffalo's fourth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota, in exchange for this pick.[54]
  • Buffalo's sixth-round pick will not go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on December 19, 2013 that sent Linus Omark to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[55] Omark did not play enough games for the Sabres, so the pick was never traded.

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