The 2007–08

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was the 38th season of operation, 37th season of play, for the

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franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. Prior to the season, the Sabres lost their co-captains of the previous two seasons, Daniel Briere and Chris Drury. Briere and Drury were signed as free agents on July 1 by the

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and

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, respectively. Dainius Zubrus was also lost to free agency, as he was signed by the

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on July 3.

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, who led the team in goals the previous season with 43, was a restricted free agent and was almost lost as well; the

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signed him to a seven-year, $50 million offer sheet on July 6, but the Sabres matched the offer, retaining him. Jocelyn Thibault was signed to the Sabres' roster on July 5 to serve as a veteran backup to the team's starting goaltender, Ryan Miller. Thibault replaced Ty Conklin, who had served as Miller's backup for the last month of the 2006–07 season and during the playoffs. Conklin was signed by the

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on July 18. After losing both Briere and Drury in the off-season, the Sabres' captaincy was vacated. Prior to the season, the team announced that it would rotate captaincy throughout the season, just as it did during the 2003–04 season.

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was named the October captain under this system.

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was named captain for November, Brian Campbell was named captain for December, and Jaroslav Spacek was named captain for January before the captaincy was cycled back to Hecht in February.

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was named the team's captain in March, and he finished the season in the role. Longtime Sabres' color commentator

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retired just prior to the season. He was replaced in the broadcast booth by longtime ''

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'' broadcaster

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. The Sabres' January 1 home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins was played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the

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. The NHL called the event the

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. In addition to selling tickets at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Sabres also sold tickets to HSBC Arena for the game, which was broadcast for fans on the arena's video scoreboard. Brian Campbell was the Sabres' lone representative in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, as he was named to the team as a reserve defenseman. It was his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance. Campbell was then traded to the

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on February 26 in exchange for Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft.

Regular season

On December 22, the Sabres won their first shootout victory of the season on the road in

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against the

scored with 7.2 seconds left in the third period, beating former Sabres goaltender Martin Biron from the right circle to force overtime, and Ales Kotalik of the Sabres scored the only shootout goal to provide the Sabres with a win, adding to their total with six victories in a row. On January 18, 2008, the Sabres defeated the

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at home by a score of 10–1. Derek Roy and Drew Stafford each had a hat-trick. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 4, 2007, when the

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defeated the

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on the road by a score of 10–2. It was also the first time that the Sabres had scored 10 goals in a game since January 14, 2006, when they defeated the

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at home by a score of 10–1. Coincidentally, two Sabres had hat-tricks in that game as well:

and

. After winning the

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in the

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, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs despite having 90 points.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

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, , , , Miller , , 17,565 , , 6–9–1 , , 13 , , , - , 17, , November 15, , Buffalo, , 2 – 3 , ,

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, , 1 – 4 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 7–10–1 , , 15 , , , - , 19, , November 21, ,

, , 2 – 4 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 8–10–1 , , 17 , , , - , 20, , November 23, ,

, , 2 – 4 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 9–10–1 , , 19 , , , - , 21, , November 24, , Buffalo, , 3 – 0 , ,

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, , 4 – 3 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 11–11–1 , , 23 , , , - , - , 24, , December 1, , Carolina, , 1 – 8 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 12–11–1 , , 25 , , , - , 25, , December 5, , Buffalo, , 1 – 4 , ,

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, , , , Miller , , 17,174 , , 12–12–1 , , 25 , , , - , 26, , December 6, , Buffalo, , 2 – 8 , ,

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, , 2 – 3 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 18–14–1 , , 37 , , , - , 34, , December 22, , Buffalo, , 6 – 5 , ,

, , SO , , Miller , , 19,606 , , 19–14–1 , , 39 , , , - , 35, , December 26, ,

, , 5 – 3 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 19–15–1 , , 39 , , , - , 36, , December 28, , Buffalo, , 1 – 2 , ,

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, , 1 – 10 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 20–19–6 , , 46 , , , - , 46, , January 19, , Buffalo, , 2 – 4 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 19,436 , , 20–20–6 , , 46 , , , - , 47, , January 21, , Buffalo, , 2 – 6 , , Phoenix, , , , Thibault , , 16,981 , , 20–21–6 , , 46 , , , - , 48, , January 24, , Buffalo, , 2 – 1 , ,

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*Played at Ralph Wilson Stadium in

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, , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo, , SO , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 25–21–8 , , 58 , , , - , 55, , February 10, ,

, , 3 – 5 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 26–21–8 , , 60 , , , - , 56, , February 12, , Buffalo, , 5 – 1 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 19,564 , , 27–21–8 , , 62 , , , - , 57, , February 13, ,

, , 0 – 1 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 28–21–8 , , 64 , , , - , 58, , February 16, , Buffalo, , 1 – 5 , , NY Rangers, , , , Miller , , 18,200 , , 28–22–8 , , 64 , , , - , 59, , February 17, ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 28–23–8 , , 64 , , , - , 60, , February 20, ,

, , 3 – 4 , , Buffalo, , OT , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 29–23–8 , , 66 , , , - , 61, , February 21, , Buffalo, , 5 – 1 , ,

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, , , , Miller , , 19,516 , , 32–26–9, , 73 , , , - , 68, , March 5, , Washington, , 3 – 1 , , Buffalo, , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 32–27–9 , , 73 , , , - , 69, , March 8, , Buffalo, , 3 – 4 , , Carolina, , OT , , Miller , , 18,808 , , 32–27–10 , , 74 , , , - , 70, , March 10, , NY Rangers, , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo, , SO , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 32–27–11 , , 75 , , , - , 71, , March 12, , Buffalo, , 3 – 7 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 17,132 , , 32–28–11 , , 75 , , , - , 72, , March 14, , Carolina, , 1 – 7 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 33–28–11 , , 77 , , , - , 73, , March 15, , Buffalo, , 6 – 2 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 19,462 , , 34–28–11 , , 79 , , , - , 74, , March 19, ,

, , 4 – 7 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 35–28–11 , , 81 , , , - , 75, , March 21, ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 35–29–11 , , 81 , , , - , 76, , March 25, ,

, , 6 – 3 , , Buffalo, , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 35–30–11 , , 81 , , , - , 77, , March 27, , Buffalo, , 4 – 3 , ,

, , SO , , Miller , , 19,883 , , 36–30–11 , , 83 , , , - , 78, , March 28, ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Buffalo, , OT , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 36–30–12 , , 84 , , , - , 79, , March 30, ,

, , 1 – 2, , Buffalo, , OT, , Miller, , 18,690 , , 37–30–12, , 86 , , , - , - , 80, , April 1, , Buffalo, , 4 – 3 , ,

, , SO , , Miller , , 19,288 , , 38–30–12 , , 88 , , , - , 81, , April 3, , Buffalo, , 1 – 3 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 21,273 , , 38–31–12 , , 88 , , , - , 82, , April 5, , Buffalo, , 3 – 0 , ,

, , , , Thibault , , 17,565 , , 39–31–12 , , 90 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes'' *Stats reflect games played with Buffalo only. * Note: Goaltenders are not assessed plus/minus ratings.

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in

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Farm teams

Rochester Americans

The

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remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the

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in 2007–08. It is expected to be the last year of the two teams' long affiliation and the teams are expected to part ways at the end of the season.

References

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