The Sabres have set their opening day roster at 23 players after sending Mike Weber to Portland and putting Paul Gaustad on the injured list.
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Goaltenders |
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No. |
Player |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Birthdate |
07-08 Club |
Hometown |
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30 |
Ryan Miller |
6-2 |
166 |
28 |
July 17, 1980 |
Buffalo Sabres |
East Lansing, MI |
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40 |
Patrick Lalime |
6-3 |
189 |
34 |
July 7, 1974 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
St. Bonavanture, QB |
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Forwards |
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No. |
Player |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Birthdate |
07-08 Club |
Hometown |
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61 |
Max Afinogenov |
6-0 |
191 |
29 |
Sep. 4, 1979 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Moscow, Russia |
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19 |
Tim Connolly |
6-1 |
190 |
27 |
May 7, 1981 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Syracuse, NY |
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37 |
Matt Ellis |
6-0 |
207 |
27 |
Aug 31, 1981 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Welland, ON |
|
28 |
Paul Gaustad |
6-5 |
225 |
26 |
Feb 3, 1982 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Fargo, ND |
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55 |
Jochen Hecht |
6-1 |
191 |
31 |
Jun 21, 1977 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mannheim, DEU |
|
36 |
Patrick Kaleta |
5-11 |
195 |
22 |
Jun 8, 1986 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Buffalo, NY |
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12 |
Ales Kotalik |
6-1 |
227 |
29 |
Dec 23, 1978 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jindr Hradec, CZE |
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41 |
Clarke MacArthur |
5-11 |
191 |
23 |
Apr 6, 1985 |
Rochester Americans |
Lloydminister, AB |
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22 |
Adam Mair |
6-1 |
208 |
29 |
Feb 15, 1979 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Hamilton, ON |
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20 |
Daniel Paille |
6-0 |
197 |
24 |
Apr 15, 1984 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Welland, ON |
|
76 |
Andrew Peters |
6-4 |
247 |
28 |
May 5, 1980 |
Buffalo Sabres |
St. Catherines, ON |
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29 |
Jason Pominville |
6-0 |
186 |
25 |
Nov 30, 1982 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Repentigny, QB |
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9 |
Derek Roy |
5-9 |
188 |
25 |
May 4, 1983 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ottawa, ON |
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21 |
Drew Stafford |
6-2 |
202 |
22 |
Oct 30, 1985 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Milwaukee, WI |
|
26 |
Thomas Vanek |
6-2 |
208 |
24 |
Jan 19, 1984 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vienna, AUT |
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Defense |
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No. |
Player |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Birthdate |
07-08 Club |
Hometown |
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5 |
Toni Lydman |
6-1 |
204 |
31 |
Sep 25, 1977 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Lahti, FN |
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27 |
Teppo Numminen |
6-2 |
198 |
40 |
Jul 3, 1968 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tampere, FN |
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38 |
Nathan Paetsch |
6-1 |
198 |
25 |
Mar 30, 1983 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Leroy, SK |
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52 |
Craig Rivet |
6-2 |
210 |
34 |
Sep 13, 1974 |
San Jose Sharks |
North Bay, ON |
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44 |
Andrej Sekera |
6-0 |
191 |
22 |
Jun 8, 1986 |
Rochester Americans |
Bojnice, SVK |
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6 |
Jaro Spacek |
5-11 |
204 |
34 |
Feb 11, 1974 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rokycany, CZE |
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10 |
Henrik Tallinder |
6-3 |
214 |
29 |
Jan 10, 1979 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Stockholm, SWE |
Projected Lines (As per The Buffalo News)
Thomas Vanek-Derek Roy-Drew Stafford
Daniel Paille-Jochen Hecht-Jason Pominville
Ales Kotalik-Tim Connolly-Maxim Afinogenov
Andrew Peters-Adam Mair-Patrick Kaleta
Projected Defense Pairings
Henrik Tallinder-Craig Rivet
Toni Lydman-Teppo Numminen
Jaro Spacek-Andrej Sekera
Goalies
Ryan Miller-Patrick Lalime
Scratches
Matt Ellis-Clarke MacArthur-Nathan Paetsch