2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season

2004–05 Buffalo Sabres
2004–05 Buffalo Sabres
2004–05 record	-
Team information
General manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Vacant
Arena	HSBC Arena
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season was to be the 35th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1] The season was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.

Offseason[]

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

Buffalo's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior Team
1	13	Drew Stafford	RW	United States	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
2	43	Michael Funk	D	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
3	71	Andrej Sekera	D	Slovakia	HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak)
5	145	Michal Valent	G	Slovakia	MHC Martin (Slovak)
6	176	Patrick Kaleta	RW	United States	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
7	207	Mark Mancari	RW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8	241	Mike Card	D	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
9	273	Dylan Hunter	LW	Canada	London Knights (OHL)

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Farm teams[]

The Sabres AHL affiliate Rochester Americans played with a roster that included many future Sabres. Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, Ryan Miller and Jason Pominville among others, played the season in Rochester. HSBC Arena (now the KeyBank Center) hosted a pair of Rochester games experimenting with blue ice to see if blue would make the television appearance better than white.^[4] The blue ice experiment was ultimately not accepted in post-lockout rule changes.^[5]

References[]

^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ 2004 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html
^ Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005). "Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
^ "RELAUNCHING THE GAME". CBC. CBC.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[1] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[2] 2004 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] ttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html

[4] Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005). "Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[5] "RELAUNCHING THE GAME". CBC. CBC.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

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