2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season

2009–10 Buffalo Sabres
2009–10 Buffalo Sabres
Northeast Division champions
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2009–10 record	45–27–10
Home record	25–10–6
Road record	20–17–4
Goals for	235
Goals against	207
Team information
General manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Craig Rivet
Alternate captains	Paul Gaustad; Jochen Hecht; Jason Pominville; Derek Roy
Arena	HSBC Arena
Average attendance	Average: 18,529
Team leaders
Goals	Thomas Vanek (28)
Assists	Tim Connolly (48)
Points	Derek Roy (69)
Penalty minutes	Craig Rivet (100)
Plus/minus	Jochen Hecht (+14)
Wins	Ryan Miller (41)
Goals against average	Ryan Miller (2.22)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season was the 40th season (39th season of play) of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Sabres win the Northeast Division title and return to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Ryan Miller won the Vezina Trophy for the first time in his career.^[1] The Vezina win was the League-best eight for the Sabres franchise since 1982, when the trophy began being awarded to the NHL's top goaltender. Tyler Myers became the first Sabre to win the Calder Memorial Trophy,^[2] for Rookie of the Year, since Tom Barasso won it in the 1983–84 season.

Pre-season[]

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2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

**Northeast Division^[3]**
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Conference standings[]

**Eastern Conference^[4]**
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
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9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p �� Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log[]

2009–10 Game Log

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October : 8-2-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-1-0)

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November: 7-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 3-3-0)

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December: 9-4-2 (Home: 5-2-2; Road: 4-2-0)

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January: 8-3-3 (Home: 5-0-1; Road: 3-3-2)

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February: 1-4-2 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 0-2-1)

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March: 10-5-1 (Home: 5-3-0; Road: 5-2-1)

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April: 2-4-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 1-4-0)

2009–10 Schedule

Playoffs[]

The Sabres qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years. They had not qualified for the playoffs since winning the Presidents' Trophy in the 2006–07 NHL season.

Playoff log[]

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

showEastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #6 Boston Bruins : 2–4 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Boston goals	Buffalo goals	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 15	Boston Bruins	1 – 2	Buffalo Sabres		Recchi	Vanek, Rivet	Miller	18,690	1–0	[1]
2	April 17	Boston Bruins	5 – 3	Buffalo Sabres		Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi	Myers, Ellis, Pominville	Miller	18,690	1–1	[2]
3	April 19	Buffalo Sabres	1 – 2	Boston Bruins		Wideman, Bergeron	Grier	Miller	17,565	1–2	[3]
4	April 21	Buffalo Sabres	2 – 3	Boston Bruins	27:41	Krejci, Bergeron, Satan	Kennedy, Montador	Miller	17,565	1–3	[4]
5	April 23	Boston Bruins	1 – 4	Buffalo Sabres		Boychuk	Mair, Pominville, Grier, Ennis	Miller	18,690	2–3	[5]
6	April 26	Buffalo Sabres	3 – 4	Boston Bruins		Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan	Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek	Miller	17,565	2–4	[6]

Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
- Denotes if necessary

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Derek Roy	80	26	43	69	9	48
Tim Connolly	73	17	48	65	10	28
Jason Pominville	82	24	38	62	13	22
Thomas Vanek	71	28	25	53	9	42
Tyler Myers	82	11	37	48	13	32
Jochen Hecht	79	21	21	42	14	35
Drew Stafford	71	14	20	34	4	35
Tim Kennedy	78	10	16	26	-3	50
Clarke MacArthur^‡	60	13	13	26	-14	47
Steve Montador	78	5	18	23	0	75
Paul Gaustad	65	12	10	22	-7	82
Mike Grier	73	10	12	22	-4	14
Chris Butler	59	1	20	21	-15	22
Toni Lydman	67	4	16	20	10	30
Henrik Tallinder	82	4	16	20	13	32
Patrick Kaleta	55	10	5	15	2	89
Craig Rivet	78	1	14	15	-6	100
Adam Mair	69	6	8	14	-2	73
Matt Ellis	72	3	10	13	-1	12
Andrej Sekera	49	4	7	11	-1	6
Tyler Ennis	10	3	6	9	1	6
Raffi Torres^†	14	0	5	5	-3	2
Nathan Gerbe	10	2	3	5	1	4
Mark Mancari	6	1	1	2	3	4
Nathan Paetsch^‡	11	1	1	2	2	6
Daniel Paille^‡	2	0	1	1	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jason Pominville	6	2	2	4	-1	2
Tyler Ennis	6	1	3	4	1	0
Thomas Vanek	3	2	1	3	1	2
Tim Kennedy	6	1	2	3	3	4
Mike Grier	6	2	0	2	0	2
Henrik Tallinder	6	0	2	2	2	2
Adam Mair	6	1	1	2	2	4
Raffi Torres	4	0	2	2	1	12
Derek Roy	6	0	2	2	2	4
Cody McCormick	3	0	2	2	1	14
Patrick Kaleta	6	1	1	2	4	22
Nathan Gerbe	2	1	1	2	2	0
Craig Rivet	6	1	0	1	2	11
Toni Lydman	6	0	1	1	1	6
Tim Connolly	6	0	1	1	-2	2
Paul Gaustad	6	0	1	1	1	8
Steve Montador	6	1	0	1	3	4
Matt Ellis	3	1	0	1	1	0
Tyler Myers	6	1	0	1	0	4
Drew Stafford	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andrej Sekera	6	0	0	0	2	7

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	PIM
Ryan Miller	69	4047	41	18	8	150	2.22	2098	.929	5	4
Patrick Lalime	16	854	4	8	2	40	2.81	432	.907	0	2
Jhonas Enroth	1	58	0	1	0	4	4.14	37	.892	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Ryan Miller	6	384	2	4	15	2.34	204	.926	0	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sabres. Stats reflect time with Sabres only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Sabres only.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Tyler Myers^[5]	NHL Rookie of the Month	January 2010
Tyler Myers^[6]	Calder Memorial Trophy winner	June 23, 2010
Ryan Miller^[7]	Vezina Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Tyler Myers	1st Career NHL Game	October 3, 2009
Tyler Myers	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2009
Tim Kennedy	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 10, 2009
Tyler Myers	1st Career NHL Goal	October 16, 2009
Tim Kennedy	1st Career NHL Goal	October 28, 2009
Tyler Ennis	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal	November 13, 2009
Tim Connolly	300th NHL Point	November 27, 2009

Transactions[]

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details
October 20, 2009^[8]	To Boston Bruins Daniel Paille	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2010^[a]
March 3, 2010^[9]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch 2nd-round pick in 2010	To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres
March 3, 2010^[10]	To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 4th-round pick in 2010

^ Condition not satisfied.

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Steve Montador^[11]	Boston Bruins	2 years, $3.1 million
Joe DiPenta^[12]	Frolunda HC	1 year, $550,000
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux^[13]	Alaska Aces	1 year
Cody McCormick^[14]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $522,500
Mike Grier^[15]	San Jose Sharks	1 year
Jeff Cowan^[16]	Vancouver Canucks	Undisclosed

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Mikael Tellqvist^[17]	Ak Bars Kazan	1 year, $1.3 million
Jaroslav Spacek^[18]	Montreal Canadiens	3 years, $11.5 million
Maxim Afinogenov^[19]	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $800,000
Dominic Moore^[20]	Florida Panthers	1 year

Claimed via waivers[]

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers[]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement[]

Player
Teppo Numminen^[21]

Player signings[]

Player	Contract terms
Tyler Myers^[22]	3 years
Paul Byron^[23]	3 years
Matt Ellis^[24]	1 year
Patrick Kaleta^[25]	1 year, $522,500
Andrej Sekera^[26]	2 years, $2 million
Clarke MacArthur^[27]	1 year, $522,500
Drew Stafford^[28]	2 years, $3.8 million
Tyler Ennis^[29]	3-year entry level contract
Mark Mancari^[30]	1 year
Luke Adam^[31]	3-year entry-level contract
Nick Crawford^[32]	3-year entry-level contract
Mike Grier^[33]	1 year

Final roster[]

Updated April 23, 2010.^[34]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
34	Chris Butler	D	L	35	2005	St. Louis, Missouri
19	Tim Connolly	C	R	40	2001	Syracuse, New York
37	Matt Ellis	C	L	40	2008	Welland, Ontario
63	Tyler Ennis	LW	L	31	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
1	Jhonas Enroth	G	L	33	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
28	Paul Gaustad (A)	C	L	39	2000	Fargo, North Dakota
42	Nathan Gerbe	C	L	34	2005	Oxford, Michigan
25	Mike Grier	RW	R	46	2009	Detroit, Michigan
55	Jochen Hecht (A)	LW	L	44	2002	Mannheim, West Germany
36	Patrick Kaleta	RW	R	35	2004	Buffalo, New York
13	Tim Kennedy	LW	L	35	2005	Buffalo, New York
40	Patrick Lalime	G	L	47	2008	Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
5	Toni Lydman	D	L	43	2005	Lahti, Finland
22	Adam Mair	C	R	42	2002	Hamilton, Ontario
12	Mark Mancari	RW	R	36	2004	London, Ontario
8	Cody McCormick	C	R	38	2009	London, Ontario
30	Ryan Miller	G	L	41	1999	East Lansing, Michigan
4	Steve Montador	D	R	41	2009	Vancouver, British Columbia
57	Tyler Myers	D	R	31	2008	Katy, Texas
29	Jason Pominville (A)	RW	R	38	2001	Repentigny, Quebec
52	Craig Rivet (C)	D	R	47	2008	North Bay, Ontario
9	Derek Roy (A)	C	L	38	2001	Ottawa, Ontario
44	Andrej Sekera	D	L	35	2004	Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
21	Drew Stafford	RW	R	35	2004	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10	Henrik Tallinder	D	L	42	1997	Stockholm, Sweden
17	Raffi Torres	LW	L	39	2010	Toronto, Ontario
26	Thomas Vanek	LW	R	37	2003	Vienna, Austria

Draft selections[]

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

hide2009 NHL Entry Draft Results – Buffalo Sabres
Round	Overall Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team from	League from
1	13	Zack Kassian	Canada	RW	Peterborough Petes	OHL
3	66	Brayden McNabb	Canada	D	Kootenay Ice	WHL
4	104	Marcus Foligno	United States	LW	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
5	134		United States	D	Malden Catholic High School	USHS-MA
6	164	Connor Knapp	United States	G	Miami University	CCHA
7	194	Maxime Legault	Canada	RW	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL

Notes[]

* The Sabres' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Craig Rivet and a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.^[35]

* The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Sabres as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Steve Bernier to the Vancouver Canucks for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.^[36]
Vancouver previously acquired in a trade on July 5, 2006 that sent Dan Cloutier to Los Angeles for a second-round pick in 2007 and this pick (being conditional at time of trade). The condition – Dan Cloutier resigning with the Los Angeles Kings – has been verified on September 27, 2006.^[37]

* The Sabres' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

Farm teams[]

Portland Pirates[]

The Portland Pirates remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.

References[]

^ "MILLER WINS FIRST VEZINA TROPHY". NHL.com. Sabres.nhl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
^ "Sabres' Tyler Myers wins Calder Trophy". NHL. NHL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
^ SABRES' MYERS NAMED NHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
^ SABRES' MYERS WINS CALDER TROPHY
^ SABRES' MILLER WINS FIRST VEZINA TROPHY
^ SABRES ACQUIRE THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM BOSTON
^ SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS
^ SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS
^ "MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH JOE DIPENTA Archived July 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ SABRES SIGN JEAN-PHILIPPE LAMOUREUX
^ SABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK
^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE GRIER
^ SABRES SIGN JEFF COWAN
^ "TELLQVIST SIGNS WITH RUSSIAN KHL". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Habs ink Jaroslav Spacek". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
^ Panthers Ink Dominic Moore
^ NUMMINEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
^ "SABRES SIGN TYLER MYERS". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "SABRES SIGN 2007 DRAFT PICK PAUL BYRON". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "SABRES SIGN MATT ELLIS". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
^ "KALETA ACCEPTS QUALIFYING OFFER". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
^ "SABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
^ "SABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
^ SABRES SIGN DREW STAFFORD
^ SABRES SIGN 2008 FIRST ROUND PICK TYLER ENNIS
^ SABRES SIGN MARK MANCARI
^ SABRES SIGN LUKE ADAM
^ SABRES SIGN NICK CRAWFORD
^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD MIKE GRIER
^ "Buffalo Sabres – Team – Roster". Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "More news Sharks Acquire 2nd Round Picks from Buffalo". San Jose Sharks. July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
^ "Sabres Acquire Pair of Picks From Vancouver". Buffalo Sabres. July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ "Kings agree to two-year extension with Cloutier". Los Angeles Kings. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

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[1] "MILLER WINS FIRST VEZINA TROPHY". NHL.com. Sabres.nhl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[2] "Sabres' Tyler Myers wins Calder Trophy". NHL. NHL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[standings-div-3] "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[standings-conf-4] "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

[5] SABRES' MYERS NAMED NHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH

[6] SABRES' MYERS WINS CALDER TROPHY

[7] SABRES' MILLER WINS FIRST VEZINA TROPHY

[8] SABRES ACQUIRE THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM BOSTON

[10] SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS

[11] SABRES ACQUIRE TORRES, DRAFT PICKS

[12] "MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.

[13] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH JOE DIPENTA Archived July 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[14] SABRES SIGN JEAN-PHILIPPE LAMOUREUX

[15] SABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK

[16] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE GRIER

[17] SABRES SIGN JEFF COWAN

[18] "TELLQVIST SIGNS WITH RUSSIAN KHL". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[19] "Habs ink Jaroslav Spacek". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.

[20] Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov

[21] Panthers Ink Dominic Moore

[22] NUMMINEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

[23] "SABRES SIGN TYLER MYERS". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[24] "SABRES SIGN 2007 DRAFT PICK PAUL BYRON". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[25] "SABRES SIGN MATT ELLIS". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.

[26] "KALETA ACCEPTS QUALIFYING OFFER". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.

[27] "SABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

[28] "SABRES REACH AGREEMENTS WITH MACARTHUR AND SEKERA". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

[29] SABRES SIGN DREW STAFFORD

[30] SABRES SIGN 2008 FIRST ROUND PICK TYLER ENNIS

[31] SABRES SIGN MARK MANCARI

[32] SABRES SIGN LUKE ADAM

[33] SABRES SIGN NICK CRAWFORD

[34] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD MIKE GRIER

[35] "Buffalo Sabres – Team – Roster". Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[36] "More news Sharks Acquire 2nd Round Picks from Buffalo". San Jose Sharks. July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.

[37] "Sabres Acquire Pair of Picks From Vancouver". Buffalo Sabres. July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.

[38] "Kings agree to two-year extension with Cloutier". Los Angeles Kings. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

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2009–10 Buffalo Sabres season

Contents

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

Conference standings[]

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Playoff log[]

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Goaltenders[]

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free agents acquired[]

Free agents lost[]

Claimed via waivers[]

Lost via waivers[]

Lost via retirement[]

Player signings[]

Final roster[]

Draft selections[]

Notes[]

See also[]

Farm teams[]

Portland Pirates[]

References[]