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The 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season was the 38th season of operation, 37th season of play, for the National Hockey League 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 Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, respectively.〔(Briere signs 8-year $52 million deal with Flyers )〕〔(Rangers sign free-agent centers Gomez and Drury )〕 Dainius Zubrus was also lost to free agency, as he was signed by the New Jersey Devils on July 3.〔(Devils sign free agent Zubrus )〕 Thomas Vanek, who led the team in goals the previous season with 43, was a restricted free agent and was almost lost as well; the Edmonton Oilers signed him to a seven-year, $50 million offer sheet on July 6, but the Sabres matched the offer, retaining him.〔(Sabres retain Vanek by matching Oilers' $50 million offer )〕 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.〔(Sabres shore up goaltending, sign Thibault; re-sign forwards Peters, Ryan )〕 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 Pittsburgh Penguins on July 18.〔(Pittsburgh Penguins sign goaltender Ty Conklin to one-year contract )〕 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. Jochen Hecht was named the October captain under this system.〔(Sabres to rotate captaincy this season )〕 Toni Lydman was named captain for November,〔(Toni Lydman named captain for November )〕 Brian Campbell was named captain for December,〔(Campbell Named Sabres' Captain for November )〕 and Jaroslav Spacek was named captain for January〔(Spacek is Captain January )〕 before the captaincy was cycled back to Hecht in February.〔(Max Re-Injures Groin; Hecht Captain For February )〕 Jason Pominville was named the team's captain in March, and he finished the season in the role. Longtime Sabres' color commentator Jim Lorentz retired just prior to the season.〔(Jim Lorentz announces his retirement )〕 He was replaced in the broadcast booth by longtime ''Hockey Night in Canada'' broadcaster Harry Neale.〔(Harry Neale joins Sabres broadcast team )〕 The Sabres' January 1 home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins was played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. The NHL called the event the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic.〔(2008 Winter Classic )〕 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.〔(Sabres to Host Winter Classic House Party )〕 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 named to NHL All-Star Team )〕 Campbell was then traded to the San Jose Sharks on February 26 in exchange for Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.〔(Sharks acquire Campbell from Sabres )〕 ==Regular season== On January 18, 2008, the Sabres defeated the Atlanta Thrashers at home by a score of 10–1. Derek Roy and Drew Stafford each had a hat-trick.〔http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200801180BUF.html〕 It was the first time that an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 4, 2007, when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins on the road by a score of 10–2.〔http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200701040BOS.html〕 It was also the first time that the Sabres had scored 10 goals in a game since January 14, 2006, when they defeated the Los Angeles Kings at home by a score of 10–1. Coincidentally, two Sabres had hat-tricks in that game as well: Jochen Hecht and Jason Pominville.〔http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200601140BUF.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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