Buffalo Sabres

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1997-2003 transactions:

December 12 - Assigned goaltender Ryan Miller to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

December 8 - Recalled goaltender Ryan Miller from Rochester (AHL).

November 19 - Announced that forward Jason Botterill has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rochester (AHL).

October 30 - Assigned center Domenic Pittis to Rochester (AHL).

October 17 - Signed defensemen Scott Ricci and Nathan Paetsch and assigned them to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Recalled center Domenic Pittis from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Ryan Miller to Rochester.

October 1 - Assigned center Paul Gaustad, right wings Milan Bartovic and Norman Milley and defensemen Joel Bouchard and David Cullen to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 29 - Signed left wing Miroslav Satan to a two-year contract.

September 26 - Assigned defensemen Doug Janik and Ryan Jorde and right wing Michael Ryan to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 24 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Jay McKee to a multi-year contract.

September 22 - Named Rick Martin skill development coach.

September 18 - Returned the following players to their junior teams: left wings Clarke MacArthur, Daniel Paille, Michael Tessier and Michal Vondrka; right wings Branislav Fabry and Louis-Phillippe Martin; defenseman Pavel Voroshnin; and goaltenders Mike Mole and Jeff Weber.

August 25 - Signed center Chris Drury to a four-year contract.

August 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Ales Kotalik to a one-year contract with a club option.

Re-signed restricted free agent center Curtis Brown to a one-year contract.

August 1 - Re-signed left wing Eric Boulton to a two-year contract and defenseman Henrik Tallinder to a one-year contract.

July 31 - Signed center Adam Mair to a multi-year contract.

Agreed to terms with centers Tim Connolly and Steve Begin, left wing Taylor Pyatt and defenseman Dmitri Kalinin on one-year contracts.

July 14 - Signed free agent defenseman Joel Bouchard, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract.

July 3 - Acquired centers Chris Drury and Steve Begin from the Calgary Flames for defensemen Rhett Warrener and Keith Ballard in a three-team trade involving the Colorado Avalanche.

June 30 - Made qualifying offers to the following restricted free agents: forwards Curtis Brown and Jay McKee, left wings Eric Boulton, Andrew Peters and Taylor Pyatt, right wings Ales Kotalik, Jaroslav Kristek and Norm Milley, center Tim Connolly and defensemen Rory Fitzpatrick, Dmitri Kalinin, Adam Mair, Henrik Tallinder and Rhett Warrener; exercised the contract option on defenseman Brian Campbell.

June 27 - Acquired defenseman Andy Delmore from the Nashville Predators for a 2004 third-round draft pick.

May 28 - Signed coach Lindy Ruff to a multi-year contract.

Signed right wing Derek Roy.

Agreed to terms with center Chris Thorburn.

April 2 - Recalled right wing Milan Bartovic from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Jason Botterill, right wing Norm Milley and defenseman Radoslav Hecl to Rochester.

March 31 - Recalled defenseman Radoslav Hecl from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 28 - Assigned center Chris Taylor to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 25 - Recalled right wing Norm Milley form Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Sean McMorrow, center Paul Gaustad and defenseman Doug Janik to Rochester.

March 21 - Assigned defenseman Doug Houda to Rochester.

March 20 - Recalled right wing Sean McMorrow from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Recalled defenseman Doug Houda from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 11 - Assigned defensemen Radoslav Hecl and Rory Fitzpatrick to Rochester of the American Hockey League on conditioning assignments.

March 10 - Traded right wing Rob Ray to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.

Traded center Stu Barnes to the Dallas Stars for center Mike Ryan and a second-round pick in the 2003 draft.

Traded center Chris Gratton and a 2004 fourth-round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for center Daniel Briere and a 2004 third-round draft pick.

Assigned left wing Jason Botterill to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 28 - Recalled center Jason Botterill and defenseman Radoslav Hecl from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Assigned defenseman Radoslav Hecl to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 25 - Traded right wing Vaclav Varada and a 2003 fifth-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for center Jakub Klepis.

February 17 - Recalled defenseman Radoslav Hecl from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 12 - Recalled defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Recalled right wing Jaroslav Kristek from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 9 - Recalled right wing Jaroslav Kristek from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 31 - Recalled goaltender Ryan Miller and defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 27 - Recalled left wing Denis Hamel from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 21 - Recalled defenseman Radoslav Hecl from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 12 - Recalled defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick and right wing Norm Milley from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Jason Botterill to Rochester.

December 9 - Recalled right wing Jason Botterill from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick to Rochester.

November 25 - Recalled goaltender Mika Noronen and defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Ryan Miller to Rochester.

November 22 - Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 21 - Announced the sale of the team to an investment group headed by Mark Hamister and Todd Berman.

November 18 - Recalled goaltender Ryan Miller from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 16 - Traded defenseman Jason Woolley to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations.

November 13 - Placed defenseman Jason Woolley on waivers.

October 24 - Assigned right wing Denis Hamel to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Recalled defenseman Dmitri Kalinin from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 14 - Assigned defenseman Dmitri Kalinin and right wing Ales Kotalik to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 8 - Re-signed right wing Vaclav Varada.

October 6 - Assigned goaltender Ryan Miller, right wing Norm Milley and left wing Andrew Peters to Rocheester of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Assigned right wing Denis Hamel to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 23 - Assigned right wings Jeremy Adduono, Jaroslav Kristek, Karel Mosovsky, Jiri Novotny and Jason Pominville, defensemen Doug Janik, Doug Houda, Ryan Jorde and Peter Ratchuk, centers Francois Methot and Paul Gaustad and left wing Milan Bartovic to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 18 - Signed center Jiri Novotny to a multi-year contract.

September 17 - Announced a five-year agreement with Adelphia Communications for television and radio broadcast rights to their games.

September 16 - Returned defenseman Martin Cizek and Dennis Wideman, goaltender Marty Magers, left wings Michael Tessier and Daniel Paille and center Chris Thorburn to their junior teams.

September 4 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent right wing Maxim Afinogenov on a multi-year contract.

August 26 - Signed goaltender Ryan Miller.

August 12 - Signed left wing Jason Botterill and center Francois Methot.

August 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Martin Biron to a two-year contract.

Signed right wing Jason Pominville and defenseman Radoslav Hecl.

August 7 - Re-signed defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick.

Signed free agent defenseman Peter Ratchuk, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

July 31 - Re-signed defensemen Brian Campbell and Rhett Warrener and center Chris Gratton.

July 26 - Named Scott Arniel assistant coach.

July 25 - Agreed to terms with defenseman James Patrick on a two-year contract.

July 24 - Traded forward Erik Rasmussen to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Adam Mair and a 2003 fifth-round draft choice.

July 12 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with restricted free agent goaltender Mika Noronen.

July 3 - Agreed to terms with right wing Rob Ray on a one-year contract.

June 27 - Exercised the options on the contracts of center Curtis Brown and defenseman Jay McKee.

June 22 - Traded left wing Vyacheslav Kozlov and a 2002 second-round draft pick to the Atlanta Thrashers for 2002 second- and third-round picks.

Acquired center Jochen Hecht from the Edmonton Oilers for two 2002 second-round draft picks.

Traded the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft and the rights to left wing Mike Pandolfo to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 30th overall pick.

April 10 - Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen and right wing Ales Kotalik to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Acquired center Bob Corkum from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2002 fifth-round draft pick.

Recalled right wing Ales Kotalik from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Recalled goaltender Mika Noronen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Assigned right wing Norm Milley to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Recalled right wing Norm Milley from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Signed center Stu Barnes to a three-year contract extension.

January 1, 2002 - Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

2002

December 19 - Recalled goaltender Mika Noronen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Taylor Pyatt from Rochester.

December 10 - Recalled goaltender Mika Noronen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Assigned defenseman Brian Campbell to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 29 - Assigned right wing Ales Kotalik to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 27 - Recalled right wing Ales Kotalik from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 9 - Assigned defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 6 - Signed general manager Darcy Reiger to a six-year contract.

October 4 - Assigned Norm Milley, Taylor Pyatt and Henrik Tallinder to Rockester of the American Hockey League.

September 17 - Returned defensemen Calle Aslund, Gerard Dicaire and Sean McMorrow, goaltender Ghyslain Rousseau, centers Paul Gaustad and Marek Dubec, left wings Ryan Jorde and Jason Pominville and right wings Derek Roy and Chris Thorburn to their junior teams.

September 7 - Re-signed right wing Denis Hamel to a two-year contract.

September 6 - Signed right wing J.P. Dumont to a three-year contract.

August 20 - Agreed to terms with left wing Eric Boulton.

August 14 - Signed defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick.

August 8 - Re-signed right wing Miroslav Satan to a two-year contract.

August 7 - Signed goaltender Tom Askey and defenseman Mario Larocque.

August 3 - Agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent goaltender Bob Essensa, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks.

August 2 - Signed defenseman Doug Houda and right wing Christian Matte.

July 31 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Rhett Warrener on a one-year contract.

July 24 - Signed defenseman Doug Janik.

July 17 - Renewed a four-year affiliation agreement with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

July 16 - Signed defenseman Henrik Tallinder and right wing Ales Kotalik.

July 3 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent right wing Rob Ray to a one-year contract.

June 30 - Traded goaltender Dominik Hasek to the Detroit Red Wings for left wing Vyacheslav Kozlov, a 2002 first-round draft pick and future considerations.

June 28 - Exercised the contract options on defenseman Richard Smehlik and right wing Vaclav Varada.

June 26 - Exercised the 2001-02 contract option on center Stu Barnes.

Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman James Patrick.

June 24 - Traded center Michael Peca to the New York Islanders for center Tim Connolly and left wing Taylor Pyatt.

March 28 - Assigned defenseman Brian Campbell to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 27 - Recalled defenseman Brian Campbell from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Acquired right wing Donald Audette from the Atlanta Thrashers for center Kamil Piros and a 2001 fourth-round draft pick.

Acquired right wing Steve Heinze from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2001 third-round draft pick.

February 26 - Recalled defenseman Brian Campbell from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Assigned goaltender Martin Biron to Rochester of the American Hockey League for a one-game conditioning assignment.

February 6 - Recalled center Chris Taylor from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Loaned defenseman Brian Campbell to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Recalled defenseman Brian Campbell from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

2001

November 24, 2000 - Recalled defenseman Brian Campbell from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Recalled center Chris Taylor from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 7 - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Martin Biron and assigned him to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 19 - Recalled goaltender Peter Skudra from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Loaned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester.

October 6 - Claimed goaltender Peter Skudra on waivers from the Boston Bruins.

September 30 - Assigned right wings Jeremy Adduono and Norm Milley, left wing Barrett Heisten, center Chris Taylor and goaltender Tom Askey to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 13 - Named Gregg Huller director of communications, Kevin Wiles communications coordinator and Tim Darling graduate assistant.

September 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards Erik Rasmussen and Denis Hamel and defenseman Jason Holland.

September 7 - Signed left wing Vladimir Tsyplakov to a one-year contract.

Signed defenseman Jason Wooley to a multi-year contract extension.

August 23 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenseman James Patrick to a one-year contract.

August 14 - Announced the resignation of director of communications Gil Chorbajian.

July 27 - Announced that the Rigas family has completed the acquisition of the team from the Knox-Buffalo Group.

July 20 - Announced defenseman Alexei Zhitnik has accepted the qualifying offer of a one-year contract.

July 13 - Agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent left wing Dave Andreychuk, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, on a one-year contract.

July 12 - Signed right wing Rob Ray to a one-year contract.

July 6 - Named Brian McCutcheon assistant coach.

June 24 - Acquired left wing Miika Elomo and a 2000 fourth-round draft pick from the Washington Capitals for a 2000 second-round pick.

June 23 - Traded defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, right wing Matt Davidson and fifth-round picks in the 2000 and 2001 drafts to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations.

June 14 - Announced they will not exercise the option on the contract of right wing Rob Ray for the 2000-01 season.

May 5 - Loaned defenseman Jason Holland to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

April 25 - Awarded radio broadcast rights for the 2000-01 season to WNUC-FM.

April 14 - Recalled defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 17 - Announced that Marine Midland Arena has been renamed HSBC Arena.

March 10 - Acquired center Chris Gratton from the Tampa Bay Lightning for centers Brian Holzinger and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Cory Sarich.

Traded left wing Michal Grosek to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Doug Gilmour and right wing J.P. Dumont.

Recalled left wing Denis Hamel from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 8 - Recalled center Chris Taylor from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 3 - Recalled defenseman Jason Holland from Rochester in the American Hockey League.

February 24 - Loaned defenseman Dmitri Kalinin to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 23 - Recalled defenseman Dmitri Kalinin from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Recalled defenseman Cory Sarich from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Loaned defenseman Cory Sarich to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Acquired left wing Vladimir Tsyplakov from the Los Angeles Kings for an eighth round pick in the 2000 draft.

January 12 - Assigned left wing Paul Kruse to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 7 - Recalled center Chris Taylor from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Loaned center Denis Hamel to Rochester.

January 4, 2000 - Assigned defenseman Doug Houda to Rochester in the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Dimitri Kalinin from Rochester.

2000

November 21, 1999 - Re-assigned left wing Mark Dutiaume to B.C. of the United Hockey League.

November 2 - Recalled defenseman Cory Sarich from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 28 - Named Gil Chorbajian director of communications and Gregg Huller communications coordinator.

October 27 - Returned defenseman Brian Campbell to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 21 - Recalled goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to Rochester.

October 19 - Recalled defenseman Brian Campbell from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Assigned defenseman Brian Campbell to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 13 - Agreed to terms with D Rhett Warrener on a two-year contract.

October 11 - Assigned defenseman Cory Sarich to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 6 - Re-signed left wing Miroslav Satan to a multi-year contract.

October 5 - Assigned center Chris Taylor to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 1 - Signed defenseman Dimitri Kalinin to a three-year entry level contract.

September 28 - Assigned right wings Maxim Afinogenov and Matt Davidson, goaltender Martin Biron and defenseman Mike Hurlbut to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Announced that defenseman Dennis Vial will not be offered a contract.

September 24 - Signed right wing Vaclav Varada to a multi-year contract.

September 23 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Stu Barnes on a multi-year contract.

September 20 - Assigned left wings Eric Boulton and Denis Hamel and goaltender Mika Noronen to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

September 17 - Signed Rochester Americans coach Brian McCutcheon to a three-year contract.

September 15 - Signed coach Lindy Ruff to a three-year contract extension through the 2002-03 season.

September 7 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Wayne Primeau to a one-year contract.

September 3 - Signed right wing Maxim Afinogenov to a three-year entry-level contract.

Signed left wing Eric Boulton and center Jason Cipolla.

August 13 - Agreed to terms with free agent center Chris Taylor, who had been with the Boston Bruins.

August 2 - Re-signed left wing Geoff Sanderson and defenseman Jason Holland, both restricted free agents, to one-year contracts and unrestricted free agent defenseman James Patrick to a multi-year contract.

July 29 - Goaltender Dominik Hasek announced he will retire after the 1999-2000 season.

July 22 - Re-signed left wing Craig Fisher.

July 19 - Signed forward Jaroslav Kristek to a multiyear contract.

July 17 - Signed goaltender Mika Noronen and right wing David Moravec to multi-year contracts.

July 13 - Signed defenseman Doug Houda to a multi-year contract.

July 9 - Re-signed defenseman Mike Hurlbut to a multi-year contract.

June 25 - Traded forward Dean Sylvester to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.

June 14 - Recalled right wing Dean Sylvester, left wing Randy Cunneyworth and goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

May 23 - Recalled goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

May 19 - Recalled right wing Dean Sylvester from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

April 27 - Recalled right wing Dean Sylvester from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Acquired left wing Joe Juneau and a third round pick in the 1999 draft from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Alexei Tezikov and future considerations.

Traded center Derek Plante to the Dallas Stars for a 1999 second-round draft pick.

Traded defenseman Mike Wilson to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Rhett Warrener and a 1999 fifth-round draft pick.

March 11 - Acquired center Stu Barnes from the Pittsburgh Penguins for right wing Matthew Barnaby.

March 10 - Recalled defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 1 - Assigned left wing-center Erik Rasmussen and defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 18 - Recalled goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Placed defenseman Jay McKee on injured reserve, retroactive to February 13, with a bruised foot.

February 13 - Recalled left wing-center Erik Rasmussen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 8, 1999 - Recalled left wing Randy Cunneyworth and defenseman Cory Sarich from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

1999

December 30, 1998 - Recalled goalie Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Loaned goalie Dwayne Roloson to Rochester on conditional basis.

December 16 - Recalled goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 10 - Recalled center Domenic Pittis from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 8 - Assigned forward Daniel Bienvenue to Jacksonville of the East Coast Hockey League.

December 7 - Sent defenseman Mike Hurlbut to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 1 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with holdout defenseman Mike Wilson.

November 24 - Recalled defenseman Mike Hurlbut from Rochester of the AHL.

November 19 - Named Ron Bertovich executive vice president-administration, Ed Hartman executive vice president-finance & business development, Kerry Atkinson senior vice president-corporate sales, Christye Peterson senior vice president-marketing, Michael Gilbert vice president-communications, Stan Makowski senior director of facilities management and Chris Schoepflin senior director of sports & arena planning.

November 15 - Recalled goaltender Dwayne Roloson from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 5 - Recalled forwards Randy Cunneyworth and Erik Rasmussen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 22 - Assigned defenseman Jason Holland to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 14 - Assigned forwards Mark Dutiaume, Daniel Bienvenue and Mike Zanutto to Broome County of the United Hockey League.

October 9 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with restricted free agent defenseman Alexei Zhitnik.

October 8 - Agreed to terms with forward Miroslav Satan on a one-year contract.

October 5 - Assigned left wing Randy Cunneyworth, center Scott Nichol and defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

September 24 - Assigned the following 20 players to Rochester of the American Hockey League: right wings Jeremy Adduono, Matt Davidson, Dean Sylvester and Steffon Walby, left wings Daniel Bienvenue, Mark Dutiaume, Denis Hamel and Darren Van Oene, centers Torrey DiRoberto, Craig Fisher, Mike Harder, Francois Methot, Domenic Pittis and Mike Zanutto, defensemen Dimitri Kalinin, Shane Kenny, Cory Sarich and Alexei Tezikov and goaltenders Fred Brathwaite and Scott Buhler.

September 16 - Named Jim Corsi goaltender coach, Daryl Plandowski western amateur scout and Kevin Devine western pro scout.

Promoted Jim Benning to director of amateur scouting.

September 10 - Signed right wing Dean Sylvester.

September 8 - Signed center Scott Nichol to a multi-year contract.

August 31 - Signed free agent right wing Steffon Walby.

August 27 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with free agent left wing Randy Cunneyworth, who had been with the Ottawa Senators.

August 24 - Named Gary Sajdak the club's Rochester area representative.

August 12 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with free agent left wing Paul Kruse.

August 7 - Re-signed free agent center Brian Holzinger to a multi-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

July 31 - Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent left wing Geoff Sanderson.

July 30 - Signed centers Domenic Pittis and Craig Fisher.

July 22 - Agreed to a multi-year contract with free agent right wing Rob Ray.

July 9 - Agreed to terms with free agent goaltender Dwayne Roloson, who had been with the Calgary Flames, on a multi-year contract.

June 19 - Traded goaltender Steve Shields and a 1998 fourth-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for goaltender Kay Whitmore, a 1998 second-round draft pick and future considerations.

May 29 - Signed defenseman Cory Sarich to a multi-year contract.

April 16 - Returned goaltender Martin Biron to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

April 15 - Recalled goaltender Martin Biron from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

April 8 - Fired team president Larry Quinn and named Timothy Rigas as CEO.

April 2 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with defenseman Richard Smehlik.

March 24 - Acquired left wing Paul Kruse and defenseman Jason Holland from the New York Islanders for right wing Jason Dawe.

March 23 - Recalled right wing Vaclav Varada and defenseman Rumun Ndur from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 21 - Announced John Rigas, head of the Adelphia Communications Corporation, signed a formal agreement to take control of the franchise.

March 20 - Assigned left wing Randy Burridge to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Recalled defenseman Rumun Ndur from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Acquired left wing Geoff Sanderson from the Vancouver Canucks for left wing Brad May and a third-round draft pick in 1999.

January 29 - Announced that play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret has signed a multi-year contract.

Recalled defenseman Rumun Ndur from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 19 - Recalled left wing Vaclav Varada from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

January 15 - Picked up the option on goaltender Dominik Hasek's contract for the 1998-99 season.

January 5, 1998 - Recalled goaltender Steve Shields from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

1998

December 31, 1997 - Recalled defenseman Jay McKee from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 15 - Recalled right wing Vaclav Varada from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

December 2 - Assigned center Erik Rasmussen and defenseman Jay McKee to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 12 - Traded goaltender Andrei Trefilov to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional draft pick.

November 7 - Recalled center Erik Rasmussen from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

November 6 - Loaned center Erik Rasmussen to Rochester of the AHL.

October 27 - Signed center Mike Peca to a three-year contract.

October 9 - Recalled center Scott Nichol from Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 8 - Returned defenseman Mike Hurlbut to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

October 7 - Signed defenseman Alexei Zhitnik to a one-year contract.

September 30 - Re-signed left wing Miroslav Satan to a one-year contract.

September 29 - Traded center Pat LaFontaine to the New York Rangers for a 1998 second-round draft pick and future considerations.

September 27 - Assigned defensemen Sergei Klimentiev, Shayne Wright, Rumun Ndur, centers Patrice Tardif and Scott Nichol and right wing Vaclav Varada to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Returned defenseman Cory Sarich to Saskatoon of the Western Hockey League.

September 24 - Acquired defenseman Jason Woolley from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 1998 fifth-round draft pick.

September 17 - Assigned defensemen Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre and Mike Martone, goaltenders Michael Bates and Martin Biron, left wings Daniel Bienvenue and Mark Dutiaume and right wings Matt Davidson and Kurt Walsh to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

Announced that centers Darren Mortier, Jeff Martin and Francois Methot, right wings Jeremy Adduono, Maxim Afinogenov and Ryan Davis, left wing Darren Van Oene, goaltender Scott Buhler and defensemen Alexei Tezikov and Brian Campbell would be returned to their respective junior/amateur teams.

September 12 - Re-signed free agent left wing Michal Grosek to a multi-year contract.

September 8 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Bob Boughner on a multi-year deal.

September 2 - Named Mike Gilbert senior director of communications.

August 25 - Signed forward Erik Rasmussen to a contract.

August 14 - Signed free-agent goaltender Michael Bales.

August 12 - Named Brian McCutcheon head coach at Rochester of the American Hockey League.

August 11 - Signed center Patrice Tardif and defenseman Mike Hurlbut.

August 8 - Re-signed two restricted free agents: center Derek Plante and defenseman Darryl Shannon.

August 7 - Named Gilbert Perreault corporate and community relations liaison.

August 5 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with restricted free-agent right wing Dixon Ward.

July 29 - Announced Don Lever will return to the team in the role of associate coach.

July 24 - Named Mike Ramsey an assistant coach.

July 21 - Named Lindy Ruff coach and signed him to a multi-year contract.

June 30 - Made qualifying offers to the following free agents: defensemen Bob Boughner, Alexei Zhitnik, Darryl Shannon, centers Derek Plante, Michael Peca and winger Michal Grosek.

Made a qualifying offer to entry-level winger Miroslav Satan.

Did not make qualifying offers to center Terry Yake, right wing Ed Ronan and Paul Rushforth.

June 11 - Named Darcy Regier general manager.

June 6 - Signed left wings Daniel Bienvenue, Mark Dutiaume and Denis Hamel, defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre and center Mike Zanutto.

May 19 - Named Northrup Knox chairman of the board.

May 14 - Fired general manager John Muckler.

April 18 - Signed right wing Matt Davidson to a three-year entry level contract.