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MIROSLAV SATAN - #81 - LEFT/RIGHT WING
BORN: October 22, 1974; Topolcany, Czechoslovakia
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 195
SHOOTS: Left
LAST AMATEUR CLUB: Dukla Trencin (Slovak)
- On a team known for its goaltending and grind-it-out style, Satan, with his breakaway speed and excellent shot, gives the sabres that one offensive threat for the opposition to fear.
HOW ACQUIRED: Selected 111th overall by Edmonton in the 1993 Draft, Satan made his NHL debut with the Oilers in 1995-96. Buffalo Acquired Satan on March 18, 1997, from Edmonton in exchange for Barrie Moore and Craig Millar.
99-00
1999-00: Set career-highs in assists (34) and points (67)...Had assist (on PP) in 5-0 win @ New Jersey (4/6)...Scored goal in 3-2 win vs. Toronto (4/3)...Had four points in game for third time this season with goal and three assists (1 on GWG) and was +4 in 5-1 win @ Carolina (3/27)...Was 13th multi-point game of season (34th of career)...Scored two goals (1 on PP) in 4-2 win vs. Calgary (3/23)...First goal marked first back-to-back 30 goal seasons since Alexander Mogilny scored 76 in 1992-93 and 32 in 1993-94...Also marked 100th goal as a Sabre... Stopped on third penalty shot attempt this season by Kevin Weekes @ NY Islanders (3/4)...Had assist (on PP) on Curtis Brown's game-tying goal with 3:11 remaining in 3-3 tie @ NY Rangers (3/1)...Assist set new career-high for one season...Scored goal (on PP) and assist (on PP/GWG) in 3-2 win vs. New Jersey (2/21)...Scored empty net goal in 4-1 win vs. Los Angeles (2/19)...Had assist on Jason Woolley's OT winner in 2-1 OT win @ Nashville (2/10)...Scored game's first goal (SH/GWG) in first period and added 100th NHL/career assist in 2-0 win @ Colorado (2/8)...In first all-star appearance, scored goal in third period of 50th Annual All-Star game @ Toronto (2/6)...Tallied goal (while shorthanded) and two assists in 5-0 win @ Anaheim (1/17)...Had six-game point streak (6+8), from 12/28 vs. Detroit to 1/8 @ Ottawa...Scored third career hat trick (1 goal on PP) and added two assists in 7-4 win @ Ottawa (1/8)...Set career-high with five points (1/8) after recording previous high (4) vs. Atlanta (1/4) two games prior...Named to World Team All-Stars (first time in career) after finishing 8th in voting among wingers with 160,301 votes...Had four points vs. Atlanta (1/4) by scoring two goals (1 on PP) and two assists (1 on PP)...Has scored the third most goals during the calendar year 1999 with 43 (Jagr - 63, Selanne - 48)...Scored goal vs. Detroit (12/28) and was stopped by Ken Wreggett on second penalty shot attempt of season...Had six-game point streak (4+2), from vs. Chicago (12/10) to vs. Colorado (12/23)...Scored Sabres' first goal :34 into third period in 2-1 win vs. Chicago (12/10)...goal broke Sabres' shutout streak at 162:29, second longest in team history...Appeared in 200th game as Sabre in scoreless tie vs. Ottawa (12/8)...Had third two-goal game of this season and added assist on Brian Holzinger's shorthanded goal in 5-2 win vs. Washington (11/24)...Assist was 200th NHL/career point...Scored two goals, including one on a penalty shot on Damian Rhodes (GTG) in 5-5 tie @ Atlanta (10/9)...Appeared in first game of season vs. Washington (10/8) after signing multi-year contract (10/5/99)…Games missed due to injury: 0...Multi-point games: 13…2000 Playoffs: Led team in scoring in ECQF with five points…Had assist (on PP) in Game Five @ Philadelphia (4/20)…Registered multi-point game with one goal and one assist in 3-2(OT) win vs. Philadelphia in Game Four (4/18)…Scored goal in Game Two @ Philadelphia (4/14)…Scored goal in Game One @ Philadelphia (4/13).
Even though Satan didnt reach 40 goals, like last year, he still had a hell of a season...Playing 81 gms with 33 goals...34 assists..and 67 points (Which was higher than last year)...Satan stayed pretty healthy last season...which helped his team out alot...Satan made his first all star appearance this year at the 50th all-star game...scoring one goal in the third period, in the worlds first win since the NHL started this format...Unfortanly Satan was unable to retrieve his puck, in which he scored his first goal with...he doesnt even know what happened to it....In skills competion...Satan particapated in the rapid fire, and in the shooting accuracy...in which he all most placed top score...but NY Islanders Mariusz C. beat him by one less shot...Afterwards Satan started to get more attention out on the ice....Lindy Ruff started using him in different situations to help him devolpe, and teams started to concentrate on him more, takin him as a offensive threat...As a result Satan was feeling the pressure to produce...and as they say its harder to score 40 goals again than doing it the first time, Satan found out that this is true.....his linemates and teammates started putting pressure on him to produce when they were in need of some scoring....Towards the end of the season, when the Sabres needed him the most, Satan fell into a big scoring slump...this really hurt the team, and as a result Satan was getting Fustrated....Finally when the Sabres Aquired Gratton and Gilmour, Satan finally pulled out of his slump, and the Sabres made the playoffs.....During the playoffs vs. the Flyers Satan in 5 games scored 3 goals, and made two assists...But some bad goals led to the sabres being kicked out of the playoffs, and the Sabres got a head start to there offseason....After the Playoffs, the World Championships came along and Satan was choosen to join Slovakia...Satan wasnt so sure if he wanted to go, but he finally made up his mind and went...With Palffy and other key players out due to injuries, Satan was made team captain of Slovakia...Satan had a long, difficult trip to St. Petersburg...He had to stay on a plane for more than 15 hours...and to top it off, the Airport lost his luggage...so Satan was stuck in the same clothes he was wearin since he left Buffalo, But luckily he had his equipment there at the arena...Satan led team Slovakia to the Silver medal...Slovakias first medal since Czechoslovakia peacefully broke apart in 1992...Satan was the Leadin goal scorer in the tourament with 10 goals....Satan came out for Slovakia as a leader when they really needed him, and thanks to him, led them to the finals...
1998-99
Shared Memorial Trophy (MVP award voted by teammates) with Dominik Hasek. Named NHL's player of the week for March 15-21 and for the week of Feb 15-21...Was the first time in career to be awarded NHL's player of the week...Finished tied for seventh in NHL in goals and fifth in shooting percentage with 19.2%...Eight game goal scoring streak (12/19/98 to 1/2/99) tied for longest in NHL in 98-99, as well as tying club club record...Led Sabres in scoring and set season highs in goals (40), assists (26), and points (66)...Scored 40th goal of season (PP/GWG) in 3-0 win vs. Washinton (4/18)...First Sabre 40-goal scorer since Pat LaFontaine in 95-96...Scored 100th NHL goal (on PP) in 4-3 OT win vs. Pittsburgh...Played 100th game with Sabres, recording goal (on PP) and assist at Toronto (10/31)...GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY/ILLNESS: 1, flu, missed game at Florida (11/28). PLAYOFFS: Did not play in ECSF vs. Boston due to a deep bone bruise in his right foot, after being hit with a puck by Alexi...Recorded goal and assist (on ENG) in 4-2 win in game 3 vs. Toronto (5/27) after missing those nine games...Set career best for points in playoff game (3)...Was second multi-goal game in playoffs and first OT playoff goal of career...GAMES MISSED THIS POST SEASON DUE TO INJURY:9...MULTI POINT GAMES THIS POST SEASON:3.
1997-98
Finshed second on Sabres in goals (22) and first in points (46)...Was second on team in power-play goals (9)..Assisted on Sabres' second goal in 3-2 win at Anaheim (1/7) for 100th NHL point..Registered second hat trick of career(Other:4/4/97 vs. rangers) with all three goals in 3-0 win at Washinton (3/1)...Played 200th NHL game in 3-1 win vs. San Jose (3/12)...Named to Slovakian Olympic Hockey Team (1998 Nagano, Japan)...Team did not qualify for medal round and did not play in Olympics..GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY:0....Led Sabres in 1998 playoffswhile ranking tied for first in NHL in PPG (4) and PPP (8) in 6-1 win vs. Philadelphia (4/27) in 1998 playoffs...Fined $1,000 by NHL, after High Sticking incident with Washinton's Chris Simon (May 28, 1998)
1996-97
Led NHL with 21.0 shooting Percentage...Had five game point-scoring streak from Dec.27 to Jan.7 (with Edmonton)...Played in 100th career NHL game at St. Louis (1/7)...Played first game as Sabre at Florida(3/22)...Recorded first career Hat trick vs. NY Rangers (4/4)....First player to wear #81 in Sabre History...Missed game one of Ottawa playoff series with appendicitis episode..Missed one game due to the Flu (March 9, 97)
1995-96
Finished 12th in Calder trophy voting for Rookie of the year...NHL Rookie of the Month for March (14GP,8+8=16,+10)..Had the longest point scoring streak by a rookie, an 11 game streak during which he scored 15 points....He was second among rookies in shooting percentage (15.9) and tied among freshman players in game winning goals (4)...Made NHL debut at Philadelphia(10/15) and recorded first point(assist)...Member of Slovakian National Team at 1996 World Championships...Was out for four games, due to a separated right shoulder (Jan 13, 1996....Missed two games due to a collapsed lung (Oct 1, 1995)
1993-94
Satan starred in the '94 Olympic games at Lillehammer, Norway...Scoring nine goals in eight games, including two hat tricks, while playing for Slovakia....Originally a fifth-round selection (111th overall) by Edmonton in 1993 NHL Entry Draft (June 26, 1993)
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