series will run through the season with the goal to give fans an "all-access pass to the entire Sabres organization throughout the entire 2012–13 NHL season." Regular season After the lockout, the Sabres had an abbreviated one-week training camp. During the camp, the Sabres' first pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Mikhail Grigorenko, played well on a line with off-season trade acquisitions Steve Ott and Ville Leino. At the end of the camp, Grigorenko was put on the opening day roster. The Sabres were given five games to decide whether to keep him on the roster (and thus pay him a full season's salary) or send him back to his junior team, the Quebec Remparts; in the end, Grigorenko was kept on the roster after Leino suffered an injury. After several weeks of mediocre play and Leino's return to the active roster, Grigorenko returned to the Remparts. He remained with the Remparts until their elimination from the QMJHL playoffs, whereupon he returned to the Sabres. After an unsuccessful 6–10–1 start, general manager Darcy Regier announced the firing of head coach Lindy Ruff Ruff coached the team since 1997 and was the team's most successful coach. It was further announced that Ron Rolston, who was the current coach of the Rochester Americans, would replace Ruff on an interim basis. The Sabres performed better under Rolston but were nonetheless eliminated from playoff contention following an 8–4 home loss to the New York Rangers. The Sabres allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with seven. Playoffs The Sabres did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Standings Schedule and results Original regular season schedule |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | 1 || 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || || First Niagara Center || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 2 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || || || First Niagara Center || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 3 || 19 || New York Rangers || || || First Niagara Center || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 4 || 20 || @ New York Islanders || || || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 5 || 24 || New Jersey Devils || || || First Niagara Center || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 6 || 26 || @ New Jersey Devils || || || Prudential Center || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor= | 7 || 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || || || First Niagara