hiː plˈeɪd spˈɛɹɪŋli fɚðə sˈeɪbɚz, bˌʌt wʌz ɪnsˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ lˈaɪnʌp dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks stˈænli kˈʌp plˈeɪɔfs tə fˈɪl wˈʌn ʌvðə hˈoʊlz ˌɔn ðɛɹ blˈuːlaɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈɪndʒɚɹiz tə dəmˈiːtɹi kˈeɪlənˌɪn, tˈɛpoʊ nˈʌmaɪnən, ænd hˈɛnɹɪk tˈælɪndɚ.
He played sparingly for the Sabres, but was inserted into their lineup during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs to fill one of the holes on their blueline created by injuries to Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen, and Henrik Tallinder.