‘Also named to the leadership group Thursday were alternate captains Thomas Vanek, Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford and Derek Roy. Those five players, plus goaltender Ryan Miller, have played together since the 2006-07 season, and four of them (Pominville, Roy, Gaustad and Miller) have been together since their days in the American Hockey League.’
Pominville head of Buffalo's home-grown leadership
Source: NHL.com