Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we open with some exciting news before discussing the Sabres losing Jack Quinn for 6-8 weeks and Mattias Samuelsson for the season due to injury, the forward lines at Sunday's practice, what this season has changed our minds about, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast d...
Feb 05, 2024•36 min•Ep. 345
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome back former Sabres defenseman Doug Bodger for a wide ranging chat including his thoughts on the Sabres' season, Dahlin's season & his approach, Benson's rookie year and his insight on breaking into the NHL as an 18 year old drafted outside the top 5, the 92-93 Sabres, his experience playing at the World Championships, the evolution of the NHL throughout his career, comparing...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 344
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win over San Jose, Jack Quinn's injury, Devon Levi being sent to Rochester for the All Star break, the Sabres season thus far and what needs to change after the All Star break for us to feel like they're seriously in the playoff hunt, a possible trade target on the blue line, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Mond...
Jan 29, 2024•42 min•Ep. 343
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we open with an update on the five players who haven taken a leave of absence from their respective clubs in light of the latest developments in the Hockey Canada investigation before discussing the Sabres loss to the Ducks, Granato's job status and performance, Clifton, the rest of the west coast road trip, a hypothetical question of whether you'd swap the entirety of the Sabres organizat...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 342
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome our fellow contributor to The Charging Buffalo Joe Marino (@JoeMarinoTCB) for a wide ranging discussion on the Sabres season thus far, how they're handling Devon Levi, making a coaching change, Dahlin & Cozens' steps back, making a big move, trading vs re-signing Casey Mittelstadt, reflecting on Tyler Ennis' career as he announced his retirement, and more! Stay up to date in...
Jan 22, 2024•54 min•Ep. 341
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres-Blackhawks game getting postponed, the win over San Jose, the importance of Saturday's divisional matchup against Tampa Bay, who starts Thursday & Saturday, tease some upcoming guests, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buff...
Jan 18, 2024•25 min•Ep. 340
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' 1-0 loss to Vancouver, what went wrong, who played well, Dahlin's recent comments to The Athletic, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcasts’ are available at thehockeypodcastnetwork.com or wherever you get yo...
Jan 15, 2024•44 min•Ep. 339
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' 5-2 loss to Seattle, Jeff Marek's comments on how the Sabres have handled Devon Levi, switching the lines, Peyton Krebs' usage, how they've handled Ryan Johnson, and air some frustrations about Adams and Granato. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicat...
Jan 11, 2024•51 min•Ep. 338
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome back our pal TJ Luckman of WGR 550 to discuss the Sabres win over the Penguins, finally winning a back-to-back, UPL's strong performance, the rest of the month's schedule, what needs adjusting for sustained success, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedica...
Jan 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 337
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' 6-1 win over the Canadiens, Jack Quinn's impressive start to his season after coming off IR, Rasmus Dahlin being named to the All Star Game, Saturday's matchup against Pittsburgh, and expectations for the road ahead. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast ded...
Jan 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 336
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! Happy New Year! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win against Columbus and loss to the Senators to close out 2023 before getting into our New Year's Resolutions for the Sabres in 2024. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcasts’ are available at thehocke...
Jan 03, 2024•59 min•Ep. 335
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode (recorded before the Bruins game), we welcome Kris Baker (@SabresProspects) back to the podcast for an in-depth dive into the Sabres' prospects. We discuss the Sabres' at the World Juniors, his view on Kulich, Savoie, & Ostlund and if he feels any of them are untouchable, Maxim Strbak's emergence, the Sabres' Russian prospects, Benson & Levi's rookie seasons in Buffalo, Granato as t...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 334
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the disaster that was the Sabres 9-4 loss against the Blue Jackets, Granato's continued coaching errors, possible replacements should they fire him, how Adams' inaction got us into this mess, who's regressed this year, what to do about a Mittelstadt extension, and a whole lot more. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday ...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 333
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' frustrating weekend with the win over Vegas and loss to Arizona, their inability to string together more than one win at a time, to what degree their slow starts and inability to win back-to-back is on coaching, the players, or a mental block, what to do with Levi, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thur...
Dec 19, 2023•42 min•Ep. 332
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win over Arizona, the fourth line's strong performance as of late and what that means for Girgensons, what the forward group may look like at full strength, Craig Rivet getting ANGRY about High School Musical, and more. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast ...
Dec 13, 2023•31 min•Ep. 331
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win against Boston & loss against Montreal, how the standings around them are looking, Devon Levi's performance and if he should stay with the Sabres or go back to Rochester, Jack Quinn returning from injury soon, the Bills win over Kansas City, the response to Tyler Dunne's McDermott piece, and more. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast...
Dec 11, 2023•54 min•Ep. 330
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' loss against Detroit, our reactions to the Eric Robinson trade, not making a bigger move, re-structuring the front office, and more. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcasts’ are available at thehockeypodcastnetwork.co...
Dec 07, 2023•45 min•Ep. 329
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' back-to-back losses to Carolina and Nashville, the continued struggles of Matthias Samuelsson & Dylan Cozens, if Granato's really on the hot seat, time running out, and more. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcast...
Dec 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 328
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome Josh from Evolving Hockey to discuss the start to the Sabres season, playoff chances, UPL stepping up, sending Levi down, the importance of getting Jack Quinn back, what's gone wrong with Cozens, Benson's strong start to his career, Power's play in his 2nd season, if Dahlin's performing to expectations, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Net...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 327
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss this past weekend in Sabres hockey, including their comeback win against the Penguins, embarrassing loss in New Jersey, Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen getting called up, if time is running out to right the ship, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to y...
Nov 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 326
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, Brendan opens the show with remarks about his late sister and mental health in honor of the one-year anniversary of her passing. We then get into some Sabres' talk including the loss against Boston, the big picture with Devon Levi, Tage's injury, and a continuation of our conversation from last episode about lineup optimization. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcas...
Nov 17, 2023•53 min•Ep. 325
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' back-to-back this past weekend against the Wild & Penguins before getting into a lengthy discussion about Don Granato and Kevyn Adams regarding lineup optimization and asset management. We also discuss the Oilers woes in light of Jay Woodcroft's firing/Kris Knoblauch's hiring. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday an...
Nov 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 324
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' overtime loss to the Hurricanes, Rasmus Dahlin's highlight reel goal, Ryan Johnson playing with Dahlin on the top pair, the powerplays continued woes, Matt Savoie's upcoming NHL debut, calling up Jiri Kulich, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast d...
Nov 09, 2023•38 min•Ep. 323
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday after Friday's loss against the Flyers, Ryan Johnson making his NHL debut, confidence in the goalie situation, Kulich pushing for a call up, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres...
Nov 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 322
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win over the Flyers, UPL's back-to-back strong performances, Tuch's injury, Peterka's hot start, the weekend matchups against Philly and the Leafs, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcasts’ are available at t...
Nov 03, 2023•37 min•Ep. 321
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' impressive win over the Colorado Avalanche, UPL's first career shutout, Tuch's bounce-back, the penalty kill's continued success & power play's struggles, the week ahead, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. P...
Oct 30, 2023•39 min•Ep. 320
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres back-to-back against Montreal and Ottawa, Alex Tuch's struggles, Mittelstadt & Greenway's continued strong seasons, the goaltending rotation over next week's games, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Buffalo Sabres. Podcasts...
Oct 26, 2023•34 min•Ep. 319
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss attending the Sabres overtime win against the Lightning on Tuesday, including our thoughts on the arena upgrades, updated game presentation features, Jost replacing Olofsson in the lineup, third line's continued success, the top line coming to life, Dylan Cozens' play, Samuelsson's injury, Jokiharju's strong game, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey ...
Oct 19, 2023•54 min•Ep. 318
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, Taylor returns from his trip abroad as we recap the Sabres 0-2 start, including the top line & Cozens' struggles, Olofsson (bad!), the Greenway-Mittelstadt-Benson line (good!), shaking up the lineup, if the lack of moves during the offseason is already affecting the team, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hoc...
Oct 16, 2023•39 min•Ep. 317
Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome our old pal Kevin (@ntrider825 on Twitter) to the pod for a season preview episode! We discuss how to handle Benson and Savoie, if Krebs can unlock the offensive side to his game, if the top line peaked last season, Johnson & Clifton's impact, a possible Power/Samuelsson pair, carrying 3 goalies, and so much more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcas...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 316