Maintenance Day

We made it everyone, the real end of the season. The part where the games are over, all the Sabres players have spoken, and Don Granato and Kevyn Adams got to assess how things went and deal with our questions for the last time for...a couple months anyway. This week, Lance & Joe discuss what Granato and Adams had to say about: goaltending, Kyle Okposo and Zemgus Girgensons maybe coming back,...

This week, Lance and Joe go over the end of the Sabres' dream to make the playoffs. They touch on literally everything you can think of relating to the team, how things played out, and what may lie ahead. There's plenty to talk about Devon Levi, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, and the others. It's pretty much two guys talking it out and then Lance had to go and mention the NHL Awards...

You wanted Devon Levi, you got Devon Levi, and Devon Levi lived up to the hype in his first game. But what will he do for his second start and how soon will that be? Lance and Joe have a discussion about that and the rest of the goaltending collective that hangs in the balance as the Sabres get right back into the discussion for the playoffs. The guys also get into how the Sabres have played witho...

This week, Lance and Joe keep the show nice and tight and a little more bite-size as opposed to the previous super-size editions. They're concerned about your audio caloric intake an discuss Pride Night and Ilya Lyubushkin, Tage Thompson's injury and how they managed with him banged up and without him against Montréal. Eric Comrie looked good don't you think? No, wait, you're w...

The guys are back and talking all about Devon Levi who's finally a Sabre. How much will he play and what to expect out of him? Lance and Joe get into it. You may have noticed the Sabres have been struggling lately. Yeah, they'll talk about that too as well as the additions of Riley Stillman and Jordan Greenway.  Thanks for listening and thanks for letting us know you're enjoying the...

We're at last beyond the trade deadline and the Sabres made a handful of moves adding Jordan Greenway and Riley Stillman and said good-bye to Rasmus Asplund and Erik Portillo's draft rights. Lance and Joe discuss the ups and downs of the moves. The guys also dig in about the wild game against Tampa, ask about who among the goalies is going to be the guy to lean on, and take a look ahead...

The countdown to Friday's trade deadline is winding down and Lance and Joe dig in on what the Sabres could/should be looking to do for it, particularly in the wake of Alex Tuch's injury that will have him out for a few weeks. News breaks during the recording a couple of times and the guys analyze the Maple Leafs acquisition of Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty and also give a mention to Micha...

After a one-week California-borne hiatus, Lance and Joe are back and ready to get into it about the Sabres and their race for the postseason and how it starts with a wicked four-game slate for the week. They also discuss the latest Sabres line changes and how they've worked out superbly (so far) and the emergence of Peyton Krebs as a major contributor with his growth through the season. They...

This week, Lance and Joe take a look back and have some laughs about the All-Star Weekend. Are they laughing with it or laughing at it? You make the call. There's also the Tage Thompson injury that's worth discussing and just how worrisome it may be. The guys also answer a few questions about the second half of the season and what that may bring as far as trade situations and what sort o...

Oh, hi there. Remember us, Maintenance Day? Apologies for missing out last week, but with Lance hitting the road and Joe under the weather and the Sabres schedule being what it's been the past few weeks, literally nothing cooperated for the guys to sit down and chat. BUT! They made up for it this week by going a little extra long to discuss the Sabres getting seven out of eight possible point...

The guys know they're late with this week's episode, but listen, the schedule has been bonkers. For the latest episode they crammed in some time ahead of Ryan Miller night to talk about the latest turn of struggles for the team, the need for more consistency from defense pairs that don't have Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson, and you'll never believe it but more goaltending...

Coming off what may have been the most fun game of the year against Minnesota, Lance and Joe decided it's time to have the talk about playoff possibilities. They're very well aware of what's happened in the past, but also there are only a couple guys who were even around for the real bad past fumblings down the stretch so it's all moot...right? Sure! They also get into the upco...

Bet you thought Lance and Joe were done talking about the Sabres goalie situation for a while, didn't you? Ha-ha! A fool's errand, indeed. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's hot run of success and Eric Comrie's imminent return from injury has the Sabres in a bit of a spot with those two and Craig Anderson all worthy of the net in the NHL. The guys hash out Buffalo's options. They also...

It's been a year since this podcast began. Why it started one just before Christmas is beyond us, too, but it's too late now! Lance and Joe are here and you're stuck with them as they discuss the Sabres' newly extended Christmas break, their recent super successful road trip out west, how good Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was during that trip and what's going to happen when Eric C...

What a wild week for the Sabres. First, Tage Thompson goes supernova with five goals, then Jeff Skinner goes rage-style and earns a three-game suspension, and then Henri Jokiharju earns a noble, yet terrible, injury blocking an Evgeni Malkin slap shot. Sheesh. Lance and Joe get into all of that as well as Casey Mittelstadt's promotion in Skinner's absence, some goaltending chatter, and t...

Quite the impression made by Dylan Cozens, J-J Peterka, and Jack Quinn the past few games, eh? Lance and Joe talk about what it means to have the Kid Line/Youth Movement Line/Make Your Own Name For The Line But Don't Call It The Kid Line-Line going the way they are and how outstanding Cozens in particular is performing. The guys also talk about UPL and his trial by combat in the schedule and...

Annnnnnd we're back! Lance and Joe apologize for missing out on last week's episode and offer up many mea culpas for it. They made up for it this week by both going long and discussing at length the thought of the Sabres adding Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes. What would they do and not do to acquire another top defenseman as well as who else would be able to offer what Buffalo c...

So... the Sabres have lost five straight, but is everything doom and gloom or is this just part of how it goes with a young team learning the league that's also missing two of their top-four defensemen? Well, when you put it that way... Lance and Joe discuss all of that, what went right and what went wrong in the week that was, and some discussion about Casey Mittelstadt, Jack Quinn, and more...

It's a new week and that means there's a new Sabres defenseman injured, only this time it's Rasmus Dahlin and that's really no good. Lance and Joe talk about the Sabres test of mettle in the southeast that led to the Dahlin injury and how that thrusts Owen Power into the No. 1 role which will totally be fun to watch. Another injury on defense raises the question: Should the Sab...

What could've been a terrible week filled with L's turned around in an instant with a comeback win against Chicago. Lance and Joe discuss how Casey Mittelstadt and Victor Olofsson have really looked as of late, Tage Thompson perhaps busting out of his goal-scoring slump, the outstanding play of Jack Quinn, what's the deal with Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo, and... oh, right, the defe...

The Sabres are flying to start the season and are having a dynamite swing through Western Canada and into Seattle. Rasmus Dahlin is killing it, so is Alex Tuch...but defensemen are getting hurt like crazy and what's up with Peyton Krebs and Jack Quinn? Lance and Joe talk it all out and, it isn't all gloomy, there's plenty of discussion about how great the Thompson and Cozens lines a...

The Buffalo Sabres got their season off with a win against Ottawa and a feisty loss to Florida. Lance and Joe discuss their takeaways from those games, how one deals with professional hockey troll Matthew Tkachuk, some interesting late-game line shuffles, and how not to worry about goaltending for once! Ahh, sweet, sweet, relief. Thanks as always for listening. We would hip check someone questiona...

You've been waiting a long time (like six months) for the next regular season of Buffalo Sabres hockey and it's here at last! Lance and Joe discuss Kyle Okposo's captaincy and his assistant captains Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Dahlin. They also talk about why Alex Tuch doesn't have a letter, too. Oh right, the opening day roster is there too. Plenty of discussion to absorb to...

There might be another week-plus of training camp to go, but the Sabres roster is basically set. Isn't that neat? There are still a couple of preseason games to go and potential for added chaos, but Lance and Joe are all in on discussing who snags the final few spots on the team and how it'll shake out in the end. We're almost there everyone. The guys dig into some more nonsense inc...

This week, Lance and Joe talk about the start of Sabres training camp and how things are looking early on. Lance was in Washington for the first preseason game of the year, so he's got some first-hand game observations, too. There's so much to mention it would spoil the whole podcast to list it off here. Trust us, there's plenty of Sabres goodness within. Thanks as always for listen...