Sabres Live Overtime

Duffer and Marty look at the state of the Sabres with 36 games remaining before their west coast road trip including a look at their practice lines from Monday's practice and analyzing their power play. Then they are joined by Viktor Maudr, Leader of the Buffalo Sabres Czech & Slovakia Fanclub. Viktor described what its like to cheer and chant at games in Europe, how his group came together, and h...

Duffer & Marty are back to recap a big Buffalo sports weekend and preview a big upcoming homestand for the Sabres. They talked successful coaches challenges and what it will take for the Sabres to move into a playoff spot. Plus one word on the current state of the Sabres goaltending, and many words on the Sabres current defense pairs. Along with some news and notes from around the NHL.

Duffer and Marty discussed how much Sabres fans might see Devon Levi play for the Sabres in their games before the holiday break. Should NHL goalies play more on back to back games? Can the Sabres find a rhythm on offense, how does Jack Quinn impact their lineup, and what would Marty do with the Sabres power play? Plus looking at the teams around the Sabres in the Eastern Conference standings.

Brian Duff and Martin Biron begin by sending along their best wishes to Tony Granato. They discussed the Sabres recalling Brett Murray, playing with compete and missed opportunities against Montreal on Saturday. They examine Devon Levi, the Sabres big picture in goal, getting the Sabres offense & power play going, and previewed the Sabres matchup with the Coyotes.

After a strong performance by UPL against Nashville Sunday night Marty & Duffer discuss where the Sabres are at in goal. The guys dig into the numbers, what is different from last season for the Sabres and how much are injuries to blame? How do the Sabres get better starts in the first period and why are the Sabres attempting a lot of stretch passes? Evaluation vs expectation - how is Zach Benson...

Duffer and Marty talk about the good times had in the United Center after a casual trip to Chicago. They compared the games Friday in Winnipeg to Sunday in Chicago. Discussed Erik Johnson's game winning goal, interacting with Sabres fans in Chicago and Zach Benson's game. Also what it was like to see Connor Bedard in person and the Sabres continuing with Tage Thompson out of the lineup. An update...

On the "Baby Grand edition" of Sabres Live Overtime, Brian Duff and Martin Biron dig deep into the Sabres power play numbers and how it compares to last season. What do the Sabres miss with Alex Tuch out of the lineup? They discussed the Sabres lines from Monday's practice, how the Sabres can play to their identity, wished Gilbert Perreault a happy birthday and remembered goalie Roman Cechmanek. P...

Brian Duff & Martin Biron discuss what we learned from Saturday night's Sabres lineup and what the plan might be for Matt Savoie? How do the Sabres get more contributions from their bottom six and has Alex Tuch found his offensive groove? What’s possible with a Ryan Johnson and Rasmus Dahlin defense pairing and how can the Sabres get a win in Carolina?

Duffer & Marty are back with a new Sabres Live Overtime! They recapped the month of October for the Sabres and the "buzz" of the Black & Red! Examined UPL looking "faster" in black and red. Looked ahead at their next segment of games, and fixing the Sabres power play. The Sabres penalty kill is working EJ, Greenway & Thompson but why are they shorthanded more this season? Sabres streaks from Dahli...

Brian Duff and Martin Biron are joined by Bandits players Ian MacKay, Kyle Buchanan, & Chris Cloutier to talk about what it was like to win and celebrate the NLL championship. They discussed how many parties they’ve they been a part of, how many different cities they visited, how many people drank from the NLL Cup and how much of advantage was it to have the final game in Banditland? They shared s...

Sabres prospects analyst Kris Baker joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on the latest Sabres Live Overtime podcast. They discussed the futures of Jiri Kulich and Matthew Savoie and if they could be this year’s version of Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka? They talked about the future of more prospects including Isak Rosen, Lukas Rousek, Alexander Kisakov, Tyson Kozak, Ryan Johnson and Mats Lindgren Jr. The...

Former Sabre and Rochester Americans assistant coach Mike Weber joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on Sabres Live Overtime. He discussed the Amerks playoff race, defense & goaltending, the play of Jiri Kulich & Isak Rosen, coaching young players, one word for Sabres prospects, some stories from his Sabres career, and how he keeps his dream alive of winning the Stanley Cup as a coach.

NHL player agent Brian Bartlett joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on Sabres Live Overtime. He discussed his special relationship representing Sabres forwards Alex Tuch and Jordan Greenway. Bartlett described how the Greenway trade came to be and why he says Buffalo is lucky to have him. He also examined life as an agent, following after his father Steve, and some of his other clients.

Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on this week’s episode of Sabres Live Overtime. He discussed the progress of the Amerks young players, the balance of player development while being in a playoff race and the outlook for the team coming up. He examined the play of Jiri Kulich, Isak Rosen, Alexander Kisakov, Lukas Rousek, Brandon Biro, Linus Weissbach, &...

Daily Faceoff NHL analyst/former NHL goalie Mike McKenna joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on Sabres Live Overtime to discuss which goalies might be on the move at the NHL Trade Deadline. McKenna shared his reaction to the trade between the Kings and Blue Jackets involving Jonathan Quick and Joonas Korpisalo, analyzed the Kings plan in net and speculated if Quick may be traded again. What might b...

Kris Baker joined Brian Duff and Marty Biron to talk Devon Levi's performance in the Beanpot tournament, what makes him such a special prospect and when the guys think he might eventually be NHL ready.  Which prospects in Rochester are impressing the most? What is the latest on Matt Savoie?  What is Kris seeing from Olivier Nadeau? The guys also compared Sabres goalie prospects including Topias Le...

The Athletic Islanders staff writer Kevin Kurz joined Brian Duff and Martin Biron on Sabres Live Overtime. He discussed the impact of the Islanders trade for Bo Horvat along with Horvat’s eight-year contract extension. Kurz examined if the Isles could trade goalie Semyon Varlamov and the success of goalie Ilya Sorokin this season. He discussed the team’s outlook down the stretch and what the playo...

Duffer and Marty reflect on Ryan Miller Night and talk about how it came together behind the scenes. Then the guys break down what is working for the Sabres in their last two wins including Victor Olofsson & Casey Mittelstadt. Also a preview of the Sabres road trip this week.

Brian Duff and Martin Biron ask how to explain what is happening to the Sabres when they wear the black and red jerseys. They recap an emotional night in the arena Saturday against Minnesota that included a wild overtime period. They discuss Rasmus Dahlin's game, Owen Power's performance, look ahead at the Sabres schedule and the standings. They also evaluated the Sabres goalie situation.

Brian Duff and Martin Biron discuss what's the plan for Sabres goaltending in 2023 and how might the possibility of keeping three goalies affect the Sabres roster on the latest Sabres Live Overtime. They also examine if the Sabres need to attempt to balance the playing time of their defensemen and how can the team find more scoring beyond its top line.

Brian Duff and Martin Biron debate what is the common denominator for the Sabres on their three-game winning streak on the latest Sabres Live Overtime. Where are we seeing the "Granato Effect" and are Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch the latest examples? Marty describes the coach/player dynamic and we examine how the Sabres have dealt with the injuries on defense. There's a look ahead at the upcoming Sa...

In the latest Sabres Live Overtime, Brian Duff and Martin Biron discuss how big the absence of Jeff Skinner from the Sabres lineup is. They also break down the home-and-home series with the Penguins and if the Sabres can keep up their impressive offensive numbers while noting how teams have started to defend them differently. Did Peyton Krebs or Casey Mittelstadt have the more significant week? Br...

Brian Duff and Martin Biron pick their highlights from the last week of Sabres hockey on this week's Sabres Live Overtime. They discuss the often hypocritical debate that surrounds the shootout and Marty reveals a conversation he had with Jack Quinn about his shootout move. They also take a moment to appreciate the Sabres impressive offensive numbers and ask could the top two Sabres lines stay tog...

Brian Duff and Martin Biron examine Sabres head coach Don Granato's post game comments in Toronto about compete. Marty breaks down Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's first start of the season for the Sabres and offers some advice. The guys look at the potential impact of Mattias Samuelsson's return to the lineup and look at the Sabres forward depth that now includes Tyson Jost. Finally there's a look at how t...

Brian Duff and Martin Biron analyze the numbers from the Sabres winless streak and discuss how the team can turn it around. Should the Sabres keep the Quinn/Cozens/Peterka line together? What does Marty see from the Sabres goaltending? Is there a roster move from Rochester to be made? How important are these next five Sabres games? What are we witnessing from Tage Thompson? Finally a tip of the ca...