Straight Up Sabres

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's season 6 premiere, we are thrilled to announce our new sponsorship with Mr. Goodbar, and welcomed Goodbar's owner Bobby Rabb to join us to discuss the new sponsorship, the return of trivia nights, getting folks out to watch Sabres games again, and more! We then discuss fan expectations ahead of the 2...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's season 5 finale, we tease an exciting new sponsorship and the return of our trivia nights before each creating a team of all time players who share the same first initial as us. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hockey Podcast Networ...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the tragic loss of Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau. In the second half of the episode, we dive into who should be on the mural of past players overlooking Alumni Plaza should the Sabres ever decide to update it. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network....

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss our recent travels before diving into the now refuted reports that Filip Zadina was going to sign a PTO with the Sabres, Corey Pronman's pipeline ranking of the Sabres, disagreements with his rankings of Benson and Levi, and close with our thoughts on Tage's comments regarding switchi...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we each share three storylines we're looking forward to ahead of the 2024-2025 season, including the pressure to win it all in Edmonton, if Vancouver can take the next step, the potential of a non-forward winning the Hart, what offseason additions will help propel the teams in the Eastern Confer...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the idea of trading for Patrik Laine, the arguments for and against, where we both stand on a potential move, and the Olympics wrapping up. 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 podc...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the report that 2024 1st round pick Konsta Helenius will be playing in North America this season before quizzing each other on leading scorers from each draft class during the playoff drought and leaders in Olympic games played for Team USA hockey. Stay up to date in the world of hock...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we each share five ideas for new movies based off real-life sporting stories/events. Ideas include former Sabre Brian Spencer's life story, Dock Ellis throwing a hitter while high on LSD, Leicester City winning the Premier League, the Dream Team, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss UPL's 5-year contract extension with the Sabres, how he came to earn it, why there's not much, if any, downside to the deal, how it affects Devon Levi and the future of the net, and more before ending the episode with a quiz on all time leading scorers to never win an Art Ross. Stay u...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, which was recorded before the Sabres announced they re-signed UPL to an extension (we'll cover that Monday), we open the show sharing our thoughts on the Oilers hiring Stan Bowman as GM before getting into our mailbag! Huge thanks to everyone who sent their questions in! Stay up to date in the w...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss whether or not the Sabres are fully done with their offseason plans, not spending to the cap, not using all of the cap space freed up from Jeff Skinner's buyout, if their a playoff team as it stands now, and what our summer episodes will look like! Stay up to date in the world of hock...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we continue our segment where we go through each team and rate which, if any, of their players are Hall of Fame caliber on a 1-5 scale. Brendan shares his Eastern Conference picks, including which Sabres made the cut. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we revisit an old segment where we go through each team and rate which, if any, of their players are Hall of Fame caliber on a 1-5 scale. Taylor goes through his picks for the Western Conference today and Brendan shares his Eastern Conference picks on Thursday's episode. Stay up to date in the w...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome Matt and Pat from the band Super American to discuss their new album Gangster of Love, their upcoming headlining North American tour and fall tour supporting Neck Deep, the most memorable moments of their Sabres fanhood, how they're feeling ahead ahead of next season, the Sabres recen...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' trading Matt Savoie for Ryan McLeod, understanding the arguments both for and against the move, where McLeod may slot in the lineup and who with, how this move affects Krebs & Greenway's standing in the lineup, how they can still make a move for the top-6 (even though it's...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' free agent signings, what their impact may be, our disappointment in the front office's approach, inexplicably not making a trade for a top-6 forward, overpaying in a trade to get a deal done, the possibility of regression for certain players, the D group and where Ryan Jo...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we recap the Sabres' weekend including their trade back with San Jose, trading a 2nd for Beck Malenstyn, drafting Konsta Helenius at 14th overall, and morale heading into free agency. Then, Brendan goes through his trade and free agency ideas and Taylor reacts to each player, including what thei...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the reports that Jeff Skinner will be bought out by the Sabres, what affect this has on the cap in the short and long term, the arguments for doing it either this year or next, and how we view his legacy as a Sabre. Then, in the second half of the episode, Taylor gives his extended th...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Florida Panthers defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup. Within the discussion, we dive into Florida's road over the past decade getting to this point, how we feel about the former Sabres winning the Cup, how wrong we both were about Paul Maurice, w...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Oilers closing the gap on the Panthers as the Stanley Cup now sits at 3-2, McDavid's historic run, Edmonton's dominant penalty kill, what Florida needs to do to finish off the series, and if McDavid could win the Conn Smyth in a losing effort. We then discuss the moves that went d...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' promotion of Jerry Forton to assistant general manager and the state of the front office before diving into the Stanley Cup, including games 1 & 2, who our frontrunners are for the Conn Smythe, how Florida has gotten off to a 2-0 lead, and what Edmonton needs to do to get...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the latest news in the Eastern and Western Conference finals and share some Sabres updates including the conclusion of the World Championships, Matt Savoie with an opportunity to advance to the Memorial Cup Finals, and the Sabres not extending an ELC to Mats Lindgren and their pair of...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres presented by The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' participating in the World Championships, how their success now could be a springboard into heading into next season, briefly discuss potential offseason additions, and preview both of the Conference Finals matchups. The Charging Buffalo is a multi-faceted digital media outlet centered aroun...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres presented by The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres promoting Seth Appert to assistant coach, how we feel about the hire and the rest of the coaching staff being retained, why it's too soon to crown Appert the coach in waiting, Rochester's exit from the Calder Cup playoffs, a look around the NHL playoffs, and more! The Charging Buffalo is a mu...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres presented by The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres drafting 11th overall in the wake of the draft lottery, The Charging Buffalo is a multi-faceted digital media outlet centered around the Buffalo Sabres whose mission is to provide hockey fans in Buffalo the high-end quality you’d expect of a national media brand — solely focused on your favor...