Straight Up Sabres

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we preview the second round of the playoffs, give predictions for each of the matchups, say goodbye to our dearly departed friends in Toronto and Vegas, 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...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we record while watching the third period of Leafs-Bruins and discuss the latest updates around the NHL playoffs, plus Tim Graham's athletic article about Terry Pegula's succession planning. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursday The Hoc...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we take a look around the NHL playoffs and discuss our top storylines. We then close with a quiz on Sabres' all time leading playoff scorers. 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 dedic...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we welcome our pal TJ Luckman of WGR550 back to the pod to discuss the hiring of Lindy Ruff, our thoughts on his introductory press conference, what players we're excited for Lindy to work with, how much of a search Kevyn Adams actually had for the new coach, a look ahead to the offseason, and s...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres hiring Lindy Ruff as head coach, why it makes sense, the arguments for the hire, potential drawbacks, the PR/marketing component, what players could benefit most from the move, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday an...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, the Sabres season is finished and so is Don Granato's tenure as coach. We discuss the end of the season, Granato's firing, how we view his tenure as coach, if he'll get a head coaching job again, locker room cleanout, Kevyn Adams' presser, and our favorite head coaching options for the Sabres. S...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, recorded on Monday ahead of the Sabres' season finale vs Tampa due to technical difficulties, we take a look around the league and discuss the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, the Western Conference playoff picture, who the award front runners are, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hoc...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres officially extending their playoff drought to 13 years, what went wrong last offseason and this season to get us here, approaching the offseason, where blame should fall, Granato & Tage's post-game comments, Ovechkin's NHL-record 18th straight season with 30 goals, and end...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres 6-2 victory over the caps in Jeff Skinner's 1000th game, the continued strong play from the new top line, why the Sabres offense is so hot and cold and who's to blame, and more Sabres talk before we react to the Stefon Diggs trade which happened minutes before we started re...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the loss against the Maple Leafs, the brutal in-arena experience, Cozens and Quinn's struggles, Jeff Skinner's upcoming 1,000th game, 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...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the loss against Ottawa, air some frustrations on the state of the team, discuss if there's a lack of off-ice leadership in the locker room, our confidence in the front office, Dylan Cozens' struggles, and eventually make our way to what teams we should and shouldn't cover if we quit...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode which was recorded prior to Sunday's game against Calgary, we discuss the Sabres' already slim playoff hopes essentially ending after the loss against the Oilers, the Oilers scoring 5 in the 3rd to win, what that says about the coaching staff & players, Byram's defensive struggles & how worried w...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we recap the win over Seattle, loss against Vancouver, preview the matchups against Edmonton and Calgary, the stagnant powerplay, and discuss the hiring of Pete Guelli as COO of the Sabres and Bills. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and Thursda...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode recorded prior to the win over Seattle, we discuss the Sabres loss on Saturday against the Red Wings, the state of the playoff picture, what the Sabres need to do down the stretch to make things interesting, preview the week ahead, and so much more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we recap the Sabres huge 7-3 win over the Red Wings, the current playoff situation, Byram continuing to impress, the road ahead, needing help from the teams ahead of them, and the inexcusable lack of a reaction to UPL getting run multiple times against Detroit. Stay up to date in the world of ho...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we recap the trade deadline including the Okposo trade, Johnson trade, Girgensons not getting moved, and the Sabres not taking advantage of salary retention in deals. We also discuss the deadline around the league including Vegas' big splash and corresponding use of LTIR. We then get into the we...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the huge trade of Casey Mittelstadt for Bowen Byram, the high-risk high-reward nature of the move, where Byram may fit into the lineup, how this impacts the Sabres' defense and forward corps, what future moves this may be signaling, other news in the leadup to the trade deadline, and...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' frustrating weekend which started off with a great 7-2 victory over the Golden Knights and ended with a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Jets. We discuss where the team is at with 20 games to go, our worries with a positive run taking away from the coaching staff's shortcomin...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' loss against Florida, Granato's continued indecision when pulling the goalie, Erik Johnson getting benched, the future of the D core, looking ahead to matchup against Vegas, and more! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday and...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win against the Hurricanes on Sunday, finally winning three in a row for the first time this season, UPL & Krebs' continued strong play, Dahlin eating minutes, Power having a good game, and the week ahead. After the ad break, we then give our picks for each team's Mount Ru...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' win against the Wild and loss against Anaheim, the Benson-Krebs-Peterka line, if Tage is playing hurt, how far this team is from being a playoff contender, people missing Tim Murray(?), what if the Lafontaine stayed with the Sabres instead of Murray, where would Jagr rank...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' commanding 7-0 victory over the Kings, the need to move Okposo off the top line, how the Sabres can build off the win, and their unluckiness this season before spending the second half of the episode giving our three league-wide stories to keep an eye on. Stay up to date i...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' 3-1 loss against the Blues, coming out of the All Star break 0-2, UPL's continued strong play, moving on from Granato, and the rumors swirling around the Sabres and potential upcoming moves. Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Mond...

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres on The Hockey Podcast Network & The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres' 2-1 loss against the Stars, who looked good despite the loss (including Dahlin, Cozens, & Ryan Johnson), why that doesn't really matter since they still lost, Okposo playing on the 1st line and powerplay unit, the horrible officiating in the Dallas game, misusing Krebs, an...

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...