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In this special on-site episode from the the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York, Brandon Caputo welcomes on Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff to discuss thoughts, updates and other buzz going around the day before Round 1 begins on Friday; with so many trades and movement already making waves around the National Hockey League throughout this week. Teams/Players of note to watch heading into the...

For this special live offseason episode, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects preview the upcoming NHL Draft for the Buffalo Sabres, the breaking news of the Zach Benson extension, their trade with the Chicago Blackhawks in acquiring the 4th overall pick, a 2nd round pick and D Louis Crevier in exchange for D Bowen Byram and F Jordan Greenway, and moving on from Michael Kesselring. A...

In this special on-site episode from the 2026 NHL Combine at Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York, Brandon Caputo welcomes on Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff to discuss takeaways and other news/notes updates from the week that was with some of the NHL's best available prospects for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft coming up in a few weeks. What players stood out on the floor or in the interviews? What team...

On this Season Finale episode, Reece Doumani and Colin Ward discuss the Kitchener Rangers winning the 2026 Memorial Cup Championship in dominating fashion going 4-0 in the tournament and completing the sweep of the OHL Championship and CHL Championships in the same year; along with key performers along the way. The also go over OHL Headlines that include Brantford HC Jay McKee moving up to the AHL...

In our Season Finale episode, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects outline the Buffalo Sabres to-do list for the upcoming NHL offseason after their revival season was cut short in heartbreaking fashion via a Round 2 Game 7 overtime loss on home ice vs Montreal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. What should be GM Jarmo Kelalainen's top priorities to improve the roster, who may be back, who...

In this episode, Brandon Caputo and guest beat reporter Joe Yerdon of Noted Hockey and Bleacher Report discuss takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres exit interviews, after their thrilling playoff run came to a heartbreaking end in overtime of Game 7 vs Montreal, looking back on a revival season that was after a 14-year playoff drought and early thoughts going forward into an important offseason for a...

On this special live episode, Reece Doumani and Colin Ward discuss the Kitchener Rangers winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup over the Barrie Colts in only four games, preview the Memorial Cup tournament, go over OHL Headlines and more heading into the offseason and June's Priority Selection draft.  Promotion with Buttendz #1 hockey grips to get 10% off your order as part of the network: buttendz.com...

For the Buffalo Sabres second NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres deciding Game 7 vs Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens, with Montreal advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals after a 3-2 overtime victory, despite being heavily out-chanced by Buffalo throughout. Hear postgame comments from Sabr...

For the Buffalo Sabres second NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Jonathon Howe of 97.7 HITZ FM record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 6 vs Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens, winning by a convincing 8-3 final and forcing a Game 7 back in Buffalo on Monday night; now 5-1 on the road this playoffs. Hear postgame comments from Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff and for...

For the Buffalo Sabres second NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 5 at home vs Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens, in a pivotal Game 5 swing game where the Sabres fall 6-3 on home ice and are now in the brink of elimination.  Hear postgame comments from Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff on how hi...

For the Buffalo Sabres second NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 4 vs Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens, taking a big 3-2 road victory and evening up the best of seven series 2-2 and earning home ice advantage back in now a best of three to finish off. Hear postgame comments from Sabres he...

For the Buffalo Sabres second NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Jonathon Howe record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 3 vs Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens, now down 2-1 in the best of seven series following a 6-2 defeat. Hear postgame comments from Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff on how the team will have to adjust and respond in Game 4 on Tuesday. Sabres Sema...

In this episode, Brandon Caputo and guest beat reporter Joe Yerdon of Noted Hockey and Bleacher Report discuss the Buffalo Sabres round two playoff outlook after winning the first game on home ice against the Atlantic Division foe Montreal Canadiens, key storylines, update on the lineup, practice notes, x-factor player notes as the series goes forward, and just how far this team can go after snapp...

For this episode, Reece Doumani and Colin Ward preview the OHL Championship Series between the West's top-seeded Kitchener Rangers and the East's second seeded Barrie Colts to see who will hoist this season's J. Ross Robertson Cup, recap both conference finals matchups, go over OHL Headlines, and provide honest thoughts on Barrie's controversial postgame press conference following their Game 7 dec...

In this playoff series preview episode, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects look ahead to Atlantic Division foe Montreal Canadiens in the second round where the Sabres will have home ice advantage as Atlantic Division Champions and their first head-to-head matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 1997-98 when Buffalo swept Montreal 4-0. They discuss expectations from the series, ke...

In this special on-site episode from the 2026 OHL Futures Camp at Ridley College in the Niagara Region, Brandon Caputo and Christian Simmons discuss and overview a full Day 2 slate of games, players of note from the camp, thoughts on the 3-day event, and outlook for the group of 120 selected OHL Draft-eligible invitees heading into June's 2026 OHL Priority Selection draft in Kingston. Armchair Mer...

For the Buffalo Sabres first NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo records a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 6 vs Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins, with Buffalo closing out the Bruins on the road with a 4-1 win, advancing to round two and their first playoff series victory since 2007. Hear from Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff, captain Rasmus Dahlin and veteran forward Alex T...

For the third round of the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Playoffs, Brandon Caputo and guest co-host Manny Paiva, radio colour commentator for the Spitfires on AM800, record a postgame recap LIVE from the WFCU Centre in Windsor for a Wednesday Night matchup between Western Conference foes (1) Kitchener Rangers and (2) Windsor Spitfires in Game 4 of their seven-game series, with the top-seeded Rangers...

For the Buffalo Sabres first NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 4 vs Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins, with Buffalo taking it by a 6-1 final and now have a 3-1 series lead going back to Buffalo for Game 5 on Tuesday. Hear from Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff and defenceman Bowen Byram with their...

For the Buffalo Sabres first NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects record a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 3 vs Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins as the series switches to TD Gardens in Boston tied 1-1, with the Sabres winning it by a 3-1 score to take the lead in the series thanks to a solid road game. Hear from Sabres head coach Lindy...

In this week's episode, Colin Ward and Reece Doumani go over a variety of topics from Round 2 of the of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League Playoffs and get you set for what's to come in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals for the Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr Trophies. Segments: Intro: 0:00 OHL Headlines/Awards: 08:12 Final Rankings for Draft Eligible OHL'ers: 29:41 Round 2 Results, What's Next...

For the Buffalo Sabres first NHL Playoff series in 14 seasons, Brandon Caputo records a postgame recap of the Buffalo Sabres Game 1 vs Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins, in a wild 4-3 third period comeback victory on home ice, the first comeback in NHL Playoff history to be down by two goals with less than 8 minutes remaining and win in regulation.  Hear postgame comments from Sabres head coac...

For the second round of the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Playoffs, Brandon Caputo and guest co-host Dan Polischuk, colour commentator for the Rangers on Rogers TV, record a postgame recap LIVE from Kitchener Memorial Auditorium for a Friday Night matchup between Western Conference rivals (5) Soo Greyhounds and (1) Kitchener Rangers in Game 5 of their seven-game series, with the top-seeded Rangers ta...

In this bonus audio clip from our most recent Buffalo Sabres postgame show LIVE from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects look ahead to the rival Boston Bruins in the first round where the Sabres will have home ice advantage as Atlantic Division Champions for the first time since the 2009-10 Northeast Division, expectations from the series, keys to success,...

For the Buffalo Sabres eighty-second game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season against the Dallas Stars, Brandon Caputo and Austin Broad of Elite Prospects react LIVE from KeyBank Center to the Sabres heading into their first playoff series in 14 seasons, looking ahead to the rival Boston Bruins in the first round where Buffalo will have home ice advantage as Atlantic Division Champions for the first tim...