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The Buffalo Sabres improved to 12-1 in their last 13 games with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers. We break down some takeaways from the game.

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The Buffalo Sabres got back into the win column with a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

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The Buffalo Sabres' winning streak has come to an end. Now, we get to see what kind of team they'll be moving forward and how this roster will respond.

1:50 - Team Response
10:23 - Depth being tested
16:20 - Forward lines
25:11 - Power Play

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The Buffalo Sabres won their ninth game in a row against the St. Louis Blues. They played a solid team game again, and a few players stood out with a strong performance.

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The Buffalo Sabres have won eight games in a row and have brought playoff hopes back into the picture.

1:39 - Different feel
8:14 - Goaltending Rhythm
14:36 - Lineup decisions with Zucker returning
26:45 - World Junior Championship Update

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The Sabres pick up a 5-3 win over the Flyers to win their fourth game in a row.

1:40 - Bad start
4:40 - Standout players
10:54 - Injuries

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The Buffalo Sabres have fired Kevyn Adams, and Jarmo Kekalainen takes over as general manager. Chad DeDominicis discusses the change and where they may go from here.

2:11 - Adams out
19:00 - Jarmo Era
25:58 - More changes?
35:00 - Fan questions

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the latest with the Buffalo Sabres and their continued struggles on the road. The overall view on the team at this point and the most recent roster decision with Noah Ostlund.

1: 40 - 5v5 Team Numbers
11:17 - Noah Ostlund Decision
21:00 - Defense Pairs

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The Buffalo Sabres picked up a dominating 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. We touch on some numbers and performances in tonight's game.

In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the Buffalo Sabres' winning four of their last five games as they approach full health. We look ahead to the remaining games on the calendar in November. 

1:52 - Recap
11:21 - Norris return
17:22 - Jordan Greenway
23:45 - Offensive output
28:04 - Upcoming schedule

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the latest with the Alex Tuch contract situation and looks ahead to the matchup with the Edmonton Oilers.

1:00 - Last week recap
6:25 - Tuch Situation
14:50 - Oilers Game Preview

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses how the Buffalo Sabres need to stay afloat while they deal with a growing injury list.

3:30 - Injuries
8:30 - Staying Afloat

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis answers fans' questions on the Buffalo Sabres through 12 games of the season.

1:10 - Goaltending
8:30 - Alex Tuch
16:30 - Defense Pairs
20:13 - Power Play

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis looks ahead to the game against the Boston Bruins and a few other Buffalo Sabres topics.

1:40 - Bruins Matchup
6:45 - Jordan Greenway at center
11:56 - Jarmo and Karmanos scouting in Columbus

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses a good week from the Buffalo Sabres, where they picked up five of a possible eight points.

1:37 - Team Overview
15:12 - Kesselring Return
25:57 - Goaltenders
31:51 - Radim Mrtka

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis answered questions from fans covering a variety of topics about the Buffalo Sabres so far this season.

1:30 - Intro
8:30 - Tage/Dahlin Ultimatum
14:27 - Jarmo
18:56 - Core succeeding without a rush offense
24:20 - Line consistency
27:54 - Team Defense
33:15 - Owen Power
42:20 - Goalies
48:11 - Quinn

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In this episode, Anthony Sciandra and Chad DeDominicis discuss the Sabres picking up their first win of the season against the Ottawa Senators.

2:00 - First win of the season
12:29 - Josh Doan
18:29 - Alex Lyon
23:45 - Overview through 4 games

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis previews the Buffalo Sabres' 2025-26 season, discussing a variety of topics.

3:00 - Three Questions
19:35 - Breakout Players
24:48 - Alex Tuch extension
31:03 - Season Prediction

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In this week's Mailbag Thursday episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses a variety of topics, such as Zach Benson, playmaking talent, and more.

1:20 - Zach Benson Expectations
7:35 - Playmaking talent
10:30 - New Strength Coach Impact on Injuries
13:40 - Seth Appert15:15 - What If Scenarios
20:56 - Power Play and Penalty Kill

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the injury concerns for the Buffalo Sabres as they approach their opening night, just one week away. The episode concludes with an analysis of how the power play has performed so far in the preseason.

2:00 - Luukkonen Injury
7:57 - Defense Injuries
11:23 - Ryan Johnson
17:11 - Power Play

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis reviews the first two games of the Buffalo Sabres' preseason and discusses the events of the first week of training camp.

1:29 - Preseason Start
4:40 - Goalies
11:15 - Top line
13:50 - Konsta Helenius1
17:10 - Zac Jones
22:12 - Radim Mrtka

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Chad DeDominicis was joined by Shayna Goldman of The Athletic in our second episode of the analytics summer series.

Background - 2:10
Importance of context - 9:00
Best ways to learn - 17:24
What's next in analytics - 23:22

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Eddy Tabone and Vlad join Chad DeDominicis to kick off the Expected Buffalo analytics summer series. We touched on model building, adjusting as the game changes, what's next, and the crossover with lacrosse.

Backgrounds - 4:10
Model Building - 10:30
Adjustments - 20:30
What's next in hockey analytics - 26:38

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis recaps day one of NHL free agency and other moves the Buffalo Sabres have made this offseason.

Lafferty trade - 2:43
Alex Lyon - 4:58
Justin Danforth - 8:42
RFAs - 11:20
Outlook - 28:14

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis recaps the big trade the Buffalo Sabres made already and what we could see happen less than 24 hours away from the 2025 NHL Draft.

Peterka Trade - 2:00
Bowen Byram Trade Situation - 14:40
NHL Draft - 24:00

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In this episode, Austin Garret joins Chad DeDominicis to discuss the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft.

2:54 - Class thoughts
5:32 - Victor Eklund
7:46 - Porter Martone
9:40 - Jake O'Brien
14:49 - Roger McQueen
18:01 - Justin Carbonneau
22:15 - Worst option at 9
25:45 - Late 1st Options
29:25 - Trading 9th overall
31:48 - Late round options
36:45 - New draft rules

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In this episode, Austin Garret joins Chad DeDominicis to discuss the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft.

2:54 - Class thoughts
5:32 - Victor Eklund
7:46 - Porter Martone
9:40 - Jake O'Brien
14:49 - Roger McQueen
18:01 - Justin Carbonneau
22:15 - Worst option at 9
25:45 - Late 1st Options
29:25 - Trading 9th overall
31:48 - Late round options
36:45 - New draft rules
43:40 - Sabres Talk

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis takes his turn in the general manager chair and goes through a mock offseason for the Buffalo Sabres.

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis answered a few questions from Buffalo Sabres fans about the offseason.

Roster wishes - 2:26
Bo Byram/1st round pick - 6:00
Dahlin/Power Partner - 10:35
JJ Peterka - 13:45
Alex Tuch - 18:18
Defense - 25:18
Terry Pegula - 27:37
Braeden Schneider - 31:00
Lindy Ruff - 33:32
NHL Scouting Combine - 37:44

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In this episode, Anthony Sciandra takes the role of Buffalo Sabres general manager to run through our annual mock offseason episode.

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the Buffalo Sabres hiring Jarmo Kekalainen as the new senior advisor. He also gets into the idea of acquiring Jason Robertson and the NHL Scouting Combine.

Kekalainen - 1:30
Robertson - 11:15
Combine - 23:12

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis goes through where the Buffalo Sabres stand with potential changes to the front office and coaching staff. He also talks about the roster and the Amerks to end the show.

1:52 - Front Office
17:05 - Coaching Staff
24:00 - Roster (Byram/Samuelsson/Center)
34:47 - Amerks

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses a busy day of front office news for the Buffalo Sabres. Confirmation that Kevyn Adams will remain as general manager, addition of Eric Staal, and more.

1:15 - Kevyn Adams remains as GM

4:30 - Eric Staal hired

8:43 - Seth Appert

22:00 - Jason Karmanos Future

28:36 - Special Advisor

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In this offering episode, Chad DeDominicis spends some time going through the results of the NHL Draft Lottery. The Sabres fall two spots to the 9th overall pick.

Lottery - 1:30

Prospects at 9 - 3:35

Trade Idea - 14:08

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The 2024-25 Sabres season has concluded. In this episode, Chad DeDominicis answers a handful of questions from fans about the club on and off the ice heading into the offseason.

1:00 - Noah Ostlund
4:00 - Jiri Kulich
14:05 - Kevyn Adams
21:00 - Offseason questions

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the Buffalo Sabres' elimination from playoff contention for the 14th year in a row. It's time to start looking at why and officially shift into off-season mode.

Official Elimination - 3:20
Positives down the stretch - 19:45
Offseason mode - 34:03

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In this edition of xB Mailbag Thursday, Chad DeDominicis answers three questions on the Buffalo Sabres.

2:01 - Responsibility for the 13-game losing streak
10:00 - Aaron Ekblad
13:03 - Reimer extension/Goaltending

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses a few players on the roster as we head into the final 9 games of the season.

Jack Quinn - 4:35
Mattias Samuelsson - 16:00
NCAA Tournament - 23:00

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On this mailbag Thursday, Chad DeDominicis answered three questions. One on the Sabres' upcoming RFA's, another on a trade scenario, and lastly one on the goaltending.

At the end, he highlighted the Sabres prospects in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

In this episode, Chad DeDominicis focuses on three players who have stood out for the Sabres in their roles this season. Ryan McLeod, Peyton Krebs, and Zach Benson have been successful in what they've been asked to do this season.

The show ends by re-hashing the analytics debate that was decided years ago.

Injuries - 3:23
McLeod - 6:09
Krebs - 13:05
Benson - 17:48
Analytics - 25:31

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis puts a bow on the Buffalo Sabres trade deadline moves. The conversation then shifts to a discussion on the Rasmus Dahlin false report, and what all of this means for the organization moving forward. We're at the breaking point of the Kevyn Adams era.

2:16 - Trade Deadline moves
11:31 - Dahlin report & Kevyn Adams last stand
26:26 - Player decisions for the offseason
31:30 - Line combinations moving forward

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses the latest with the Buffalo Sabres going into the trade deadline day.

1:54 - JJ Peterka Rumors

14:29 - Other Deadline Thoughts

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On this xB Mailbag Thursday we kicked off the show talking about the horrific performance against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Then we got into a few questions from fans covering Luukkonen, Cozens, and the trade deadline.

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In this episode, Chad DeDominicis discusses how the Buffalo Sabres have improved their play at 5 on 5 over the last 22 games. The discussion then shifts to why Kevyn Adams still shouldn't feel comfortable with this group and how he failed them early in the season.

The second part of the show is a conversation on a variety of players when it comes to the NHL Trade Deadline. Including, what the Sabres should do with Jordan Greenway and Jason Zucker.

02:10 - Sabres 5v5 Improvement
14:50 - Quiet on the trade deadline front
17:38 - What to do with...

In this episode of Expected Buffalo, host Chad DeDominicis is joined by Ryan Wilson of Hockeybuzz in the first segment to discuss the Pittsburgh Penguins' plans, including the upcoming trade deadline.

Later in the episode, the focus changed to the Sabres' hot start against the New York Rangers after the break. Then, the injury to Jason Zucker and Alex Tuch was discussed. Then, the next five-game stretch was examined, which is crucial for the Sabres if they want to keep this long-shot playoff chase a reality.

02:00 - Penguins talk with Ryan Wilson
25:43 - Greenway's immediate...

In this episode of Expected Buffalo, host Chad DeDominicis discusses the Buffalo Sabres' healthy roster and how the lines are shaking now. The focus is on the pairing of Jordan Greenway and Dylan Cozens.

The conversation shifts to what to watch for the remainder of this season. Will Jiri Kulich continue to develop as a first-line center? Who from the AHL will get an opportunity to show they can be a part of the roster next season?

02:08 - Healthy Roster and Lines
15:16 - What to Watch For
25:47 - 4 Nations US vs Canada

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In this episode of the podcast, Chad addresses various questions from listeners regarding the Buffalo Sabres, covering topics such as the role of analytics in decision-making, ownership concerns, goaltending strategies, defensive player evaluations, potential upgrades in the hockey operations department, trade discussions, coaching capabilities, and prospects. Each segment provides insights into the current state and future direction of the team, emphasizing the collaborative nature of decision-making within the organization.

01:27 Analytics and Team Decisions
04:19 Ownership and Future of the Team
06:07 Goaltending Strategy and Future Plans
10:11 Mattias Samuelsson's Future with the Sabres
13:35 Hockey Operations Department Upgrades<...

In this episode of Expected Buffalo, host Chad DeDominicis discusses the ongoing Four Nations tournament and dives into trade rumors surrounding NHL players, particularly focusing on Jared McCann, Noah Dobson, and Rickard Rakell.

The conversation then shifts to the Buffalo Bandits, highlighting their undefeated season and discussing their performance and prospects in lacrosse. In this discussion, Chad and Eddy Tabone discuss the current state of lacrosse, focusing on the Bandits' performance, upcoming challenges, and the struggles of the Nighthawks.


01:41 Trade Rumors
16:21 NLL Mid-Season Review
22:52 The Enduring Legacy of Matt Vinc
24:25 Upcoming Challenges...

The Buffalo Sabres and the rest of the NHL have hit the 4 Nations break. This one focused on what particular issues held this team back.

Power Play - 3:36Goaltending - 11:03Defense Build - 19:22Scoring Splits - 26:16Official Sponsor: One Pie Pizza

This week on Mailbag Thursday, we answered questions about Dylan Cozens, Kevyn Adams, the primary roster need, Amerks players, and Don Granato.

Anthony and Chad celebrated their 100th episode. Touched on a variety of topics surrounding the latest with the Buffalo Sabres.

JJ Peterka
Bo Byram
4th Line Addition Failure
Dylan Cozens trade rumors

The Buffalo Sabres picked up a nice 7-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Tage, Kulich, and Peterka continue to excel as a line. However, the Elias Pettersson trade rumors are the big news surrounding the Sabres.

Tage - 1:43Brandon Saad - 7:40Elias Pettersson - 10:55Marcus Pettersson - 19:45Episode brought to you by One Pie Pizza co.

The Buffalo Sabres will likely find themselves with another top 10 pick this season. Steven Ellis from Daily Faceoff joins to chat about the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft class.

Intro - 1:30
Matthew Schaefer - 8:30
James Hagens - 10:30
Michael Misa - 12:16
Porter Martone - 14:45
Right Shot Defensemen - 17:45

Jay Moser from PuckLuck joins the first episode of Expected Buffalo's Outlet to discuss gambling and fantasy in hockey. We spend a few minutes at the end on the Sabres.

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The Buffalo Sabres are halfway through their 2024-25 season. They're not entirely dead in the playoff race but have a big hill to climb in the second half of the season.

Halfway mark - 1:03
Kaliyev - 9:51
Elias Pettersson Rumors - 18:45

The Buffalo Sabres lost their 11th game in a row and sit in last place in the Eastern Conference. We're still sitting here waiting for something to change.

Kevyn Adams met with the media today and it went as expected. However, some people are losing the forest through the trees.

Just when you think it can't get any worse for the Buffalo Sabres...

The Sabres won all three of their games on the west coast trip. Now, they return home sitting in a playoff spot.

Cali trip - 1:00
Sustainability - 7:30
Trade talk - 20:07

The Buffalo Sabres are through 16 games and still fighting with consistency.

Team overview - 6:33
Offensive output - 15:43
Tage injury - 25:31
Defense - 30:40
4th line struggles - 45:16
Goaltending decisions - 52:30

After digging themselves out of an early hole the Buffalo Sabres have lost two in a row.

Offense - 2:28
Defense pairs: 11:41

The Buffalo Sabres finish up October with a loss to the Florida Panthers. They ended the month strong and need to carry that into November.

Quinn and Cozens - 2:08
Cap space - 11:13
Look ahead - 19:15

After a slow start, the Sabres have picked up 7 of their last 10 points. They have a favorable five-game stretch in their schedule to keep the momentum going.

Overview: 1:03
Lineup decisions: 5:49
Team numbers: 11:30
Amerks: 18:04

The Sabres lost a high-scoring game against the Penguins but did get a point in overtime. It's still early in the season and not time to get out of control.

Big Picture: 1:00Defense - 4:46Quinn/Cozens - 7:40Special Teams - 14:30Luukkonen - 18:29

The Buffalo Sabres looked much better in their last two games and picked up their first win. Now they head on the road looking to keep it going.
Kings and Panthers Games - 2:45Goaltending Rotation - 13:00Road Trip: 14:37Adams/Front Office: 18:00

The Buffalo Sabres struggled their first two games of the season in Prague, but look to correct things back in North America when they open their home schedule. 
James Reimer: 1:20Two games in Prague: 5:05Home opener: 19:15

The Buffalo Sabres open their 2024-25 campaign on Friday in Prague. We go through the roster this season discussing all of the storylines.

High-level overview: 3:05Forwards: 13:50 Defense: 29:45 Goalie: 38:22 Lindy: 44:08 Season Predictions: 50:00

Training camp opens tomorrow for the Buffalo Sabres. There are a few interesting storylines to watch over the next few weeks. Coaching Staff: 2:07 Defense Pairs: 5:45 Camp Battles: 9:30 Europe: 21:02

Taking a break from discussing the Buffalo Sabres to look at how they stack up against the rest of the Atlantic Division this season.

Florida - 2:35Toronto - 3:55Boston - 6:15TB - 8:10Ottawa - 12:05Detroit - 14:32Montreal - 17:30Division - 19:23

Expected Buffalo staff put together their consensus Sabres prospects under 24 ranking for 2024.

The last hope for a Sabres top-six trade ended when Patrik Laine was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens. This is likely the roster the Sabres will bring to camp...maybe...

Laine - 1:40Kailer Yamamoto - 7:45Prospect Rankings Preview - 14:15

A few newsworthy transactions occurred this week as the league exits its summer slumber.

Offer Sheets - 1:46
Captaincy - 7:00
Krebs - 10:20
Wrap Up - 18:00

Chad and Anthony recap the moves that the Buffalo Sabres made this offseason. We discuss their potential impact and if it was enough to get them into the playoffs:

2:30 - Thoughts on the Additions27:00 - Salary Cap33:05 - Internal Improvements41:44 - Goaltenders

Chad recaps the 2024 NHL Draft weekend and looks ahead to the opening of free agency.Konsta Helenius - 1:00Beck Malenstyn - 3:30Marty Necas Rumors - 6:15Nik Ehlers Rumors - 7:45Jeff Skinner Buyout - 11:10Roster Needs - 13:18UFA Targets - 15:15

The Buffalo Sabres now hold the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Chad and Austin discussed a handful of prospects the Sabres could pick at 14.2:30 - Will they keep 14?8:22 - Michael Bransegg-Nygard11:45 - Adam Jiricek14:30 - Michael Hage17:55 - Cole Eiserman22:30 - Stian Solberg25:10 - Konsta Helenius29:30 - Teddy Stiga31:34 - Luke Osburn

Chad took his turn as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres to put together a roster that can make the playoffs next season.

Chad discusses the situation around the rumored buyout of Jeff Skinner. The cap ramifications, why they're doing it now, and what it means for this offseason.

Anthony takes the role as Kevyn Adams in our first mock offseason episode of the 2024 offseason

Let's make a deal. Chad put together five trade scenarios for the Buffalo Sabres to improve their team this summer.Trade 1 - 2:35Trade 2 - 9:51Trade 3 - 13:08Trade 4 - 16:25Trade 5 - 22:45

As the calendar flips to June, the offseason starts to ramp up over the next 30-45 days. As we head into that point, what is the biggest need for the Sabres this offseason?

Third Line Center: 2:51

Top 6 Winger: 5:23
Depth Forwards: 7:05
Defenseman: 12:58
Goaltending: 15:55

The offseason chugs along as the Buffalo Sabres get ready to make the moves they need to make to get back into the postseason. In this episode, I take a few questions from fans:
Biggest Need - 2:00Henri Jokiharju - 7:04Ruff/Adams - 9:25Goaltenders - 14:02Dream Addition - 16:01

The Buffalo Sabres have hired Lindy Ruff as their next head coach. We get into what it means to bring him back, the coaching search, assistant options, and impact on the roster.
Ruff - 2:04Defense/Goalie Results - 13:05Assistants - 18:25Players - 33:25Playoffs - 38:45Guess the Sabre - 44:15

Kevyn Adams moved on from head coach Don Granato the day after the Buffalo Sabres season ended. Now, the search for the next head coach comes into focus over the next few weeks or so.
Granato: 1:29Adams: 4:30Coaching Targets: 7:32Amerks: 21:00

The 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres season has come to an end. Another year without the playoffs. The decision on how to move forward with the head coach will be the first answer we get in the offseason.
Intro - 0:00Coaching Decision: 3:25Roster Openings: 11:00

After a 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, the Buffalo Sabres slim playoff hopes are gone. It's now time for the organization to have a conversation about whether Don Granato should remain the head coach for this team moving forward.

The Buffalo Sabres picked up a win in the final game of their west coast trip. They now head home for a five-game homestand. Their AHL affiliate is in the middle of a playoff race as well with a reinforcement on the way.

- Look Ahead to East Wild Card Race: 0:30
- Amerks Update: 6:30

This mini-podcast episode focuses on Tage Thompson and a potential front-office decision that the Buffalo Sabres could be facing.

Quick Team Reset: 0:30Tage: 2:00Jason Karmanos: 12:35Two Questions: 19:27

In our first mini-episode of the xB Offering, Chad discusses the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference and looks ahead to the Sabres matchup with the Seattle Kraken.Intro - 0:00Eastern Conference Wild Card Race - 3:45Kraken matchup - 12:35

Eddy Tabone steps in this week for Anthony to discuss the Buffalo Sabres trade deadline and the most important three-game stretch of their season. We also get into a little lacrosse discussion as well.


Trade Deadline - 1:00Meaningful Games in March - 37:00NLL Talk - 46:00

We're back after a layoff to discuss where the Buffalo Sabres find themselves now in the final quarter of the season. We also touch on the upcoming trade deadline.

UPL/Goalies - 2:00Team - 11:15Granato - 25:17Deadline - 37:07

We're back with our first episode of 2024. A lot to catch up on with the Buffalo Sabres this week as they continue to live in the land of inconsistency.

Devon Levi - 02:34
Rasmus Dahlin - 11:00
Casey Mittesltadt - 18:10
Trevor Zegras - 25:45
Jack Quinn - 34:10
World Juniors - 37:10
Guess the Sabre - 45:00

The Buffalo Sabres continue to struggle this season and in line with the Holiday spirit, Chad and Anthony air their grievances about the team.Power Play: 05:00Zone Exits: 12:00Samuelsson/Defense Pairings: 27:00Granato: 39:16Adams: 54:30Feats of Strength: 1:07:00

The Buffalo Sabres continue to hang around in the Eastern Conference as they seek consistency. Patrick Kane decided not to come home and Devon Levi was assigned to the AHL. That and more this week.

Patrick Kane: 1:45
Goalies: 9:30
Defensemen: 20:00
Zach Benson: 25:00
JJ Peterka: 32:00
Team Outlook: 38:45
Guess that Sabre: 1:00:00

This may be the week that Patrick Kane decides where he's going to play and the Buffalo Sabres are at the forefront of the conversation. We touch on that and an inconsistent hockey club through 15 games.

Kane: 2:00
Power Play: 16:35
Granato: 22:00
Offensive Struggles: 31:42
Goalies: 40:20
Okposo: 46:30

The Buffalo Sabres are about to hit the 10-game mark of their season. We discuss the return of the offense, special teams, injuries at goal, and decisions ahead this week with the roster.

0:30: Scoring
14:25: Special Teams
30:00: Goalies
43:00: Benson and Savoie Decisions

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-2 through three games. They've improved their defensive game, but the offense is off to a slow start. We touch on that and more this week.

2:27: Defensive Improvements/PK18:10: Dawg line26:50: Goalies37:10: Krebs

The puck is about to drop on the Buffalo Sabres 2023-24 season. We preview the team ahead of puck drop by touching on a handful of topics:

Power Contract- 1:00Dahlin Contract - 05:45Goalies - 15:40Defense - 25:48Forwards - 28:28Granato and Adams - 43:40Predictions - 50:04

As training camp wraps up for the Buffalo Sabres we discuss the unexpected twist of Zach Benson playing himself onto the opening night roster.

We touch on a disappointing showing from Isak Rosen and Jiri Kulich. Give some love to Ryan Johnson.

Dive into what the Sabres may do with their goaltending situation and end with a conversation about Patrick Kane.

Chad and Anthony did a live Q&A answering questions from fans about the Buffalo Sabres entering training camp. They discussed the offseason moves, goaltending, prospects, Dahlin contract, Jordan Greenway, and more.

For the second year in a row, the Expected Buffalo staff put together their consensus top 25 Buffalo Sabres prospects under 23 rankings.