On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel to discuss the wild ride we should be prepared for with both the Buffalo Bills and Sabres over the next several weeks.

Winds of change are definitely coming for the Bills, fresh off the firing of Sean McDermott and subsequent promotion of Joe Brady, with Brandon Beane clearly feeling the heat to orchestrate a roster capable of getting over the playoff wall owner Terry Pegula recently spoke of. For starters the Bills have 20 pending unrestricted free agents with many of them on the defensive side of the ball. The guys go over each player and discuss whether there should/will be an interest in bringing them back, as it quickly becomes apparent there's going to be a pretty significant roster overhaul coming our way.

They also discuss the level of aggressiveness Beane needs to have this offseason, unless of course it's going to turn into another Terry Pegula and Kevyn Adams situation where perhaps the GM seat isn't nearly as hot as most of us think it should be.

Turning over the to the Sabres side, the guys discuss Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin on a collision course to face each other in the knockout round at the Olympics, with Patrick openly admitting he cares about them staying healthy a lot more than what nation wins Olympic gold. That's because the Sabres return on February 25th with 25 games to go and a five point lead in the Eastern conference wild card race. The guys talk about their daunting schedule upon their return, what moves the Sabres may make before the March 6 trade deadline, are they prepared to let Alex Tuch simply become a rental type of player and much more.

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