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Two games and two wins! 

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After a brief hiatus, we return to discuss the Sabres' plan for the rest of the season, catch up with happenings in Rochester, and look ahead to games against Columbus, Dallas, and Chicago. 

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What are your reading article: https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/21/buffalo-sabres-nhl-phil-housley-jason-botterill/

In Which, Jay talks about Jeff Skinner's first return to Raleigh, NC (1:14), recaps a four point haul against the Panthers, Bruins, and Devils(11:01), and chats Rochester, Bobrovsky, and a mailbag question about Kyle Okposo (38:01). 

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WAYR Article: https://theathletic.com/758974/2019/01/10/758974/

In which, Jay catches up with Jim Lites' "******* Horse- ****" comments in Dallas (1:10), Unpacks three straight losses from the Sabres team that we all knew had never really left (9:58), and checks out a CJ-Smith-less Rochester Americans and other news around the NHL (37:09).

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WAYR Article: https://www.tsn.ca/nhlpa-rips-unprofessional-stars-ceo-1.1233600

In which, Jay discusses the Patrick Berglund situation and examines comments from his former Blues teammates (1:43), recaps a rather disappointing 2-point stretch against the Panthers, Capitals, and Ducks (14:53), and checks out the also-struggling Rochester Americans, also-suing Eugene Melnyk, and also-asking listeners and their questions (54:00). 

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WAYR article: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/berglund-s-buffalo-exit-leaves-blues-concerned-surprised/article_5295f5b0-b6af-5bf4-adf1-9ce7ffbe380c.html

In which, Jay picks apart quotes from teammates about Captain Jack's performance on and off the ice (1:03), recaps a five-point haul against the Yotes, Caps, and Bruins (14:06), and talks preview, Rochester, and Tommy Hawk kicking the crap out of a drunk fan. Also mailbag questions (49:30). 

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WAYR Article: https://theathletic.com/714803/2018/12/15/the-making-of-a-captain-how-jack-eichel-swiftly-changed-the-sabres-culture-and-the-feeling-in-a-city-that-deserves-a-winning-team/

In which, Jay doubles a mailbag questions with a look at the next era of analytics in professional hockey (1:10), recaps the end of the five game skid for the Sabres (17:05), checks in down the road in Rochester, and welcomes Seattle to the NHL for 21-22 (55:38)

What are you reading article: https://theathletic.com/692365/2018/12/05/dellow-tracking-data-is-coming-and-it-will-drastically-change-the-perception-of-players-and-their-compensation/

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In which, Jay discusses the woes of the Senator's quest to build a new stadium (1:09), recaps a win, a loss, and a half-loss in the past week (13:55), and chats the struggles of the Amerks, resurgence of Shea Weber, and payment of Jeff Skinner (48:55). 

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What are you reading article: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/field-of-broken-dreams-eugene-melnyk-files-lawsuit-against-partners-in-failing-4b-ottawa-development-project

In which Jay discusses an article detailing the rate at which teams deal first and second round picks to each other (1:43), unpacks the 7th, 8th, and 9th, straight wins for the Sabres (8:40), and talks about the up-and-down Amerks, record-setting-bad Senators, and the steady presence of Casey Nelson in the Sabres lineup (33:30). 

What are you reading article: https://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/why-nhl-clubs-are-trading-picks-like-never-before/89734

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In which, Jay discusses an ESPN article on the low numbers of PED violations in the NHL (1:00), reviews the 4th, 5th, and 6th (!) straight wins for the Sabres (11:30), and discusses the perpetually excellent Americans, recently fired NHL head coaches, and continually injured players around the league (47:53). Finishing the show discussing questions about culture and captaincy from the listeners (1:03:00).

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What are you reading article: http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25317435/why-there-more-ped-cases-nhl