In which, Jay discusses Robin Lehner's battle with substance abuse and mental struggles and the quest to change the stigma about mental illness in the NHL (1:00), recaps three straight wins for the Sabres (17:37), looks ahead to the road trip (56:30), looks down the road to a Justin Bailey resurgence (1:04:15), talks NHL news and opens a mailbag. 

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What are you reading articles: 

Road trip article: https://theathletic.com/614718/2018/10/26/its-a-complete-lifestyle-change-what-robin-lehner-like-nhlers-before-him-learned-on-his-first-sober-road-trip/

Unpacking articles from The Athletic examining the boring normalcy of this year's NHL rookies in this week's "What are you reading?" (1:00), examining the latest episode of the Sabres' rollercoaster season (15:25), and chatting about the Amerk's dominance, coach firings, and possible trade deals on the horizon for NHL teams (48:00).

WAYR ARTICLES:

Duhatskek Article: https://theathletic.com/630587/2018/11/02/duhatschek-notebook-this-rookie-class-actually-playing-like-rookies-a-look-at-shot-volume/

Casey article: https://theathletic.com/626457/2018/10/31/chemistry-course-is-part-of-the-education-of-young-sabres-like-casey-mittelstadt/

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In which: Jay talks about Auston Matthews' brilliance in a team (and country) that historically doesn't pick Americans (1:01), the three-point outing against Montreal and Columbus (14:03), and the barnstorming Americans, Struggling Blues, and who would win in an inter-Sabres 3v3 tournament (41:30). 

WAYR Article: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-toronto-maple-leafs-needed-an-american-to-become-stanley-cup-contenders-again/

No questions from listeners this week. Feel free to tweet us (@icgaw) or email us ([email protected]), and we'll talk about your questions next week!

This week, Jay dissects a New York Times article on the growing presence of NCAA products on and off the ice in the NHL (1:15), reviews the end of the west coast trip for the Sabres and the rising presence of "doink" comments from Dan Dunleavy (14:50), and previews the next outing for the Sabres, catches up with things down the road with the Amerks, and talks about what's going on with William Nylander and America's NEW worst hockey team (38:50).

NYT Article for "What are you reading?": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/sports/hockey/nhl-college-coaches.html

In this episode, Jay unpacks the continuous up-and-down season of the Buffalo Sabres (1:50), previews the Sabres' next outings against the Sharks, Kings, and Ducks (28:00), discusses what's going on down the road in Rochester (37:27), and tackles a few questions from the listeners about Reinhart's extension and Linus Ullmark. 

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Like Jeff Skinner, Jay's voice is playing a quick little vanishing act this week.

Thankfully, Jeff is actually still really good at hockey, while Jay is still America's worst podcaster. 

In this episode, we review some moves around the Sabres/Amerks world (2:17), recap a truly Buffalonian weekend featuring both ultimate despair and great hope (8:20), look ahead to games against the Avalanche, Coyotes, and Golden Knights (21:45), and check out some stories around town - including some of your questions (29:00)!

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Recapping the end of the preseason (thank goodness), some last minute roster moves, the opening three games, and just how deep the Ottawa Senators can dig themselves into the bottom of the league. 

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America's Worst Podcaster went to a game, so he talks about some rather meaningless things that he saw as the Sabres beat the Penguin's C team in a rather meanignless preseason game. Also notes on Sam Reinhart's contract, how the Erik Karlsson trade potentially affects the Sabres' 2019 Draft outlook, and some updates about Blue Cross Arena and the Pegula's stakes in Rochester. 

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A quick recap of the Prospects Tournament, a view to the preseason camp roster, and a chat about the five biggest questions going into the Sabres' preaseason camp. Also brief news from down the road in Rochester and around town in the division. 

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A quick recap of the Prospects Tournament, a view to the preseason camp roster, and a chat about the five biggest questions going into the Sabres' preaseason camp. Also brief news from down the road in Rochester and around town in the division. 

Tweet us @icgaw or email us at [email protected] 

Thanks for your support!