Locked On Sabres - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres finished their West Coast road trip with seven of eight points, following a victory in LA over the Kings, and a comeback OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks, which keeps them four points up on the Lightning with just a few weeks to go in the season. The win over the Kings was super impressive, but what about the OT loss to the Ducks? It's as good as you should feel about a loss. The Sabres were playing the second of a back to back, were down by two in the third period, and the Lightning also lost in OT. It should never feel better to get a point with that added context. HOWEVER, the Sabres did blow a lead in the final two minutes following an Alex Tuch tripping penalty, and a big mistake by Ryan McLeod on the ensuing penalty kill.

Plus, Zach Benson has refound his form in the last couple of games, playing on the fourth line with Sam Carrick and Beck Malenstyn. Is that to be his permanent home the rest of the way? And the bottom of the East playoff race is expanding to a bunch of teams. It's now realistic for the Sabres to play any of eight teams, with the Bruins increasing in likelihood.

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The Buffalo Sabres are playing like the best team in the NHL when on the road, winning 19 of their last 22 away from KeyBank Center, gathering points in 11 of their last 12, and Alex Lyon has his own road win streak going with 10 (one off the NHL record). It's the second game in a row where the home team couldn't score a single goal on the Sabres, as Lyon shuts out the San Jose Sharks, in a game he was tested early. Lyon gave the Sabres enough time to find their groove, and once they got going, it's was over for the Sharks. Noah Östlund, Rasmus Dahlin, and Sam Carrick all scored within two minutes of each other in the 2nd period. Plus, we're starting to find out details for playoff tickets. Joe is not worried about the potential of Canadiens fans filling up the building. And Michael Kesselring has some strange social media behavior going on.

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While the Buffalo Sabres have been hot, the Carolina Hurricanes have been playing .500 hockey, allowing the Sabres to catch up to them for first place in the Eastern Conference. What will the the Sabres need to finish above the Hurricanes? Finishing in first place would give the Sabres home ice advantage through the entire East playoffs, and would decrease the odds of a playoff matchup with Montreal in the first round. Plus, why the San Jose Sharks are an easier matchup than it may appear, as they're basically a one man team led by Macklin Celebrini. Plus, why Joe likes Josh Norris in Thursday night's matchup, the final 'Sabres After Dark' of the season.

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The Buffalo Sabres won their first game of the western road trip in Vegas, on the back of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen getting his first shutout of the season, in one of the greatest games of his career. UPL was dialed from the beginning, stopping point blank shots on Jack Eichel and others, stopping one timers across the ice, and even stopping pucks that were deflected. He was flawless. UPL's game now puts the Sabres duo of he and Alex Lyon atop the league as, statistically, one of, if not the best goalie tandem in the NHL. If they both continue to play this well, they're both going to have to play in the playoffs. Plus, Josh Doan's goal showed off every skill in his game, as he now has the same amount of goals, but more points than JJ Peterka. And the win over the Golden Knights now puts the Sabres in a tie atop the standings in the East with Carolina!

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Owen Power is on track to record a career low in points this season and is yet again the subject of constant debate in group chats and social media for Buffalo Sabres fans. Is he good? Is he great? Is he terrible? This may be the hardest season to answer that question as Power's role has changed with much more defensive responsibility and less offensive insulation. Power's lack of physicality continues, but he also continues to be a very strong possession player despite that. Playing with Bo Byram has helped this year, but Power is still playing with lesser partners more than Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson. Plus, a preview of the Sabres matchup with the Golden Knights, who are not a great team, despite their place in the standings.

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The Buffalo Sabres have five defensemen that are all competing for two spots on the bottom pairing down the stretch and into the playoffs. Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are the new guys, but does that mean they'll automatically get the benefit of the doubt? Stanley has looked better than Schenn, who Sneaky Joe does not believe will factor into playoff lineups. Zach Metsa still has an incredible run of 5-on-5 success going, but his lack of special teams usage makes him a tough candidate to get playing time. And with Conor Timmins returning to the picture, could he carve out a spot due to his penalty killing? Michael Kesselring appears to be the guy that best fits the Sabres system, but health has continued to be a concern. Plus, a look at some of the Lightning stats since the Olympic break shows they're not getting unlucky in their losses, they're just getting outplayed.

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With one month to go in the regular season, Lindy Ruff has an incoming decision to make regarding who will be his starting goalie in the playoffs. Alex Lyon or Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Lyon has been better this season, but with what the team has invested in UPL, will Lyon get the net to himself? Or will it be a rotation? Lindy's history includes plenty of examples where he chose one guy and rode with him, but there is a Lindy team that rotated goalies in the playoffs in Dallas. Will UPL play his way out of the playoff rotation? Plus, the matchup with the Washington Capitals, and whether we should actually want the Lightning to beat the Red Wings.

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There was no "let down" to be found when the Buffalo Sabres took the ice against the San Jose Sharks, especially when it came to the line of Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod, and Jason Zucker. Quinn nets a hat-trick, crossing the 40-point mark for the first time in his NHL career. That line has been unbelievable for weeks and they carried the Sabres with four goals as a line. Is it time to give the McLeod line a nickname!?! Lindy Ruff shook up the rest of the lineup, and maybe got closer to the way the lines will look when we reach the playoffs. Will Zach Benson remain on a top line? 

Plus, Logan Stanley's Sabres debut featured a big fight. And the Tampa Bay Lightning lose again, making it six of seven for them. What is wrong with the Lightning, and are the Sabres about to pull away in the Atlantic Division race? Their lead now stands at four points after the Blue Jackets beat the Lightning 5-2.

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In the fallout from the insane Sabres win over the Lightning, Brandon Hagel was fined a measly $5K for punching Rasmus Dahlin repeatedly in the back of the head. No ejection, no suspension for attacking the Sabres captain. With such a light punishment, it's up to the Sabres to serve justice the next time these teams play on April 6th. Will Logan Stanley or anyone else on the Sabres roster go after Hagel? It's certainly warranted. Plus, Sneaky Joe sees a strength the Sabres have that can take advantage of Tampa in a playoff series. The Lightning have a big slow blueline and the Sabres have a fast young forward group. It's reminiscent of the Flyers blueline in 2006 that got boat-raced by that fast Sabres team. Also, why we should be rooting against the Ottawa Senators making the playoffs. 

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The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning played one of the best hockey games we've seen played in a decade, and it certainly was the best one played at KeyBank Center. The Sabres crowd was electric from start to finish in an atmosphere that rivals the 2006 playoffs. It was loud from beginning to end. The game featured over 100 penalty minutes, most sparked by Tampa players going after Sabres players with dirty plays, especially attacking Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson. The Sabres answered the bell defending their best players. We also got crazy comebacks, from the Lightning's three goal comeback in the 2nd period, to the Sabres two goal comeback in the 3rd to win the game. It was an incredible game from Josh Doan, Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, and plenty of other players. One difference in the game was Lindy Ruff getting his guys to play the game, while Jon Cooper could never get a handle on his.

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