Locked On Sabres - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo Sabres

Owen Power, Erik Portillo, and Ryan Johnson all had their college hockey seasons come to an end Thursday night in the Frozen Four, which means all are available for the Sabres to sign to pro contracts.

Sneaky Joe says if he were Johnson, he would go back to Minnesota, and test free agency next season because of Power, Rasmus Dahlin, and Mattias Samuelsson outrank him on the left side of the blueline.

Plus, Joe talks Sabres-Hurricanes and Sabres-Panthers!

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Kyle Okposo is one of several Sabres players that is having a bounce back season, on pace to surpass 20 goals and 50 points for the first time in his Sabres career.

Is Okposo's best season with the Sabres earning himself a second contract with the Sabres as he's about to go into a contract year? Sneaky Joe likes the idea of keeping Okposo around after next season, despite being 35 years old.

Plus, Joe talks Sabres-Hurricanes and the Frozen Four featuring Owen Power, Erik Portillo, and Ryan Johnson.

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With the news of Sabres goalie prospect Devon Levi returning to Northeastern in 2022-23 for his sophomore season, Sneaky Joe makes the case for the Sabres signing Michigan goaltender, and their 3rd round pick from 2019, Erik Portillo to an entry level contract, to begin playing in Rochester. This would give Portillo an opportunity to develop close to the Sabres and speed up the timeline of finding out what he is as a player, alongside Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, before Devon Levi shows up.

Plus, Joe makes the case for trading Minnesota left shot defenseman Ryan Johnson if he doesn't sign with the Sabres this spring, as he ranks behind Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, and Mattias Samuelsson on the organizational depth chart.

Finally, Joe previews the Sabres Tuesday night matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Rick Jeanneret's name will live forever in the rafters at KeyBank Center, with his banner being raised on Friday night. Sneaky Joe and Jordan Hansgen share their emotions watching a night dedicated to their idol, RJ. Joe believes it was the best night to be in the arena as a Sabres fan in over a decade, with it being a sold out house, ready to celebrate RJ all night long.

The guys also give the Sabres organizers credit for how perfect Jeanneret's ceremony was in pre-game and what it was like to have real traffic back before the game!

Plus, the guys breakdown the Sabres win over Nashville, and give the Sabres props for battling back on Sunday against the Florida Panthers.

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With the Sabres raising Rick Jeanneret's banner to the rafters on 'RJ Night', Sneaky Joe and Jordan Hansgen share their Top-5 favorite RJ calls of all-time, including some calls that are not too well known.

Does May Day make their lists? What about Jason Pominville's 'Scary Good' goal vs. Ottawa?

Plus, the guys share their memories of listening to Jeanneret growing up as kids.

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The Sabres have had a good year of development with Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin leading the way, but will they get steps forward again next year from other players like Peyton Krebs, Dylan Cozens, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen? If they do, Sneaky Joe looks at if there's any teams currently in the playoffs that could drop off next season, to where their spot would become gettable.

Spoiler alert: not looking likely to happen in the Atlantic Division

Plus, Joe breaks down the Sabres outplaying, but losing to the Winnipeg Jets.

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Much of the attention on the Sabres blueline as of late has been paid to Rasmus Dahlin and his dominant play, but what about Henri Jokiharju? Sneaky Joe goes in-depth on how impressed he's been with Jokiharju, playing with Dahlin, in recent games and why he should remain on the top pair and second power-play unit through the rest of the season.

Plus, what are the Sabres facing Wednesday night in the Winnipeg Jets, who are being fueled by a superstar season out of forward Kyle Connor. And Joe gives his best bets for Sabres-Jets available at BetOnline.net.

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Sneaky Joe recaps a thriller in Chicago in which the Sabres comeback from four goals down for the first time since 1989! Joe breaks down all the goals from Tage Thompson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Dylan Cozens, and Victor Olofsson. Plus, is Rasmus Dahlin playing at a Norris-level right now?

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Sneaky Joe and Jordan Hansgen breakdown the Sabres 4-3 shootout loss to Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, in which Jeff Skinner scored two more goals. The guys dish out some credit cake and blame pie while breaking down the goals.

Plus, Joe is annoyed the Sabres did not announce the red and black third jersey for next season on Throwback Night.

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Sneaky Joe and Jordan Hansgen breakdown the Sabres 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, where the Sabres outplayed Pittsburgh from beginning to end. The guys give out some credit-cake for the Sabres goals, including two snipes by Tage Thompson.

Plus, the guys rave about another dominant performance by Rasmus Dahlin.

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