Maintenance Day

We're at last beyond the trade deadline and the Sabres made a handful of moves adding Jordan Greenway and Riley Stillman and said good-bye to Rasmus Asplund and Erik Portillo's draft rights. Lance and Joe discuss the ups and downs of the moves. The guys also dig in about the wild game against Tampa, ask about who among the goalies is going to be the guy to lean on, and take a look ahead at what could be a wicked week of games. 

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The countdown to Friday's trade deadline is winding down and Lance and Joe dig in on what the Sabres could/should be looking to do for it, particularly in the wake of Alex Tuch's injury that will have him out for a few weeks.

News breaks during the recording a couple of times and the guys analyze the Maple Leafs acquisition of Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty and also give a mention to Michael Houser signing an NHL contract again with the Sabres.

The guys also get into it about why everyone was ready to jump ship following a brutal loss to Toronto and, you'll never believe it... they'll talk about goaltending again. Right? I know!

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Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

After a one-week California-borne hiatus, Lance and Joe are back and ready to get into it about the Sabres and their race for the postseason and how it starts with a wicked four-game slate for the week.

They also discuss the latest Sabres line changes and how they've worked out superbly (so far) and the emergence of Peyton Krebs as a major contributor with his growth through the season. They would be remiss to not talk about goaltending and how it's Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's show because he is the hot hand everyone wants to ride. That's how that's supposed to be worded, right?

Oh yeah, the trade deadline is coming up next week and the Sabres are buyers?! Well, what should they be shopping for? The guys have some ideas.


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Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

This week, Lance and Joe take a look back and have some laughs about the All-Star Weekend. Are they laughing with it or laughing at it? You make the call. There's also the Tage Thompson injury that's worth discussing and just how worrisome it may be.

The guys also answer a few questions about the second half of the season and what that may bring as far as trade situations and what sort of moves Sabres GM Kevyn Adams might make, Dylan Cozens' upcoming contract and what that will look like, and just how locked in on their prospects if it means making a splash trade? Ooooh... juicy!

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Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

Oh, hi there. Remember us, Maintenance Day? Apologies for missing out last week, but with Lance hitting the road and Joe under the weather and the Sabres schedule being what it's been the past few weeks, literally nothing cooperated for the guys to sit down and chat.

BUT!

They made up for it this week by going a little extra long to discuss the Sabres getting seven out of eight possible points during the four-game road trip along with: Owen Power off the goal-scoring schneid and the continuation of his Calder case. Don shuffling lines against Minnesota to prove a point and pull the right strings. Peyton Krebs's goodness and the ever-encroaching trade deadline and whether Timo Meier is worth the squeeze it would put on futures. 

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Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

The guys know they're late with this week's episode, but listen, the schedule has been bonkers. For the latest episode they crammed in some time ahead of Ryan Miller night to talk about the latest turn of struggles for the team, the need for more consistency from defense pairs that don't have Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson, and you'll never believe it but more goaltending talk because things are all kinds of awkward.

It's a short episode this week, apologies to all, but with the team on the road next week, expect a bit more fleshing out.

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Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

Coming off what may have been the most fun game of the year against Minnesota, Lance and Joe decided it's time to have the talk about playoff possibilities. They're very well aware of what's happened in the past, but also there are only a couple guys who were even around for the real bad past fumblings down the stretch so it's all moot...right? Sure! They also get into the upcoming goalie-pocalypse with Eric Comrie's return coming VERY soon (yes, it's a different discussion than last week), how great Rasmus Dahlin has been, and can we give Owen Power some love nationally already?

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Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

Bet you thought Lance and Joe were done talking about the Sabres goalie situation for a while, didn't you? Ha-ha! A fool's errand, indeed. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's hot run of success and Eric Comrie's imminent return from injury has the Sabres in a bit of a spot with those two and Craig Anderson all worthy of the net in the NHL. The guys hash out Buffalo's options. They also discuss the effect the holiday and blizzard time away from the rink has had on the team, Alex Tuch's greatness of late, Quinn and Peterka kind of going through it and what they can do about that (if anything), and the plight of Devon Levi of late at Northeastern.

Thanks for listening -- hopefully the heat from our takes melted the rest of the snow haunting you outside.

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Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

It's been a year since this podcast began. Why it started one just before Christmas is beyond us, too, but it's too late now! Lance and Joe are here and you're stuck with them as they discuss the Sabres' newly extended Christmas break, their recent super successful road trip out west, how good Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was during that trip and what's going to happen when Eric Comrie returns in the near future. They also get you to calm down about the Cozens line being broken up for a little bit on the road and then they start discussing the really bad Batman movies for some reason. It's just what you'd expect from them when they're loaded with holiday cheer and Arnold Schwarzenegger puns.

Thanks for listening and reading these notes -- be safe as the winter hellscape descends across the country.

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Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

What a wild week for the Sabres. First, Tage Thompson goes supernova with five goals, then Jeff Skinner goes rage-style and earns a three-game suspension, and then Henri Jokiharju earns a noble, yet terrible, injury blocking an Evgeni Malkin slap shot. Sheesh. Lance and Joe get into all of that as well as Casey Mittelstadt's promotion in Skinner's absence, some goaltending chatter, and the usual end of show goofing around. 

Thanks for listening, we more than appreciate that and your patience and kind words, too!

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Big thanks to our musician friends --
Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on Bandcamp
Outro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp