After The Whistle is a hockey podcast for everyone. We don’t just talk hockey, we talk big things in Sports and Pop Culture.Hosts Andrew Peters and Craig Rivet have 1152 Games of NHL experience. 923 of those being Craig’s, but whatever! We do Four shows/Week with Regular appearances by former teammates and friends, starting Tuesdays with Thomas Vanek (Vanner) @T_Vanek26, Wednesday’s with the Great Jeremy Roenick (JR) @Jeremy_Roenick and Thursday’s with Brian Gionta (Gio) @GioStyle21Enjoy listening! @AfterLeWhistle / @TheInstigator76 / @craigrivet52
Episode 793 "TUCH LASH"
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WAS RASMUS DAHLIN SNUBBED FROM WINNING THE MASTERTON AWARD?
Episode 792 "NO THOMAS, NO LARKIN, NOW WHAT?"
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ROBERT THOMAS IS SUPPOSEDLY OFF THE MARKET, DYLAN LARKIN ONLY WANTS TO GO TO THREE TEAMS, WHERE DO THE SABRES GO FROM THERE?
Episode 791 "LINDY GOT SCREWED"
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THERE IS NO QUESTION WHO THE REAL COACH OF THE YEAR WAS THIS, AND HIS NAME ISN'T JON COOPER.
Episode 790 "WHAT'S HE DOING THERE?"
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WHY WAS ERIC STAAL DOING THE SIREN AT THE CANES GAME? SABRES FANS ANGRY THAT A MEMBER OF THEIR HOCKEY DEPARTMENT WOULD DO SUCH A THING.
Episode 789 "KONSTA #2 C?"
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KONSTA HELENIUS PLAYS HUGE ROLE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. WHERE DOES HE SLOT IN NEXT YEAR?
Episode 788 "SAD DAY IN HOCKEY" with JR
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JEREMY TALKS HONESTLY ABOUT THE LOSS OF CLOSE FRIEND CLAUDE LEMIEUX. TEAMMATES AND FAMILY FRIENDS.
Episode 787 "FINALS ALMOST SET"
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VEGAS ADVANCES TO THE STANLEY CUP FINAL. WHAT A YEAR FOR MITCH MARNER. TALK ABOUT AN "FU" TO TORONTO.
Episode 786 "OFFSEASON PRIORITY LIST"
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WHAT'S AT THE TOP OF JARMO'S PRIORITY LIST?
Episode 785 "HEARING FROM THE BIG GUYS"
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JARMO AND LINDY BOTH HOLD THEIR SEASON ENDING PRESS CONFERENCES.
Episode 784 "EXIT WOUNDS" with Brian Gionta
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SABRES SEASON ENDING PRESS CONFERENCES AS WE START TO HEAR THE PLAYERS PERSPECTIVES ON THE SEASON, PLAYOFFS AND THE FUTURE.
EPISODE 783 "A HEARTBREAKING END"
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SABRES LOSE GAME 7 IN OT.
Episode 782 "SABRES FORCE GAME 7"
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WE WERE WRONG.. THE SABRES WON GAME 6 AND NOW PLAY GAME 7 ON HOME ICE.
Episode 781 "ARE THE SABRES DONE?"
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CLEARING THE AIR ABOUT ANOTHER PODCAST CALLING OUT OUR NARRATIVES AND "INTELLECTUAL MANIPULATION" OVER THE SABRES FANBASE, REGARDING THE HABS EMBELLISHING IN GAME 4.
Episode 780 "GAME 5 PREVIEW"
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SABRES NEED TO STAY OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX IN GAME 5. THEY WERE LUCKY TO WIN GAME 4 AND NOW HAVE HOME ICE IN A BEST OF 3.
Episode 779 "SABRES TIE SERIES 2-2"
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SABRES WIN AN ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE GAME IN MONTREAL TO TIE THE SERIES. A WILD AND EXCITING GAME, TO SAY THE LEAST.
Episode 778 "GAMES 2/3 WERE EMBARRASSING"
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SABRES TERRIBLE AND A FEW PLAYERS LOOK TERRIFIED AS MONTREAL ROLLS OVER BUFFALO.
Episode 777 "SABRES WIN GAME 1 vs HABS"
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SABRES CAME OUT FLYING, OR WERE THE CANADIENS SLUGGISH? EITHER WAY ITS 1-0 AND THE FANS WERE ROARING AT KEY BANK CENTER.
Episode 776 "MAPLE LEAFS TALK OF THE LEAGUE"
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LEAFS WIN THE DRAFT LOTTERY. DON'T SAY ITS NOT RIGGED.
Episode 775 "ROUND 2 SABRES/HABS PREVIEW"
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SABRES AND CANADIENS WILL MEET IN ROUND TWO OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
Episode 774 "SABRES ADVANCING TO ROUND 2"
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SABRES BEAT BRUINS IN GAME 6 TO ADVANCE TO THE SECOND ROUND SINCE 2007.
Episode 773 "FIRST ROUNDS COMING TO AN END" with Jeremy Roenick
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A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE PLAYOFFS. PHILLY ENDED PITTSBURGH'S SEASON AND POSSIBLY AND END TO THE BIG 3 ERA.
Episode 772 "SABRES GAME 5 RECAP"
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GAME 5 ATMOSPHERE WAS ELECTRIC!
Episode 771 "GAME 5: ELIMINATION GAME PREVIEW"
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WILL THE SABRES ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 TONIGHT?
Episode 770 "GAME 4 BEATDOWN"
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SABRES TAKE BOTH ROAD GAMES IN BOSTON, AND LOOK TO CLOSE OUT THE SERIES AT HOME IN GAME 5.
Episode 769 "LYONIZED"
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SABRES TURN TO ALEX LYON IN NET AND HE DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. THEY STUCK TO A DIFFERENT GAME PLAN THAT DIDN'T FEED INTO THE BRUINS HANDS.
Episode 768 "BRUINS SHOWED WHO THEY REALLY ARE"
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THE BRUINS ARE FLAT OUT THE MEANER TEAM.
Episode 767 "GAME 2 IN HOCKEY HEAVEN"
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WE STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THE TURNAROUND WITH THE SABRES IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Episode 766 "SABRES TAKE GAME 1 IN DRAMATIC FASHION"
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THE BIGGER, STRONGER AND TOUGHER BRUINS (AS MARCO STURM PUT IT) DIDN'T LOOK TO BE THAT AT ALL.
Episode 765 "FEELING THE EXCITEMENT" with JR
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JR JOINS THE SHOW TO DISCUSS THE SABRES AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE THIS SEASON, AND WHAT COULD THEY DO IN THE PLAYOFFS.
Episode 764 "A SEASON TO REMEMBER"
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SABRES END THEIR SEASON AGAINST DALLAS. SABRES REST THOMPSON, ZUCKER, SAMUELSON AND DAHLIN.
Episode 763 "SABRES vs BRUINS: TALE OF THE TAPE"
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IT'S OFFICIAL.. THE SABRES AND BRUINS WILL MEET IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
Episode 762 "SABRES WIN THE ATLANTIC"
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SABRES ACHIEVE THE UNTHINKABLE. FROM A 14 YEAR PLAYOFF DROUGHT, TO WINNING THEIR DIVISION.
Episode 761 "READY TO CLINCH THE ATLANTIC"
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SABRES LOOKING TO CLINCH THE ATLANTIC DIVISION WITH TWO GAMES REMAINING.
Episode 760 "FIGHT NIGHT REMATCH"
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THE MUCH ANTICIPATED REMATH FROM MARCH 8TH HAS ARRIVED.
Episode 759 "TIME TO CLINCH IT"
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NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THE MATH WORKS BUT FEELS ARE THE SABRES COULD END THE 14 YEAR DROUGHT TONIGHT IN OTTAWA, WITH SOME HELP AROUND THE LEAGUE. WOULD BE HARD TO BELIEVE THEY DON'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS WITH 102 POINTS IF THEY WIN TONIGHT.
Episode 758 "100 POINTS"
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SABRES WIN 4-3 VS NYI
Episode 757 "EGOS AND TRYOUTS"
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WNY MINOR HOCKEY HAS THEIR ANNUAL TRYOUTS. WHY DO THEY DO IT THE WAY THEY DO?
Episode 756 "SABRES NEED TO PULL IT TOGETHER"
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WITH ONLY 8 GAMES REMAINING THE SABRES NEED TO GET BACK TO THEIR EARLY MARCH BRAND OF HOCKEY.
Episode 755 "READY TO CALL THE PLAYOFFS" with Dan Dunleavy
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THE VOICE OF THE SABRES JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT HIS PATH TO THE NHL, REPLACING THE LEGENDARY RJ, AND CALLING THE FIRST SABRES PLAYOFF GAME IN 15 YEARS.
Episode 754 "7 OF 8 POINTS OUT WEST"
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SABRES HEAD OUT WEST AND GO 3-0-1, ADDING 7 POINTS TO THE STANDINGS. NO ONE EXPECTED THAT AS THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR CASE AS THE "MOST EXCITING TEAM IN HOCKEY"
Episode 753 "14 YEAR DROUGHT TO CUP CONTENDERS"
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SABRES WITH ANOTHER HUGE 5-0 WIN IN SAN JOSE. EVERY PLAYER ON THE TEAM WAS A PLUS. SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR THIS TEAM.
Episode 752 "SNAPPING ON THE COACH?"
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A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD US THAT APPARENTLY THERE WAS A BIT OF A "BLOW OUT" IN THE SABRES LOCKER ROOM AND THIS NEW TEAM IS 100% PLAYER DRIVEN.
Episode 751 "SABRES: FINALLY BUILT PROPERLY"
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THE TEAM PLAYS DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THEY'RE BUILT PROPERLY. A GOOD MIX OF VETERAN PLAYERS, EXPERIENCE, A FEW CUPS IN THE ROOM AND PLENTY OF PHYSICALITY TO NOT GET PUSHED AROUND, AND GIVE PLAYERS SOME ADDED BALLS.
Episode 750 "A LOSS CAN'T HURT"
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THIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE SABRES PLAYED THE LEAFS.
Episode 749 "HOTTEST TEAM IN SPORTS"
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NICK SCHMALTZ SIGNS 8X$8M.. IS HE A GOOD COMPARABLE TO ALEX TUCH?
Episode 748 "IN LOVE WITH THE SABRES"
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SABRES WIN ANOTHER GAME, AT HOME, VS THE SAN JOSE SHARKS. AND ARE NOW TOP OF THE ATLANTIC WITH TB LOSING TO COLUMBUS.
Episode 747 "FIGHT NIGHT IN BUFFALO"
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15 GOALS
Episode 746 "SABRES HAVE HUGE D..."
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SABRES ACQUIRE THREE PHYSICAL, DEPTH PLAYERS THAT WILL ADD MUCH NEEDED TOUGHNESS TO THEIR LINE UP.
Episode 745 "WIN MODE NOW.. FOR REAL"
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LOTS OF TALK ABOUT THE SABRES ACQUIRING BIG NAMES AT THE DEADLINE. BUYING SEEMS TO BE PLAN AS THE SABRES WIN THEIR FIRST FOUR GAMES BACK AFTER THE OLYMPIC BREAK.
Episode 744 "SABRES START WITH A WIN"
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SABRES WIN THEIR FIRST GAME BACK AFTER THE OLYMPIC BREAK. WHERE DO WE STAND WITH PEYTON KREBS?
Episode 743 "PATRIOT GAMES" with Jeremy Roenick
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USA HOCKEY WORLD IS ON FIRE. THE MENS HOCKEY TEAM ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND STATE OF THE UNION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Episode 742 "BACK AT IT TONIGHT"
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HALF THE NHL IS BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT. ALL EYES ON TEAM USA PLAYERS AND IF THEY PAY IN THEIR TEAMS FIRST GAME BACK.
Episode 741 "CANADA DETHRONED IN HOCKEY"
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CANADA MEN AND WOMEN BOTH LOSE GOLD TO TEAM USA LOSE THEIR TITLE AS THE "WORLD HOCKEY POWER"
Episode 740 "OLYMPIC PREVIEW" with JR
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PREDICTIONS FOR THE MENS OLYMPIC GOLD . LOTS OF LOVE FOR CANADA AND THE USA, BUT ARE THERE ANY SLEEPER TEAMS?
Episode 739 "WILD CARD ONE, 25 TO GO"
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SABRES HIT THE BREAK SITTING IN A PLAYOFF SPOT. THEY PLAYED THEIR WORST GAME IN THE LAST 27.
Episode 738 "THE PENN STATE PUNCH"
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GAVIN MCKENNA IS THE TALK OF THE HOCKEY WORLD.
Episode 737 "ARE THE SABRES A CONTENDER?"
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SABRES PICK UP 3 OUT 4 POINTS IN FLORIDA. ONE GAME REMAINING BEFORE THE LONG BREAK.
Episode 736 "NO ROOM FOR ERROR"
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SABRES LOSE THE BIGGEST GAME IN YEARS AT HOME. IT WAS HARD FOUGHT "LIKE A PLAYOFF GAME".
Episode 735 "BOTTLE OF DOM" with Dominik Hasek
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A GREAT CHAT WITH "THE DOMINATOR" ON HIS 61ST BIRTHDAY.
Episode 734 "SABRES KEEP ROLLING TEAMS"
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SABRES CRUSHED THE LEAFS IN TORONTO. NOW 3RD IN THEIR DIVISION, DETROIT IS IN THEIR SIGHTS AND IS IT TOO SOON TO LOOK AT TB?
Episode 733 "ALL THEY DO IS WIN"
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NOT THE CLEANEST GAME, BUT THE SABRES BEAT THE CANADIENS IN A HUGE DIVISIONAL MATCHUP. SABRES ARE 17-3-1 IN THEIR LAST 21 GAMES.
Episode 732 "DOAN DEAL"
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JOSH DOAN SIGNS A HUGE CONTRACT AFTER HIS SHORT TIME IN BUFFALO.
Episode 731 "SABRES TAKE SMASHVILLE"
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SABRES HAVE BEEN THE HOTTEST TEAM IN THE NHL SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SITTING IN WC 1, WHERE CAN THEY GO FROM HERE?
Episode 730 "THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK"
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WHAT A WEEKEND WITH SOME OLD TEAMMATES. LOTS OF OLD FACES AND OLD MEMORIES, AND NOW NEW ONES..
Episode 729 "1-900-LINDY"
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LINDY RUFF COACHED HIS 1900TH NHL GAME VS FLORIDA. THIRD ALL TIME.
Episode 728 "CONTROLLING THEIR OWN DESTINY"
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SABRES HAVE WON 13 OUT OF 14 GAMES AND HAVE PUT THEMSELVES IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY.
Episode 727 "BAKING A BREADMAN?"
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LOTS OF TALK OR JARMO KEKELAINEN MAKING A "SPLASH" TRADE IN THE NEAR FUTURE..
Episode 726 "SABRES MID-SEASON GRADES"
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THE PROFESSOR'S ARE IN!
Episode 725 "TEAM AMERICA" with Jeremy Roenick
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WAS THE OLIVIER/REAVES FIGHT THE END OF AN ERA? WHO HAS NEVER LOST THEIR TITLE AS AN NHL ENFORCER?
Episode 724 "TEAMS CALLING FOR TUCH?"
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MULTIPLE TEAMS ARE CALLING FOR ALEX TUCH. ARE THE SABRES LISTENING OR LOOKING TO SIGN HIM?
Episode 723 "SABRES STOPPED AT 10"
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SABRES DIDN'T BREAK THE FRANCHISE RECORD WITH THEIR 11TH WIN, BUT THEY WON THE HEARTS OF THE SABRES FANS BACK... FORNOW.
Episode 722 "GOING FOR 10" with JR
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SABRES LOOK FOR THEIR 10TH STRAIGHT WIN IN DALLAS.
Episode 721 "LOVE POTION #9"
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SABRES HAVE WON NINE STRAIGHT AND LOOKING TO TIE A FRANCHISE RECORD OF 10.
Episode 720 "SABRES FINALLY LOOK LEGITIMATE"
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SABRES ADDING IN THE FRONT OFFICE. BRINGING IN MARC BERGERVIN LEGITIMIZES THE FRONT OFFICE.
Episode 719 "JARMO: GAME 1"
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SABRES WIN THEIR FIRST GAME UNDER NEW GM JARMO KEKALAINEN. NOT THE PRETTIEST GAME, BUT IT'S NOW 4 IN A ROW.
Episode 718 "JARMO: DAY 1"
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JARMO KEKELAINEN IMPRESSED IN FIRST DAY ON THE PODIUM. THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES THE SABRES HIRE A GM WITH PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN THE ROLE.
Episode 717 "POP GOES THE WEASEL"
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KEVYN ADAMS FIRED.
Episode 716 "FINGERS CROSSED"
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WAITING AND HOPING FOR THE RUMOURS TO BE TRUE ABOUT KEVYN ADAMS GETTING FIRED.
Episode 715 "SABRES NHL'S HOTTEST TOPIC"
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SABRES WIN BACK TO BACK OUT WEST. WE SAID IF THEY CAN GO .500 ON THE TRIP, THAT IT WILL KEEP THEM IN THE HUNT.
Episode 714 "ALL WHEEL DRIVE VAN" with Thomas Vanek
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OLD TEAMMATE THOMAS VANEK JOINED US. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. WE GOT THE UPDATE ON HIS SON BLAKE, HIS PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE SUCCESS HAPPENING IN SAN JOSE, AND THE 05-06 REUNION IN JANUARY.
Episode 713 "FRESH OFF THE SHEET"
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SABRES HANG ON TO WIN IN OT IN EDM.
Episode 712 "STATE OF THE SABRES" with Mike Harrington and Paul Hamilton
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SABRES ARE DEAD LAST IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE, NO CONSISTENCY, 3 GOALIES AND STRUGGLING PLAYERS.
Episode 711 "CAN'T STRING WINS TOGETHER"
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WHEN DOES TAGE SAY "IT'S TIME TO GO"?
Episode 710 "NO MORE NO BUCKETS"
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RESPONDING TO A FEW HILARIOUS TWEETS.
Episode 709 "NORRIS LOOKS SILKY SMOOTH"
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SABRES ARE STARTING TO GET FULLY HEALTHY WITH THE RETURN OF JOSH NORRIS LAST NIGHT. THE BEST THE TEAM HAS LOOKED ALL SEASON. LINE DEPTH, INSERT A HIGH END PLAYER CAN BE THE MORAL BOOST A TEAM NEEDS.
Episode 708 "MOUSE IN A GIRAFFE'S BODY"
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SABRES LOSE WEDNESDAY AT PITT, SATURDAY 5-0 HOME TO NJ AND A SHOOTOUT WIN IN MIN.
Episode 707 "KEEPING THE FAITH"
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SABRES WITH TWO HUGE WINS, AFTER A DISASTROUS GAME VS CALGARY. 9-3 BEATDOWN ON CHICAGO, AND A NICE WIN AGAINST A TOP TEAM LIKE CAROLINA, THE SABRES ARE GETTING HEALTHY, AND TURNING THE CORNER.
Episode 706 "WINNING RECIPE" with Jay McKee
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FORMER NHL DEFENSEMAN JAY MCKEE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS STYLE OF PLAY, AND BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE. NOW JAY IS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF COACHING IN THE OHL WHERE HIS TEAM HIS UNDEFEATED IN REGULATION.
Episode 705 "ALL ABOARD THE SAMMY EXPRESS"
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MATTIAS SAMUELSSON CALLS OUT HIS TEAMMATES FOR BEING PASSENGERS.
Episode 704 "THE UPL SAGA"
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MACK CELEBRINI AND CONNOR BEDARD AN=RE TAKING THE LEAGUE BY STORM CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN THE NHL AS THERE ARE MORE STARS NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
Episode 703 "TWO IN A ROW"
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SABRES WIN BIG IN DETROIT AND CRUSH THE OILERS AT HOME. TWO WINS DOESN'T GET YOU OUT OF THE BASEMENT THOUGH.
Episode 702 "PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHANGES"
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WITH ALL THESE INJURIES PILING UP, THE SABRES SEASON GOING SOUTH FIOR A 15TH STRAIGHT SEASON, THE TIME IS NOW FOR TERRY PEGULA TO CLEAN HOUSE.
Episode 701 "SABRES BACK TO LAST"
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SABRES IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STANDINGS. THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME IS THEY HAVE A LEGITIMAE EXCUSE... INJURIES.
Episode 700 "FLYERS ON THE RISE" with Daniel Briere
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WITH THE EASTERN CONFERENCE SO TIGHT, FLYERS LOOK TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
Episode 699 "CUT THE BOYS SOME SLACK"
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SABRES PLAYERS LOOK LIKE SOMEONE SHOT THEIR DOG AFTER A TOUGH LOSS ON HOME ICE.
Episode 698 "ANYONE'S EAST"
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THE 05-06 PICTURE, AND HOW THEY MADE IT LOOK THE WAY THEY DID. SABRES LOSE IN OT TO MAMMOTH. JJ PETERKA POINTLESS IN RETURN.
Episode 697 "HANK THE TANK"
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HENRIK TALLINDER JOINS THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT HIS CAREER, TIME IN BUFFALO AND NJ, YOUTH SPORTS AND SOME LAUGHS.
Episode 696 "TUCH FLYING UP TOP UFA LIST"
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WITH MARTIN NECAS SIGNING HIS 8 YEAR $92M EXTENSION, THE QUESTIONS ARE NOW, EVEN MORE SURROUNDING THE SABRES AND PENDING UFA ALEX TUCH.
Episode 695 "CAUGHT WITH OUR LEVI'S DOWN"
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DISCUSSING THE DEVON LEVI RUMOR WE HEARD THIS WEEK. BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT, BUT HOW CAN YOU BLAME HIM IF HE DID ASK TO BE MOVED?
Episode 694 "SABRES AFTER 10"
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WE'VE WAITED 10 GAMES TO GET INTO THE SABRES SEASON AND LOOK TO CRITIQUE.