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Kris Baker (@SabresProspects) and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn (@MatthewFairburn) discuss all things Buffalo Sabres and catch up on the latest happenings around the National Hockey League (NHL).

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    A New Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 51:57


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6892569/2025/12/16/sabres-buffalo-jarmo-kekalainen-kevyn-adams/

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    Desperation mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 64:06


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. You can read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6871478/2025/12/08/sabres-ostlund-power-lineup-ruff/

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    Calamitous

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 61:48


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6860874/2025/12/04/sabres-failed-challenge-defense-flyers/

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    Norris takes the wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 63:57


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic:https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6854323/2025/12/02/josh-norris-return-sabres-jets/

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    A dance partner?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 58:09


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic:Five keys for Sabres after 22 games: Josh Norris' return, role players step up, more: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6837717/2025/11/26/sabres-standings-josh-norris-stats/

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    The Climb

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 56:04


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6831740/2025/11/23/sabres-standings-malenstyn-quinn-hurricanes/

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    Passengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 57:16


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6824170/2025/11/21/buffalo-sabres-roster-mason-geertsen/

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    House Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 45:30


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6816166/2025/11/18/sabres-noah-ostlund-rosen-ellis-oilers/

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    The time has come

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 50:31


    Send us a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6806613/2025/11/14/buffalo-sabres-winless-streak/ 

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    The tipping point?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 56:10


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres.

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    Shuffling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 60:03


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    Fighting for space in the crowded East

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 55:03


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Check out Matthew's latest mailbag at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6774822/2025/11/04/sabres-standings-stats-alex-tuch-devon-levi/

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    Another missed point

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 52:54


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    Sabres running game rolling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 49:28


    Send us a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. 

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    Even par through nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 52:27


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    A good goalie problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 53:18


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's latest work at the Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6742334/2025/10/23/sabres-colten-ellis-nhl-debut-quinn-red-wings/

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    Chasing the Habs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 53:08


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Read Matthew's story on the Sabres' effort in Montreal at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6735662/2025/10/21/buffalo-sabres-chasing-montreal-again/

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    Are the answers in the room now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 39:52


    Send us a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. 

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    Sabres get off the mat...for now

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 55:40


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    It's gotten late early

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 52:43


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    "Talk is Cheap"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 67:19


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    Tick Tuch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 101:19


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    Sabres again have cap space, but is it a big deal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 70:48


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    A new Byram deadline?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 91:19


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    What is the plan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 102:51


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    Peterka plot thickens as NHL Draft approaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 98:04


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    Target talk as the Sabres stay in the rumor mill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 63:28


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    Jarmo hops on the hamster wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 109:54


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    Kevyn has company

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 87:30


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    The autopsy, the cap, and Tuch's next deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 101:35


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    "Hope is a sh*tty strategy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 96:49


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    On UPL and the Sabres' Identity Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 91:12


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    Is this top line for real?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 86:45


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    Big summer needed in Buffalo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 67:40


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    Sabres (finally) fighting to the finish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 90:14


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    Cozens exits as roster reshape begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 88:46


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    Sabres selling. Are you buying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 88:16


    Send us a text0:00 – 4:04 Promo, The Athletic Sabres fan survey outreach4:05 – 31:09 Loss to the Habs, Navigating Jordan Greenway/Jason Zucker/Henri Jokijarju situations at the deadline (and beyond?)31:10 – 42:34 The Athletic Anonymous Agent and Player polls42:35 – 50:06 Changing the franchise perception50:07 – 1:09:45 Buffalo Sabres season ticket renewal letter1:09:46 – 1:28:14 The audience chatThe YouTube live show: https://www.youtube.com/live/hOQvnHoQx_I?si=l8u4MpKLts77Fk9J

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    Adams on the clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 71:49


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    Back to Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 97:47


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    Haves and Have Nots?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 44:08


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    Pouncing on Pettersson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 62:01


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    On Kulich's star potential and the Pens kicking the tires

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 62:53


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    Zucker contract compels as tough season rolls on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 85:06


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    Cellar-dwelling Sabres showing life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 55:28


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    Slump busted

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 81:38


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    Lindy's Toughest Solve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 75:00


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    Can the Sabres trade their way out of this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 91:17


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    Adams fires wide in addressing Sabres' struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 64:58


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    Game pucks and who must pick it up with a tough stretch ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 49:56


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    Tage returns, NYR looking to deal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 47:33


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    Can Sabres sustain their recent playoff surge?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 69:07


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