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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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    Reinforcements

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 53:04


    Send a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7095476/2026/03/06/buffalo-sabres-nhl-trade-deadline-2026-jarmo-kekalainen/ 

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    Blockbuster looming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 62:26


    Send a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7085733/2026/03/04/buffalo-thompson-olympics-eichel-reception-playoff-atmosphere/

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    A Beast in the East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 59:19


    Send a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7078326/2026/03/02/sabres-mattias-samuelsson-injury-career-season-appert/

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    Knockin' the rust off

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 57:42


    Send a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7064334/2026/02/23/buffalo-sabres-playoffs-injuries-olympics-norris/

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    Needs on display

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 57:25


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7026246/2026/02/06/sabres-trade-deadline-bryson-defensive-depth-penguins/

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    Raising the bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 65:57


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020431/2026/02/04/sabres-overtime-loss-expectations-samuelsson-lightning/

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    The Cup?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 60:31


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7009142/2026/01/30/sabres-tuch-stanley-cup-hat-trick-lyon-kings/

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    The surge continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 50:23


    Send us a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6996560/2026/01/26/sabres-notes-zach-benson-enjoys-getting-booed/

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    Doan deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 57:41


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6990013/2026/01/21/sabres-josh-doan-contract-extension/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6987893/2026/01/21/sabres-konsta-helenius-ostlund-benson-predators/

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    Buyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 66:08


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6984075/2026/01/19/sabres-playoffs-power-bussi-hurricanes/

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    The past becoming the present?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 60:45


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6976066/2026/01/16/sabres-canadiens-tage-thompson-reunion-night/

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    Crunch time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 64:23


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6965112/2026/01/13/sabres-benson-power-defense-panthers/

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    Finding a way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 58:13


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6956685/2026/01/09/sabres-rangers-mattias-samuelsson-goal/

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    Reset and respond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 51:23


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938258/2026/01/03/sabres-winning-streak-blue-jackets/

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    Trending to contending

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 56:14


    Send us a text Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this podcast and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6935011/2026/01/02/sabres-playoff-chances-ostlund-thompson-doan/ 

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    Sustainability?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 60:47


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this podcast and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6926225/2025/12/29/buffalo-sabres-stats-standings-streak-2025/

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    Ridin' High

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 64:39


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow this podcast and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6916696/2025/12/23/sabres-byram-ostlund-senators/

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    Credibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 70:58


    Send us a textKris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres.Change is afoot. The latest Baker Fairburn Hockey Show delves into it all, underscored by the credibility that Jarmo Kekäläinen brings to the table. Follow this podcast and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6910292/2025/12/21/sabres-norris-benson-luukkonen-devils/

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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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