Thursday’s action dealt a devastating blow to Buffalo’s late surge for a playoff spot. Between a horrific third period and Detroit’s win over the Islanders, the Sabres likely need to run the table over their final 11 games to even have a shot at breaking their drought.  That sets us up for another summer of retooling and roster prognostication. That was front and center with the collection of questions for this latest edition of Two in the Mailbox.  @lazytown716 – The second year in a row of too little too late for this team is a feature and not a bug imo. There is something fundamen ..read more

Featuring Chris & @BuffaloWins This series is supported by FOCO. FOCO carries an impressive line of team-branded merchandise and collectibles. They create unique, limited edition bobbleheads of some of the biggest stars in sports and they complement those lines with cool apparel, home decor and more. Check out their full Bills collection by following this link. Chris: Joe, it’s yet another Sabres season with no playoffs and the top ranked prospect pool. You must be over the moon. Joe: Ah yes, where’s Ted Black to send out another booklet stating we won the prospect title? Maybe Kris Baker ..read more

Kevyn Adams exhibited quite a bit of patience over the last 24-plus months, making scant few trades since sending Jack Eichel to Vegas in November 2021. That all changed on Wednesday when he acquired Bowen Byram from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt. A hockey trade in the purest sense, Adams made the acquisition that eluded him in the offseason as he bolsters his blueline with another U25 player with team control. This trade won’t lack criticism. Mittelstadt had found his game over the last two seasons and he’d been one of Buffalo’s most consistent and effective forwar ..read more

My how things can change in an instant.  Most of the reporting surrounding Kevyn Adams and this year’s trade deadline was low key. The Sabres were expected to send out their pending unrestricted free agents, but it seemed any significant work would have to wait until the summer.  Then Wednesday afternoon, Adams swapped Casey Mittelstadt for Bowen Byram and dropping the biggest bomb of the 2024 deadline season.  Much of this post had been written at that point, with a hope that Adams would be able to pull off a big deal by Friday. The combination of cap troubles around the leagu ..read more

Renovations to KeyBank Center are coming. What was initially reported in the fall has been further confirmed with the recent publication of the Sabres’ plans for a new videoboard and repairs to the building’s roof.  As was detailed in the fall, the team is eyeing additional work throughout the 28-year old arena with one of the biggest pain points for fans, the seats, high on the to-do list. As upgrading the arena has moved back to the front burner, it seemed like a good time to revisit some of the areas of the arena I’ve hoped to see the team address when it comes time to bust out the har ..read more

Rumors and expectations of renovations at KeyBank Center have been rumored going back as far as 2017. Work will finally get underway on updating the 28 year old building this summer as the Sabres officially announced a new scoreboard and roof on Monday.  It should be noted this work was previously confirmed and discussed ahead of the season, so it’s not new news, but the confirmation is a positive sign. Especially for anyone who has been eager to see work begin in the aging building.  The roof work is a necessary evil that is going to take precedence over sexier, fan-facing upgrades ..read more

This week is the Mittelstadt episode. In the wake of the deals that shipped out Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan, questions about Casey Mittelstadt’s availability have cropped up. We dive into the important role Mittelstadt has played for the Sabres this season while also discussing where he fits in to the team’s future along with the difficulty the Sabres will face in replacing him should they move him in a deal. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/58581678/download.mp3 ..read more

The Sabres are off for a week and the All Star Game is here. We have a slightly longer episode this week that tackles the Sabres’ results from their west coast trip, Devon Levi’s return to Rochester during the team’s time off and we spitball about David Jiricek who has openly complained about his situation in Columbus ..read more

After a lengthy period of investigation, the sexual assault case related to the 2018 Canadian World Junior Championship team has progressed as five players were instructed to surrender to the authorities in London, Ontario. With four NHLers taking leaves from their respective teams, speculation has run rampant online. We discuss the latest developments in the case and the players thought to be involved in the ongoing proceedings. Also on the show is a conversation about the differences in standards and situations between the Sabres and Islanders after the latter replaced their head coach with ..read more

Buffalo’s ongoing injury bug bit again, this time sidelining Jeff Skinner and Mattias Samuelsson. We talk in detail about Skinner’s absence and what options the Sabres have to fill his spot in the lineup. Also on the show is a conversation over Rasmus Dahlin’s recent quotes regarding his committment to defense and just what that means for the team and the player. Also on the show is a discussion over the retirement of Tyler Ennis and Cody Hodgson’s return to hockey. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/58339946/download.mp3 ..read more