Straight Up Sabres

Straight Up Sabres

Welcome to Straight Up Sabres presented by The Charging Buffalo! Hosted by Brendan Orr and Taylor Nigrelli, we cover the latest Sabres news with our own unique twist. Keep up with all things Sabres with The Charging Buffalo. Head to thechargingbuffalo.net or on Twitter & Instagram @TheChargingBUF for all your Sabres coverage. Make sure you follow us on Twitter, @StraightSabres.

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October 9, 2025 73 mins

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On today's episode, we preview the Sabres home opener against the Rangers, including the latest injury and roster transactions, the opening night lineup by position group, our top storylines for the start of the season, and close the episode by giving our league-wide standings predictions.

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On today's episode, we describe our thoughts on each team in the NHL with a movie quote or song lyric. Taylor tackles the Eastern Conference with movie quotes while Brendan matches the Western Conference teams with a song lyric.

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On today's episode, we discuss the start of the Sabres preseason, the impressive starts for Mrtka & Helenius, the latest on Alex Tuch's contract extension talks, and close by sharing thoughts and well-wishes for Rasmus Dahlin's fiancée Carolina.

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On today's episode, we have one of our favorite yearly episodes - we each give 5 Sabres and 5 league-wide predictions for the year ahead. We open the show discussing the latest injury news on UPL, Greenway, and Tuch as well as the recently announced fan submissions for the new goal song before getting into the predictions.

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On today's season 7 premiere, we announce the first ever Sabres Trivia Showdown, taking place October 7 at Mr. Goodbar where Chad and Anthony of Expected Buffalo, Kris Baker and Matt Fairburn of the Baker Fairburn Hockey Show, Chris and Tyler of the Instigator Podcast, and Jourdon LaBarber of the Sabres and a special surprise guest will be putting their Sabres knowledge t...

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On today's season 6 finale episode, we tease some of the surprises coming in season 7 of the pod before discussing how we feel about the Sabres currently compared to how we felt at the same time last year.

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On today's episode, we discuss the Sabres being projected to make the playoffs in JFresh's model, Dahlin being named the top player born in the 21st century, theme nights, national broadcasts, and more!

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On today's episode, we discuss the viral video of the ceiling collapsing at Key Bank Center due to a pipe leak, upgrades needed throughout the arena, the Sabres 25-26 schedule, and give our thoughts on a Twitter question about what transaction over the past decade we wish the Sabres could do differently.

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August 14, 2025 54 mins

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On today's episode, we have another hockey trivia challenge! We give each other two categories each and put our random hockey knowledge to the test. Categories are: last player to score 100 points for each franchise, Sabres to score a point as a teen in the 21st century, the last time each team secured 100 points, and players with a jersey number above 80.

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August 7, 2025 72 mins

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On today's episode, we go through the questions submitted by listeners for our offseason mailbag. Topics include: Would you rather make the playoffs this season as an 8-seed and get swept but the front office all gets extensions or miss the playoffs and ownership cleans house, what player that moved this offseason would you have overpaid for, is Jack Quinn just modern Ale...

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On today's episode, we discuss the Hockey Canada verdict, our thoughts on the case, and the public reaction before spending the rest of the episode exploring through an optimistic lens what needs to happen for the Sabres to make the playoffs this season.

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On today's episode, we discuss the Sabres re-signing Bowen Byram to a two year contract extension, what it means for the team this year, how this impact's Byram's future, why this offseason has been a profound disappointment, our very low expectations for 25-26, who the next "new" Cup winner might be, and more!

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On today's episode, we discuss the Sabres electing to go to salary arbitration with Bowen Byram, what it means for his future, whether it's good/bad/too early to tell, the lack of significant moves, the organizational philosophy when it comes to trades, Terry Pegula's role in all of this, the new CBA agreement, and more!

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On today's episode, we discuss the start of free agency, including the Sabres signing Alex Lyon and Justin Danforth, re-signing Ryan McLeod, Ryan Johnson, and Tyson Kozak, a crowded fourth line, and the free agents the team missed out on. We then discuss Bowen Byram still not being traded, how Tuesday's moves effected his market, the prospect of an offer sheet, the Sabres...

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June 27, 2025 35 mins

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On today's episode, we discuss the JJ Peterka trade, the reaction across the league, why we feel like the return wasn't enough even though we like the players, how Kesserling and Doan will fit into the mix, reports from around the league about potential other suitors, and more.

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On today's episode, we welcome Rachel Lenzi of the Buffalo News to the pod to discuss her career and how she ended up in Buffalo, Alex Mogilny FINALLY getting inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Kevyn Adams and Jerry Forton's pre-draft press conference, the NHL Draft, the Sabres' approach to the offseason, where there might be additions, who may be on the move, and mor...

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On today's episode (recorded on Wednesday 6/11), we go through the 24-25 Sabres roster player-by-player and discuss their season, standing on the team, and whether we want them on next year's roster.

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On today's episode, we discuss the Sabres hiring Jarmo Kekalainen as Senior Advisor, what he might bring to the table, what his to-do list should look like, Matt Fairburn's article on Kevyn Adams and Terry Pegula's relationship, and our takeaways from the piece.

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On today's episode recorded on Tuesday, we discuss Tage Thompson scoring the golden goal at the World Championships, JJ Peterka being listed as #1 on the Daily Faceoff's Offseason Trade Board, how we feel about the prospect of moving Peterka, the kind of forward they should target to replace him, still no front office or coaching changes, the Conference Finals, and more!

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May 23, 2025 68 mins

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On today's episode, we dive into the Sabres still not making any changes to the coaching staff, what it says about the organization, the need to do more than what has been done during Adams' tenure, Bowen Byram being on the trade block and throw around some ideas for potential deals/teams to target, the Amerks' going down 2-1 in the series against the Laval, Levi's strugg...

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