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Locked On Sabres - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo Sabres

Joe DiBiase, Locked On Podcast Network

Locked On Sabres podcast is the daily podcast that drops the puck and keeps you ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the Buffalo Sabres and the National Hockey League. Hosted by Joe DiBiase, the Locked On Sabres podcast provides your daily in-depth Sabres fix with expert opinions, film review, local analysis, and coverage of all things Sabres. The Locked On Sabres podcast is a must-listen as it takes you beyond the ice for the inside scoops on the

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00:30:06

Jack Quinn ELECTRIC in Buffalo Sabres home opening...

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2026/10/05

The Buffalo Sabres win their home opener over the Chicago Blackhawks, a game in which the Sabres thoroughly outplayed a bottom-feeder team, but almost blew it. However, both Jack Quinn and Peyton Krebs were dynamic creating tons of chances and big goals.Plus, UPL's up and down game, Ryan McLeod's demotion to the fourth line and Jiří Kulich's promotion, coupled with his gamer winning goal! All around it was a fantastic night to be at KeyBank Center. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!OdooGreat

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00:24:31

Buffalo Sabres HOME OPENER welcomes back Bo Byram and...

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2026/10/03

The Buffalo Sabres look to bounce back from their season opener with a home opener against Bo Byram and the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that the Sabres are heavily favored against. Without Connor Bedard, Chicago is struggling a lot, being outscored 11-2 in their first two games. And their new top pair defenseman isn't helping.In their most recent game against Utah, Byram and Alex Vlasic, Chicago's top pairing, were thoroughly dominated by the Mammoth. An early sign that Byram might not be up to

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00:33:18

UPL and powerplay STRUGGLE in Buffalo Sabres opening...

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2026/10/02

The Buffalo Sabres open their season with a 6-3 loss in Columbus with five goals allowed by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and an 0 for 5 start for the powerplay. The powerplay especially let the team down after Mathieu Olivier acted like an idiot and drew Zach Metsa, who he has 40 pound on, into a fight. Despite Olivier's selfishness putting Columbus at a huge disadvantage with a 5-on-3, the Sabres couldn't take advantage. Plus, Konsta Helenius gets his season rolling with a goal, Louis Crevier struggles in

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00:28:13

OPENING DAY for the Buffalo Sabres facing the...

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2026/10/01

The Buffalo Sabres season begins in Columbus likely with both Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Mattias Samuelsson ready to return to the lineup! However, we'll have to wait to see Olen Zellweger's debut. A look at the Sabres and Blue Jackets lineup shows a massive advantage for the Sabres in the middle-six.Plus, a look at last year's matchups between these two teams and how the Blue Jackets will want to play the Sabres high cycle. The Blue Jackets are riding high after making a huge trade acquiring Matthew

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00:28:30

Buffalo Sabres TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS and Rasmus Dahlin...

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2026/09/30

Entering the Buffalo Sabres 2026-27 season, expectations are a lot higher than they have been in past seasons, but still not as high as some fans would like. Exploring the Sabres betting lines for this season shows a team that should be on the playoff bubble, and one that is the 5th best team in the Atlantic Division. Is 95.5 points as an over/under too little? Plus, why the over bets on Josh Doan this season are Sneaky Joe's favorite bets of the season, now that he'll be playing on the top line

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00:25:11

UPL and Mattias Samuelsson COULD RETURN for Buffalo...

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2026/09/29

The Buffalo Sabres are two days away from opening their regular season against the Columbus Blue Jackets and some of the big injury questions are being answered. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was at practice in the starters net, so it seems likely that he is good to go for the start of the year. Even Alex Lyon is just days away from making the Sabres goalie room totally healthy. Mattias Samuelsson meanwhile skated on his own on Tuesday and Lindy Ruff sounded like he is getting really close. However, Conor

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00:31:53

Will the Buffalo Sabres REPEAT as Atlantic Division...

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2026/09/29

The Buffalo Sabres came out of nowhere to win the Atlantic Division in 2025-26. Now there are expectations to contend for that crown again, and make the playoffs. Before the Florida Panthers, Montréal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs take the ice on opening night, Sneaky Joe has his Atlantic Division predictions for 2026-27!With a clean bill of health and Brady Tkachuk now on the team, it's hard to see the Panthers not contending for the top of the division. Could the Tampa Bay Lightning fall

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00:27:06

Colten Ellis may have to be the Buffalo Sabres NUMBER...

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2026/09/27

In the Buffalo Sabres preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left in the 3rd period and Lindy Ruff says he "tweaked" something. With that, now Alex Lyon and Luukkonen are both injured with mystery timelines for return. If neither will be ready by Thursday, Colten Ellis is entering the regular season as the Sabres #1 goaltender. Ellis' play in the preseason combined with his rookie season should give Sabres fans confidence that he can start the first few games of the

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00:30:49

GOOD NEWS on Buffalo Sabres injuries as Noah Östlund...

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2026/09/25

We are less than one week away from the Buffalo Sabres opener and we have some positive news on the injury front. Lindy Ruff says Olen Zellweger should be ready for opening night coming back from a concussion and Mattias Samuelsson says it won't be that long for his injury! Despite this, the Sabres are adding veteran defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to the mix, more of an indictment on Dennis Gilbert and Ryan Johnson than any of the guys in the top-six.Plus, Noah Östlund and Konsta Helenius look strong in

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00:28:28

Is Logan Stanley THE WORST IDEA to fill in for...

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2026/09/24

The Buffalo Sabres have injuries on the blueline to Mattias Samuelsson and Olen Zellweger, leaving the defense core paper thin. With Dennis Gilbert likely entering the lineup on the third pair, is it a terrible idea to consider bringing back Logan Stanley? Stanley is still available after not signing with a team during free agency, a surprise as it was reported his market was $4-5M per year. A look at last year shows Stanley wasn't as bad as fans thought, but he did not bring that intimidating

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00:29:55

Mattias Samuelsson and Olen Zellweger INJURED in...

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2026/09/23

The Buffalo Sabres first home preseason game featured a total NHL lineup and they dominated an AHL heavy Blue Jackets roster 5-1. However, the story of the game is the team losing two of their top-four defensemen in Mattias Samuelsson and Olen Zellweger. Samuelsson left the game after blocking a shot with what looked like his ankle, and Zellweger was knocked out of the game by a monster hit by Carson Soucy. If the two players are going to miss time, what will the Sabres blueline look like? Pairings

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00:25:44

Jiří Kulich RETURNS in Buffalo Sabres preseason loss...

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2026/09/22

The Buffalo Sabres opened up their preseason with a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, filled with a lineup of AHL guys, AND Jiří Kulich. Kulich, who has not played a hockey game in almost a year, played big minutes in Pittsburgh and looked up-and-down, as one would expect. There were some nice offensive plays and we saw Kulich's shot power on display, but there were some sloppy plays in his first game action too. Some of that can be explained by him being surrounded by AHL players, playing against

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00:35:22

Buffalo Sabres powerplay needs to TAKE A JUMP while...

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2026/09/21

The Buffalo Sabres powerplay had some abysmal stretches last season and it's almost amazing they ended up ranking 20th in the NHL. However, the powerplay did begin to turn it on at the end of the season, trying to get the puck down low. Are the Sabres ready to do that again? Josh Doan and Zach Benson could be enormous in the Sabres powerplay taking a big step forward.With Alex Tuch walking out the door, the Sabres biggest piece to replace on special teams is his penalty kill spot. The combination

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00:23:57

Zach Benson, Noah Östlund, Jack Quinn THE BEST LINE...

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2026/09/20

The Buffalo Sabres held their Blue & Gold Scrimmage at KeyBank Center ahead of the preseason and the line of Benson-Östlund-Quinn showed out scoring two goals and looking like the best trio on the ice. Which should be no surprised as any line Zach Benson goes on ends up looking good. It was also our first look at Owen Power and Olen Zellweger as a pairing, which Sneaky Joe has the review of. Lindy Ruff believed the two looked good, but also maybe too fancy at times.Also, Radim Mrtka struggles

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00:29:09

Buffalo Sabres have the BEST CENTER DEPTH EVER? Lindy...

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2026/09/18

Lindy Ruff met with the media after the Sabres practiced on Friday and along the way mentioned he believes this team has the best center depth he's seen in his entire career, with 9 NHL centermen. Is this the deepest center group we've seen, even more so than the 2006 Sabres? The depth has pushed Jiří Kulich, Konsta Helenius, and Ryan McLeod to the wing for the time being.Is Kulich capable of playing on the wing? Plus, a breakdown of all the new lines Lindy has put together, including a very

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00:28:36

Connor Hellebuyck door NOT SLAMMED by Jarmo...

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2026/09/17

With Buffalo Sabres training camp opening up, GM Jarmo Kekäläinen and head coach Lindy Ruff met with the media for the first time this season! Of course, the subject of Connor Hellebuyck came up, who is not reporting to Winnipeg Jets training camp. Neither Jarmo nor Lindy said anything to make it sound like the Sabres are closed to the idea, and they definitely could've.Plus, Jason Zucker has a sports hernia injury that will impact the opening night lineup. How will lines look without him? Also, an

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00:32:16

Buffalo Sabres EXTEND Noah Östlund amidst NHL salary...

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2026/09/15

The Buffalo Sabres joined the party as NHL teams are racing to get 8-year contracts in, while they're still allowed to do so, signing Noah Östlund to an eight year extension! This is a big bet on a player who hasn't even played 70 games in the NHL yet, but Östlund is a good bet to take. Lindy Ruff loves him. He's got almost every tool in toolbag. And the cost isn't that much at $6.6M per year. Östlund has shown elite vision and passing, has a good shot, and is already mature and responsible enough

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00:32:23

Buffalo Sabres have loads of TRAINING CAMP BATTLES to...

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2026/09/12

Training camps are about to open around the NHL, including the Buffalo Sabres' camp which have have tons and tons of battles for roles in their lineup before the start of the regular season. The most interesting of which will be who plays on the top line with Tage Thompson. Much of that will depend on whether Tage is a center or wing. If he's a winger, like he was to start last year, Jiri Kulich could be a darkhorse to open the year as the Sabres #1 center. Konsta Helenius is also an option to open

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00:30:03

The Toronto Maple Leafs are ON THE VERGE of collapse,...

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2026/09/11

The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off their worst season in years, and it sets up a big question about Auston Matthews' future in Toronto. Will a poor start to the season cause Matthews to push his way out? The Leafs amazingly won the draft lottery and selected Gavin McKenna, who could be their savior.However, the hire of Jim Hiller as head coach presents a new style of play for Toronto. Likely an ultra-defensive, conservative style of hockey that should keep the Leafs competitive, but limit their

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00:33:04

Florida Panthers are the TEAM TO BEAT for the Buffalo...

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2026/09/09

The Buffalo Sabres are the defending Atlantic Division champions, but the Florida Panthers are still the gold standard of the division. The back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions had a forgettable season in 2025-26 due to countless injuries to Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, and several other important players. It didn't help that Sergei Bobrovsky had the worst season of his career behind an injured squad.The Panthers had a big summer, trading away three 1st round picks

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