Episodes

  • The Instigator 13.1 - Few Roster Questions Remain as Sabres Open Camp

    The Instigator 13.1 - Few Roster Questions Remain as Sabres Open Camp
    Sep 18 2024
    The Sabres hit training camp with 59 players but very few questions about what the final 23-man roster will look like. Kevyn Adams' offseason yielded a number of new additions and has left very few openings for a training camp surprise like Zach Benson last season. We run through Peyton Krebs' new contract, the new roof and scoreboard along with Buffalo's roster as they prepare to open camp on September 18.
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    55 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast - Prospects Challenge Preview

    The Instigator Podcast - Prospects Challenge Preview
    Sep 11 2024
    Hockey will be played by players wearing Buffalo Sabres uniforms this week as the Prospects Challenge kicks off on Friday. The Sabres are bringing a few star prospects along for the ride. This episode highlights some of the key players to watch for this weekend at The Prospects Challenge along with others who will have an opportunity to make an impact over Buffalo's trio of games. Each position group is touched on, with the likes of Nikita Novikov and Anton Wahlberg getting some added focus.
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    27 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update Featuring Kris Baker of Sabres Prospects

    The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update Featuring Kris Baker of Sabres Prospects
    Sep 5 2024
    Episode three of the PipelIne Update series is here, featuring an in-depth conversation with Kris Baker of Sabres Prospects on the state of the Buffalo Sabres forward group at forward. We touch on several of Buffalo's top prospects, along with others who haven't gotten quite as much attention compared to the likes of Jiri Kulich or Noah Ostlund. Kris gives a thoroguh breakdown of the season outlook for the likes fo Brodie Ziemer, Kulich, Ostlund, Konsta Helenius and many more. We also touch briefly on how things may shape up for next week's Prospects Challenge and Sabres training camp.
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    57 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast - End of Summer Listener Questions

    The Instigator Podcast - End of Summer Listener Questions
    Aug 30 2024
    As summer winds down, we field some listener questions on the state of the Sabres and the world of hockey. On the docket is Pete Guelli's tenure thus far, Peyton Krebs' contract status and, perhaps most important of all, the red and black jerseys.
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    37 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update Featuring Scott Wheeler of The Athletic

    The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update Featuring Scott Wheeler of The Athletic
    Aug 19 2024
    Our offseason series highlighting Buffalo's prospect pipeline continues with a conversation with Scott Wheeler of The Athletic on Buffalo's defensive prospects. We discuss the formidable collection of right handed defenders in Buffalo's system, including Vsevelod Komarov, Adam Kleber and Maxim Strbak. We also talk about the outlook for the likes of Nikita Novikov and how the top-end talent on the Sabres roster puts Kevyn Adams in a unique situation when adding talent to this group. Thanks to Scott for joining the show, you can find his work at The Athletic.
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    36 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast Interview with Peter Marlette of Buffalo Pro Soccer

    The Instigator Podcast Interview with Peter Marlette of Buffalo Pro Soccer
    Aug 14 2024
    Peter Marlette, President of Buffalo Pro Soccer joined the show to discuss his efforts to bring a USL Championship club to Buffalo. We discuss a wide range of topics with Peter regarding his bid for a USL club including the key benchmarks left to complete, goals for academy and youth integration and, of course, stadium questions. Peter was an open book, providing great insights on every facet of his work and what's still to come. The interview left us that much more excited for what's to come in the coming weeks and months from Peter and Buffalo Pro Soccer.
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    53 mins
  • The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update featuring Greg Balloch of EPRinkside

    The Instigator Podcast - Pipeline Update featuring Greg Balloch of EPRinkside
    Aug 9 2024
    As the season approaches we will run through each position group in Buffalo's pipeline to look at how the Sabres are shaping up and what sort of talent they have coming in the future. For the first iteration of this series, Greg Balloch of EPRinkside joins the show to discuss Buffalo's goaltenders. We kick off with a conversation on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Devon Levi before digging into the club's prospects, with Greg providing some great insight on newly drafted Ryerson Leenders and Scott Ratzlaff.
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    37 mins
  • Warpath #3 - Year One

    Warpath #3 - Year One
    Jul 15 2024
    The Buffalo Sabres made their official entry to the NHL on October 10, 1970. This episode follows the the Sabres from the draft and offseason acquisitions made in the summer of 1970 as they prepared for their inagural season. Then follow the team through the ups and downs of their expansion year with an eye on how they would grow in those early years in the NHL.

    References:

    Historical Hockey
    Sportsnet
    Buffalo Sabres 1970-71 Media Guide
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    25 mins