Episode 197: The Buffalo Sabres' 2026-27 season is underway!

The team kicked off their season this past Thursday, losing 6-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, before getting their first win of the season, coming back to win 4-3 versus the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

The guys discuss their takeaways, both good and bad. They touch on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's struggles and the power play's incredibly slow start, before jumping into many of the positives: Jack Quinn, Owen Power, Jiri Kulich, and more!

Tune in for the first TSRP episode of the 2026-27 season!

(0:00) Intro

(0:32) Thankful the Sabres won a game

(11:20) Are you concerned about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

(31:26) Power play still stinks

(47:35) 5v5 play has been encouraging

(51:15) Jack Quinn looks fantastic // Benson-Östlund-Quinn

(1:05:14) An incredible moment for Jiri Kulich

(1:12:16) Will we see any lineup shuffling?

(1:19:02) The Chicago Blackhawks are bad

(1:28:18) The Josh Norris + Tage Thompson duo

(1:34:17) Early returns for the 4th line are... not great

(1:39:18) Jesse's Brief Debrief

(1:41:34) Intern Devin was cookin' at the home opener

(1:43:37) Old Friends

(1:45:28) Christian's Cafeteria

(1:51:51) Weekly Preview

(2:03:59) Closing

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