The Sabre Report Podcast

Buffalo Sabres podcast hosted by: @TSR_Jonah, @TSRCTK & @jp_ahrens l @TheSabreReport l Formerly “The Royal Roundtable Podcast” & "The Sabre Roundtable”

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🚨NEW EPISODE IS OUT🚨

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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

KONSTA HELENIUS GOLDEN GOAL + '25-26 Player Grades | Episode 183

Presented by: @WilliamMattar

⚔️ Helenius wins Gold
⚔️ Has he become untouchable?
⚔️ Could BUF have beaten CAR?
⚔️ Stanley Cup Final
⚔️ 2025-26 Player Grades

🔗 Listen: https://t.co/n6ZJM3FDIq

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Sure, but it’s a tad more nuanced than that

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Our final Sabres grades for the 25-26' season!

Let us know if you agree ⬇️

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 That’s fair. We never really said that tho tbh, not all grades are equal

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Those decisions were made for this team tho

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Am I allowed to bring up last year’s deadline, which was very consequential and had moves made with this season in mind?

Greenway contract (awful) and Norris trade (bad). Timmins trade at the draft was awful too, probably played a part in them doing the awful Winnipeg trade

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Comparing off-season vs trade deadline trades feels a little apples to oranges, no?

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Take a look at our comments after the Winnipeg trades. Trust us, we did.

But his job isn’t only to make trades

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 Weren’t fans of that, but the team was also on like a 20-5 run at that point and never stopped even after it was done.

Not saying you have to love Jarmo’s work, but it’s not like we gave him rave reviews

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 And then sent him down

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@JohnSchotz16 @jonesalex91 He did call up Östlund actually lol. The previous GM sent him down, and the head coach publicly took a shot at him in the media a week before he was fired

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@jonesalex91 @JohnSchotz16 https://t.co/zni8BloBCw

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@sabresfan141 @TheSabreReport You’re forgetting about Doan’s extension and Östlund/Helenius call-ups. Roster management in-season mattered in our discussion, and it was something that Adams failed at heavily

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@ripper_mcgoo :(

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@jonesalex91 He was fine

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@NukeTheCTC https://t.co/38SQVj93L3

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@bufnyy161st Definitely graded him a bit differently than others, but it was us taking a step back & looking at the full picture.

‘Our’ expectations were him to be a staple in the T4, possible earning a huge contract this summer. Now, he’s all but traded.

Worst-case scenario type of year.

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@bufnyy161st Definitely graded him a bit differently than others, but it was us taking a step back & looking at the full picture.

‘Our’ expectations were him to be a staple in the T4, possible earning a huge contract this summer. Now, he’s all but traded.

Worst-case scenario type of year.

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@sabresfan141 @TheSabreReport You’re forgetting about Doan’s extension and Östlund/Helenius call-ups. Roster management in-season mattered in our discussion, and it was something that Adams failed at heavily

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As always, these grades are *mostly* based on expectations of these players coming into this season.

A player receiving a 'B' grade is considered to have met their expectations.

And these grades are based on BOTH the regular season & postseason for these players.

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Has Konsta Helenius become "untouchable" for the Buffalo Sabres?

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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

KONSTA HELENIUS GOLDEN GOAL + '25-26 Player Grades | Episode 183

Presented by: @WilliamMattar

⚔️ Helenius wins Gold
⚔️ Has he become untouchable?
⚔️ Could BUF have beaten CAR?
⚔️ Stanley Cup Final
⚔️ 2025-26 Player Grades

🔗 Listen: https://t.co/n6ZJM3FDIq