The Buffalo Sabres quest to break the playoff drought begins with the New York Rangers

The Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 regular season is here! The Sabres, while dealing with some injuries to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Michael Kesselring, open the year against the New York Rangers who were shut out in their first game of the season. Sneaky Joe looks at tonight's lineup, including who Owen Power will play with, and whether Mason Geersten will work his way into the lineup to possibly fight Matt Rempe. Plus, why Joe likes the under on tonight's game featuring Lindy Ruff's defensive style against an elite goalie in Igor Shesterkin. Also, why the Rangers forward group is underwhelming past Artemi Panarin at the top of the lineup. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Now, you can speed up your hiring process with a $75 Sponsored Job Credit. Just go to https://indeed.com/lockedon right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Terms and conditions apply. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNHL at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnhl for 50% off your first year. FanDuel Download the FanDuel app now by visiting FanDuel.com and win $300 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER : 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.