On today's Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel for tons of live reaction just moments after the Buffalo Sabres defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to take game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals

The Sabres were opportunistic in scoring four goals over the first two periods before tightening up things on defense over the final 20 minutes to take the opening game of the series. The guys discuss the good, bad and ugly of everything they saw.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including some data uncovered that shows the Bills taking a cornerback in the second round wasn't nearly the reach many critics thought it was.

Buffalo Rumblings (the Bills blog on SB Nation) had an article published by new lead content producer Chris Trapasso with data that shows that non-starting Bills cornerbacks have played plenty during their lengthy/current playoff run. So much so, in fact that it makes their second-round selection of Davison Igbinosun feel a lot wiser, even though he's not projected to be a starter and may not be a starter for years to come. The guys discuss the data and cite examples even casual Bills fans will remember from recent playoff failures as a reason why you need to have not just depth at cornerback, but the highest quality depth possible.

Also, the NFL draft has come and gone and we're nearly a week into May, yet eight(!) of the Bills top 14 defensive players from last year are still unsigned free agents. What does that say about the talent from last year's defensive unit and/or what does that say about former head coach (and de facto defensive coordinator) Sean McDermott?

Who are three current Bills players that it would be easy to be completely undecided on how you feel about their prospects for the 2026 season? Patrick takes a stab at it. That plus Matt does an AFC reverse power rankings, which NFL team could be the league's biggest flop this year and plenty more.

You can also check out Buffalo Rumblings to stay updated with Chris Trapasso and his staff's excellent work there.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has plenty of Buffalo Sabres takes from the Boston first round series in addition to three keys he sees to the Sabres beating Montreal in the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals.

Obviously it's an electric time for Sabres fans, whether you're a diehard who's suffered through the years of being inept or new on the scene freshly on the bandwagon. Patrick has plenty to say about that and about this team after it closed out Boston in six games. Among things discussed is loving Zach Benson because he's yours even though everyone else thinks of him along the same lines Buffalo fans think of Brad Marchand.

Also, Boston was competitive with Buffalo but Patrick thinks the Bruins knew at the end of the day they were in over their heads against the Sabres, something Montreal is surely not feeling after getting past Tampa.

Will this Sabres postseason run strengthen or weaken the chances Alex Tuch re-signs with the team? Patrick says that the emergence of another player could make a Tuch return complicated. That plus plenty of other Sabres thoughts, the three things that must happen to defeat the Canadians in this upcoming series and much more.

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