Welcome to Straight Up Sabres presented by The Charging Buffalo! In today's episode, we discuss the Sabres promoting Seth Appert to assistant coach, how we feel about the hire and the rest of the coaching staff being retained, why it's too soon to crown Appert the coach in waiting, Rochester's exit from the Calder Cup playoffs, a look around the NHL playoffs, and more! The Charging Buffalo is a multi-faceted digital media outlet centered around the Buffalo Sabres whose mission is to provide hockey fans in Buffalo the high-end quality you’d expect of a national media brand — solely focused on your favorite team. Through high-end original content, value-packed analysis and minute-to-minute updates on the hottest news, TCB intends to supply all you could want as a modern Sabres fan. Follow TCB on Twitter & Instagram at @TheChargingBUF Show: Straight Up Sabres (Twitter: @straightsabres | Facebook & Instagram: @straightupsabres) Intro/outro song: All At Once by Canetis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices