The Buffalo Sabres continue to improve and have entered the conversation for the 2023 playoffs. Will they make it? Voting has started for the All Star game. A 14 year old from Slovakia has dominated the U18 Women's World Championships.    Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Banter Title Player Darren Turcotte Turcotte - 88-89 Rangers Dean Kennedy -> 89-90 Sabres Rob Ray Turcotte - 93-94 Whalers Adam Burt -> 00-01 Thrashers Dobson Turcotte -> 95-96 Jets Craig Mills -> 97-98 Indianapolis Ice Eric Manlwo Turcotte -> 97-98 Blues Harry York -> 99-00 Canucks Matt Cooke Feedback Kathy Fencott - Vegas hanging with Darnell Nurse News Nela Lopusanova from Slovakia - 14yr old scoring highlight reel goals at U18 Women’s - All Star game Feb 4 - get your votes in Tanner Pearson injury - weird situation https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhlpa-steps-in-to-help-resolve-pearson-situation-with-canucks/ PK Honoured before Habs game Lehner files for bankruptcy - The tank is well and truly on in Chicago - Kane is out with injury and they send Lukas Reichel down after lighting it up  https://theathletic.com/4091686/2023/01/14/blackhawks-kraken-lukas-reichel-demotion/    Ovechkin ties Mike Gartner for most 30 goal seasons - 17 Oilers - 3 in a row after loss to LAK Klim Kostin - the hero the Oilers need Jack Campbell wins back to back - is he for real? Leafs - tough loss to Bruins - given uniforms Leafs should have won Matthews goal - nasty Guess the 5th Team of the Week Buffalo -   4th in Atlantic 44 PTS Fancy Stats - 5v5 CF% 51.89 (9) SF% 49.48 (19) GF% 50.81 (16) xGF% 49.58 (21)  SH% 9.42 (4)  SV% 91.07 (21) PP 27.63 (3)  PK 72.73 (29) Have played 3 goalies equally Summary - need to improve PK Definitely a playoff contender but have a lot of competition - WSH, NYI, PIT, FLA, DET all very tight in race Goaltending will be a big concern as Anderson is 41 and he’s their best Will be interesting to see what they do as trade deadline approaches - lots of cap space ($18MM) Impending UFAs Okposo, Girgensons, Hinostroza, Anderson Hot / Not Metro - PHI 7-3-0 / PIT 2-6-2 Atlantic - BOS 7-1-2 / MTL 2-8-0 Central - WPG 7-3-0 / ARI 2-8-0 Pacific - SEA 8-2-0 / VAN 3-7-0 Crazy Stat DOPeS - Sergachaev and Keller get parking tickets