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    <description>Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato are credentialed sportswriters for the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills. Bill has covered the Sabres for two decades and has managed his website, The Buffalo Hockey Beat, since 2012. Nick has covered the Bills since 2022 and is currently the sports editor for the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union-Sun &amp; Journal newspapers. We provide in-depth news and analysis on the Buffalo sports scene. Get information directly from the locker rooms and everything else you need to know from the Bills and Sabres weekly. For questions are comments, email us at buffalopressbox@gmail.com.
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    <itunes:summary>Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato are credentialed sportswriters for the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills. Bill has covered the Sabres for two decades and has managed his website, The Buffalo Hockey Beat, since 2012. Nick has covered the Bills since 2022 and is currently the sports editor for the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union-Sun &amp; Journal newspapers. We provide in-depth news and analysis on the Buffalo sports scene. Get information directly from the locker rooms and everything else you need to know from the Bills and Sabres weekly. For questions are comments, email us at buffalopressbox@gmail.com.
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  <title>Episode 110: Buffalo Sports Heaven</title>
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  <itunes:title>Buffalo Sports Heaven</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Buffalo Bills are preparing for the NFL Draft. Positions of need, who fits, what they should do at 26 and some mid- to late-round options. Plus, the Buffalo Sabres are set for their first playoff appearance since 2011. Looking at the matchup with the Boston Bruins.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 74: Draft Drama</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane sounded off on NFL draft criticisms, the Bills went heavy on defense and didn't take a wide receiver. Buffalo News columnist Ryan O'Halloran joins the show to talk Buffalo's draft decisions and Beane's outburst.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 73: Draft dive</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Where do the Buffalo Bills go in the first round? Why did the Bills bring back Tre'Davious White and how does it impact their draft plan? James Cook a workout no-show? And will Kevyn Adams return as Sabres GM? Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:51</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 31: Fresh blood</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into the Buffalo Bills draft class. Was trading down the right move? Is Keon Coleman the solution at receiver? And what message did the Bills send with their draft class and Brandon Beane's comments afterwards?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:51</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 30: Old is new</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Old is new</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss Lindy Ruff's return as Buffalo Sabres coach, if it's the right move and if it's a nostalgia hire, plus they dig into the Buffalo Bills draft options and scenarios.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:24</itunes:duration>
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