Baker Fairburn Hockey Show
Kris Baker (@SabresProspects) and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn (@MatthewFairburn) discuss all things Buffalo Sabres and catch up on the latest happenings around the National Hockey League (NHL).
Episodes
139 episodes
Unfinished Business
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7405424/2026/06/29/buffalo-sabres-beck-malenstyn-contract-e...
Balls in the air
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7392537/2026/06/25/sabres-tuch-byram-trades-benson-co...
Jarmo's Big Move
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7389103/2026/06/24/buffalo-sabres-2026-n...
Dominoes about to fall
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370386/2026/06/19/buffalo-sabres-free-agent...
Cap Casualties
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7325901/2026/06/02/sabres-salary-cap-outl...
Tuchology
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7313028/2026/05/28/buffalo-sabres-goalies-trades-options/
Offseason mode
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic:https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nhl/team/sabres/
Deux deux
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7275072/2026/05/13/sabres-mattias-samuels...
Backs against the wall
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7269629/2026/05/11/sabres-ruff-game-3-nhl-playo...
Clean slate
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7256814/2026/05/06/buffalo-sabres-power-play-br...
Home away from home
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7244932/2026/05/01/sabres-bruins-game-6-nhl-playoffs-stanle...
Bruins on the brink
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7233372/2026/04/26/sabres-bruins-fans-game-4-nhl-play...
Back on track
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: bhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7224500/2026/04/24/sabres-noah-ostlund-game-3-...
The Comeback
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7211438/2026/04/20/sabres-tage-thompson-bruins-game-1/
Sunday funday
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's series preview vs. the Bruins at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7200584/2026/04/16/sabres-brui...
Division Champs
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7195034/2026/04/14/sabres-win-atlantic-division-playo...
Tryout season
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7154880/2026/03/28/sabres-kraken-ukko-pekka-luukkonen...
Nitpicking
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7149954/2026/03/26/sabres-zach-metsa-noah-ostlund-jor...
Fine tuning
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7125387/2026/03/24/buffalo-sabres-jarmo-kekalainen...
Playoff ready?
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7129165/2026/03/19/buffalo-sabres-player-survey-2026-...
Go West, Young Men
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7122646/2026/03/16/buffalo-sabres-logan-stanley-mckee-barna...
The Hunted
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7106896/2026/03/11/sabres-win-sharks-jack-quinn-logan...
Game of the Year
Kris Baker and The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn discuss everything Buffalo Sabres. Follow the show and be sure to read Matthew's latest at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7100493/2026/03/09/sabres-win-lightning-15-goals-102-penalt...