Bowen Byram playing the BEST hockey of his career as the Buffalo Sabres hang on to beat the Canucks

Locked On Sabres - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo Sabres · Jan 7, 2026 · 33m

The Buffalo Sabres built up a huge 4-0 lead over the lowly Vancouver Canucks and with just ten minutes to go, but still managed to let them back in the game, in part due to a baaad goal given up by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Was it a good game from UPL? Sneaky Joe argues that the third goal he gives up is more evidence that he can never fully be trusted, even within a game where he was otherwise awesome. Bo Byram's amazing stretch of play continued with two more assists. Lindy Ruff deserves credit for allowing Byram and all his defensemen license to play free and aggressive. It's clearly working…