How the Tage Thompson Trade SAVED The Sabres

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Tage Thompson trade on the Buffalo Sabres and evaluates who won the deal.

Welcome to Top Shelf!On the latest episode of Top Shelf, the guys discuss the rise of Tage Thompson and revisit the trade that brought him to Buffalo in exchange for Ryan O'Reilly. In retrospect, who won the deal?Hosted by: Levi Smith (@LeviSmithh | X)John Matisz (@matiszjohnKyle | X)Cushman (@Kyle_Cush | X)Josh Wegman (@JoshWegman_ | X)Also on Spotify:Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theScoreFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theScoreFollow us on X: https://twitter.com/theScore#TageThompson #buffalosabres #nhlplayoffs

People in this episode

Hosts: Levi Smith, John Matisz, Cushman, Josh Wegman

Topics covered

• Tage Thompson
• Buffalo Sabres
• NHL trade
• Ryan O'Reilly
• hockey analysis

Keywords

• Tage Thompson
• Buffalo Sabres
• NHL
• Ryan O'Reilly
• hockey trade
• sports analysis
• hockey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buffalo, NHL

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