Zach Metsa
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Oct 2, 2026
Joe DiBiaseHOST
Stinky Joe back here on the Locked On Sabres podcast.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
Before we get to Saturday's game against C- Chicago and what the Sabres are gonna do in goal I wanna get my thoughts in on what happened last night between Matthew Olivier and Zach Metsa, because I think that was one of the most bush league things that a guy of his role could do.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
Matthew Olivier is not a John Scott level goon.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
He is a player in the NHL.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
His team is winning.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
I mean, I guess the Sabres had just scored a goal, and they were about to go to the power play, but you're winning, and you're at home in the second period.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
What, what's the deal? Why do you feel the need to start something? And then Zach Metsa does the right thing.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
All he does is come over from behind the net, tap his stick and go like, "Hey man, come on, not cool." And Olivier turns around ready to swing with whoever it is.
Rhett WarrenerHOST
I...
Rhett WarrenerHOST
This is the other direction, guys, if you're so interested.
Ryan PinderHOST
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dean MolbergHOST
Oh, never mind.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_4HOST
Yeah
Ryan PinderHOST
... he's probably being a sarcastic jerk, was what my first inclination was.
Ryan PinderHOST
And then, like you said, the first six, seven minute, "Hey, the guys are playing all right.
Ryan PinderHOST
Kinda down low, trying to make things..." All right, here we go.
Connor HurleyHOST
Um, How about
DuaneHOST
who had Zach Metsa with the first fight of the year for the Sabres on their bingo card against Matthew Olivier of all people.
DuaneHOST
And a player I normally love, but what a scumbag with what he pulled there.
DuaneHOST
I saw people trying to defend it.
Brad RiterGUEST
I don't think it's an indication of anything to come.
Brad RiterGUEST
They were proud of Matsson for standing up for himself.
Brad RiterGUEST
They wanted the power play.
Brad RiterGUEST
That was a place to win the game.
Mike FoltaCORRESPONDENT
[horn blaring]
speaker_12SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[horn blaring]Now here the Sabres with Metsa.
speaker_12SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Broken up by Coyle, got it to Olivier.
speaker_12SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He fires and he scores into the empty net
Andrew PetersHOST
He is, he is totally replaceable.
Craig RivetHOST
But you have Metsä, so-
Andrew PetersHOST
100%.
Craig RivetHOST
You know, like, maybe there's, maybe there's that.
Craig RivetHOST
All I'm saying is, I-
Andrew PetersHOST
Metsä, Metsä might be better.
Andrew PetersHOST
He might be a better puck mover.
Andrew PetersHOST
He might be a better defender.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
So I'm excited to see that pairing if they do indeed play together.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
And that, that would leave Gryzlik and Metsa, which, you know, you're just kinda doing the best you can, uh, with what's available to you.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
And that could be fine.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
I mean, Gryzlik did have 40 points two years ago.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
You got a lefty and a righty.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
Um, Metsa is a smart player, getting the puck out of his own end.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
That, that pairing actually doesn't terrify me as much as, uh, as you might think.
Joe DiBiaseHOST
Um, but I also wouldn't expect they play more than like 12 minutes, 13 minutes.
MattHOST
I agree.
MattHOST
He's, he's automatically over Metsa and then you got Cravier and Timmons.
MattHOST
And I think you might maybe see a cycle of those three at some point, depending on how they're all playing, but injuries have changed things at this point.
MattHOST
Obviously now you got Greslick in the mix.
Jonah AhrensHOST
It is.
JP AhrensHOST
It better be like Metsa at the very least.
Jonah AhrensHOST
I don't know.
Jonah AhrensHOST
We shall see.
Jake TyeGUEST
I think it's going to be a real test for especially like those two kind of anchor defensemen that they got on that first and second pairing with obviously Darlene and then Owen power on that second, second pairing.
Jake TyeGUEST
I think those two are going to be really relied upon, especially in those first couple of games to, you know, really see, okay, like, are we good here? Like, can these two guys kind of help us through this rough time? And then obviously like Michael was saying that last pairing with, I think it's going to be Gilbert and Metsa is what they projected to be so far.
Jake TyeGUEST
So yeah, That's going to be a major question mark as well.
Jake TyeGUEST
But I think it is going to come down to, you know, if, you know, Owen Power and Darlene can really carry those two pairings and, you know, kind of at least stabilize the top four of the Sabres, you know, temporarily.
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