Brian Duff and Marty Biron to Take Over The Instigators

[Brawndo]

Per John Vogl. Peters and Rivet will be leaving the show 

 

[Hoss]

Just now, Brawndo said:

Per John Vogl. Peters and Rivet will be leaving the show 

Any reasons given?

[PromoTheRobot]

3 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Per John Vogl. Peters and Rivet will be leaving the show 

 

That's disappointing. I thought Peters was pretty funny, though occasionally unhinged. Rivet was alright. They were old hockey guys telling war stories.

[Brawndo]

7 minutes ago, Hoss said:

Any reasons given?

No reasons given, but I imagine it’s easier to expand the workload of Biron and Duff to an additional five hours a week, then to pay Rivet and Peters to work a hour per day

[dudacek]

Marty and Duff were talking about this on the Prospects broadcast.

But it wasn't clear that it was permanent.

They should be fine.

Sounds like Rivet and Peters chose to move on and have other plans.

Hope that includes Sabre talk on another platform.

 

[Digger]

So guessing that it will no longer be called "The Instigators".  I'm disappointed because I felt that Peters and Rivet came a long way in this show.  

[JohnC]

I remember when Peters announced that the show was going to be reduced to an hour a day instead of the regular two hour show. My impression from listening to him after making that announcement is that he didn't seem too happy with that reduction on air.

[Buffalonill]

42 minutes ago, Hoss said:

Any reasons given?

They're horrible? 

[JoeSchmoe]

If Biron and Duff are already salaried, it costs them nothing to work an extra 5 hours a week... While letting 2 guys go saves them money.

Rivet doesn't need the money, but Peters in all likelihood does. I wonder what he'll do with himself given he wasn't particularly good at being a radio host (nor was he much of a hockey player either). Probably has alimony payments to boot. 

[Buffalonill]

4 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

If Biron and Duff are already salaried, it costs them nothing to work an extra 5 hours a week... While letting 2 guys go saves them money.

Rivet doesn't need the money, but Peters in all likelihood does. I wonder what he'll do with himself given he wasn't particularly good at being a radio host (nor was he much of a hockey player either). Probably has alimony payments to boot. 

Peter's worth is 2 million hes fine lol 

[LabattBlue]

I believe it will be a much smoother and professional show...and maybe even more informative.  

[Pimlach]

I like Duffer and Marty but they are not instigators.  They will not dig deep into any controversial subjects on their own.  
 

In can be looked at as another cost cutting move.  The Sabres marketing takes another hit.  Two less voices to hear from. I don’t  like it   

Perhaps Rivet and Petey were too controversial for Kim and Terry?   
 

I really wish they would sell the team to a local interest.   

Edited September 21, 2021 by Pimlach

[Buffalonill]

4 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I like Duffer and Marty but they are not instigators.  They will not dig deep into any controversial subjects on their own.  
 

In can be looked at as another cost cutting move.  The Sabres marketing takes another hit.  Two less voices to hear from. I dint like it   

Perhaps Rivet and Petey were too controversial for Kim and Terry?   
 

I really wish they would sell the team to a local interest.   

Yes asking draft players if they wear boxers or briefs is over the top 

[Mustache of God]

50 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

No reasons given, but I imagine it’s easier to expand the workload of Biron and Duff to an additional five hours a week, then to pay Rivet and Peters to work a hour per day

It's more than 5 hours of week they'll need to put into that but I'm guessing it's maybe a cost-cutting move? 

I enjoyed Peters and Rivet and I don't like that they're pumping even more Bills content (but I do understand that given the state of both franchises). 

I also thought during the off-season the show should have been trimmed down to 1 hour a day since there was very little going on to discuss. 

Did Peters and Rivet have a final show where they acknowledged it was their last show or is this a sudden happening? 

[LabattBlue]

One other note, I think Peters, and or Rivet would have been put in a better spot to succeed, if paired with a host such as Duff to begin with.  Peters was always to "all over the board" to play the role of host.

[Mustache of God]

A quote from the Athletic article, 

Quote

 

In addition to Peters and Rivet being disappointed about moving to one hour, their contracts expired over the weekend. They decided to move on.

“I offered them new deals,” said Mark Preisler, PSE’s executive vice president for media and content, “and they decided they didn’t want to come back.”

 

Sounds like PSE doing PSE things.

[Norcal]

So...not the instigators then? These guys will have interesting content I bet but they are not instigating anything. 

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

At times I liked their show but they have to change the name of that show now.

 

 

[pastajoe]

They probably didn’t like the move to 1 hour at noon. Plus they spend time coaching youth teams. Never was a fan of Rivet, he often seemed disengaged from the conversation. And last year he was being ridiculous complaining about Covid restrictions.

[Digger]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

I remember when Peters announced that the show was going to be reduced to an hour a day instead of the regular two hour show. My impression from listening to him after making that announcement is that he didn't seem too happy with that reduction on air.

Peters seemed to talk that he was as surprised as we were with the time slot change so I doubt that there was much discussion.  I do remember Peters saying that their 11am show was ranked pretty well (which surprised me because it's focused entirely on the Sabres and the team has not done well lately).

I think Peters and Rivet were pretty good at being supportive for the Sabres moves.  Rivet was actually a bit too much supportive.  But all in all they were great ambassadors for the Sabres.

[GASabresIUFAN]

The shows new name will be the "Sabres Positive Spin Hour."

 

[Digger]

2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

The shows new name will be the "Sabres Positive Spin Hour."

 

and because Marty talks so quickly he'll be able to jam two hours of content into one.  😏

[drnkirishone]

or the 50% show. I assume that is near the percentage that hate Martys accent

[PromoTheRobot]

58 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I like Duffer and Marty but they are not instigators.  They will not dig deep into any controversial subjects on their own.  
 

In can be looked at as another cost cutting move.  The Sabres marketing takes another hit.  Two less voices to hear from. I dint like it   

Perhaps Rivet and Petey were too controversial for Kim and Terry?   
 

I really wish they would sell the team to a local interest.   

You realize you whipped that scenario up, right?

[GASabresIUFAN]

9 minutes ago, drnkirishone said:

or the 50% show. I assume that is near the percentage that hate Martys accent

Marty has an accent?