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Ellis is still a bit too busy with his movements, but I'll take it for now. They managed a win. I don't really care too much other than a dub is better than the L. Find a way to make it happen more consistently... reminder this is only their second road dub and they are about to embark on a long road game stretch. I don't miss Greenway. I like Greenway, but I think the game has passed him by. Still puzzling over giving apples on Doan's goal... that does NOT go in unless Zuccarello plays it.. that should be a straight no apples play... but I guess the NHL stat keepers are tasked with keeping Sabres fans engaged... (hah)

Ellis passes the visual test. He doesn’t give up soft goals as often as the others.

No way I would keep Norris. I hope he gets healthy soon, and he can stay healthy and play well, then we trade the horrible contract somewhere else.

Is he clearly better than the other two? Player SV% GAA Colten Ellis .896 3.41 Alex Lyon .899 3.23 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .891 2.73 (including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

Bandits raised their 3rd consective and 7th overall Championship Banner tonight before taking on the Georgia Swarm. Gave up a goal on the 1st shot less than a minute in, but then the Great Dhane scored on the Bandits' 1st shot to tie it back up. Georgia got the next one but then the Bandits got their act together. They led most of the rest of the 1st half, but Georgia got a couple of late goals to tie it at 8 through 2. Georgia got another quick goal at the start of the 3rd to take their last lead of the game. Bandits scored the next 4. Final was 15-11. Smith had 4. MacKay had a pair. Pretty sure Byrne had a pair. Nanticoke with one or 2. The Captain had a very uncharacteristic goal - it looked like one you'd expect Buchanon to score coming out of the corner and then driving to the net. Robinson had an empty netter to close out the scoring. Don't recall who got the others. One of them was by one of the guys that had been a Bandit a few years ago and his name is drawing a blank right now (it's late, this kid is heading to bed very soon). Frasier who's now playing for a team out west was on the floor for the banner raising ceremony, which was cool. He's been a big part of the 3 championships. Cloutier is also gone. Martin retired. They replaced him with DeSnoo. Brought in a couple other veterans. Spanger is still out from the injury he suffered down the stretch, but has been practicing, so he's close to being back. Next game is at home on the 13th vs Halifax. Nice start to the season. Let's go Ban-dits!!!

Well the hockey gods took pity on them and gave them the lucky bounce of the year so far. It's a pity they can't get to more shootouts cause they have the skill guys to win those. Now fix the goalie situation. Ellis is obviously a keeper.

He played very well tonight. Only gave up 1 goal he had a chance on and he never should've been in the spot to have to make that save. Personally would play him on Monday and expect Ruff will do so. But, with 3 goalies, unless he gets a shutout Monday, would come back with 1 of the other 2 in the one after that. Had Lyon not gone nearly 4 weeks between getting any action, he probably would've been better. And if he steals 1 of the 1st 2 goals against or doesn't give up the 3rd one, maybe that horseshoe lodged firmly up Allen's arse gets dislodged.

Is this news to anyone that the Sabres lack high end players?

Who had more scoring chances?

It feels like Tage has, in fact, improved his play without the puck, including defense.

His time is at hand. We know he'll be back. I kind of like our pipeline; the players on the edge like Östlund and Rosén are mature prospects, ready to graduate to NHL play. There are others behind them that will be ready soon. The Sabres also have AHL vets that are creditable tweeners who can fill depth roles should injuries demand (Johnson, Metsa, Dunne), who don't hurt you too bad when pressed into service. Jacob Bryson will never be a top 6 D, but at this point he's fine as a 7D. He's played most of the Sabres games this year and has a +/- of -1 which isn't awful. It feels like he's taken a positive step over the last year or so. He feels more NHL vet and not so much a tweener trying to hang on. It feels less like rushing the young talent up too quickly and ruining them, and more like timely development.

Oh. That's a surprise. 😂😂😂

I have no issue with Benson being (or becoming) a top line player I wouldn't put Norris there though

There were a few saves tonight where he looked like Charlie Brown on the pitcher's mound when a hit comes zooming through: All limbs, everywhere at once. And yet in a split second he's in place for the next shot. His utter commitment to the save is second among Sabres goalies only to Dominik Hasek.

Tuch, missed the net

I like him also. Trade UPL Go with Lyon / Ellis #FIRE_KA.

They cut one of the Shootout takers ? Wasn't Östlund the 4th shooter? who did they cut out ? I predicted a win before the game and you can book another win vs the Jets on Monday.

I initially thought that there was no way that was correct. Then I rewatched it. Wow. The Sabres still had chances. And they won.😂

Rosen should be around right now

There it is. No team is taking that player with that salary. At this point, the sabres would have to give up 1st to get someone to MAYBE bite

But what a 7 seconds! 😜

The Doan rebuild is back on track.

I don't think he is a saviour but he would be a much needed jolt of skill that this team dearly needs

You nailed it.

A star is born? Or two? What a nice win. I love watching Ellis in goal with the way he will move every limb of his body to fight off a goal. I think he is the quickest of our goalies when it comes to how fast he recovers from the initial shot to get back in position to make a follow-up stop. He's quick like a cat.