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I suspect the market showed no one else was signing Georgiev to an NHL contract to be a backup, so chances are good he will clear.

The way to avoid that is to not keep Levi up. They didn’t have to waive anyone in that scenario. Now they are essentially guaranteed to be waiving a veteran… unless they carry UPL, Lyon, and Georgiev, which is clearly not happening. I’m a bit surprised it didn’t happen as a PTO, but I’m really not all that concerned about it.

Can he also play as a RHD? 🙃

Gavin McKenna come on down

Tough to say. Given the evidence, the judge sided with the players testimony. Here's the official transcript. https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2025/2025onsc4319/2025onsc4319.html

Doesn’t change the fact that Georgiev isn’t good and doesn’t really have the temperament of an AHL backup. I also kinda wonder why he signed here to be a #4? Best contract offer? Thinks the other 3 don’t offer much competition? This was definitely the last news I thought I’d be reading today.

There was a time when I wanted the Sabres to acquire him from the Rangers to be their starter. But his game has really fell off over the past couple of years.

Trying to avoid the initial reimer situation from last year I would imagine

I mean, I guess it makes sense from the perspective of we now have 4 “NHL” goalies, which can’t be a bad thing in terms of depth. It gives us the flexibility to trade somebody if need be, and less concern in Rochester if someone gets hurt. And the depth chart works the way @Brawndo spells it out.

Yep. He did say that hitting never became a part of his game because every time he touched an opponent he got called for it. IIRC he also at that time said he knows he needs to add at least some of that to his game. If he truly does feel stronger, MAYBE he'll bring it a little. He did start shooting more as last season went on, so he at a minimum gained confidence in that aspect of his own strength. (He knew he had a muffin for a shot when he came into the league which is why he so rarely tried shooting from the point as a rookie.)

Stable backup for Levi in Rochester and hopefully going for it

Pushing Levi for net time in Roc? Or a top tier AHL #2 cuz they are going for it?

If so both should be drawn and quartered for treason

Makes the most sense at this point. And guess the signing makes sense to a degree from a well, having another cheap lottery ticket never hurts point of view. But, not sure that a day old cheap lottery ticket purchase makes any sense. Yes, it only has 1 less chance of winning than that "fresh" lottery ticket has, but that 1 additional chance makes a huge difference in the value of each.

It doesn't matter, just as long as we have Doan.

I purposely avoided all the sordid details, but wasn’t McLeod exposed as the biggest ***** bag in the group, or am I misremembering?

This is a very interesting signing. This guy has played great in the NHL on occasion but also terrible. What does this say about their faith in Levi, Lyon and UPL? Not sure. Last season UPL played 55, Georgiev 49 and Lyons 30. Should be an interesting camp battle.

UPL Lyon in Buffalo Levi Georgiev in Rochester Leinonen Cameron Rowe in Jacksonville Ratzlaff back to the WHL

The Sabres brand has been tarnished beyond our wildest thoughts. Right on cue.

He's the guy who's last sighting in an Avs uni gave the Sabres a 4-1 lead in the Dahlin breaks to start the 3rd, there goes the season game. He was pretty much on the next plane to SJ after that little debacle.

Isn't he a guy we beat with regularity?

Well, we DID want Adams to address GT. Not sure which multiverse we have to be in for THIS move to meet THAT definition. And, what are the odds of OUR luck placing us in that 1 in every 14 million or so variants that this does meet that definition?

Backup in Rochester?

Umm, are they really rolling the dice on him regaining his form from several years ago? Don't understand this one at all.