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Yes, but they are on the hook for his entire contract amount even if he is playing in the minors. That's 4.75 a year for this year and the next 3 years. Another master stroke by KA. They would receive a cap credit of about $1 mill per season. The best way to get rid of UPL is to find a team willing to take him and eat 50% of his deal. (I'm assuming he has zero trade value otherwise) The next best option is a buyout. The cap hit would be 1.583 per season for the next 6 years. Year Team League GP Min GA SO GAA W L OTL Saves Save % (BOLD = STARTER) 2020-21 Rochester Americans AHL 14 817 491 0 3.60 7 5 2 389 0.888 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 217 14 0 3.88 1 3 0 135 0.906 2021-22 Rochester Americans AHL 35 2032 111 1 3.28 15 14 6 997 0.900 2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 503 23 0 2.74 2 5 2 254 0.917 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 1910 114 0 3.58 17 11 4 940 0.892 2022-23 Rochester Americans AHL 9 527 27 0 3.07 6 3 0 238 0.898 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 3081 132 5 2.57 27 22 4 1338 0.910 (CONTRACT YEAR) 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55 3172 169 2 3.20 24 24 5 1321 0.887 2025-26 Rochester Americans AHL 1 60 2 0 2.01 1 0 0 21 0.913 2025-26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 186 9 0 2.91 1 1 1 64 0.877 This isn't the pedigree of a starting NHL goalie. Now compare this to Ellis' pedigree. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?encode=TRUE&pid=197251 I'd rather have Ellis.

I wish I could react to this post with all of the eye roll, thumbs down, vomit, and disagree emojis.

No. McKenna is a winger.

Appert already acts like he’s the HC behind the bench. Maybe Lindy should decide to spare himself the post game presser Q&A heartburn and just have GMKA’s hand picked HC-in-waiting take the questions instead.

To be honest seen worse, just bad timing.

I did some checking and “a” should be used because of the hard pronunciation “h” in the word housing.

Former Jr Sabre trevor kuntar has 2 goals for the amerks in the first period. Amerks up 4-1

Or the love of his life had a heart transplant and might need him to get right. I'm pretty sure the performance of a hockey team is way lower on the priority list.

This isn't a serious hockey organization. Kev will be back because they'll blame another wasted year on injuries and the Dahlin situation. The only change I can maybe see is if Lindy retires and they promote Appert. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Holy smokes Mateo Constantini making his AHL debut 5 years after being drafted and scores a goal.

Depends. Are they any really good French Canadian C's slated to go 1st overall or any LHD slated to go 1st overall? if not, probably not. 😉

Why wouldn't we be allowed to? We've not drafted 1st since 2021 and the rule is 2 years in a 5 year span. Also the rule started in 2022 and we've never moved to since then.

Pretty sure we are

I agree with that about McBeane. Terry messed with all of our heads crying to Gilbert at his opening presser. He bought the Bills and bought himself enough cache to the city. "The goal of the Buffalo Sabres is to not win Stanley Cups but be a staple of my portfolio."

So, are we allowed to get the first OA pick in next year's draft?

It’s a letter from the team telling a player to find a place in Buffalo as he is not being waived to the AHL.

Yeah and Bob Lilly dominated as a 275 lb DT in the 60s. Both Peca and Gare played in different eras. Gare in the 70s and 80s. Peca’s last good season was the early 2000s, a quarter century ago. And Peca was 5’11, 190 range. And Peca had 7 solid seasons then fell off the cliff. Benson is 5’10, 177. His game is often at its best in the corners taking away the puck and making the right play. I do think he gives off Peca vibes. But to really become that, to be able to score better, to be able to hold up, he’s going to have to get bigger and stronger. Ideally, adding 10-12 lbs of muscle, will allow him to play a more physical game, develop a stronger shot, skate faster, and hold up physically. Beyond that you just bragged about Rosen gaining 25 lbs and getting much stronger. Which is, on a lesser level, exactly my point with Benson. But Rosen is still not a physical specimen. Though his style of game is different. Some players who skate exceptional well and fast and have a great shot and passing ability can play smaller for sure, but Benson is not exceptionally fast. He has great instincts and stick play but still needs to get stronger and faster.

Did Levi play well enough in the preseason to be kept up? Im not sure thats the case. And Ellis was kind of wonky in his start here. It is not a slam dunk by any stretch to say either would be more successful than UPL right now. Either one requires a leap of faith.

I don't trust him. Up and down. Soft goals.

Hoping for the best for Dahlin and his family…I can’t imagine trying to play hockey with his fiancé’s health always on his mind. Given the indefinite timeline, it suggests to me that this could be longer term….meaning I would not be surprised if he is away for the rest of 2025 and maybe we see him again in early 2026? I sure hope the team is doing everything they can to support him through this. I hope any fan who can afford to will donate to Rasmus’ foundation charity. The unfortunate impact to us fans is that it makes it more likely that any post season hopes will be gone within the next month. The frustrating kicker is that it gives our incompetent management and coaching an excuse for another failed season. I cannot stomach the thought of Adams, Appert, etc. being brought back, but I almost expect it now.

Not trying to be an ass, but this is an unreasonable question. We obviously do. Lyons is playing great. Levi is playing excellent in Rochester and there is a logjam of talent behind him. A reasonable question would be, would Ellis be any worse than UPL? People want to think he’s a flash in the pan and no better than Houser lighting it up a few games, but he had better numbers than Levi last year in the AHL. We have many better options than UPL, who is a sub 0.900 goalie. We’ve seen enough.

That single win just got that much tougher to get without your #1D.

Not like this team is doing anything special this year. He won't be missing much here.

Nope

See, trading for Norris and re-signing Greenway…3D chess.