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Toronto scored 4 goals on like 18 shots vs Mammoth. Then an empty netter. Won the 3rd period, won the game.

That’s a 3 game losing streak and that can turn in to 5-7–10 if you’re not careful. we know the history here.

I mean you want saves but my gosh you gotta score more than 1 goal against one of the worst teams.

I don't blame Levi. They have 3 guys ahead of him now, one of which was plucked from another organizations AHL squad. If he orchestrates his way out of the Sabres organization then best of luck to him.

So the answer looks to be No, they are not for real. Yet. Clearly the next 20 games will separate them from seasons past if they can keep stacking points and not have the dreaded 8-10-12 game losing streak.

Every other Atlantic division club won tonight so this was a pretty bad blown 3rd period lead. and OT loss.

As others have said the problem i have with UPL is his penchant for giving up mid-late 3rd period goals. Thats the money time when a lot of games are tied or you are up 1 or down 1 and need a save. But maybe even getting to OT is improvement. Certainly we have lost plenty of games the last few seasons by giving up the late 3rd period goal to break a tie. and UPL has been in the net for a lot of those.

I saw on X that Ellis was scheduled to start, but he wasn’t feeling well or something. Not sure if that’s true but supposedly UPL was not supposed to play as of earlier today. Then got the nod.

I want UPL traded yesterday. There are plenty of other clubs looking for a goalie with experience, and Buffalo should take whatever salary hit they have to absorb to make a trade

UPL scares me. Usually fails in 3rd periods. Not all him of course but he doesn’t make me think the Sabres are getting 2 points. I’d happily take the OT point and see what happens.

What i like is that he took swings at new goalies this season and eventually will luck his way into something really good. So now Lyon is playing at a high level (that save last night late and Tuch’s goal 10 seconds later is an example of what would not have happened last year). and Ellis coming from the Blues organization could be another goalie ready to break out at the NHL level. So maybe KA finally hit the winning goalie lottery

seems like a big reason the Sabres are better this year is because they are getting penalty kill saves and mid-late 3rd period saves at a better success rate than the last few years. To boil us down, better goaltending. obvious but true

One of the announcers said the pass to Tage was through the “honey pot” 😏

Wild period. This has to be one of these games the Sabres get at least 1 point if not the 2. Can’t be on that home regulation loss train like they have for too many seasons. Stack points at home.

KA is up to something, because i know they are not parting ways with Lyon or Ellis anytime soon.

Kevyn Adams has been waiting several years to luckbox his way into a goalie or goalies that the organization can trust. There's no chance Colten Ellis is going anywhere, anytime soon. They have Lyons who looks good and they need to see what Ellis can do on a semi consistent basis. Both these guys look calm and poised. They may have hit on something great and cannot dismiss that. If I was GM I would have been on the phone last night trying to see if I can muster up a trade of UPL. He's not the future here imo. Other teams need experienced goaltending. I'd also see if I can move Owen Power, just because I'm over him. Sell high while both guys have some decent value.

Looked like his left arm...wrist, elbow, shoulder? who knows. Hopefully nothing too bad but I'm expecting to hear the dreaded "week to week" prognosis. If he's back in the lineup anytime before mid-November I'd consider that a win.

The best way to protect the young goalie is to maintain possession of the puck as much as possible. The Sabres can't have another start where the opponent is in our end for much of the first period, peppering Ellis. They will be down 2-0 in a blink.

The Florida Panthers are coming in off a 2-game losing skid. Look for a nice first period where Florida outshoots Buffalo 17-5 as they need to get back on track. That will bring Sabres fans back to reality.

The losing culture since Terry has owned the team runs so deep, it’s a massive job to pull out of it. The guys who score goals here up and leave or get traded and you can’t backfill those goals. Good free agents will never come here. The D and goaltending has been lousy for years,,, this year ok so far. But can’t score.

Shouldn't the Sabres have the deepest roster depth out there in the minor leagues? What/who have they been drafting in the top10 over the past 14 seasons or whatever. Our minor league system should be overflowing with talent. I don't even know what to say. Florida has probably been trading their prospects for established NHL'ers for a few years now.

I mean this season is over already. in record time. The rest of the games are for entertainment purposes only (if you can call it that), or to go watch the opponent. It's really just to see what their draft position will be in 2026. It's not funny, I'm sad what this franchise has become. I was there in the 70's, 80's, 90's and saw the good times too.

I felt kinda bad seeing Bettman like that, shaking. It reminded me of my father-in-law...who suffered from Parkinson's for several years before he passed away back in January. Anyway, Bettman understood fully what was being asked but what's he gonna say publicly, yeah Terry sucks as an NHL owner?!? I'm sure he's disappointed as we all are.

Don't worry! After all the guys get back, the Sabres will go on a nice run in Feb-March to finish with 75 pts.

The Sabres best chance to hang in there and keep the fans interested, was to come out this season hot, score some PP goals, get reasonable goaltending and maybe be above .500 after 10 games. It's disappointing again.