Two or less Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Former Hamilton Bulldog goalie Drew MacIntyre has signed with the Buffalo Sabres. It's a huge loss for the team. Link- http://twitter.com/#!/radleyatthespec/status/88289759453118464 Rochester may have the best 1-2 duo in net next season with Leggio and MacIntyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 ...but they need centers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Sabres sign G Drew MacIntyre "The 28-year-old says Montreal offered him the chance to come back to its farm team in Hamilton but his goal is to get to the NHL. When the Habs signed Peter Budaj as a free agent to back up Carey Price on the big club for two years at $2.3 million, he knew his chance wouldn't come in the Hab’s system." Link Now with Enroth here, why on earth would the guy think he had a real shot at cracking the NHL? Unless Darcy expressed that he would be Miller's backup in the event of a trade for Enroth / injury. Just seems a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Sabres sign G Drew MacIntyre "The 28-year-old says Montreal offered him the chance to come back to its farm team in Hamilton but his goal is to get to the NHL. When the Habs signed Peter Budaj as a free agent to back up Carey Price on the big club for two years at $2.3 million, he knew his chance wouldn't come in the Hab’s system." Link Now with Enroth here, why on earth would the guy think he had a real shot at cracking the NHL? Unless Darcy expressed that he would be Miller's backup in the event of a trade for Enroth / injury. Just seems a bit weird. You think Lindy will play this guy 15-20 games? IMO the Sabres can't win the cup without a goalie to spell Miller. Trading Enroth would set us back, unless MacIntyre is that good and Lindy is okay playing him. I think MacIntyre is more like Enroth's backup. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 You think Lindy will play this guy 15-20 games? IMO the Sabres can't win the cup without a goalie to spell Miller. Trading Enroth would set us back, unless MacIntyre is that good and Lindy is okay playing him. I think MacIntyre is more like Enroth's backup. PTR yea I'd rather not trade Enroth. I just don't understand why the guy would think he has a better chance to play in the NHL here compared to Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think considering Enroth's age and Budaj's age, MacIntyre probably figured he has a better chance of making the team as backup over Enroth based solely on age and experience. Yes, Enroth showed some flashes of greatness during his time up in the N, but the Sabres might feel that it would be better for him to continue his development down in the AHL. MacIntyre fills the role of a more seasoned AHLer who could be capable of a higher NHL workload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Its possible that they are looking at a deal that will include Enroth in it. You have to give up something good to get something good in return. With the Sabres losing Lalime (or winning Lalime to FA, depends on how you view him) the Sabres needed some competition for the backup job. Budaj has more NHL experience then MacIntyre, he more then likely be given the backup spot to price. macIntyre played well enough in the AHL and Calder cup playoffs that he has a very good chance of beating out Enroth for the backup spot in Buffalo if they have a competition for the job. If he doesn't, he plays for Rochester until Miller or Enroth is hurt and then comes up to back them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithLGA Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Awesome signing!!! We've watched MacIntyre for years in the AHL and was always knew it'd be a tough game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Sabres sign G Drew MacIntyre "The 28-year-old says Montreal offered him the chance to come back to its farm team in Hamilton but his goal is to get to the NHL. When the Habs signed Peter Budaj as a free agent to back up Carey Price on the big club for two years at $2.3 million, he knew his chance wouldn't come in the Hab’s system." Link Now with Enroth here, why on earth would the guy think he had a real shot at cracking the NHL? Unless Darcy expressed that he would be Miller's backup in the event of a trade for Enroth / injury. Just seems a bit weird. I think considering Enroth's age and Budaj's age, MacIntyre probably figured he has a better chance of making the team as backup over Enroth based solely on age and experience. Yes, Enroth showed some flashes of greatness during his time up in the N, but the Sabres might feel that it would be better for him to continue his development down in the AHL. MacIntyre fills the role of a more seasoned AHLer who could be capable of a higher NHL workload. By signing Budaj, Moe-ray-all pretty much told MacIntyre that HE isn't going to be the backup on the big club, just not in so many words. I'd expect that Darcy & Lindy told him he'd have a chance to compete for the backup spot in Buffalo and he probably has enough faith in his own abilities to believe he can beat out a midget. If he doesn't beat out the midget (and I expect he won't) he'll still get to play in a pretty good AHL city. I wouldn't be surprised if the Sabres gave him a pretty decent offer $-wise. He probably went for the 1 year deal so that if he doesn't beat out Enroth, he isn't stuck in the Sabres system long term. If he does beat out Enroth, and the Sabres decide they want to keep him as the backup, there will be plenty of time to work out a deal in the new year before FA hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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