Carrying 3 goalies - Should they keep 3, send UPL down or move someone else?

[GASabresIUFAN]

20 minutes ago, Eleven said:

If not, Adyms should be fyred ymmedyatli.  What a freaking disgrace.  How does this look to Portillo and Levi?

You ok?

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

Probably Fitzy to be honest.  If Fitzgerald was going to stay up he'd be playing.

Could be Hinestroza or Asplund too.  I think they will wait to waive a Dman until Joki is ready to return.

Or maybe Comrie starts tomorrow and UPL will be brought back in for Thursday's game.

Yes will probably be Fitz but I dare to dream!

unless they are exceptional offensively, I’m done with dmen who are not at minimum 5’10.  190lbs

[Eleven]

2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

You ok?

Y'm fyne.

[Crusader1969]

Do they have to wait til end of game to waive Bryson?  First shift board battle lost.  1-0 Philly 

[Crusader1969]

Tage is sleep walking tonight 

[Weave]

18 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

Tage is sleep walking tonight 

 

2 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

Do they have to wait til end of game to waive Bryson?  First shift board battle lost.  1-0 Philly 

Crusader is having trouble finding the right thread.

18 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

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Looks like the team needs UPL in the room to get it up.

[GASabresIUFAN]

2 hours ago, Eleven said:

Y'm fyne.

I didn’t realize you were such a big Lynyrd Skynyrd fan.

[K-9]

2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I didn’t realize you were such a big Lynyrd Skynyrd fan.

I thought it was because he’s from Ypsilanti. 

[Crusader1969]

27 minutes ago, Weave said:

 

Crusader is having trouble finding the right thread.

I’m just as lost as the Sabres! 

[Andrew Amerk]

2 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

I’m just as lost as the Sabres! 

*Y’m*

[Mango]

I don't like sending UPL down. He has been an integral part of digging us out of the 8 game skid. The Sabres are one of the hottest teams in the league. It just feels like too much risk for not enough reward. 

 

[Doohickie]

 

[Porous Five Hole]

3 hours ago, Mango said:

I don't like sending UPL down. He has been an integral part of digging us out of the 8 game skid. The Sabres are one of the hottest teams in the league. It just feels like too much risk for not enough reward. 

 

Well they had to send UPL down on paper because he was an “emergency recall.” But Meatballs said on the radio today that UPL is starting tonight. 

[Eleven]

4 hours ago, Mango said:

I don't like sending UPL down. He has been an integral part of digging us out of the 8 game skid. The Sabres are one of the hottest teams in the league. It just feels like too much risk for not enough reward. 

 

And I don't feel like giving up on Comrie yet, or abandoning the security of Anderson.  So yeah, keep 3.

[Crusader1969]

I’m assuming Brawndo will be posting here at 1:58 who is being waived as he lives 2 mins in the future

[LGR4GM]

40 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

I’m assuming Brawndo will be posting here at 1:58 who is being waived as he lives 2 mins in the future

[Norcal]

Comrie and UPL should be the goaltenders going forward.  

Edited January 10, 2023 by Norcal

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, Norcal said:

Comrie and UPL should be the goaltenders going forward.  

100% right as usual

[Quint]

Once highly-touted Zach Fucale is a goalie I'd like the Sabres to trade for. He's 27 and not getting a chance with the Capitals. Hasek was a late bloomer... Comrie doesn't do it for me. Anderson is a placeholder, although plays well for the most part but his time is almost up. UPL needs more seasoning. I hate that it looks like the Sabres are going to lose Portillo, who's huge. There's no guarantee on Levi either. Not too many 6' NHL goalies.  Topias Leinonen might be a goalie of the future but his stats over the last five year are hardly lights out.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Quint said:

Once highly-touted Zach Fucale is a goalie I'd like the Sabres to trade for. He's 27 and not getting a chance with the Capitals. Hasek was a late bloomer... Comrie doesn't do it for me. Anderson is a placeholder, although plays well for the most part but his time is almost up. UPL needs more seasoning. I hate that it looks like the Sabres are going to lose Portillo, who's huge. There's no guarantee on Levi either. Not too many 6' NHL goalies.  Topias Leinonen might be a goalie of the future but his stats over the last five year are hardly lights out.

Thomas was a late bloomer.  Roloson, due to completely revamping his playing style, was a late bloomer.

Hasek was not.

[Porous Five Hole]

I’m starting to think that something needs to give here. Aside from the paper transaction hassle, two of our three goalies aren’t going to eat as much as they would like.

We don’t know what the initial starter’s crease schedule was and how it changed when UPL was sick last Tuesday (Comrie was probably scripted to face his old team that Thursday and was pressed into action on Tue instead), but UPL got the next three starts. After yesterday’s game, Meatballs said this:

And to be honest, UPL deserves it to this point.

With Anderson going tonight and UPL the likely go on Ryan Miller night, the next possible start for Comrie is Saturday…ten days between starts! What’s more, this could (should) have also been an Anderson game (who sports the best GAA/Sv% of the three of them. 
 

GMKA says UPL ‘has to play’ and Meatballs is giving him the lions share based on merit. Andy will get his games and I’ll take his .921 save percentage anytime I can get it. 
 

Is it time to move on from Comrie? Chance waivers?
Cuz he is about to get crumbs on a go-forward basis and honestly…why steal starts from Anderson??

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Honestly I’d trade Anderson to a Cup contender to give him a shot at winning a Cup.  I’d then split the net between Comrie and UPL as they are the default duo for next season.  
 

 

[LGR4GM]

10 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

I’m starting to think that something needs to give here. Aside from the paper transaction hassle, two of our three goalies aren’t going to eat as much as they would like.

We don’t know what the initial starter’s crease schedule was and how it changed when UPL was sick last Tuesday (Comrie was probably scripted to face his old team that Thursday and was pressed into action on Tue instead), but UPL got the next three starts. After yesterday’s game, Meatballs said this:

And to be honest, UPL deserves it to this point.

With Anderson going tonight and UPL the likely go on Ryan Miller night, the next possible start for Comrie is Saturday…ten days between starts! What’s more, this could (should) have also been an Anderson game (who sports the best GAA/Sv% of the three of them. 
 

GMKA says UPL ‘has to play’ and Meatballs is giving him the lions share based on merit. Andy will get his games and I’ll take his .921 save percentage anytime I can get it. 
 

Is it time to move on from Comrie? Chance waivers?
Cuz he is about to get crumbs on a go-forward basis and honestly…why steal starts from Anderson??

 

Why does UPL deserve it? He's not any better than the other two. 

[Porous Five Hole]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Why does UPL deserve it? He's not any better than the other two. 

I’m with you.
According to the coach, because he had won a string of games (in which the Sabres the Sabres scored 4+). He’s 10-5-1 and to be fair, UPL did make some timely big stops in those games. 
 

I was in the send UPL to ROC camp. The team thinks differently.