GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leaves 25 Oct 2025 5:00 pm ET TV: MSG-B, SN1, Radio: WGR 550

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Here is what stinks about the breaking news that Ellis did not feel good. 

UPL was back on the Sabres roster after just one game in Rochester.   That is NOT a conditioning assignment.   So, why the hurry?   

Did Ellis actually get hurt in the Detroit game?  

 

 

I believe Ellis was sent to Toronto on Friday in order to play today.  So we all need to stop with the conspiracy theories 

maybe he got Blue Jays Fever? 

[zow2]

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

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Here is what stinks about the breaking news that Ellis did not feel good. 

UPL was back on the Sabres roster after just one game in Rochester.   That is NOT a conditioning assignment.   So, why the hurry?   

Did Ellis actually get hurt in the Detroit game?  
 

 

Someone here posted when UPL came back up that the Sabres had a plan to give each goalie 1 game of these 3.  And guess it makes sense to have UPL as the backup in both Loaf games to get him back to a "normal" NHL situation.  And if Ellis really couldn't go tonight, it makes sense to give UPL the game.  Better than risking an injury/ exhaustion to Lyon and you weren't likely getting Levi from Cleveland to TO in a handful of hours before the early start.  

Am glad they got the lower point (that didn't happen in this sort of a situation last year), but they had a real chance to convert a 0-3 start into a 6-4 start which is exactly what they need for playoffs.

Doubt they give up on UPL immediately.  But he has to be on a short leash, and the team HAS given up on him before on a few occassions.  Could see him in Ta-cha-cha legitimately by Thanksgiving, if not sooner should the rest of the squad get healthy and he not get his head out of his bippy.

And, yeah, he gave up 3 bad goals, but he easily could've given up 8 if TO didn't shoot every other chance just wide.

Play Lyon or Ellis vs C-bus, win in trip 2 to Beantown & give Lyon the Caps game.

And if Ellis IS legitimately going to miss time, flip Levi & UPL and hope the Blues return the favor when UPL is on waivers.

[LGR4GM]

4 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Someone here posted when UPL came back up that the Sabres had a plan to give each goalie 1 game of these 3.  And guess it makes sense to have UPL as the backup in both Loaf games to get him back to a "normal" NHL situation.  And if Ellis really couldn't go tonight, it makes sense to give UPL the game.  Better than risking an injury/ exhaustion to Lyon and you weren't likely getting Levi from Cleveland to TO in a handful of hours before the early start.  

Am glad they got the lower point (that didn't happen in this sort of a situation last year), but they had a real chance to convert a 0-3 start into a 6-4 start which is exactly what they need for playoffs.

Doubt they give up on UPL immediately.  But he has to be on a short leash, and the team HAS given up on him before on a few occassions.  Could see him in Ta-cha-cha legitimately by Thanksgiving, if not sooner should the rest of the squad get healthy and he not get his head out of his bippy.

And, yeah, he gave up 3 bad goals, but he easily could've given up 8 if TO didn't shoot every other chance just wide.

Play Lyon or Ellis vs C-bus, win in trip 2 to Beantown & give Lyon the Caps game.

And if Ellis IS legitimately going to miss time, flip Levi & UPL and hope the Blues return the favor when UPL is on waivers.

Good ole Ta-cha-cha.

 

Have to tell my buddies in Ra-cha-cha about that. 

[Big Guava]

6 minutes ago, zow2 said:

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

Something we never had to worry about under Granato that we strangely seem to have happen a lot more under Ruff

[Taro T]

2 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Good ole Ta-cha-cha.

 

Have to tell my buddies in Ra-cha-cha about that. 

Whatevs.  Haven't bothered finding the tablet's keyboard from the suitcases and the little hunt & peck keyboard doesn't just suck it also autocucumbers a LOT.

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

Something we never had to worry about under Granato that we strangely seem to have happen a lot more under Ruff

They never blew 3rd period leads because they rarely had leads before then.  They were awful in the 1st under Granato (especially hos last year) and bad in the 2nd throughout his tenure.  They had to pour it on at the end to get their W's.  Way easier to protect a lead for 4 minutes than for 40.

[pi2000]

Ellis was unable to go tonight with a stiff back.   UPL was the next option.

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Big Guava said:

Something we never had to worry about under Granato that we strangely seem to have happen a lot more under Ruff

Huh? Is your assertion that they'd be better off if Granato was still coach? Otherwise, what is the point of that comment?