What To Do With UPL?

[SABRES 0311]

2 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

For one thing we don’t know if Ellis is better.  Maybe the coaches see it in practice but games will tell us more. 

I think they need more looks at Ellis before moving UPL. 

That’s not the question. Nobody should need more looks at UPL to see what he can do when he’s already played a number of years here. We already know what he is capable of and yesterday was it.

[erickompositör72]

4 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

He is going to make an appearance again and soon whether we like it or not.  Adams invested big $ in UPL (as usual after only one good season) as part of his "rebuild plan" and he's going to try to make the failed investment work.  Sorry but that is the truth.  The best we can hope for in the short term is that he craps the bed again and forces Adams' hand.

 

2 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:

We know exactly what UPL is at this point, barely even a backup at the NHL level so let's see if Ellis is any better than an AHL Starter/Backup. To force feed UPL because we overpaid him is terrible which is probably why Adams will start him.

With the seemingly positive developments recently as far as how the team has been put together, I'm becoming more and more hopeful that Adams is now in a position where such a stupid decision could be "vetoed."

[French Collection]

5 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

So if the idea is UPL looks no different then why would anyone say he needs more looks? We already have multiple seasons worth.

KA needs multiple kicks to the groin before he decides to move on from his goalie of choice. He believes in the guys he is paying big bucks to and stubbornly hopes for a turnaround.

Another 2 good games by Ellis and another clunker by UPL would be enough for me. This could take a while.

[SABRES 0311]

1 hour ago, French Collection said:

KA needs multiple kicks to the groin before he decides to move on from his goalie of choice. He believes in the guys he is paying big bucks to and stubbornly hopes for a turnaround.

Another 2 good games by Ellis and another clunker by UPL would be enough for me. This could take a while.

Or one game of good team defense makes UPL look like a Vezina winner and then we’re screwed 😂 

[mjd1001]

Don't the 1st and 3rd choices mean pretty much the same thing?

[bob_sauve28]

59 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Don't the 1st and 3rd choices mean pretty much the same thing?

Ya, I guess. 

[Mr. MVP]

I’m sure this has been said but I don’t have the time today to read the whole thread. 
But it’s been ONE GAME for Ellis and UPL.  The likely odds are Ellis won’t keep playing as good as he did in his one game.  UPL may or may not play as bad as he did in his one game. 
 

[Archie Lee]

It’s real early in the year, probably too early to draw conclusions on anything. For some perspective though, two goalies who burst out last year as young #1s, are Sam Montembeault in Montreal and Dustin Wolf in Calgary. Per MoneyPuck, they finished +25.6 and +11.9 in GSAx last year and were big factors in their teams either making the playoffs or hanging in the race longer than anticipated. Through the first two weeks of this season, they are at the bottom with GSAx of -6.3 and -5.1 respectively.