UPL 🗑️ Thread

[Night Train]

I don't trust him. Up and down. Soft goals.  

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

What’s a housing letter? 

It’s a letter from the team telling a player to find a place in Buffalo as he is not being waived to the AHL. 

[JohnC]

2 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

Is it "a housing" or "an housing"

I think it this case it should be "a housing" but the original post said "an housing" so i'm not 100% sure.

I did some checking and “a” should be used because of the hard pronunciation “h” in the word housing.

[GASabresIUFAN]

3 hours ago, Palm Trees And Taxes said:

Can the Sabres just designate UPL for assignment, waive him,cut their losses? 

I say this because we are at the point soon we need to know what Devon Levi is or isn't. He is 23. It is time soon.

I want that roadblock of UPL gone now. 

Yes, but they are on the hook for his entire contract amount even if he is playing in the minors.  That's 4.75 a year for this year and the next 3 years.  Another master stroke by KA.  They would receive a cap credit of about $1 mill per season.  

The best way to get rid of UPL is to find a team willing to take him and eat 50% of his deal. (I'm assuming he has zero trade value otherwise)

The next best option is a buyout.  The cap hit would be 1.583 per season for the next 6 years.  

Year        Team                          League  GP Min  GA  SO   GAA W  L OTL   Saves   Save %  (BOLD = STARTER)

2020-21  Rochester Americans  AHL     14  817  491   0   3.60   7  5    2      389     0.888

2020-21  Buffalo Sabres              NHL      4  217    14   0   3.88   1   3   0      135      0.906

2021-22  Rochester Americans   AHL    35  2032 111   1   3.28  15 14  6      997      0.900

2021-22  Buffalo Sabres               NHL      9   503 23     0  2.74   2   5  2     254     0.917

2022-23  Buffalo Sabres               NHL      33   1910 114   0   3.58 17  11  4      940    0.892

2022-23  Rochester Americans   AHL       9   527   27   0   3.07   6   3 0     238    0.898

2023-24  Buffalo Sabres                NHL    54   3081 132  5    2.57  27  22 4   1338    0.910  (CONTRACT YEAR)

2024-25  Buffalo Sabres                NHL     55   3172 169  2    3.20 24  24  5   1321    0.887

2025-26  Rochester Americans     AHL      1      60   2    0   2.01     1    0   0    21     0.913

2025-26  Buffalo Sabres               NHL       3    186   9    0   2.91     1    1     1    64    0.877

This isn't the pedigree of a starting NHL goalie.  

Now compare this to Ellis' pedigree.  https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?encode=TRUE&pid=197251  I'd rather have Ellis.

 

Edited 37 minutes ago by GASabresIUFAN

[RETURNTOGLORY]

He's an AHL Goalie AT BEST! 

With the lack of scoring on this team, superior goaltending is a must!