GDT: Sabres @ Wild November 29 2025 @ 8PM EST on MSG and ESPN+

[PromoTheRobot]

25 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

But what a 7 seconds!  😜

Who had more scoring chances?

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

By Lindy's philosophy, Ellis should be starting Monday. 🔥👋

He played very well tonight.  Only gave up 1 goal he had a chance on and he never should've been in the spot to have to make that save.

Personally would play him on Monday and expect Ruff will do so.

But, with 3 goalies, unless he gets a shutout Monday, would come back with 1 of the other 2 in the one after that.  Had Lyon not gone nearly 4 weeks between getting any action, he probably would've been better.  And if he steals 1 of the 1st 2 goals against or doesn't give up the 3rd one, maybe that horseshoe lodged firmly up Allen's arse gets dislodged.

[PerreaultForever]

Well the hockey gods took pity on them and gave them the lucky bounce of the year so far. 

It's a pity they can't get to more shootouts cause they have the skill guys to win those. 

Now fix the goalie situation. Ellis is obviously a keeper. 

[Doohickie]

5 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Ellis is obviously a keeper. 

Is he clearly better than the other two?

Player                                  SV%   GAA
Colten Ellis                         .896     3.41
Alex Lyon                           .899     3.23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   .891      2.73

(including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

Edited 10 hours ago by Doohickie

[pastajoe]

44 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Is he clearly better than the other two?

Player                                  SV%   GAA
Colten Ellis                         .896     3.41
Alex Lyon                           .899     3.23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   .891      2.73

(including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

Ellis passes the visual test. He doesn’t give up soft goals as often as the others.

[LTS]

Ellis is still a bit too busy with his movements, but I'll take it for now.

They managed a win. I don't really care too much other than a dub is better than the L.

Find a way to make it happen more consistently... reminder this is only their second road dub and they are about to embark on a long road game stretch.

I don't miss Greenway. I like Greenway, but I think the game has passed him by.

Still puzzling over giving apples on Doan's goal... that does NOT go in unless Zuccarello plays it.. that should be a straight no apples play... but I guess the NHL stat keepers are tasked with keeping Sabres fans engaged... (hah)

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Is he clearly better than the other two?

Player                                  SV%   GAA
Colten Ellis                         .896     3.41
Alex Lyon                           .899     3.23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   .891      2.73

(including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

I'd want to see detailed stats on high danger chances, breakaways, actual saves above expected and all that other stuff. As @pastajoe said he passes the eye test and just looks more in control of the net with calm sound positioning. 

But if you want to make the argument they are all the same then you keep the two younger ones. 

[Night Train]

Stole one. 2 incredibly fortunate goals in regulation. 4th line was our best line. 

Our top 3 lines cannot finish. Wild had a bunch of chances they couldn't convert. Ellis made some great saves. 

[St. Pete Gogolak]

Your Buffalo Sabres. The most predictable unpredictable team in the NHL.

[mjd1001]

7 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Is he clearly better than the other two?

Player                                  SV%   GAA
Colten Ellis                         .896     3.41
Alex Lyon                           .899     3.23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   .891      2.73

(including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

I'll take Ellis with those numbers that are heavily influenced by one Really bad game but a bunch of good games... Rather than somebody else who has similar numbers but it's nothing but a bunch of mediocrity.

When evaluating a goaltender, I would much rather look at what percentage of their games are they even or positive on the goals allowed versus expected goals allowed... Rather than raw numbers averaged together.

[Believer]

1 hour ago, Night Train said:

4th line was our best line. 

Malenstyn Krebs Dunne.

Great chemistry. Puck hounds. Like to get dirty in the corners and the wall, love playing around the paint.

Best 4th line combo this season. 

Great example to our top three lines.

[PickaPecaPickles]

12 minutes ago, Believer said:

Malenstyn Krebs Dunne.

Great chemistry. Puck hounds. Like to get dirty in the corners and the wall, love playing around the paint.

Best 4th line combo this season. 

Great example to our top three lines.

When I saw the projected lineups yesterday, I wondered if Lindy was sending a message to Tuch and Tage in this respect? He puts Tage with Benson and Kozak, and Tuch with Doan and Östlund.  I don't think the Zucker line needed it, as Zuck and McLeod tend to raise Quinn's effort. 

[OverPowerYou]

If Josh Norris returns on Monday then I’m all in. The Sabres need to stop playing with my heart, or whatever is left of it 

Edited 1 hour ago by OverPowerYou

[shrader]

10 hours ago, Big Guava said:

Quinn is a such a sniper...but yeah Östlind's was Kotalık like...

 

 

 

Kotalik used to shelf backhands all the time. I don’t see the connection. 

[quill]

9 hours ago, Doohickie said:

There were a few saves tonight where he looked like Charlie Brown on the pitcher's mound when a hit comes zooming through:  All limbs, everywhere at once.  And yet in a split second he's in place for the next shot.  His utter commitment to the save is second among Sabres goalies only to Dominik Hasek.

That's a great description of him in action, Doohickie. I just hope everyone is patient with him as he continues to develop with the ups and downs that are likely to occur in the meantime. With the position this team is in, I think it's the perfect time for Lindy to stick with him as our main goalie for long enough to give him the chance to prove whether or not he could be the goalie we have needed for such a long time. Even now it is so fun watching his movements when trying to keep the puck out of the net, sometimes cat like, sometimes a little spastic looking, but always battling in any way he can to make the stop. He doesn't give up.

[Brawndo]

12 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Time of puck possession in OT

Wild 4:53 

Sabres :07

This was sarcasm BTW 

[Sidc3000]

11 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

Rosen should be around right now 

There is no room for him. I don’t care what people think about Malenstyn, Dunne, or Greenway. They serve a purpose that the Sabres desperately need. Last night was a prime example. If it wasn’t for Malenstyn and the fourth line, it would have been a regulation loss.  Let them continue to hone their craft in Rochester. Their time will come. 

54 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

If Josh Norris returns on Monday then I’m all in. The Sabres need to stop playing with my heart, or whatever is left of it 

This team isn’t worth going on in. Protect your emotional health 😂

[Sidc3000]

3 hours ago, Night Train said:

4th line was our best line. 

And many on here wanted the get rid of Malenstyn and Dunne to keep Östlind  and Rosen. We finally had some grit and people want to just throw it away for more finesse. 

[oddoublee]

8 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This was sarcasm BTW 

You created quite the convo off of it though...lmao

[Crusader1969]

10 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Is he clearly better than the other two?

Player                                  SV%   GAA
Colten Ellis                         .896     3.41
Alex Lyon                           .899     3.23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   .891      2.73

(including tonight's game, Ellis is up to .898)

I would say, we don't know.  How many games has he played in his career? 

we do know that UPL and Lyon aren't "it" 

so play Ellis and see how he does over a long stretch of the season 

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, PickaPecaPickles said:

When I saw the projected lineups yesterday, I wondered if Lindy was sending a message to Tuch and Tage in this respect? He puts Tage with Benson and Kozak, and Tuch with Doan and Östlund.  I don't think the Zucker line needed it, as Zuck and McLeod tend to raise Quinn's effort. 

I'm not there yet but maybe the message Tuch needs is a stint in the press box? 

[SwampD]

19 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This was sarcasm BTW 

It wasn’t far off.

[Crusader1969]

15 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

There is no room for him. I don’t care what people think about Malenstyn, Dunne, or Greenway. They serve a purpose that the Sabres desperately need. Last night was a prime example. If it wasn’t for Malenstyn and the fourth line, it would have been a regulation loss.  Let them continue to hone their craft in Rochester. Their time will come. 

This team isn’t worth going on in. Protect your emotional health 😂

I don't want Rosen on the 4th line but if you put Kozak in the 4th line center spot instead of Krebs or Replace Kozak in the top 9.   Then you have room for Rosen

 

 

 

 

[mjd1001]

2 hours ago, Believer said:

Malenstyn Krebs Dunne.

Great chemistry. Puck hounds. Like to get dirty in the corners and the wall, love playing around the paint.

Best 4th line combo this season. 

Great example to our top three lines.

They have been playing well lately, in the past 2 weeks, there have been multiple games they looked like the best line for the Sabres on the ice.

Malenstyn has been interesting for me this season. He's not making a huge impact on the team playing the 4th line and getting less than 10 minutes per game even strenght ice time.  I thought he started the season "OK", then had a stretch where he played really, REALLY bad, and now he is actually playing his role very well.

[kas23]

11 hours ago, Doohickie said:

There were a few saves tonight where he looked like Charlie Brown on the pitcher's mound when a hit comes zooming through:  All limbs, everywhere at once.  And yet in a split second he's in place for the next shot.  His utter commitment to the save is second among Sabres goalies only to Dominik Hasek.

Or this: