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They had to do it, but it's still a disappointing end for a guy who showed a lot of promise and who the Sabres had high hopes for.

So the return for Reinhart is now Kulich and whatever this 3rd rounder turns into.

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Just now, Nacho Libre said:

Someone please check on @dudacek

A sad, sad day. Great kid.

3rd is the going rate for an unproven waiver-eligible goalie prospect and about what I expected.

Still think he'll turn into an NHLer and has far greater NHL potential than Ellis, but the writing was on the wall.

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Just now, Hoss said:

Extremely disappointed in the way Levi was managed. Hope he has a great career in Edmonton.

He was outplayed by Ellis who’s a better goalie and same level prospect

Just now, dudacek said:

A sad, sad day. Great kid.

3rd is the going rate for an unproven waiver-eligible goalie prospect and about what I expected.

Still think he'll turn into an NHLer and has far greater NHL potential than Ellis, but the writing was on the wall.

Ellis was a 3rd round pick himself - Levi was overhyped bc of who he got traded for 

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Just now, krakensabr56390 said:

He was outplayed by Ellis who’s a better goalie and same level prospect

Ellis was a 3rd round pick himself - Levi was overhyped bc of who he got traded for 

Not with me.

Now if you said he was overhyped because of the 2020 WJC, you'd have a case.

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1 minute ago, dudacek said:

A sad, sad day. Great kid.

3rd is the going rate for an unproven waiver-eligible goalie prospect and about what I expected.

Still think he'll turn into an NHLer and has far greater NHL potential than Ellis, but the writing was on the wall.

Little less than I thought maybe given it’s 2028 but pretty much

it’ll only be a sad sad day until we acquire CH

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Just now, krakensabr56390 said:

He was outplayed by Ellis who’s a better goalie and same level prospect

Not exactly.  

After they got Ellis, Ellis never played on the Amerks and Levi never again played on the Sabres.  And Ellis only got a handful of games.  Because of circumstances, Ellis was slotted into the backup role while UPL and then Lyon were injured and when both were healthy they couldn't send him down without having the Blues take him back.

They never got to a point where 2 goalies were injured at the same time, so Levi never got another chance with the big club.

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3 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Not exactly.  

After they got Ellis, Ellis never played on the Amerks and Levi never again played on the Sabres.  And Ellis only got a handful of games.  Because of circumstances, Ellis was slotted into the backup role while UPL and then Lyon were injured and when both were healthy they couldn't send him down without having the Blues take him back.

They never got to a point where 2 goalies were injured at the same time, so Levi never got another chance with the big club.

Look at Ellis’ AHL performance vs Levi’s - you’ll see who’s better 

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Just now, Taro T said:

Not exactly.  

After they got Ellis, Ellis never played on the Amerks and Levi never again played on the Sabres.  And Ellis only got a handful of games.  Because of circumstances, Ellis was slotted into the backup role while UPL and then Lyon were injured and when both were healthy they couldn't send him down without having the Blues take him back.

They never got to a point where 2 goalies were injured at the same time, so Levi never got another chance with the big club.

This is a great observation. So let me ask the follow up question which is if Jarmo doesn’t get a chance to see apples to apples comparisons between the two, why is Ellis kept and Levi moved? Both are waiver eligible.  Same situation.  Any other factors making Levi the stronger candidate?  

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17 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Who knows maybe that third round pick could someday be a 50 goal scorer or a Selke candidate. 

Ouch

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