Why is Colten Ellis here?

[#freejame]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

COLTEN

with an E

Yeah right. Next you’re going to tell me it’s not Connor Timmons. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

A question worth exploring:

Did the Sabres goaltending falter in the playoffs because they deviated from the formula that worked in the regular season and tried to force a “workhorse” model?

Colten Ellis to me is a goalie version of Peyton Krebs: works hard, useful, I like having him around, but not someone I’m building around.

I think it did. They got away from the formula.

[GASabresIUFAN]

So why is Colten here?  Simple, St Louis waived him and KA claimed him.

[Eleven]

Because he's a good goalie prospect and the Sabres don't have any other good goalie prospects.  It's not that complicated.

[PromoTheRobot]

43 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Because he's a good goalie prospect and the Sabres don't have any other good goalie prospects.  It's not that complicated.

I guess what I was asking was "what's the plan for him?"

[Eleven]

2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I guess what I was asking was "what's the plan for him?"

Well, you can rename the thread again if you'd like, but the plan is likely to develop him as a young goaltender.

[COSabreFan]

Wonder when he and his agent will start asking the same question.

[PerreaultForever]

15 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

He is here to replace Lyon as the backup after Lyon’s contract expires after this coming season.

This is it. 

They were not impressed with Levi's progress so Ellis was taken to replace him when the opportunity presented itself. Lyon will not be re-signed. I don't really like the hesitancy or long term thinking in the 3 goalie plan but it is what they are doing. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

Well, you can rename the thread again if you'd like, but the plan is likely to develop him as a young goaltender.

Yes. What form does that take this year? Increased starts? 

[Weave]

3 hours ago, Doohickie said:

COLTEN

with an E

Dude, they can’t get Timmins right, you think an unusual first name spelling is gonna happen correctly?

[Scottysabres]

He’s here because the Sabres claimed him off of wavers.

The question isn’t Why is he here, the question is Why did we claim him off of waivers?

 

[PromoTheRobot]

32 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

He’s here because the Sabres claimed him off of wavers.

The question isn’t Why is he here, the question is Why did we claim him off of waivers?

 

Isn't that the same question?

[Doohickie]

52 minutes ago, Weave said:

Dude, they can’t get Timmins right, you think an unusual first name spelling is gonna happen correctly?

If this board can spell Lukunen Lukonen Lukkonen Luukkonen right, it can get.... ah, never mind.

[Scottysabres]

38 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Isn't that the same question?

No

[Nacho Libre]

1 hour ago, Scottysabres said:

He’s here because the Sabres claimed him off of wavers.

The question isn’t Why is he here, the question is Why did we claim him off of waivers?

 

You know the answer, but not the question 

[kas23]

1 hour ago, Scottysabres said:

He’s here because the Sabres claimed him off of wavers.

The question isn’t Why is he here, the question is Why did we claim him off of waivers?

 

Getting claimed off waivers is how he got here, not the why. Why he is here is because Jarmo saw potential in him. He said so himself. 

[#freejame]

5 hours ago, Eleven said:

Because he's a good goalie prospect and the Sabres don't have any other good goalie prospects.  It's not that complicated.

9 hours ago, Weave said:

Sabres are ahead of the curve.  3 rostered goalies is the new shiny trend.

 

Until it isn’t. Or never was. Whatever.

It’s a combination of these two things. 

[clink]

11 hours ago, Broken Ankles said:

 

Jean-Paul Sartre argued that existence precedes essence.  So I would argue that the question isn’t WHY is he here, but rather what will he make of his time in Buffalo.  Nothing is predetermined. A player waived now has a chance to become a back up on a playoff contending team.  Your actions not your circumstances defines who you are. 

this is EXACTLY the kind of material that I come to this space for, that was a fun 'lil read 

[GoPuckYourself]

13 hours ago, Doohickie said:

COLTEN

with an E

Culten

[dudacek]

I don’t see what the Sabres apparently see in Ellis.

His play style looks so erratic; he seems rarely calm and set, and he lacks both the bulk (he’s listed as 6’1”) and the technique people typically associate with premier goalies. I’d like to hear an actual goalie coach break down his game, because to my uneducated eyes he’s just high-effort guy with some athleticism and a lot of technical flaws.

And it’s not clear to me how he is going to get better as the third of three NHL goalies.

People talked a lot about Levi not paying his dues. Over his 3 years pro, Levi has played 120 AHL games and 39 in the NHL.

Ellis is a year older and has played just 64 AHL and 16 NHL games. Including ECHL, he’s played just 160 games total in the past 5 years.

Looking at his total resume, he’s had one year - the AHL season prior to the Sabres claiming him - that suggests he has NHL potential.

I like the kids attitude and I want him to succeed. Maybe there’s a great underdog story waiting to happen, but I’m not seeing reasons to think it will.

[TageMVP]

18 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I don’t see what the Sabres apparently see in Ellis.

His play style looks so erratic; he seems rarely calm and set, and he lacks both the bulk (he’s listed as 6’1”) and the technique people typically associate with premier goalies. I’d like to hear an actual goalie coach break down his game, because to my uneducated eyes he’s just high-effort guy with some athleticism and a lot of technical flaws.

And it’s not clear to me how he is going to get better as the third of three NHL goalies.

People talked a lot about Levi not paying his dues. Over his 3 years pro, Levi has played 120 AHL games and 39 in the NHL.

Ellis is a year older and has played just 64 AHL and 16 NHL games. Including ECHL, he’s played just 160 games total in the past 5 years.

Looking at his total resume, he’s had one year - the AHL season prior to the Sabres claiming him - that suggests he has NHL potential.

I like the kids attitude and I want him to succeed. Maybe there’s a great underdog story waiting to happen, but I’m not seeing reasons to think it will.

This coming from the same guy that thinks Krebs is good 

Lol