Recalled/Assigned: Sabres Recall G Jonas Johansson from Rochester (1-29-20)

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SABRES RECALL JOHANSSON

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Ian Ott | Leave a comment

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled goaltender Jonas Johansson from the Rochester Americans (AHL).

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[Aladyyn]

Always liked him, hopefully he can establish himself as an NHL capable goalie.

 

[old kummelweck]

I wonder if that means UPL gets called up to Roc.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

Will they actually give Johansson a fair shake or is it just ride Hutton to the basement time?

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Will they actually give Johansson a fair shake or is it just ride Hutton to the basement time?

Krueger will ride Hutton until he has a shit game, so thursday. Then we should see a smattering of Johansson starts.

 

[HaNotsri]

Will they actually give Johansson a fair shake or is it just ride Hutton to the basement time?

Hutton will take care of that by being terrible.

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

Really look forward to seeing how his game translates at the NHL level.

The Sabres are not a strong team defensively, but not tank level. Let's hope he gets some starts and maybe surprises us all.

 

[SackTastic]

Krueger will ride Hutton until he has a **** game, so thursday. Then we should see a smattering of Johansson starts.

Thursday by 7:45pm you mean.

 

[SackTastic]

I wonder if that means UPL gets called up to Roc.

UPL already came up to ROC once this year, got lit up, and has been back in the 'Nati since.

He needs more time.

 

[Vito_81]

Here comes our Binnington playoff run!!

 

[Buffaloed]

Krueger will ride Hutton until he has a **** game, so thursday. Then we should see a smattering of Johansson starts.

I have confidence in Hutton. He's going to strap this team to his back and have lumbar fusion surgery the next day.

 

[Zman5778]

I wonder if that means UPL gets called up to Roc.

I would think so. Hammond probably gets 2/3rds of the starts, UPL 1/3rd is my guess.

Will they actually give Johansson a fair shake or is it just ride Hutton to the basement time?

Somewhere in between. I'm not sure JJ will get a "fair shake", but we won't ride Hutton like we've been riding Linus. If Ullmark is done the rest of the year, I could see a 25/7 split Hutton/JJ.

 

[old kummelweck]

UPL already came up to ROC once this year, got lit up, and has been back in the 'Nati since.

He needs more time.

I wouldn't say he got lit up. He had one game and they lost in OT after he made some good saves later in the game.

 

[flashsabre]

Very surprised. Thought for sure it would be a Hammond.

 

[Chainshot]

Here comes our Binnington playoff run!!

I’m sure Bott-heads will hang their hat on that idea for a time.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I like it. Kid has come a long, long way.

 

[old kummelweck]

Bott-heads

Who's left after last night?

 

[old kummelweck]

Very surprised. Thought for sure it would be a Hammond.

So did I, but because JJ is going in Roc and it wasn't a leap of faith to think the Sabres would just try and ride Hutton, so they would be calling up a backup.

 

[jc17]

I think Hutton gets 2 bad starts before they move past him.

 

[EmeraldCitySabre]

So Hutton, who has been utterly terrible in his last 12 or so starts is our best option at the moment? I'd rather them just take a chance on Jonas.

 

[Chainshot]

I think Hutton gets 2 bad starts before they move past him.

So the next two games. Check.

Although this team is so steeped in old school "vets uber alles" mentality, he'll probably get way, way more than that since he has already shown he is incapable of doing the job. He's about 6 games too deep into his slump, but they keep rolling him out there anyway, getting shelled and letting in softy after softy.

So Hutton, who has been utterly terrible in his last 12 or so starts is our best option at the moment? I'd rather them just take a chance on Jonas.

See what the kid can do. But I don't think that is how this organization operates.

 

[old kummelweck]

So Hutton, who has been utterly terrible in his last 12 or so starts is our best option at the moment? I'd rather them just take a chance on Jonas.

I do sense they have no faith in Hutton, and suspect it is one of the reason why UPL was given that start in Roc at the end of December almost immediately after Hutton laid an egg the first game he was given a start. Could just be coincidence. But as I said earlier, I wouldn't put it past Hutton to catch fire when he realizes this is he last shot at the NHL.

 

[Jim Bob]

I wonder if that means UPL gets called up to Roc.

I won't be surprised if he gets called up tomorrow since the Cyclones are hosting Orlando tonight.

 

[Chainshot]

I do sense they have no faith in Hutton, and suspect it is one of the reason why UPL was given that start in Roc at the end of December almost immediately after Hutton laid an egg the first game he was given a start. Could just be coincidence. But as I said earlier, I wouldn't put it past Hutton to catch fire when he realizes this is he last shot at the NHL.

They had said all along that UPL getting games in Rochester at that point was to assess UPL's development. Hutton's were-hen abilities are separate.

 

[SundherDome]

I'm excited, been riding the Johansson train for a few years now. Be nice to have one of my long shots actually do something