Yet Botterill picked Schneider for Team Canada? Interesting I would say. I would only take Schneider if KO goes the other way.
Umm, Schneider is from the States and plays for Team USA.
Yet Botterill picked Schneider for Team Canada? Interesting I would say. I would only take Schneider if KO goes the other way.
But still with Okposo need to do something, I do not want him to take the place of a more useful player.
LMAOUmm, Schneider is from the States and plays for Team USA.
Ah yes. Even more of a reason as Botts loves his US players.Umm, Schneider is from the States and plays for Team USA.
Buffalo not on the list? Love to know why the author omitted them.Sorting out Flames goaltending should be Brad Treliving’s top priority - Sportsnet.ca
7 NHL teams that desperately need to find a goalie (or two) - Sportsnet.ca
The Sabres aren't the only club with issues in net....
Buffalo not on the list? Love to know why the author omitted them.
I have more faith in Hutton stabilizing behind a better structured defense then I have of Ullmark emerging as the Sabres #1.
I am a maybe on your first point and I agree on your second. I will be happily surprised by both. It would be great to see something break in their favor, especially in net.
Sorting out Flames goaltending should be Brad Treliving’s top priority - Sportsnet.ca
7 NHL teams that desperately need to find a goalie (or two) - Sportsnet.ca
The Sabres aren't the only club with issues in net....
Several others have locked up a sure-fire No. 1 and should have little issue re-signing a second netminder; Winnipeg, Anaheim, Vegas and Buffalo come to mind.
The one thing that will be interesting to watch is do teams go back to the days where they give their #2s a lot more games.
If you look back in the day, Billy Smith would average 40-45 regular season games before carrying the load in the playoffs.
Rask is having a really good playoff run after playing only 46 regular season games.
With managing workload becoming a thing in other sports, especially the NBA, I wonder if this is something that will happen more and more in the NHL.
So, that places a bigger priority on a #2 that can win games and give the #1 games off before heading into the playoffs.
I honestly have no idea what Hutton or Ullmark, or even UPL, will become. But, I do have some hope that with improved coaching, both from an overall team and system POV and goalie coaching, as well, that a duo of Hutton and Ullmark can be good enough to get this team to the playoffs.
The Islanders also had a more balanced use.
And the coaching is the biggest thing -- these guys are doing things that look so counter-intuitive, making mistakes that seem like no NHL minder should be making. And it's four of them now, not just Hutton and Ullmark, but going back through Lehner and Johnson v2.0. Something has to give there.
UPL there is hope, but man, that ship is way, way far from port at this moment. Between the injury and typical goalie development, will he be sniffing the roster in 2-3 years? I don't know.
I just hope we do see a new goalie coach in here...
Just dropping this here.... I need a "whistling and trying to look innocent" emoji.
Is he good? When I think of Carolina I don't think "great goaltending" but it looks like he hasn't been there long.
Let's Goat Buffalo!Goat lending is what will make the Sabres micro economy go.
I don't know if this was posted. It's from a couple weeks ago.
Mike Bales' objective: Make Sabres goalies 'best version of themselves'
Bales needs to knock it off with the make yourself the best version of yourself. Coaches shouldn't sound like infomertials.
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Hutton says that Linus needs to be pushed.
"I think for Linus it’s a guy who’s going to push [him] and from what I’ve been told [Bales] is a straight shooter. He’s going to tell you what he thinks. For me, truthfully, I try to hold myself accountable and do that, but maybe for Linus it will be a little extra push. I think both of us will benefit from that."
But Wait... There's more!!!I don't know if this was posted. It's from a couple weeks ago.
Mike Bales' objective: Make Sabres goalies 'best version of themselves'
Bales needs to knock it off with the make yourself the best version of yourself. Coaches shouldn't sound like infomertials.
Make sure you're javascript is enabled so you don't break the paywall.
Hutton says that Linus needs to be pushed.
"I think for Linus it’s a guy who’s going to push [him] and from what I’ve been told [Bales] is a straight shooter. He’s going to tell you what he thinks. For me, truthfully, I try to hold myself accountable and do that, but maybe for Linus it will be a little extra push. I think both of us will benefit from that."