Is it really the goalie or Buffalo having a shallow Blueline? Curious.
the issue right now is concern around Hutton getting hit in the 2nd and being replaced in the 3rd along with Ullmark apparent leave of absence for unknown reasons leaving buffalo with a goalie issue.
Whatever happened to Ukko Pekka Luukkonen and why was he in the ECHL last year when the Sabres have no real goaltending depth whatsoever?
UPL is in yr 2 of his ELC. He was loaned to Finland team to start the season. He’s their future starter in 23/24. He likely stays over there till their season is over. He’s Likely playing back up in 21-22 and 22-23. They drafted Portillo in 2019 who is playing foruniversity of Michigan.
the goalie playing the 3rd is Jonas Johansson a 2014 pick.
unlike others, .I think JJ can play a backup goalie role in the nhl and could play games but hasn’t gotten much of a chance.
this off season buffalo has to decide on a short term goalie to bridge to UPL. Both Hutton and Ullmark are UFAs this summer. JJ can be a group 6 UFA this summer if he doesn’t play enough.
I see them looking to sign a goalie to a 3-4 yr extension for next year. It could be Ullmark.
I disagree on the goalies being the problem.
I think the Sabres biggestproblem us actually getting more offense. Last season in regulation when the team scored 2 or less regulation goals they had an awful record. When they scored 4+ they had a very good record. Scoring 3 they were slightly about 500.
the Sabres D is decent. They have 2 UFAs this year in Mccabe and Montour. They have a strong prospect D pool.Dahlin and Jokiharju start their 3rd nhl season so there shoukd be growth in their game.
if they were to acquire a vet goalie it likely involves Montour or Miller going the other way.