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With most of the Goalie musical chairs getting filled over the last 2 days:
Where does that leave Buffalo?
Craig Anderson 1 year
RFA:
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
UFA:
Dustin Tokarski
Malcom Subban
Aaron Dell
Michael Houser
NCAA:
Devon Levi
Erik Portillo
There are 2 interesting Group 6 UFAs:
Eric Comrie - 27 yo - 6'1 181lbs - 28 NHL games (Jets/Wings/Devils); 207 AHL games
Adam Huska - 25 yo - 6'3 198lbs - 1 NHL game (Rangers); 79 AHL games
both have promising development to their careers and would give the Sabres a few years until the kids are ready of the NHL.
Aside from those two, the next most interesting options are:
Kevin Lankinen - 27 yo - 6'2 185lbs - 69 NHL games (Blackhawks); 40 AHL games; in addition to high level international play for Finland.
Charlie Lindgren (Right) - 28 yo - 6'1 183lbs - 29 NHL games (Canadiens/Blues); 171 AHL Games
It seems like any of them would be cheap options with potential upside for a team like the Sabres in tandem with Anderson. Lankinen is the only one that has been tasked with starting a good chunk of NHL games and just recently escaped the burning dumpster fire in Chicago. Comrie has the better pedigree of the group but has also gone thru waivers several times over the past few years.
Side note: Lindgren would be an interesting option for the NYRangers to backup Shesterkin as his brother is a defenseman there (Ryan).