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Stripes77
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 6, 2023 at 4:39 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PHEN</b></div><div>Vanacek had a better D in front of him. And when the games meant the most his knees buckled and Schmid took over. No interest in Vanacek. Adams got better D for Buffalo. Goalies will be just fine. And if he was that good why Devils trying or you trying to get rid of him</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PHEN</b></div><div>Vanacek had a better D in front of him. And when the games meant the most his knees buckled and Schmid took over. No interest in Vanacek. Adams got better D for Buffalo. Goalies will be just fine. And if he was that good why Devils trying or you trying to get rid of him</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>To your last point, I'm getting rid of him here because Ullmark is better.

Vanecek was already in a slump when the playoffs started, so I don't buy that he buckled under pressure.

To your first point, let's look at the numbers, adjusted for team defense.
GSAx/60, rank among goalies who played at least 10 games:
Vanecek: 0.105, 30th
UPL: -0.157, 52nd
Comrie: -0.372, 69th

Levi was good in a small sample, but may not be ready for a full starter workload. In this scenario you'd be running 1A/1B with Vanecek and Levi.</div></div>

This is why Buffalo is still looking for someone who can split time with Levi, UPL isn't it, he's been below average pretty much his entire NHL career. Vanecek on the Sabres last year and they make the playoffs. Someone like Vanecek to split the crease with Levi 50/50 for this season to get Levi acclimated to the grind of the NHL season is perfect for the Sabres. Comrie hasn't played more than 19 games in a season in the NHL, UPL is bad and Levi who is the heir apparent and future of the Sabres in net has 7 games under his belt.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2022 at 7:57 p.m.