Player Discussion All Purpose Goaltending Thread

[jc17]

Harvard put 8 by Levi today. Something is off at North Eastern this year.

8 is probably an anomaly, but it's also a reminder that while a good prospect, he can't be crowned as the savior at that position quite yet.

 

[Zman5778]

8 is probably an anomaly, but it's also a reminder that while a good prospect, he can't be crowned as the savior at that position quite yet.

Psh. Levi as savior is so 2022.

UPL as savior in 2023!!!!

 

[flashsabre]

 

[jc17]

I have a hard time believing that you can let 7 in and not have had a remote chance at any of them, but hey sounds like thats NU hockey. Would be interested to see some highlights

Edit: All here for anyone interested https://twitter.com/HarvardMHockey

 

[ValJamesDuex]

With Craig Anderson likely to start in Ottawa, strong goaltending has been a key for Sabres' run

Craig Anderson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are putting up the numbers during the Sabres' winning streak.

buffalonews.com

 

[Ehran]

Man, I feel sorry for Levi. I doubt he expected this when he decided to go back.

 

[Chainshot]

Man, I feel sorry for Levi. I doubt he expected this when he decided to go back.

NEU looked so much better at the start of the season and it's just gotten worse and worse.

 

[Andiamo]

After getting pulled, Levi went straight to the locker room, then returned to the ice a couple of minutes later. He later gave up the eighth goal.

 

[Jim Bob]

I have a hard time believing that you can let 7 in and not have had a remote chance at any of them, but hey sounds like thats NU hockey. Would be interested to see some highlights

Edit: All here for anyone interested https://twitter.com/HarvardMHockey

I wouldn't say he had no chance on all of them, but Harvard did have a boatload of tough plays to stop in their 8 goals including 2 deflection goals and a bunch of cross-slotline and below the GL to above the GL plays that are hard on goalies.

 

[DustyZ]

Sixteen games in twenty-nine days started yesterday.

UPL - 7
Comrie - 5 (after conditioning in Roch for a week)
Anderson - 4

No one gets ridden into the ground. Further decisions to be made around Groundhog Day.

Seems good

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[Jim Bob]

‘If I’m going to complain, I might as well make a difference.’ How Connor Hellebuyck became the philosopher king of NHL goalies

Whether he’s stopping pucks, visualizing future success or assisting the competition committee, Hellebuyck’s brain fuels his contributions to the sport.

www.dailyfaceoff.com

Why Canada has trouble developing superstar goaltenders today

Iron sharpens iron, but a lack of parity at the World Junior level prevents Canadian netminders from being tested often...

www.dailyfaceoff.com

Artur Akhtyamov, Vyacheslav Peksa and the progression of Russian goalies

They have great numbers in the VHL, but does that mean anything?

www.pensionplanpuppets.com

Here are three interesting goalie articles that I came across today.

 

[dortt]

D needs to be better in front of UPL. He faced close to 10 shots where he is not expected to make the save tonight. Stopped 7 of them. Only the one bad goal on the 3rd where he didn't control the rebound

For some reason, UPL is winning. Maybe he can be this year's version of 2011 Enroth and unexpectedly lead us to the playoffs

 

[jcbeze]

Can't we just do a paper demotion with Quinn or JJ whenever it's UPL turn to start? Send UPL down when he isn't starting? That way Asplund and/or Vinny can get some games in?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Duffer just said that UPL is tracking the puck well right now and Bales believes he has just calmed down.

 

[DustyZ]

Can you imagine if we would have just signed Ullmark?

Was shocked to see the difference of save % and goals against between Boston's 2 goalie's.

We faced Swayman I believe.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

It's crazy how little support UPL is getting defensively. He's at the top of the league for expected goals against a game at just under 4 per game. More than the Arizona and Anaheim goalies. All three of the Sabres goalies are at the bottom of the league for percentage of shot attempts blocked by teammates. You can't put in x goalie from another team and expect that he'd be performing the same behind this team. The Sabre skaters do their goalies no favors.

 

[DustyZ]

It's crazy how little support UPL is getting defensively. He's at the top of the league for expected goals against a game at just under 4 per game. More than the Arizona and Anaheim goalies. All three of the Sabres goalies are at the bottom of the league for percentage of shot attempts blocked by teammates. You can't put in x goalie from another team and expect that he'd be performing the same behind this team. The Sabre skaters do their goalies no favors.

You can't even put Swayman on Boston and expect nearly the same results as Ullmark.

 

[DustyZ]

Goaltending: it's a good idea

Boston agrees

Where would they be with Jeremy Swayman as their number 1? The difference in Save % and Goals against is astounding.

They would probably be good, but not nearly the front runner they are now!

 

[Jim Bob]

Can you imagine if we would have just signed Ullmark?

Was shocked to see the difference of save % and goals against between Boston's 2 goalie's.

We faced Swayman I believe.

People weren't saying that last season when Ullmark was struggling and Swayman had become the Bruins' #1 goalie.

 

[DustyZ]

People weren't saying that last season when Ullmark was struggling and Swayman had become the Bruins' #1 goalie.

He was 26 - 10 & 2 last year with a 917 Save %

 

[Jim Bob]

He was 26 - 10 & 2 last year with a 917 Save %

He struggled for long stretches last season.

His Save% was sub-.900 in the months of November, January, and February.

And Swayman played in the last 5 games vs Carolina after Ullmark did not look good in loses in Games 1 & 2.

 

[DustyZ]

He struggled for long stretches last season.

His Save% was sub-.900 in the months of November, January, and February.

And Swayman played in the last 5 games vs Carolina after Ullmark did not look good in loses in Games 1 & 2.

Carolina is a great hockey team

I'd love for the Sabres to sign a struggling goaltender like Ullmark.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Don discusses carrying three goalies here, it certainly sounds like it's on the table

Don Granato On Damar Hamlin And The Sabres Win In Washington

Hour 3: Sabres Head Coach Joins The Show On The Sabres Win Over The Capitals And His Struggles When He Was In The ICU

www.audacy.com

 

[Dingo44]

So, watching the World Juniors, I keep thinking - do we attempt to sign Suchanek? Kid was in our rookie camp, seems very tight with Kulich, and has been lights out for two straight World Juniors.

If we sign him, then I'd have to assume that we probably lose Portillo for good.

We know next year in Buffalo we're running UPL/Comrie. Rochester would hopefully be Levi/Subban. If Portillo does sign, he'd still probably be in Cincy, unless he outplays Levi in camp, then it's Portillo in Roch and Levi in Cincy. Being in Cincy is no big deal - guys have to start and play a lot somewhere. I suppose we could still have Suchanek in juniors for one more year.

I just can't get past wanting to sign Suchanek, especially if we have an inside advantage to getting him.