There are a lot of misconceptions about goalies and making saves for people that haven't actually stood in front of 90+ mph shots.
First is that goalies track and react to the puck. The puck travels so fast that the reaction a goalie has is based mostly on the body language of the shooter (weight forward, weight backward, etc), and the angle the stick as it hits the ice on the shot, and not the actual puck as it is on it's way to the net.
A high velocity slapshot from the blueline will sometimes beat good goalies cleanly even when there is no screen in front of him. Most shots are much closer. They are past a goalie before there is time for any human to physically react. That would always be the case if the goalie could not see the shooter's mechanics, which enables them to anticipate where the puck will be, even though it is often moving faster than they can humanly track.
There is a reason why shots taken from the blueline that are tipped way out near the shooter still often beat goalies - it is because the goalies are reacting to the shot, not the tip. There is not enough time to react to the tip and change reflexes to stop the puck in it's new trajectory, even though there is sometimes nothing screening the goalie from seeing the change in direction. It just happens too fast for humans to react and make the save.
The equalizer is playing out farther. The farther out from the goalline, the less net will be exposed, and even on tips, the chances the redirects will find the net and not a goalie pads is smaller.
There is still always going to be some net that a puck can find. Shots that hit a post and go into the net are good shots. Goalies have very little chance to stop those.
When a goalie is hugging the post because the puck is behind the net, and a pass moves the puck out above the slot, and a goalie pushes out to challenge the one timer that they know is coming, they are not really playing the puck, they are playing the odds that they put themselves into a position where the puck has less chance of getting by them from the shooters location. If the shot is perfectly placed post and in, unless the goalie gets lucky and it clips part of his gear, it is just a good play on the part of the shooter and not the goalies fault.
Lateral puck movement through open passing lanes is what this team really struggles with. Should goalies make saves when they have to slide across the crease to challenge a quick one-timer? Some goalies are good at these kinds of saves (Saros is. Levi seems to be too. UPL is mixed, but he moves quickly and is better at it than a lot of goalies. Comries is not really strong in this regard). Personally I want the D to limit these types of chances. There is a ton of luck involved when making those types of saves. If the shooter shoots it into your pads, or back off the post and into the net, these are variables that goalies have zero control over and are at the mercy of the luck of the shot.
If you are expecting the Sabres goalies to make saves on those plays, then I can see how tracking Comrie's games would leave you wanting more while playing behind the Sabres. I want the D to always let the goalie take the shooter so he can step out of the crease and challenge the puck and I want the D to take away the open pass and close the passing lanes. That is the scenario where a lot of good goalies in the NHL put up good numbers, but when asked to play the pass more than the shooter, it is where their numbers drop off a cliff.
Sorry if this at all sounds condescending, that is not my intent. This post was meant to clarify my position on what I expect from goalies and from team D and set a criteria of what I expect from both when I evaluate plays and goals against. I also feel strongly that most goalies in the league are going to struggle metrics-wise when asked to play for a team that plays D the way the Sabres did last season.
