WhereAreTheCookies
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Sorry Habs fans. There's still Perets though.
G Devon Levi - Rochester Americans, AHL (2020, 212th, FLA; traded to BUF)
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Sorry Habs fans. There's still Perets though.
Ace
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He ends his college career with nearly 1 out of every 4 starts being a shut out. If you follow Northeastern at all…you’ll know they are the opposite of defensive trap hockey style that makes it easy on their goalie. He faced a ton of rubber there.
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EichHart
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ConnorMcMullet
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I don't look forward to other teams' prospects very often, and one typically has to temper their expectations with goalies, but I think Levi is going to be a star.
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Connor McConnor
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Thought he'd be a star after the WJC. His development in the NCAA has done nothing but make me more sure about that.
Zman5778
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Personally, I'm eying 3/27 against his hometown Canadiens for his NHL debut.
Ace
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My guess as to his immediate future is they’ll have him practice with the team for a bit and get him a game by the end of the month.
Doug Prishpreed
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Allow me to introduce to you the reason that Don Granato doesn't coach or insist on defensive play at all. They have a brick wall coming.
tsujimoto74
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Levi’s set to make his NHL debut this Friday vs NYR.
SoundAndFury
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Their goalies are trash. They might as well see if he can get them in the playoffs. If he doesn't appear to be ready they can send him to Rochester.
If he over-delivers to make the team immediately next season, great, just not expecting it. And many (myself included) have thought he'd get into NHL games after signing so this isn't that odd either.
Does it? Everyone in hockey expected him to play in Buffalo at the end of the season. It’s one of the major enticements to sign.
SoundAndFury
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Yeah but the intention is clearly to give him a chance to fight for the NHL spot immediately, not in 2,5 years like some were guessing/suggesting/predicting after the signing.
P.S. Buffalo has 2,8% chance to make the PO so they need Jesus, not Levi.
SoundAndFury
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You expect him to make the NHL debut and then get sent to the AHL for 2 years?
Old Navy Goat
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He's playing to drop a year off his ELC. This is why he's on an NHL contract vice an AHL pto to get time in the playoffs
I don’t know what to expect. He’s a goalie.
Maybe they can package him with some prospects and picks for Gibson at the draft. That will give him an opportunity to battle it out with Dostal for a starting gig.
WhereAreTheCookies
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Ottawa did it with Daccord and the Habs did it with Lindgren. It's not unheard of, just doesn't happen a ton. But with more goalies coming out of the NCAA now than they were 20 years ago, we may see it become more common. Many teams already do it with forward or defensive prospects as an incentive to sign and burn their first ELC year.
As for 2 years in the AHL, that will completely depend on his performance. If he is playing well in the AHL then no way they slow cook him. If he struggles however, they very well could. For this season however it was all about getting him around the team and especially around Craig Anderson to help mentor him before we all assume he ultimately retires.
.....yea that's not happening.
MichaelFarrell
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There is no chance of that. Buffalo was promoting Levi very heavily when they signed him. He had a press conference and everything. Makes no sense to trade him from a business perspective. From a hockey perspective, he’s one of the best college goalies to ever play and could be a legit #1 goalie in the NHL. He’s a bit on the small side but he’s shown no sign of it not translating yet.
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Best bet is that he plays substantially all of next year in the AHL. Or, at least, he should. The year after that is way too hard to predict. The fact that he gets NHL games this year doesn't mean anything about how the next 2 years unfold.
Ace
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What he does now has no bearing on what he does next year. Next year the thing he needs most…is to play. Get as many starts as he can. That’s much more likely to be in Rochester. He can start every game down there…which is much more important to his development than playing less at the NHL level.
The year after will depend on next year…but next year doesn’t depend on 2 or 3 games at the end of this one.
The year after will depend on next year…but next year doesn’t depend on 2 or 3 games at the end of this one.
Zman5778
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I don't see how one (or two) starts in the NHL this year refutes ANY theory that's out there. Goalies are part voodoo, part magic and part governed by the phase of the moon.
Whatever happens this year means nothing for next year. And it certainly doesn't mean anything for 2 years from now. or 3 years from now.
