G Devon Levi - Rochester Americans, AHL (2020, 212th, FLA; traded to BUF)

[Beezeral]

YEs, Florida would get the main credit here since it's much more difficult to scout amateurs. But NHL scouts have been high on him much longer than internet/HF Boards scouts. His stock had been skyrocketing leading up to the trade.

He showed out for Canada in the WJC and then missed the rest of the season. His stock absolutely rose after the WJC, but very few people were calling him an elite goalie prospect. This was a great job by Luongo for banging the table to take Levi, and then premium timing for Buffalo because Levi was expendable due to Spencer Knight. Overall this is a trade where everyone is going to win. Panthers got a 1st line caliber winger who can also play center and the Sabres got someone who can be their goalie of the future plust a 1st.

 

[Chainshot]

27 saves and shutout Vermont for #9 of the season.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

27 saves and shutout Vermont for #9 of the season.

Double numbers is the target now.

 

[seafoam]

For some reason I want this kid to become a stud.

 

[Satanphonehome]

For some reason I want this kid to become a stud.

The internet has no idea. Olympics will be his coming out party.

'An underdog his whole life': Levi's improbable journey set to continue at Olympics - TSN.ca

 

[member 334057]

The internet has no idea. Olympics will be his coming out party.

'An underdog his whole life': Levi's improbable journey set to continue at Olympics - TSN.ca

Really good read. He's such an easy kid to root for, although being a Sabres fan that makes it much easier to root for him.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

So why hasn’t Levi played for Olympic team yet?

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

One word- Jeremy Colliton.

 

[Chainshot]

One word- Jeremy Colliton.

Isn't it Clod who is making the roster decisions?

 

[Esq]

One word- Jeremy Colliton.

As a Hawks fan, all I can say is "I'm sorry." He's an utter dolt.

 

[Chainshot]

A casual 60-save, 3-1 win last night.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Boonk]

What a great decision it was to not start him at the Olympics

 

[jj cale]

What a great decision it was to not start him at the Olympics

Wanted him to be the guy before the tournament started and he should have been, but of course.......................veterans.

 

[BruinsBtn]

It took a lot of guts for Buffalo to trade for a guy who didn't have much of a track record but, wow, this guy is putting up some crazy numbers.

 

[Reddawg]

It took a lot of guts for Buffalo to trade for a guy who didn't have much of a track record but, wow, this guy is putting up some crazy numbers.

In fairness he came with a 1st round pick around his neck, we’re not quite that ballsy.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

 

[Revelate]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

Probably Levi, the numbers are impossible to ignore but these days you won’t find many Sabres fans with belief in any prospect, let alone a goalie until they see it at the pro level.

 

[Reddawg]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

If it came down to having to trade one, I’d trade UPL first but we’re in no position to be parting with any goalie prospects right now.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

Not sure, and it seems like a pointless exercise to even try. With our current goaltending situation, we need all 3 of the good goalie prospects we have in the pipeline.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

For what it's worth, Wheeler had Levi 4, Portillo 8, and UPK 9 in his recent Buffalo prospect rankings. As a fantasy guy, I scooped up Levi a couple weeks back when someone surprisingly dropped him.

 

[Chainshot]

Who do Buffalo fans value more? UPL or Levi?

Probably Levi, the numbers are impossible to ignore but these days you won’t find many Sabres fans with belief in any prospect, let alone a goalie until they see it at the pro level.

Back at the start of the season, I had Portillo above both. At the moment, probably Levi, then with how Luukkonen played in his recall and recent games (he had a 54-save, 2-1 OT win this weekend himself), it's still close.

And that's nothing against Portillo, who is the glue that keeps Michigan's collection of really good players who don't seem to play like a team in games.

 

[BillyZito]

Levi seems like a first guy on and last guy off the ice type mentality.
Happy to see 6'0 goalies still have some shine and possibility of becoming a NHL goalie.

Would assume he will sign the end of this school year?
Or will he prefer an extra year in school since he missed most of this year?

 

[Reddawg]

Levi seems like a first guy on and last guy off the ice type mentality.
Happy to see 6'0 goalies still have some shine and possibility of becoming a NHL goalie.

Would assume he will sign the end of this school year?
Or will he prefer an extra year in school since he missed most of this year?

He has nothing more to prove in college, my bet is that he will turn pro at the end of the season, maybe even get some NHL games to close out the Sabres season.

 

[beowulf]

I am interested in his progress as he is from the same Montreal suburb as me and watching that first clip in the OP it is fun to see the video taken in Rink 2 of the Dollard Des Ormeaux complex that I use to play on also lol