If Calgary is trading Vladar its so Wolf can get NHL time

I might do it, simply to save almost $1.4mil in Cap Space. Luukonen won't be waivers exempt after this season, but Wolf is and we can always carry 3 Goaltenders if need be. If we waive Luukonen and he gets picked up, at least we still have the 3rd back (maybe we can squeeze something more from them) otherwise, we need a replacement Goalie for if/when Wolf gets called up for the Wranglers anyways. Might create some healthy competition to spur the best out of both of them

Vladar blew his shot and opportunity under Sutter imo

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Buffalo would be stupid to trade UPL though imo

why? he is terrible

Odd, the entire impression I've gotten about him from podcasts is that he was great when he was called up and the team rallied around him. Then when Anderson came back from injury the team leaders approached management and asked that he stay with the team. My understanding is that he has been quite good for the Sabres. He's only 24 and in his rookie season. It seems far to early to write him off IMO

We were winning games 6-4 with him in net. He is not an NHL goalie.

Sounds like a guy we should try out. He's $1.4mil cheaper too. You know how Goalies go, they're Hot & In OR Not & Out

A rather lengthy answer to your comments.
Unfortunately none of the Buffalo defensemen know how to tie up a forwards stick.
He is not terrible just the Sabres are terrible in their own zone.
Over the past 11 games the Sabres are 2-7-2 scoring only 28 goals while giving up 53 losing badly to NHL powerhouses as Columbus and Philadelphia 5-3 and 5-2 respectively.
Look at Comrie 10-5-1 with a 0.920 SV% with Toronto last year is 9-8-0 with a 0.877 SV% with Buffalo this year.

If one merely look at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stats he has been terrible, surrending 23 goals in his last 5 games.
Looking at the individual goals, there were many tipped shots, great passes, perfectly place shots, breakaways, or odd man rushes that led to goals.
Buffalo fans talk themselfs into a frenzy (as do fans of many other teams) and jump on the band wagon of hate.
Everyone looks for a scape goat to blame for poor performance, losing is a team effort and the Sabres record over the past 11 games certainly shows that to be true.

Thompson has zero goals and Dahlin has zero pts over their last 8 games.
When the big guns are not scoring, the teams normally lose.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Victor Olofsson, Henri Jokiharju and Casey Mittelstadt are the Sabre fans usual targets.
All four are flawed but are not the main reason for the team slipping out of the playoff picture.

Yeah, I was thinking the Sabres Defence is Pretty Young & Experienced, which would be harder on a Goalie.

I'd definitely give him a try. I love Vladar and think he will be a Starter, but he blew his chance in CGY under Sutter and maybe a change of scenery would help both Goalies. Vladar is amazingly good under pressure and on breakaways

God forbid a goalie make a difficult save once in a while