Jeff Petry is the CFACGM gift that keeps on giving. 😁

Can't see buffalo having interest in allen

So Petry is even further from home than in Montreal, Yeah not happening. Plus i seriously doubt at his age now that he wants to play on the Western Conferences grueling schedule

I'd agree - but it will be curious to see how the 3 goalies look during training camp and the first few weeks of the season. Adams has to be cognizant of the situation and implications if UPL and/or Comrie don't impress enough or instill a sense of confidence behind Levi. Some of the initial analysis from Montreal's media suggest that DeSmith could either be insurance as their 3rd goalie, get waived to shed his salary or outperform Allen and take over the backup role. Allen's experience, cap hit and remaining term do fit the criteria Adams likes for support of his core players - and, at least in terms of age/experience, Allen offers more in the "mentor" role to Levi than other veterans that could be available.

Buffalo wouldn’t make that deal unless a lot of mind altering substances were involved.

there is only so many options he can have on hits 15 ntc. cant even put the whole western conference on it.

I wouldn’t want anything to do with Allen
He old with declining stats for years now
At this point, idk that he’s a better mentor than Comrie would be for Levi

If the Sabres can’t do better than that,
we should stick with what we have imo

On this point, you couldn't be more wrong. In terms of experience as a starter with different teams, Allen has a huge edge over Comrie - Allen has 395 games under his belt and a Cup ring from the Blues. Comrie has played 47 total games in the NHL, all as a backup on losing teams. In terms of a mentor who can share experiences of playoff pressure as the starter but who has now accepted a backup role in recent years, Allen would seem to be a great resource for Levi to learn from. Comrie hasn't lived the life of an NHL starter on a winning team or faced the associated pressures that come with it - and his congenial personality won't teach Levi anything.

I'd be willing to bet that, if the Sabres bring in another goalie from the outside, it will be primarily someone with age and experience to help teach and guide Levi more than it will be to replace him as the starter. That's why all of the Hellebuyck nonsense never made sense - any team he plays for will want him as the unquestioned starter for several years.

Just bc Allen has started more games, it doesn’t mean he’d be a better “mentor”
He could easily just be a guy playing out his contract who is t much help to Levi at all

We have no idea how Allen would fit in the room
But we do know that Comrie fits well enough for the Sabres not to wanna make a change
And Allen just isn’t good enough anymore to risk it

The Sabres aren’t bringing in ANY goalie at this point
We are gonna start (camp at least) with the Trio we have,
and see how it goes