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Forum: Armchair-GM9 janv. à 23 h 48
Sujet: Sabres
Forum: Armchair-GM9 janv. à 23 h 17
Sujet: Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>The only thing that's wild is giving up on a 22 year old rookie at any position lol. Let alone a top 5 prospect in his position. Again Ryan Miller had a 5.05 gaa at the age of 24, imagine if they Sabres gave up on him for Biron and Noronen. Both Levi and UPL have shown consistent growth through this season. You said it yourself you don't watch the Sabres, so judging an entire player off of 1 game is crazy. Growing pains are expected. Their offense hasn't shown up to help them out. Doesn't help that Thompson was out a month and played with a aircast through out December and Tuch has missed a lot of time as well, but if they were scoring at the same rate as they were last year, the Sabres would be in a playoff spot rn</div></div>

Im not judging this guy off of 1 game lol. I gave you a full sample size of 4 different advanced analytics that are widely used in the game to evaluate goaltending. And he's bad in all of them

Why frame it as giving up on him? It's not giving up on a guy if youre upgrading. It's giving something to get something. Im sure he'll be much better at 26 or 27 than he is right now the same way Daccord is. But are you really willing to wait another 4-5 years?

Injuries are a constant, using them as an excuse is a bigger scapegoat than goaltending. Someone will always be injured. You'll never ice a fully healthy lineup. Thats why it pays to have established goaltending. By the time Levi becomes an nhl quality starter (if at all) most of the sabres core will be on the wrong side of their prime. What's the point in waiting? Most of the new research shows skater prime starts at age 22/23. That puts what, thompson tuch dahlin mittelstadt cozens Quinn and peterka in their prime or about to enter it?

Just feels like a waste of something promising.