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UPL currently has a .796 save percentage.

UPL actually made some big saves tonight, a definite improvement. I didn’t like the second goal against, though. He was in alone, but it was weak. Very weak goal against. But overall much better. Amerks really need to tighten things up. Couldn’t believe how casual they were with the puck. The game could’ve easily gone the other way if it weren’t for a couple posts.

I’d put their away blues up against anything. Love those uniforms. Even their various 3rd jerseys have been great. It’s one thing the Amerks have always excelled at lately.

Yeah I think he’ll eventually have a career as a decent goalie in the Finnish league.

He’s not even an AHL backup. His career AHL save percentage is .881. The worst qualified goalie in the AHL in 2019-2020 was at .898. He’s been that bad.

No. Ullmark was a far better goalie in the AHL compared to UPL. Ullmark was good pretty much from the drop of the puck. He had some minor issues like letting in soft goals, but he made a lot of saves. He never had a save percentage below .900 and it improved each season. UPL, on the other hand, has been truly awful since he turned pro, with the ECHL as the exception. He looks bad, let’s in bad goals in bunches, and his numbers are ghastly.

He’s been bad for the entirety of his professional career. No, he’s not 28 years old, but he’s shown absolutely nothing in Rochester and he’s been a liability almost every time he’s been on the ice.

UPL has an .882 save percentage in 26 AHL games. Those are 80’s numbers. Bad ones. He’s legitimately one of the worst goalies in the AHL.

Not always, and especially not when it’s a prospect who may not play. They’ll absolutely call up a defenseman. If they do bring up a forward I’d expect it to maybe be Macinnis since they won’t really care if he loses playing time.

Why? I don’t understand this line of thinking. They likely wouldn’t play him. So what’s the point? They need an extra D, not forward.

The Sabres have no reason to call a forward up. They have 13 healthy forwards. Someone coming up will just sit in the press box. They will probably need a D eventually since they only have 6.

There’s no reason to overthink this. They didn’t sign him to a contract because someone in Buffalo is out for a couple of weeks. The Amerks had a hole at C and he was signed to help Rochester.

It’s sad. The Amerks used to be that franchise where you always expected success and always planned for games deepinto the spring. The last 15 years have been miserable. The Amerks were the preeminent and most successful franchise in the league up until about 2004, and it’s been an ugly slide ever since.

No, it was updated to 2pm this season.

This isn’t accurate. Waivers are at 2pm. You’ll know in 20 minutes if the Sabres claimed anyone.

They needed to get down 1 more to get to 23. Has nothing to do with ABB.

Pretty sure he’ll be sent down later today. They have too many players, and he has nowhere to play.

I highly doubt they’re sending Cozens down, and if they send Bryson downs they’d only have 6 D.

They pretty much have to send Peterka down. Roster has to set tomorrow and they didn’t waive Eakin or Hayden. The only way to get to 23 is sending a waiver exempt player down or making a trade.

I’m waffling on how I think this Amerks team will be. There’s some good young talent. I think they probably should’ve signed one addition veteran scorer. I think the offense might struggle, especially with Oglevie out, and Rousek out for who knows how long. I like the look of the defense with Prow, Schuldt and Davidson as the veterans. I’m not a fan UPL at all, hope he can take the next step. Dell is historically a very good AHL goalie. Overall I think they’ll be competitive, but probably struggle against a team like Syracuse, who seems stacked again.

This is a guy with a sub .900 save percentage in the AHL, and it’s not even close to .900. Based on his actual play, he hasn’t even earned a backup role in the AHL, let alone a starter. I understand he’s going to get the bulk of the games anyway, and he has a lot to prove.

With young prospects, that’s only a small part of the equation. What’s best for development, contract situations, roster limits, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt all go into consideration. Not saying you do this, but far too many people think picking a roster in the NHL is like selecting a travel team. There are tons of considerations that go into it beyond on ice performance. That said, I think he may have a chance to make the team still. Adams seems to want to give the young players more of a chance. I think if there’s a year where someone forced themselves onto the roster, it’s probably this year.

Don’t think there’s a spot for him. He’s made a good impression, and now he’ll go to Rochester and play on the first line, and get a lot of PP time.

The LetGoAmerks YouTube page has this game in its entirety, along with the season in review highlight video of the 96 season with all sorts of interviews. They also have the same highlight videos of the Amerks 1983 and 1987 Calder Cup seasons. They’re not too long and really fun to look back on.