Housermania!

[Taro T]

33 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Let's see them give Lekkas a start if that would break a record.

Definitely would break the Sabres record.  Not sure about the league record.

[Thorner]

So, is he in the mix?

[bob_sauve28]

12 minutes ago, Thorny said:

So, is he in the mix?

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, Thorny said:

So, is he in the mix?

He'll be invited to camp.

[Thorner]

5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He'll be invited to camp.

[pastajoe]

I’m wondering since the Amerks have 4 games left, can Houser go down and play with them? Kris Young, the Amerks video coach, was their backup goalie last night. 😳

[sweetlou]

6 hours ago, pastajoe said:

I’m wondering since the Amerks have 4 games left, can Houser go down and play with them? Kris Young, the Amerks video coach, was their backup goalie last night. 😳

I believe Sabres can send down anyone who would not have to clear waivers to go down.  

Houser, Bryson, Samuelsson, R2, and Murray should be sent down to get more games.

Edited May 9, 2021 by sweetlou

[PromoTheRobot]

I thought Houser was excellent in his 4 games.

[Weave]

53 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I thought Houser was excellent in his 4 games.

He was a surprise for sure.  Excellent? Depends on where your bar was set I guess.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

He was a surprise for sure.  Excellent? Depends on where your bar was set I guess.

He played 3 very good games. Lots of quality saves in high shot games. He got lit up in one game. There were few if any bad goals overall. What's your bar? 

[Weave]

12 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He played 3 very good games. Lots of quality saves in high shot games. He got lit up in one game. There were few if any bad goals overall. What's your bar? 

He had trouble controlling rebounds, which is a kiss of death for a goalie.  I think NHL is not his ceiling, but he did yeoman's work in a tough situation.

[PromoTheRobot]

14 hours ago, Weave said:

He had trouble controlling rebounds, which is a kiss of death for a goalie.  I think NHL is not his ceiling, but he did yeoman's work in a tough situation.

I don't agree. No more trouble than Jarry did.

[Thorner]

21 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I don't agree. No more trouble than Jarry did.

What are your thoughts on the position moving forward? Would you say the competition between guys we have in system right now would be sufficient in producing the 2 NHL goalies we need for next season?

Edited May 10, 2021 by Thorny

[PromoTheRobot]

36 minutes ago, Thorny said:

What are your thoughts on the position moving forward? Would you say the competition between guys we have in system right now would be sufficient in producing the 2 NHL goalies we need for next season?

It would be nice to see a larger body of work but I was impressed with Houser's movement and body control. Maybe it's his age and experience. He made many good saves against the Isles and Pens. Again, the real test is when other teams break down your video and find flaws. How do you respond? But I would bring Houser to camp.  

Ullmark is a question. There's no guarantee he'll resign here. The current crop of UFA goalies are JAGs. But you can improve your goaltending a bunch by playing smarter in your end. The Sabres biggest problem as I see it is playing in their end, coughing up turnovers that result in dangerous scoring chances. Maybe a lot of that was the result of youth being thrown together mid season. But that's got to get fixed.