Devon Levi Signed to 3 year deal

[dudacek]

2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

The goalie to skater distinction is INCREDIBLY relevant to the discussion.  If you are the shortest goalie in the league, but league average compared to forwards, calling you "league average height" is either pointless or misleading if your goal is having a discussion or conveying information 

For the bold, we are just talking,  you don't need to constantly add this stuff

 

Shesterkin is listed at 6'1, 189, Saros at 5'11, 180, Levi at 6'0" 185.

For practical purposes — how much space they take up in a NHL net — is there really any significant size difference between Devon and two of the league's premier goalies?

[Randall Flagg]

4 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Shesterkin is listed at 6'1, 189, Saros at 5'11, 180, Levi at 6'0" 185.

For practical purposes — how much space they take up in a NHL net — is there really any significant size difference between Devon and two of the league's premier goalies?

Oh I definitely don't care about his height. I just think Zamboni is too pedantic 

[Pimlach]

4 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

How tall is Comrie? At the worst of my pickup hockey career (2016-2016) I could have scored over his shoulder coming down the right wing the other night.

@PASabreFan gets his first shift in "pick up league" play.  

[Randall Flagg]

Watching some highlights, he seems to play very low. I wonder if he'll have to adjust that at the next level 

[Kristian]

UPL is huge, and still sucks.

I’m thinking the league has pretty much abandoned the “bigger is better” approach, which seemed dominant through the past decade.

[Kristian]

20 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Watching some highlights, he seems to play very low. I wonder if he'll have to adjust that at the next level 

Just went through a few youtube clips, that kid is insanely quick and mobile!

Of course, Marchand will run him the first time we play the Bruins, and likely put a permanent end to that….

[Zamboni]

5 hours ago, Randall Flagg said:

Oh I definitely don't care about his height. I just think Zamboni is too pedantic 

Hey be nice. Just because I don’t think that he is short? Um ok. 

[MBD]

Does anyone know if he practiced with the team today?

[Taro T]

21 minutes ago, MBD said:

Does anyone know if he practiced with the team today?

If they practiced today, he certainly did.

[pi2000]

3 hours ago, MBD said:

Does anyone know if he practiced with the team today?

Yes

[Two or less]

Levi starting Friday per Kevin Weekes

[MBD]

LFG!

[Randall Flagg]

I'll be on a plane 

[French Collection]

37 minutes ago, Two or less said:

Levi starting Friday per Kevin Weekes

Wow, that is interesting, versus the Rangers and Shesterkin.

Must watch!

[French Collection]

44 minutes ago, Two or less said:

Levi starting Friday per Kevin Weekes

I watched Weekes’ Twitter announcement, he’s holding a box of Pampers. ???

[Thorner]

16 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

 We've been looking since Miller .

  It takes a lot of time to develop a  Goalie and patience

 He needs to be"it"

He only needs to be “it” if we refuse to add to the crease while waiting for him to be “it”, indefinitely, timing out the rest of our push in the event he doesn’t stick. Simply find a capable bridge for now, and IF he doesn’t pan out, we have plenty of time to get a backup plan ready in the meantime to quickly pivot away from Levi once that determination was made at some point in the future. Or, in the better case, the bridge simply carries us to Levi

Edited March 30, 2023 by Thorny

[pi2000]

1 hour ago, Two or less said:

Levi starting Friday per Kevin Weekes

Just as Comrie is healthy and playing well.   

Maybe Comrie gets Philly on the back-end?  

UPL?  He can go fly a kite.  🤌🏻 🪁

[FrenchConnection44]

3 hours ago, Two or less said:

Levi starting Friday per Kevin Weekes

Some nice praise of Levi’s game. 

Edited March 30, 2023 by FrenchConnection44

[Buffalonill]

 

It's pretty cool that the Buffalo has that much confidence to throw him in against the Rangers

 I like it alot

Edited March 30, 2023 by Buffalonill

[French Collection]

Levi is not a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

Coolley, Fantilli and Knies are the finalists.

https://www.nhl.com/news/hobey-baker-finalists-includes-top-2023-nhl-draft-prospect-adam-fantilli/c-342900404

 

Edited March 30, 2023 by French Collection

[Eleven]

1 minute ago, French Collection said:

Levi is not a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

Coolley, Fantilli and Knies are the finalists.

It's just going to make him work harder for that Calder (trophy not cup) next year.

[Zamboni]

Article about Levi …

 

https://www.trainwrecksports.com/from-dollard-to-buffalo-the-devon-levi-story/

[Flashsabre]

Dustin Wolf, Calgary’s goalie prospect who is also one of the best prospects in the game, is probably smaller then Levi.  Sheshtirkin, Sorokin, Saros, Levi And Wolf are some of the top goalies and prospects in the world. Pro players haven’t “figured them out”. 

This idea that all goalies have to be giants is just so asinine. Has being  6’4 helped UPL dominate in pro hockey?  Just relying on size is a recipe for disaster.

Levi has tremendous hockey IQ. He tracks the play and reads where shots are coming from. He has elite athletics which allows him to adjust and stop pucks where bigger goalies just holes it hits them. And Levi’s work ethic patience and preparation seems through the roof.

I have no reservations that the kid will be special in the NHL.

[Zamboni]

2 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Dustin Wolf, Calgary’s goalie prospect who is also one of the best prospects in the game, is probably smaller then Levi.  Sheshtirkin, Sorokin, Saros, Levi And Wolf are some of the top goalies and prospects in the world. Pro players haven’t “figured them out”. 

This idea that all goalies have to be giants is just so asinine. Has being  6’4 helped UPL dominate in pro hockey?  Just relying on size is a recipe for disaster.

Levi has tremendous hockey IQ. He tracks the play and reads where shots are coming from. He has elite athletics which allows him to adjust and stop pucks where bigger goalies just holes it hits them. And Levi’s work ethic patience and preparation seems through the roof.

I have no reservations that the kid will be special in the NHL.

I don’t view him as small at all. I view players under 5’ 10” as small. He’s not a giant either obviously.

[nfreeman]

So last night on the Rangers' broadcast (which is a consistently excellent production btw), they said something that I don't think I knew:  Levi had the all-time 2nd-highest career SV% in NCAA history, behind only Hellebucyk.