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SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Aug 17 @ 2:13 PM ET
Interesting.


https://www.bardown.com/d...-juniors-so-far-1.1571747

- TheSabresTaco

i will tell you this tournaments are not a great judge for a goalies overall projection. Ask Jim Craig.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 17 @ 2:14 PM ET
The body of work is very small. Had he had the opportunity to be drafted AFTER that WJC, I bet he goes in the mid rounds.
- TheSabresTaco

if you put carter hutton on the bruins or islander roster last season he looks average instead of pathetic


levi got the benefit of playing a handful of games on a great team


if he ever makes it to the nhl, it won't take the other teams long to figure out how to score on a smurf
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 17 @ 2:14 PM ET
i will tell you this tournaments are not a great judge for a goalies overall projection. Ask Jim Craig.
- SabresFaninIndiana

or Alexander Nylander
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:15 PM ET
Jamal Adams just got paid 4yrs 70mill extension.
- Buff36


All that money to get torched by Allen again. Eh well.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:15 PM ET
i will tell you this tournaments are not a great judge for a goalies overall projection. Ask Jim Craig.
- SabresFaninIndiana


What about Carey Price

*This is not a comparison between Levi and Price*
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 17 @ 2:16 PM ET
I see you've burned the witch without a conviction. What else is goin on over there in DUVAAALLL
- TheSabresTaco

I'm in clay county, south of duval





of course I wish levi the best, but I temper expectations

he is a type of guy I would expect to get in a package for colin miller, not the 11th leading goal scorer in the nhl last season
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 17 @ 2:17 PM ET
What about Carey Price

*This is not a comparison between Levi and Price*

- TheSabresTaco

price has him by 4 inches?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 17 @ 2:18 PM ET
if you put carter hutton on the bruins or islander roster last season he looks average instead of pathetic


levi got the benefit of playing a handful of games on a great team


if he ever makes it to the nhl, it won't take the other teams long to figure out how to score on a smurf

- homiedclown

Well he is taller than Dustin Tokarski
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:18 PM ET
if you put carter hutton on the bruins or islander roster last season he looks average instead of pathetic


levi got the benefit of playing a handful of games on a great team


if he ever makes it to the nhl, it won't take the other teams long to figure out how to score on a smurf

- homiedclown


He's 6'. Guess we'll see. He's talented, he's shown he's talented, and I'm excited to watch him at Northeastern this year.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 17 @ 2:19 PM ET
Two antifreeze kaltatas please
- TheSabresTaco


Ftfy
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:19 PM ET
Who's pleased with either one. But what did Hall do for us in his play to actually get anything better. And I expected more for Rhino but that deal can't be totally graded for a few years, people wanted futures well there you go.
- Buff36



But it wasn't the futures everyone on the interwebs said we could get!! 😭
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:19 PM ET
price has him by 4 inches?
- homiedclown


And Levi performed better.

6'5" Jonas Johansson was.. well, if talent equals height, then he is ready for his Vezina.


Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 17 @ 2:19 PM ET
He's 6'. Guess we'll see. He's talented, he's shown he's talented, and I'm excited to watch him at Northeastern this year.
- TheSabresTaco

Funny there were people calling for the Sabres to sign Mann.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:20 PM ET
Ftfy
- Hank Balling


bite me skirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Aug 17 @ 2:21 PM ET
Funny there were people calling for the Sabres to sign Mann.
- Buff36


Should have.. He free.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 17 @ 2:21 PM ET
But it wasn't the futures everyone on the interwebs said we could get!! 😭
- Powerslave

Very true
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:21 PM ET
But it wasn't the futures everyone on the interwebs said we could get!! 😭
- Powerslave


You can choose to sulk with the return and 'know' that the guys we got in the return are destined to suck, or high odds to suck

or not.
IceColdBeer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: The CLT, NC
Joined: 07.18.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:21 PM ET
He's 6'. Guess we'll see. He's talented, he's shown he's talented, and I'm excited to watch him at Northeastern this year.
- TheSabresTaco


Only one six foot starting goalie last year - most average 6.2. Jonathan Quick and Henrik are 6.1 so 6 foot isn't the end of the world.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 17 @ 2:22 PM ET
He's 6'. Guess we'll see. He's talented, he's shown he's talented, and I'm excited to watch him at Northeastern this year.
- TheSabresTaco

I hope the kid works out, but there are only 30 or so “starting goalies” in the NHL.

It’s not like a top 6 prospect where there’s 100-120 of them

The odds Levi ends up a good starting goalie are about 1/100.

It’s a big reason why the deal is so damn terrible
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 17 @ 2:23 PM ET
Should have.. He free.
- SDSabre

But he's only 5'11"
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:23 PM ET
Should have.. He free.
- SDSabre


Wonder if he decided to just try and be a starter in the SHL and see if an NHL team would sign him to share starts instead of just joining an NHL system.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:24 PM ET
You can choose to sulk with the return and 'know' that the guys we got in the return are destined to suck, or high odds to suck

or not.

- TheSabresTaco



I choose to let it play out, because, you know, that's all I can do.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 17 @ 2:25 PM ET
I choose to let it play out, because, you know, that's all I can do.
- Powerslave

Blasphemy Dammit!!
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:25 PM ET
I hope the kid works out, but there are only 30 or so “starting goalies” in the NHL.

It’s not like a top 6 prospect where there’s 100-120 of them

The odds Levi ends up a good starting goalie are about 1/100.

It’s a big reason why the deal is so damn terrible

- sbroads24


grain of salt, but apparently the Sabres really like him. It's a mock worthy sentence I suppose, but if they're onto something (I believe Kev Jason and Sam are) then, (frank) it, let's see what he's got.

If it was Ralph then I'd think much lesser of it.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 17 @ 2:26 PM ET
Only one six foot starting goalie last year - most average 6.2. Jonathan Quick and Henrik are 6.1 so 6 foot isn't the end of the world.
- IceColdBeer


what have they ever done?
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