Then they have Eric Comrie and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Both of them can play in the NHL and have proven that.
While Comrie is the more experienced of the two, the Sabres don’t want to risk putting UPL on waivers to start the season and lose him for nothing. If Levi is the number one, the Sabres have to decide if they want to go with experience in Comrie, or see if they can keep developing UPL alongside Levi. It will be an interesting situation to watch going into training camp and the start fo the season.
The Buffalo Sabres were right on the brink of making the playoffs last season and going into the 2023-24 season, that is going to be the goal. They need to build of the success of last season and with the additions they have made, they are a better team. While there are going to be struggles, this Sabres team has the best shot of making the playoffs of any Sabres team of the past few years.
(Statistics and data provided by Hockey-Reference)