Buffalo Sabres: 3 burning questions for Week 3 in 2023-24
By Sion Fawkes
2 – What will the goaltending rotation look like?
Eric Comrie put up a stellar performance in the net, but that doesn’t mean we need to take the “hot hand” approach this season. Remember, Comrie is a proven goaltender in this league ONLY when he doesn’t see the rink often, so starting him for two games in a row may not yield the same results. But….
Sabres host the Habs tonight at 7. Some updates:
— Jourdon LaBarber (@JourdonLaBarber) October 23, 2023
🏒 Eric Comrie will start in goal.
🏒 Lines & pairs this morning were the same as on Saturday.
🏒 Devon Levi is nursing a lower-body injury. He is expected to sit out this back-to-back so it can full resolve. #LetsGoBuffalo
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has yet to debut this season, and against a weaker opponent like the Montreal Canadiens, it would have made sense to see him get the nod. Or, if the Buffalo Sabres felt Devon Levi was ready to roll, then the 21-year-old could have made his fifth start of this young season. But with a lingering lower-body injury, it made more sense to sit him.
Either way, it would have been smarter to give Comrie the night off on Monday, before playing him either on Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators, or later in the week. However, we ultimately found out that Comrie will stand between the pipes, and it may foreshadow what the rotation will look like this week.