Last season the Buffalo Sabres were second to last in the NHL in goals allowed with 280 and one of only 3 teams to have a save percentage under .900. The goaltending issue was addressed this offseason with the departures of Robin Lehner and Chad Johnson and the additions of Carter Hutton and Scott Wedgewood and the signing of 2017 second-round draft pick Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Leading the new crop of goaltenders is Carter Hutton. The UMass-Lowell standout has spent his career as a backup in Chicago, Nashville, and St. Louis. Hutton was arguably the most sought after goaltender in free agency this past offseason.