Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams doesn't learn from his mistakes. This marks the second time in the past three years he's saddled the team's coaching staff with a three-goalie rotation that was doomed to fail from the start.
In 2023-24, the Sabres rostered Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Eric Comrie and Devon Levi. UPL played well, which led Adams to immediately give him a long-term contract extension that looks like an unforced error in hindsight, while having to split the remaining games led to the worst season of Comrie's career and stalled Levi's development.
This year, with UPL nursing injuries throughout training camp, Adams signed Alexandar Georgiev and then claimed Colten Ellis off waivers from the St.