Latest / Locked On Sabres - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo Sabres
Colten Ellis may have to be the Buffalo Sabres NUMBER ONE goalie with injuries to UPL and Alex Lyon
In the Buffalo Sabres preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left in the 3rd period and Lindy Ruff says he "tweaked" something. With that, now Alex Lyon and Luukkonen are both injured with mystery timelines for return. If neither will be ready by Thursday, Colten Ellis is entering the regular season as the Sabres #1 goaltender. Ellis' play in the preseason combined with his rookie season should give Sabres fans confidence that he can start the first few games of the season until UPL or Lyon return.
If UPL and Lyon's injuries go long however, the Sabres may want…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.