Goaltender win and in

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Joe DiBiase and Owen Parker discuss the Sabres' ongoing goaltending situation.

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00:00A little mini as a goalie segment here.

00:02Yeah.

00:03Lyon is just not in the rotation.

00:06He has played in the last seven games, I think it's six minutes.

00:09Yeah.

00:09And he got pulled, so he did get a chance and got pulled.

00:13But it's just Lukanen and Ellis right now.

00:16And the way Lukanen played on Sunday, I would probably think he's playing tomorrow.

00:20I think that they have reached the win-and-you're-in stage of the rotation.

00:26I think that's what you saw with Ellis going in for those, I think it was three in a row.

00:30Yep.

00:30And now Lukanen's played back-to-back.

00:32I would bet my house that he plays on Wednesday night against Pittsburgh.

00:36Yep.

00:37And if he wins, I bet he plays again.

00:39I think they have reached the point of the year where it's, if you win the game, we're good.

00:44Because none of you guys are going out here and taking a stranglehold on the crease.

00:48Yep.

00:48Ellis had a little run there.

00:50He looked good.

00:50And then one bad game.

00:52All right.

00:53Lukanen, your turn.

00:54Lyon had a bit of a stumble from his really good start.

00:57Yeah.

00:57He hasn't won a game in over a month.

00:59Yeah, he's not been bad, but there have been a lot less sort of, it just, the way he was

01:07playing to start the year was not sustainable.

01:08Yeah, you haven't had a great start since, again, like, his last win was October 24th

01:14against Toronto.

01:14Right.

01:15And even that game, he gave up three.

01:16I don't remember if it was good.

01:17But, like, right.

01:19Like, their rotation right now seems to be, you're going to get a chance.

01:23If you do well, you get the next game.

01:25You do well, you get the next game.

01:26Right.

01:26So, maybe he's next.

01:28Maybe after the next bad UPL game, then we're at Lyon.

01:30Oh, yeah.

01:31It's got to be.

01:32You can't.

01:33If they go back to Ellis after UPL here, I would think something's going on.

01:39Yes.

01:39At that point.

01:40I would have to.

01:41That would be very strange.

01:42Be led to believe that.

01:44Because I think Lyon's played well enough that he shouldn't be, you know, extradited from

01:48the crease here.

01:49But he also, it's just not his turn right now.

01:52Lukanen's won.

01:52He didn't look great against the Hawks, but he did what he had to do and won.

01:56And then he led an awesome game against the Hurricanes and let him keep going.

02:00Just ride the hot hand.

02:01I'm interested to see how it goes.

02:03That's a hard way to play as a goaltender.

02:06That is a lot of pressure.

02:07Because, you know, even if I play well, if I don't get my result, I'm probably out and

02:12I'm not getting back in for maybe a couple of weeks.

02:15I might stop going.

02:27But obviously I think it's a hard way to play.

02:30And I'm looking forward to having a conversation about how they do all the things that I've

02:33never seen.

02:34But I think there's a far

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