Sabres Turn to a New Goalie Plan to Stay Alive

Buffalo is staring at the edge, and that usually means the goaltending conversation gets very loud very fast. The Sabres’ goalie switch is being framed as a key move to avoid elimination, which tells you the margin for error has basically vanished. When a team reaches this point, the coaching staff is not looking for style points - it is looking for the guy who gives them the best chance to survive the next night.