With the goal light behind the Sabres net blinding fans with nonstop illumination, Don Granato called on Aaron Dell to replace Dustin Tokarski. It was a swap of a .900 save percentage for an .861.<\/p>\n
The fans cheered anyway. Then they booed when Dell allowed a goal on the first shot he faced.<\/p>\n
New season, same problems.<\/p>\n
The Sabres scored eight goals in 27 hours and had no points to show for it. Goaltending wasnt the only deficiency during Mondays 7-4 loss to the Blue Jackets and Sundays 5-4 setback against the Rangers, but the position sure wasnt a strength. It hasnt been a strength for way too long.<\/p>\n
The Sabres have used 20 goalies since trading Ryan Miller on Feb. 28, 2014, the most in the NHL during that span. The only team that can give them a run is Arizona, with 19. Being lumped in with the Coyotes is rarely a good thing.<\/p>\n
Buffalo hopes it has its goalie of the future in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, <\/p>\n
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