It's rare to see a team roll with three goaltenders for an entire season, and it looks like the Buffalo Sabres might not try to change that trend in the 2025-26 season. With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen out of the lineup with an injury in training camp, the Sabres claimed Colten Ellis on waivers from the St. Louis Blues, electing to go with a tandem of him and Alex Lyon until Luukkonen recovered.

The issue was that Ellis and Lyon performed admirably in Luukkonen's absence, leaving them reluctant to move either when their starter returned. Each goalie now played at least five games, and neither has a goals-against average below 3.00. Luukkonen has an abysmal .881 save percentage, while Lyon and Ellis have .907 and .896 marks, respectively.

Ellis' numbers took a bit of a hit in his recent si

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