As the Buffalo Sabres tumbled down the standings in the second half of the season, so did it’s goaltending. After a strong start at the beginning of the season, both Carter Hutton and Linus Ullmark fought the puck over the last three months down the stretch.
The duo is likely locked in as the goaltending tandem next. Ullmark just completed his rookie season and Hutton will only be in year two of a three-year contract.
For the most part, goaltending can be hot and cold. It can vary from year to year and it can even swing drastically within a season (as we’ve seen).