BUFFALO, N.Y. — A day after resigning Malcolm Subban, the Buffalo Sabres announced that they have signed veteran goaltender Eric Comrie to a two-year deal.
Comrie will join the Sabres on a cap friendly $1.8M AAV deal.
With a ton of uncertainty between the pipes with Craig Anderson hitting the tail end of this career, the concerns of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen not being ready to man the ship as the Sabres number one goalie, it makes sense to add another goalie.
Although Comrie doesn't have a significant amount of NHL games under his belt since being drafted 59th overall in 2013, he should be able to step in as needed. Given the opportunity, he may earn an expanded role on the team. Comrie had a good year in Winnipeg, going a 10-5-1 record with a .920 save percentage. With that being said, the 27-year-old has only appeared in 28 career NHL games.
The Sabres confirmed later in the day that they've also signed defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to a two-year deal worth an AAV $2.75 million. He's played parts of four NHL seasons mainly with Arizona, but then split time between the Coyotes and Maple Leafs last season. He brings a physical presence that the Sabres lack on the blue line.