Buffalo Boy's Blog

Patrick Lalime just signed on to be the back up goalie in Buffalo for the next 2 years at $1 million per season. Lalime is 35 and last year played in 32 games for the Chicago Blackhawks.

I hope hes ready to play a lot less. The only way he plays more than 20 games is if Ryan Miller is hurt. Lalime should be a major upgrade at backup over Jocelyn Thibault and should provide that capability to play more games if needed.

As last season went on the Sabres couldn't even trust to put Thibault in, they should be able to trust Lalime 100 times more than Thibault. Thibault only had three wins last year, so anything better than that would be welcome.