Prospect Info: Devon Levi, G, Northeastern University (obtained in Reinhart deal) - Signed 3/17/23, Assigned 4/3/24

[Butt Ox]

Mean old Levi taught me to weep and moan

 

[MeenOlViks]

Mean old Levi taught me to weep and moan

Quote of the year

 

[Dirty Dog]

Mean old Levi taught me to weep and moan

Bad bad Levi Brown.

Baddest goalie in the whole damn town

 

[toomuchsauce]

Bad bad Levi Brown.

Baddest goalie in the whole damn town

Devon Levi
Devon + Levi = Levon

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day
When the New York Times said, "Head Trajectory"
something something

 

[Tatanka]

Levon, Levon likes his money…he’ll make a lot they say

 

[DJN21]

came here for the goalie talk, opened a new tab to listen to Levon....the world works in odd ways

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[WhereAreTheCookies]

Love this kids attitude and demeanor. If he's even half as good in the NHL as he has been everywhere else he's gonna get Ryan Miller level love from this fanbase.

 

[Paxon]

I do get serious "the future in net" vibes from him. You never know but he's a good a shot as we've had in some time.

 

[EichHart]

That save was incredible...this is our guy.

 

[old kummelweck]

Boston MBTA is just about finished expanding the green line to my neighborhood. The line goes right to Matthews Arena on the NEU campus. Has me thinking season tickets for the huskies. Getting temp from my people for interest in college hockey since my wife wont want to go to every one.

 

[DapperCam]

Boston MBTA is just about finished expanding the green line to my neighborhood. The line goes right to Matthews Arena on the NEU campus. Has me thinking season tickets for the huskies. Getting temp from my people for interest in college hockey since my wife wont want to go to every one.

Wear a Sabres jersey! Gotta represent!

 

[cybresabre]

Boston MBTA is just about finished expanding the green line to my neighborhood. The line goes right to Matthews Arena on the NEU campus. Has me thinking season tickets for the huskies. Getting temp from my people for interest in college hockey since my wife wont want to go to every one.

Get a second wife for those games?

 

[old kummelweck]

Wear a Sabres jersey! Gotta represent!

I'll get a Sabres Levi sweater and sit right behind the shoots-twice net. I will either be a legend or escorted from the building.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I'll get a Sabres Levi sweater and sit right behind the shoots-twice net. I will either be a legend or escorted from the building.

Or a legend because you got escorted from the building

 

[Gabrielor]

He just made a save on a Jack Quinn shootout attempt I can't believe happened.

It was nuts.

 

[Ace]

The build up to it was almost as good as the save. Ten minutes and one shooter of the most calm positional make it look easy goaltending you’ll ever see. And then he falls down and pulls this nonsense.

 

[oldgoalie]

He just made a save on a Jack Quinn shootout attempt I can't believe happened.

It was nuts.

I cannot f***ing wait til this kid is our starter. Loses his balance in a rut and still makes the save??? Unreal.

 

[tsujimoto74]

He just made a save on a Jack Quinn shootout attempt I can't believe happened.

It was nuts.

This could go on both players' highlight reels tbh. It's insane that Levi stopped that.
Goddamn am I hyped for the future of the team with these kids playing on it.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

He just made a save on a Jack Quinn shootout attempt I can't believe happened.

It was nuts.

It’s missing Chris Cuthbert screaming “did you see that?!” but what a save

 

[allsilverdreams]

Did he loose his footing,hit a bad patch of ice or did Quin break his ankles?

 

[dortt]

in the good old days, we could offer him 5 mil per year to be our starter now

Don't like he's returning to college, even if it only delays him being our starter for another year

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

in the good old days, we could offer him 5 mil per year to be our starter now

Don't like he's returning to college, even if it only delays him being our starter for another year

Best-case scenario - 1 more year at Northeastern, a year at Rochester, and backup or 1B in Buffalo in 2024/25 when he will turn 23 in Dec. More realistically he'll be starting regularly in the NHL a year or two later, at 24 or 25.

His development should dictate where he plays, not our giddy hopes for him. Ya, I have them too.

 

[dortt]

Best-case scenario - 1 more year at Northeastern, a year at Rochester, and backup or 1B in Buffalo in 2024/25 when he will turn 23 in Dec. More realistically he'll be starting regularly in the NHL a year or two later, at 24 or 25.

His development should dictate where he plays, not our giddy hopes for him. Ya, I have them too.

and he also shouldn't be shoehorned into the AHL when he turns pro, just because some feel all goalies, no matter how good they are, need to be in the AHL first.

If he makes the team out of camp, he should make the team

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

and he also shouldn't be shoehorned into the AHL when he turns pro, just because some feel all goalies, no matter how good they are, need to be in the AHL first.

If he makes the team out of camp, he should make the team

Look at the development paths for recent big-name NA goalies.

Carter Hart - 1/2 season in the AHL, had a good first full season with Philadelphia, and has struggled since. Another year or 2 with Lehigh, and he might now be the "next Carey Price" he was touted to be, instead of a guy who last season shared the net with Martin bloody Jones.

Contrast with Demko, Oettinger, Hellebuyck. The first 2 played 3 full seasons in the NCAA against men. All spent a minimum of 1 full season in the AHL.

Your expectations for Levi are wildly optimistic, and potentially disastrous. I'm confident the Sabres don't share them.