{"id":359270,"date":"2025-12-20T03:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/359270\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T03:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:37:12","slug":"oilers-have-made-multiple-attempts-to-acquire-alex-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/359270\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Have Made Multiple Attempts To Acquire Alex Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oilers have called the Sabres \u201ca couple of times in recent weeks\u201d about the availability of goaltender Alex Lyon<\/a>, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on Friday\u2019s \u201c32 Thoughts\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Friedman implied that Edmonton had looked at Lyon for goaltending depth in the past. It\u2019s unclear if they made a pass at signing him in free agency last summer before Buffalo inked him to a two-year, $3MM deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lyon was named the Sabres\u2019 opening night starter after a training camp injury made\u00a0Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen<\/a>\u00a0unavailable. The journeyman vet started strong, rattling off a .923 SV% through his first seven starts, but has since regressed significantly. He only made four appearances in November as Luukkonen and waiver claim Colten Ellis<\/a>\u00a0took over the majority of the duties, and his numbers on the year now read as a .904 SV%, 2.99 GAA, and 3.9 GSAx, per MoneyPuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s still the best performance out of the Sabres\u2019 three netminders, though, and great value for his $1.5MM price tag. Nonetheless, newly promoted general manager Jarmo Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen<\/a> has indicated he wants to end Buffalo\u2019s three-goalie rotation once Ellis clears concussion protocol and is activated from injured reserve, according to Friedman. With his voice being a significant factor in influencing Ellis\u2019 waiver claim in the first place and Luukkonen inked through the 2028-29 campaign, Lyon will likely be moved to get Buffalo back to a more traditional starter\/backup split between Ellis and Luukkonen.<\/p>\n

Edmonton\u2019s pursuit of Lyon will presumably only get more aggressive after they lost\u00a0Tristan Jarry<\/a>\u00a0to a lower-body injury last night. He\u2019s departed the Oilers\u2019 road trip and is returning home for evaluation.\u00a0Connor Ingram<\/a>\u00a0and his 102 games of NHL experience were recalled<\/a> from the Bakersfield Condors to supplement struggling backup\u00a0Calvin Pickard<\/a> in Jarry\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

But Ingram has been the worst starter\/tandem netminder in the AHL by a significant margin this season with a .856 SV%. Pickard\u2019s NHL numbers this season \u2013 a .857 SV% and 3.91 GAA \u2013 are barely any better.<\/p>\n

Jarry had largely fared well since his arrival in Alberta last week, but with him out, they don\u2019t have a clear-cut NHL-caliber option, let alone a starter. Bringing in Lyon would allow the Oilers to then trade or waive Pickard, although with seven goalies already under contract in the organization, they\u2019d likely prefer the former.<\/p>\n

Teams swapping out their opening-night tandem by the time New Year\u2019s Day rolls around is a rare occurrence, but if Edmonton brings in Lyon to supplant Pickard as the new No. 2 behind Jarry, it\u2019ll have happened two years in a row. The Oilers\u2019 desired series of moves is strikingly similar to the set of trades the Avalanche pulled off in November and December last year, sending starter\u00a0Alexandar Georgiev<\/a>\u00a0to the Sharks for\u00a0Mackenzie Blackwood<\/a>\u00a0and swapping backup Justus Annunen<\/a>\u00a0for Scott Wedgewood<\/a>\u00a0with the Predators.<\/p>\n

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