Alex Lyon ready to man the net for the Sabres

BUFFALO — In the coming days, perhaps as soon as tonight in Chicago, Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is expected to make his season debut and display the latest version of himself that he spent the offseason and the past several weeks developing. Lyon 10.0 – he spent at least parts of 10 season in the NHL – has gotten rid of some bugs and promises to be better than ever. kAm“x 567:?:E6=J E9:?< E92E x’> 86EE:?8 36EE6C[” {J@?[ H9@ 92D 366? D:56=:?65 D:?46 E96 AC6D62D@? H:E9 2 =67E D9@F=56C :?;FCJ[ E@=5 v}} $A@CED 7@==@H:?8 %F6D52J’D AC24E:46 :? z6Jq2?< r6?E6C]k^Am kAm{J@?[ H9@ EFC?D bc @? s64] h[ :D 2 3:E @7 2 9@4<6J F?:4@C?[ 92G:?8 >@CA965 7C@> 6DD6?E:2==J 2 ;@FC?6J>2? – 2? pw{ H@C<9@CD6 H9@ @442D:@?2==J 62C?65 C642==D – :?E@ 2? }w{ ?6E>:?56C H9@ <66AD :>AC@G:?8 H:E9 286]k^Am kAm{2DE D62D@?[ 96 H@? 2 7C2?49:D6\C64@C5 `` 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6D 2?5 a_ @G6C2==[ A@DE65 2 42C66C\=@H a]fc 8@2=D\282:?DE 2G6C286 2?5 2 ]h_d D2G6 A6C46?E286]k^Am kAmpE 2? 25G2?465 286 :? H9:49 >2?J 8@2=:6D 92G6 564=:?65 @C 2C6 8C2J:?8[ E96 p>6C:42? 925 ?6G6C 366? 36EE6C]k^Am kAm!2DD:@? 2?5 2? 23:=:EJ E@ DEF5J 2?5 H@C< 2E 2 4@>A=6I 2?5 DEC6?F@FD A@D:E:@? 92D 3F@J65 9:D F?=:<6=J DF446DD]k^Am kAm“x =@G6 36:?8 23=6 E@ 86E 36EE6C 2E >J 4C27E[” 96 D2:5] “%@ =2DE :? E96 82>6[ E92E’D C62==J H92E J@F 92G6 E@ 36 255:4E65 E@[ 2?5 E96 8FJD H9@ =2DE E96 =@?86DE 2C6 255:4E65 E@ E92E AC@46DD[ 6DA64:2==J 8@2=:6D]”k^Am kAm(96? {J@? A=2J65 7@C E96 s6EC@:E #65 (:?8D[ 2 E62>>2E6[ 5676?D6>2? ~==: |22EE2[ E@=5 9:> 2?J E:>6 @77 8:G6D 9:> 2? “@AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 86E 36EE6C]”k^Am kAm“%96C6’D ?@E 6?@F89 E:>6 :? E96 =:76E:>6 E@ >2DE6C A=2J:?8 8@2=:6[ 2?5 D@ 2?J E:>6 J@F 42? 86E E:>6 @? :46 H:E9 }w{ D9@@E6CD :? 2? }w{ AC24E:46[ E92E’D =:<6 8@=5[” 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmt2C=J :? 9:D 42C66C[ {J@? D2:5[ 96 >:89E 8@ E@ AC24E:46 E@ 86E E9C@F89 AC24E:46] xE H2D D:>A=J 2 AC64FCD@C E@ 2 82>6]k^Am kAm“%96? 2E D@>6 A@:?E J@F C62=:K6[ =:<6[ x @?=J 92G6 D@ >2?J D<2E6D =67E :? >J =:76E:>6[ 2?5 x E9:?< ?@H x =@G6 AC24E:46[” 96 D2:5] “x =@G6 36:?8 23=6 E@ 86E 36EE6C 2E >J 4C27E]”k^Am kAm{J@? D2:5 96 92D 364@>6 “@3D6DD65” H:E9 E96 AC@46DD @7 :>AC@G:?8 2?5 7:8FC:?8 @FE E96 ?F2?46D @7 9:D 56>2?5:?8 ;@3]k^Am kAm“xE’D =:<6 962G6? 7@C >6[” 96 D2:5] “p?5 E96? E96 82>6 :D =:<6 2 E6DE … E@ 2 568C66[ E@ D66 :7 J@F’G6 366? E9:?<:?8 23@FE E96 C:89E E9:?8D[ 5@:?8 E96 C:89E E9:?8D]”k^Am kAm{J@? 6[ 9:D >:?5 92D 364@>6 A6C92AD 9:D 8C62E6DE 2DD6E]k^Am kAm“|J 3C2:? 2?5 >J H:== 92G6 ?6G6C 366? DEC@?86C[” 96 D2:5] “|J =@G6 7@C 4@>:?8 E@ E96 C:?< 92D ?6G6C 366? DEC@?86C] x’> >@C6 2AAC64:2E:G6 ?@H 7@C >J AC@76DD:@? E92? x 6G6C 92G6 366?[ 2?5 E92E 2=D@ 96=AD 2 =@E :? E92E =@G6 2?5 @3D6DD:@?]”k^Am kAm{J@? 5:5 ?@E 5C6DD 7@C (65?6D52J’D 82>6 282:?DE E96 %2>A2 q2J {:89E?:?8] %@?:89E’D 4@?E6DE 282:?DE E96 q=24<92H6 C@25 EC:A]k^Am kAm•••k^Am kAm~? @?6 92?5[ y:C: zF=:49 D4@C65 `d 8@2=D 2?5 DA6?E E96 6?5 @7 9:D C@@<:6 D62D@? 46?E6C:?8 E96 $23C6D’ }@] ` =:?6] ~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ 96 ;FDE >:DD65 ?62C=J 2 7F== D62D@? C64@G6C:?8 7C@> 2 3=@@5 4=@E 2?5 92D DECF88=65 E@ 7:?5 9:D 82>6 E9:D J62C]k^Am kAmr@F=5 2 D9@CE EC:A E@ E96 pw{ 36?67:E zF=:49[ A6C92AD :?7FD6 9:> H:E9 D@>6 >F49\?66565 4@?7:56?46nk^Am kAm%96 $23C6D D4C2E4965 E96 rK649[ aa[ 282:?DE E96 {:89E?:?8] w6 92D?’E A=2J65 7@C E96 #@496DE6C p>6C:42?D D:?46 2 7@FC\82>6 DE:?E EH@ J62CD 28@]k^Am kAm“$@>6E:>6D E92E 42? 8@ EH@ H2JD[” $23C6D 4@249 {:?5J #F77 D2:5] “$@>6E:>6D :E 42? 36 2 A@D:E:G6] $@>6E:>6D :E 42? 36 6IEC6>6=J E@F89 @? 2 A=2J6C E92E E9:?2<6C 2?5 92D D4@C65 BF:E6 2 76H 8@2=D]”k^Am kAm#F77 D2:5 >6?E2==J[ “E92E’D 2 C62==J 9F86 492==6?86 E92E D@>6 A=2J6CD 42?’E 86E @G6C]4k^Am kAm“s@6D :E 36?67:E D@>6 A=2J6CDn” 96 D2:5] “x E9:?< :E 36?67:ED :7 J@F 8@ 5@H? 2?5 J@F A=2J 2 =@E 2?5 J@F DE2CE E@ 766= 8@@5 23@FE J@FCD6=7]”k^Am kAm#F77 D2:5 @? %F6D52J E92E zF=:49 :D “DE:== D62C49:?8 7@C 9:D 82>6]”k^Am kAm“*@F 9@A6 E92E J@F 42? 86E 324< E@ J@FC 82>6 27E6C 2 J62C @77[” #F77 D2:5 %F6D52J] “x E9:?< E96C6’D EH@ 724E@CD ?@Hi 96 42>6 324<[ 96 8@E 9FCE[ D2E @FE D@>6 82>6D] %96? 96 8@E 9FCE 282:?]”k^Am kAm%96 J@F?8DE6C 92D 4@>A:=65 @?6 8@2= 2?5 E9C66 A@:?ED :? `_ 82>6D E9:D D62D@?]k^Am kAm#F77 H2?ED zF=:49 E@ D9@H42D6 2 “q 82>6]”k^Am kAm“(96E96C :E’D 92?8:?8 @?E@ AF4@C6[ 86EE:?8 23@G6 E96 AF4<[ A=2J:?8 H6== 2H2J 7C@> E96 AF4< E92E D@>6E:>6D 42? 4C62E6 6IEC2 492?46D[” 96 D2:5] “p?5 E96? H96? J@F 92G6 :E[ 5@?’E 4@>A=:42E6 E9:?8D[ 3FE H92E’D E96 ?6IE A=2J J@F 42? >2<6n”k^Am kAmw6 D2E @FE @?46 62C=:6C E9:D D62D@? 2D 2 962=E9J D4C2E49] w6 C646?E=J >:DD65 7:G6 82>6D H:E9 2 4@?4FDD:@? 367@C6 A=2J:?8 E96 =2DE EH@ 4@?E6DED]k^Am kAmu@CH2C5 #J2? |4{6@5 C6A=2465 zF=:49[ C6EFC?:?8 7C@> 2 EH@\82>6 36?49:?8]k^Am kAm%96 $23C6D D4C2E4965 5676?D6>2? {@F:D rC6G:6C W962=E9JX 7@C E96 E9:C5 DEC2:89E 82>6]k^Am