Amerks8796
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Just now, Captain Caveman said:
I signed up yesterday but didn't get a code for the presale, can anyone help me out?
Thanks!
19YEARS I believe.
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9 hours ago, Turbo44 said:
He’s not allowed to play in the AHL, so probably can t join them either
He sure can. If they lose tonight, I’d hope he’s in the lineup for game 1.
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12 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:
You are correct. Oak Hill is in Pittsford but it can’t absorb the number of people that will most likely be there. ROC will be busier than normal I assume.
Pretty much every hotel in the region is booked. They’re expecting 225,000 people this week.
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12 hours ago, Two or less said:
Ostland isn't here to play. He just came to get checked out by Sabres doctors and is hanging out to see the culture in Rochester and met teammates. Isn't even on the ice.
He’s hurt. Had he been healthy, definitely could have gotten into a game. Nadeau is possible for the upcoming series.
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5 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
I was there last Friday and didn't hear Freeze Frame once.
All you have to do is pull up highlights from that night and you can clearly hear Freeze Frame.
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8 hours ago, Claude Balls said:
I don't believe so.
They ditched that song (finally). Replaced it with Juke Box Hero. Which makes more sense since it was written by a Rochester legend.
They certainly did not. Freeze frame is the goal song for the first two periods. Juke box hero is the third.
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34 minutes ago, Eleven said:
Why are they wasting a week in between playoff games? (That happened this past week, too.)
Syracuse owner is notorious for only ever scheduling weekend games. The Crunch basically have the run of the building and they almost never play weekday games.
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1 hour ago, mjd1001 said:
As a fan I agree with you, he has been one of their better players. But without knowing the true extent of the injury, I'm OK with him not playing. I mean, If he could play and there was no chance of him making the injury worse I'd say let him play, but only him and the staff of the team really know that so...I guess I'm on the side of trusting them.
He was probably all week, and Appert said last night after the game that he was close. I’m sorry, but you gotta play.
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5 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:
Is this accurate and indicative of how they play? I ask because it plays into my fear of how and what Adams is building in Buffalo.
Absolutely. They are a very soft team. No physicality at all. They get by on skill, but there’s far less time and space in the playoffs, and it sure showed tonight.
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Just now, Flashsabre said:
If he could
play he would play
Yeah I hope so. But I’m going to take the coach at his word. He said over and over that he expected Kulich to play. What happened? Since they provide so little in terms of injury updates, you’re going to get speculation.
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1 minute ago, Flashsabre said:
I’m sorry but you have no clue what his injury is so stop acting like he could be playing but is choosing not to.
Sorry, but I’ll choose to have whatever opinion I want. He skated this week, and was labeled probable all week. You want to say the coach was lying about it, maybe, but you play through pain and injuries in the playoffs. I clearly said he should only play if it’s something that can’t be re-injured or made worse.
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They simply weren’t prepared for playoff hockey. No physical game at all. Just a dull, lifeless game.
They need Kulich to play. I’m sorry, but as long as it’s not something that can be made worse, and it’s just dealing with pain, he needs to play.
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Apparently no Kulich tonight, despite Appert saying repeatedly all week that he was probable. Very disappointing. I would hope you play through a bit of pain at this point in the year.
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I’m skeptical about the Amerks winning this series, but if Subban plays really well, I can see it.
Syracuse is a tough matchup. Groulx is a good coach, they play a structurally sound game, and Barre-Boulet is arguably the best offensive player in the league. Kulich and Rosen will probably struggle with how physical and tight the games are. Even Quinn struggled with it last year.
Amerks are without Biro this weekend, too, and that’s just too big of a loss. I think ultimately the Amerks chaotic style of play will unravel them against Syracuse over a 5 game series. The wildcard is potential TB injuries. But I have Syracuse in 4.
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10 minutes ago, Taro T said:
What happened to Kulich? Didn't see him get injured. But we had to leave early as our table at Dinosaur was ready sooner than we expected.
He didn’t finish the game yesterday. Got hit with a puck in the skate I believe. Appert speculated he could be out weeks. Rumor is he got on the bus for todays game, but I doubt he plays.
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19 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:
They don't all get trophies. 😇
The 17 teams out west and 15 teams in the east is messy, but they do a lot of hand-wavey best-of-three with a few byes to get each division down to 4 teams for the semifinals.
The important thing for Kulich & the Gang is to win today and stay out of that opening 3-game series and get right to Syracuse.
Kulich is probably out a couple weeks. Biro out. Kozak out. Warren out. They’re shot. Looked tired and slow this weekend. Anything can happen once the playoffs start, but likely a quick exit this season.
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31 minutes ago, SabresBaltimore said:
I don't really get the reason for the delay. If I was him I'd look at the Amerks and want to be part of their playoff run, and I'd look at the Sabres and think I could crack that roster within 2 years.
I can only assume he thinks he's good enough to play in the NHL next year, and is trying to consider if some other teams out there will give him that chance.
I'm not losing sleep over it though. I'd like him to sign and play in the AHL next year. We need more defensive depth/prospect, but it's more his loss than ours if he walks.
If the holdup is the ATO and Rochester, I certainly see that as a red flag as a player. You want players who want to compete and play. Does he want to be done for the year? Who wouldn’t want to go play pro hockey and make a potential playoff run? To me, that would be an issue as far as his general attitude.
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15 minutes ago, Taro T said:
Can't recall if Clague was with the Amerks on deadline day or not. Don't believe he was. If not, he can't play for them in the playoffs either.
Levi can't play for them in the playoffs.
The only reinforcement that MAY be coming is Johnson.
Correct. Neither Clague nor Levi can go down. Johnson only if he signs an ATO.
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19 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
Anyone have any guesses on who may be sent down to Roch after Friday's last Sabres game?
No one is eligible.
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16 minutes ago, tom webster said:
I disagree, they could have left Quinn and JJP in the AHL another year, or could have sent them down when they were struggling. Instead, they went on record as saying they were better off up with the Sabres, even if they had to sit out some games.
Quinn and Peterka were some of the most dominant players of their age group in the AHL in a long time. There was no reason to keep them in Rochester. They both could’ve gone up sooner last season.
They brought Kisakov, Rosen and Kulich into the AHL sooner than teams have typically have done. They could have easily had Kozak go back to the WHL. And it sounds like they want Novikov, Östlund, and Neuchev in Rochester next year. And you can be sure, if he was eligible, Savoie would’ve been there this year.
It’s very obvious they value the AHL as the best place to put their prospects. And why not? It’s the best, and closet in style league to the NHL in the world. They have a hand picked coaching staff. It’s right down the road. There’s no better place for their prospects unless rules or contracts prevent it.
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On 4/8/2023 at 12:00 PM, tom webster said:
Because I don’t believe there is any benefit to playing in the AHL and teams are starting to realize the same thing for their elite talent. I’ve been pretty consistent in that regard just like I think playing in the AHL playoffs has little to no value for most prospects.
This is funny because it’s the exact opposite approach of the Sabres. They get their elite prospects in the AHL as soon as possible, and overcook them, if anything.
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Comrie has been recalled according to the AHL transaction page. I assume another move will need to be made soon.
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I was vocal that I thought they would send UPL down, but they probably can’t unless he really plays awful the next couple games.
They’re not going to fake an injury to Anderson, nor send a defensemen down.
The options come down to waiving Comrie or Hinostroza. I very much doubt the former, so I think they waive Hinostroza, even though they likely don’t want to.
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19 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Worse than a UPL demotion to the AHL?
The best case would be for Anderson to retire early, but it's too soon to know if a Comrie/UPL tandem will carry this team.
I definitely don’t think they want to send UPL down. I agree with everyone who says he earned a spot. But sometimes roster management makes hard decisions for you. Guess we’ll find out soon enough. UPL has to continue to play well. If he had a bad game or two, makes the decision easy when Comrie goes up.
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Sabres Prospects 2022-2023
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Nadeau and Savoie aren’t even close. One is a middling prospect with a mediocre chance at becoming an NHL player, versus a dynamic prospect that is one of the top forward prospects in the sport. They aren’t remotely comparable.