Claude Balls
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On 5/12/2024 at 3:51 PM, Taro T said:
A buddy couldn't use his tix, so got gifted a pair Thursday night. Got a good mean at the Dinosaur then headed over.
Not one to typically blame a loss on the refs, but they definitely affected the play of the game if not the outcome itself.
The ref was the only person in the building (including the Crunch players) that thought the puck was in the net for Syracuse's 1st goal. Would like to have seen a replay to see what the ref thought he saw, but it was only shown once in the building and very quickly at that. That it took 10 minutes for them to decide they couldn't prove the puck wasn't in the net would seem to be telling.
Get that with the Crunch skater getting tangled up with the Amerk D man that the 2nd goal wasn't going to come back, but still not sure how getting checked AWAY from Levi caused the Crunch to land on top of Levi. That one was bad luck/timing.
Still not sure why 46 decided that Richards goal that would've gotten the Amerks on the board was kicked in. It looked good right in front of us and couldn't see a kicking motion on the 1 replay they showed either.
But flip any one of those 3 plays and the Amerks aren't pressing late in the 3rd to give up the 3 on 1 that turned into the Syracuse insurance goal.
No idea how Davies getting crunched away from the puck wasn't a major much less considered clean by 46 who was looking right at the play as it happened right in front of him. Inconsistent calls all game long, refs losing sight of the puck on one of the few times the Amerks did generate pressure near the 'Cuse net, again no idea how 46 couldn't see the puck and let his partner know it was loose, because sitting 100' behind him it was clear from our seats the puck was still loose.
The linesmen didn't have a much better night.
Thought Johnson looked good, but on the 2 on 1 that turned into the winning goal he looked completely lost trying to defend it.
Wahlberg and Novikov were noticeably bigger than their teammates. Kulich put 2 shots just wide from poor angles but both had the goalie beat could he have been just a smidge more accurate. Rosen, surprisingly, was actually throwing some hits, including one just inside the blue line that was reshown a period later as the hit of the game.
Amerks really had a hard time getting the puck to the net, as demonstrated by having only 15 shots when they started pulling the goalie with ~4 minutes left.
As for the thunder sticks, a kid working for the Amerks started tossing a bunch into the crowd with about 12 minutes left to play in the 3rd. But he only distributed ~40 of them. Don't know if anybody else was handing them out besides just that one employee.
The band they had playing for the pregame was decent. Played some Dead, Skynyrd, Tom Petty, and the Goos.
Can somebody please explain how "Proud to be Pesky" is a good motto/rallying cry for a professional sports team? Also, missing the logic behind handing out 5,000 RED rally towels and some RED placards on "white out the rink" night. Wouldn't be surprised if it turned out those were the brainchild of the same guy that came up with the Sabres BS hats.
I agree with pretty much everything you posted. I went to talk with my buddy during the 1st intermission to get his take on that first Crunch goal. He said they weren't sure if the puck went in the net. Like you said, one crappy replay on the scoreboard. But....when I got home, they showed it on the news, so I watched it in super slo-mo. You could barely see the puck, but it did go in and it was much clearer seeing it come out. But 10 mins for that review was ridiculous.
The officials were trash. I was told that Syracuse had like 10 more PP's than the Amerks the whole series. I'm too lazy to go look it up. It true, that's insane. Just like the Panthers/Bruins disparity in PPs.
When I went to grab my red towel I asked the kid handing them out, I said what's with the red? It's a white out, Syracuse is wearing white, Rochester is wearing blue and you're giving out red towels?? He said, we all agreed that it made no sense. He said nothing was coordinated. I was glad I had that towel though, because as per usual, the bathrooms ran out of paper towels before the 1st period ended.
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On 5/11/2024 at 12:02 PM, PromoTheRobot said:
Just for some perspective, the Amerks ended the regular season .611, tied for 7th overall in the AHL. They played at a .731 (17-5-2-2) pace since March 1. Losing a Game 5 isn't a reason to blow it all up.
Haven't been here in a few days. I didn't mean blow it all up. I mean, they need a kick in the pants. I'm hoping Lindy is the man for the job. This is yet to be seen, obviously. But, I mean, Appert can only help improve the Sabres PP, right? It'd be hard to make it worse.
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One thing I forgot to mention. Lindy was the first of all the management team to leave tonight. He was gone with more than 10 mins left in the 3rd. The other 5 guys were still there for maybe 5 more mins. I hope Lindy was walking away shaking his head. This organization needs a major wakeup kick in the ass call.
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After watching tonight's Amerks game....huge failure. He has no clue, and prolly less of a clue than Botterill had. Small speedy Euros...keep em coming. Maybe we'll win someday.
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Did you know that a Myers plays for the Syracuse Crunch?
Good Lord, the season isn't even 12 hours old. Lol
Just busting your balls.
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3 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:
Were you really at the game, or just watching on TV?
There were almost nobody with signs. Any time anyone tried to get a “Let’s Go Amerks” chant going, it went nowhere. They handed out those “bamba sticks” and almost nobody even used them. I’ve been going to Amerks playoffs games since the 80’s, and this was the lamest crowd I’ve ever seen for an important playoff game.
The most animated the crowd got was “Refs You Suck,” which was warranted. The boys were not on their game tonight, and possibly a better crowd could have inspired them.
I think maybe you drank too much. They handed out those air sticks last on Sunday April 28th. Last night they handed out the red Pesky towels.
I've been going to games since the 70's if you wanna play the age game. And I'm pretty sure I was there seeing how I have season tickets. The crowd was just fine. The team gave them nothing to cheer about. They came out flat. That's not the crowd's fault. Almost 11,000 fans and you come out and play like that??? That's not the fans. Seth Appert is another softy that will never get it done. Not to mention, Syracuse is built like a playoff team. The Amerks are not. Just like the Sabres.
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31 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:
I know it's easy to criticize the Ruff hire but he is the first real NHL coach since himself so if you want to stay a fan you have to take that hope. He did pretty well with NJ when they had some goaltending. I think he understands the current game pretty well.
Honestly if Ruff doesn't work out what's left? Nothing but a Pegula sale and that likely won't happen.
I still have hope, and actually the most hope I've had since Ruff was last here. I really hope the game hasn't passed him by. But when Adams said, I'm not bringing Appert up, I'm looking for a HC with NHL experience. Last person I thought of was Lindy Ruff. He obviously didn't look too hard. But I'm still here, have always loved Lindy, and we'll just wait and see how it plays out. I'm hoping for the best.
BTW, does Lindy still have a house in Buffalo? I thought he still lived there in the off-seasson.
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Just now, GoPuckYourself said:
Zadorov was great in the Vancouver/Oilers game also. Ullmark last year for the Bruins and the ***** show never ends.
Yup, it's pretty ***** laughable at this point. But don't worry, KA hired a new "experienced" coach. Don't get me wrong, Ruff was the best caoch the Sabres have had since the 90's. Pretty sure nothing has changed since then. ***** joke.
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So was at the Amerks game and forgot to DVR the Panthers/Bruins game. Just read the box score and couldn't believe what I saw. Florida 6 goals, 4 by ex-Sabres. I mean, just wtf has been going on in Buffalo? Never seen so much ineptitude for so long.
1 hour ago, GoPuckYourself said:Seeing all former Sabres on these playoff teams thriving just shows how inept our front offices have been for quite a long time. I really hope things change for the better from here on out.
Just read this after I made my post. We are def on the same page brother.
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55 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:
Very, very lame crowd tonight. Especially for a sold out deciding game 5.
Refs were terrible, and the Amerks were equally as bad. Pushed around all game, not moving their feet, just seemed disinterested all around.
The crowd was hardly lame. Not sure what you were listening too. They were on the refs constantly and were chanting Levi after his great saves. The Amerks gave them nothing to get jacked up about. But to say the crowd was lame, is well.....lame. The crowd was great.
Att - 10,758. So lame.
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6 shots on goal a period?? Sorry boys, that's not how you win hockey games.
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And Appert pulls a Granato. After pulling Levi Syracuse scores to go up 5-2. With under 2 mins left, he pulls Levi again down 3. Appert does not impress me. I'm shocked Pegula didn't hire him. I hate this franchise.
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Ok, Levi is really good, but he's not very good on 2 on 1's. Smoked again. No chance. 4-2 Cuse. Season over Amerks. They didn't have one odd man rush all game.
I hope Lindy has something up his sleeve. They all left about 10 mins ago. Now all the fans are leaving. Wtf.
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I feel like I'm watching the old Devils style hockey. Amerks can't get any offensive zone pressure. It's really boring right now. 9 mins left amd Roch with 1 SOG in the 3rd. Pathetic.
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Amerks with a real sloppy 7 mins of the 3rd. Still, only 12 SOG. That's not gonna win many games for any team. The Crunch only have 17.
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21 minutes ago, K-9 said:
I don’t see how anyone could even remotely question Levi. For crissake, he stopped 101 out of 106 shots the last two games and without him, the Amerks would have been golfing already this week.
He seems to start slow, but once the game gets going, he is unreal. That's the only problem I see. Actually, the whole team starts slow and that's a problem.
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7 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
15 shots. First one was inconclusive that it was even a goal. Was called a goal on the ice so it stood. 2nd, he was interfered with, but the Crunch player was pushed into him by an Amerk. Third was just a 2 on 1 that he had no chance on. Amerks have 2 goals on 12 shots. Not a very offensive game so far.
Lol, they just took a SOG from the Amerks. So they have 2 goals on 11 shots after 2 periods. If this was a regular season game, I'd be sound asleep.
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6 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said:
Levi 3 goals on how many shots??
15 shots. First one was inconclusive that it was even a goal. Was called a goal on the ice so it stood. 2nd, he was interfered with, but the Crunch player was pushed into him by an Amerk. Third was just a 2 on 1 that he had no chance on. Amerks have 2 goals on 12 shots. Not a very offensive game so far.
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Crowd with thunderous "Levi" chants after every good save.
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These refs are terrible. #48 has done numerous Amerks games I've been to, and he has sucked every single time.
And as I type that, ref #46 calls slashing on Syracuse.
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21 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:
Still plenty of time to come back, but cmon. How can you come out so flat in a series deciding game at home
In front of 10,000 fans no less.
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2-1, Davies with a beauty
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Amerks are just way too small. Syracuse is so much bigger. Where have I heard that before??
Seth Appert to join Sabres Coaching Staff
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Matt Ellis must have pictures. And I'm not sold on Appert improving the PP.
Interested in seeing who they bring in to lead the Amerks. I already re-newed for next season. I figured they already would've named Paetsch or Prospal to take over.
Good Lord this organization.