Rochester Americans 2017/2018

[LGR4GM]

Nylander with 2g, 2a.

[Ogre]

Anyone catch the story Marty was telling about his wife? She's the daughter of a former teammate or coach? I couldn't make it out but it sounded a little creepy.

I got the impression that they served as a host family. Maybe she was the daughter of a coach. Sounds like she was a local girl though.

[Taro T]

Crisco. 9-3It’s surreal to hear the crowd chant “We want ten!”Crisco to make it ten!!!!Percy to make it ###### 11-3!!!Tennyson to make it 12-3!!

Not often, but on occassion miss the 18 team NHL. Was in the crowd 3 times calling for those double digit scores ad a kid. Good times. Good times.

 

Since then, unless LA was in town (or Hitchcock was about to be fired :)) it was never even a consideration.

[MODO Hockey]

Wth happend last night, 15 goals in one game! WTF

[inkman]

Naturally they lost 1-0 IN OT tonight

[Thorny]

The Amerks have lost 13 of their last 17 games.

 

Maybe the praise to Botterill for turning around the Amerks should be toned down a tad.

[dudacek]

The Amerks have lost 13 of their last 17 games.

Maybe the praise to Botterill for turning around the Amerks should be toned down a tad.

Lot of those in OT, no?

Hoping it’s doldrums as opposed to signs of a team that was playing above it’s head or lost its mojo.

[Thorny]

Lot of those in OT, no?

Hoping it’s doldrums as opposed to signs of a team that was playing above it’s head or lost its mojo.

Yup, lots of OT losses there. But still, winning 4 of 17 is just that.

 

They’ve lost two games in a row to the worst team in the league, and are now officially below Deluca .500 - they’ve lost more games than they have won this season.

 

There are injury concerns, and players getting called up, but all AHL teams deal with those things. Still a positive season overall so far I think.

 

The concern would be that arguably the biggest positive we had seen this season was a winning environment being put in place in the minors. That may still be being built, but it’s not a winning environment right now, anymore, and hasn’t been for a while.

Edited February 19, 2018 by Thorny

[inkman]

So did no one from this board go to the Amerks at the KBC? ????

[Brawndo]

So did no one from this board go to the Amerks at the KBC?

In the ultimate twist of irony, I was offered tickets for tonight but was in Rochester for most of the day

[LTS]

In the ultimate twist of irony, I was offered tickets for tonight but was in Rochester for most of the day

 

Hah... that's just too perfect. :)

[Eleven]

So did no one from this board go to the Amerks at the KBC?

 

no.  I'd rather see them in a nicer arena like BCA.  

[inkman]

###### no. I'd rather see them in a nicer arena like BCA.

Oof

[darksabre]

Oof

I prefer the beer offerings at Blue Cross.

[inkman]

I prefer the beer offerings at Blue Cross.

I like everything about the BCA but the local talking pundits seem to bitch about it on the reg.

[darksabre]

I like everything about the BCA but the local talking pundits seem to bitch about it on the reg.

That's because Rochester is Smugtown USA. Nothing is too good to not think you're above it.

[inkman]

That's because Rochester is Smugtown USA. Nothing is too good to not think you're above it.

With Suburbs like... Ehhmmm... PPPPiiitttsford and Victor...where you can rub elbows with the Golisanos, Polissenis, and the like, I suppose you have a point.

[darksabre]

With Suburbs like... Ehhmmm... PPPPiiitttsford and Victor...where you can rub elbows with the Golisanos, Polissenis, and the like, I suppose you have a point.

Rochester's complex is basically the opposite of Buffalo's. Everyone in the Rochester metro wants people to think they're rich and not from Rochester, everyone in Buffalo's metro wants people to think they're blue collar and not from the suburbs.

[Ogre]

Griffith with the first goal. Bailey absolutely smoked Sparks like a crack pipe in a break away for the second and our little buddy Alex with a bad angle sniper shot for the third.

 

3-2. End of 2.

[nfreeman]

Now that ^^ is a high-quality update.  Thank you sir.

[Brawndo]

Amerks lose to the Marlies 5-3 :(

Edited February 24, 2018 by Brawndo

[Ogre]

Welp. Gotta play hard for 60 minutes. 40 isn’t enough. I think it was D.Smith fighting after the final whistle. Stupid.

[pastajoe]

The Amerks are toast if they have to play the Marlies in the first round. Like Patriots vs Bills.

[bcsaberks]

Welp. Gotta play hard for 60 minutes. 40 isn’t enough. I think it was D.Smith fighting after the final whistle. Stupid.

The fight at the end of game? Meh.

 

Amerks had a total of 11 shots in first 2 periods. I thought we had better chances and finished, but agree, in 3rd we got smoked.  The gtg was Nylander turnover but Tennyson was too deep and seemed to wtf wave the pass instead of selling out to correct.  Not cool.

 

I really like Blackwell's game.  He's probably too small or whatever for NHL but dude comes to play and as a fan it's enjoyable to watch.

[Thorny]

The Amerks almost exclusively lose now. This is well beyond a slump at this point, in my view.