Rochester Americans 2021-2022

[Andrew Amerk]

51 minutes ago, inkman said:

You just wanted to type Bonar 

Sounds like Bonar couldn’t handle being in a tight spot. 

[spndnchz]

Purple doesn’t work me when it comes to Bonar

[inkman]

1 hour ago, spndnchz said:

Purple doesn’t work me when it comes to Bonar

Better than red?  Not that I ever cared much. 

[Contempt]

On 5/3/2022 at 12:13 AM, Broken Ankles said:

Goalies are usually thin.  He looks husky.  Thick if you will.  Chubby even.  

Girthy

[PromoTheRobot]

Any word on Sabres players making the drive for the game tonight?

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

[Contempt]

9 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

 

Can we have the Amerks PBP guy? There's a touch of Mr. Krabs in there that I'm enjoying and Dunleavy is as entertaining as a wet dishrag.

[Porous Five Hole]

17 minutes ago, Contempt said:

Can we have the Amerks PBP guy? There's a touch of Mr. Krabs in there that I'm enjoying and Dunleavy is as entertaining as a wet dishrag.

Don Stevens was passed up for the Sabres job when Dunleavy was hired, and he’s not a young man, so I don’t see it.  

[Contempt]

6 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Don Stevens was passed up for the Sabres job when Dunleavy was hired, and he’s not a young man, so I don’t see it.  

That's unfortunate on all levels. Dunleavy needs to go. Yesterday.

[mallexen]

If wikipedia can be believed, that was the first playoff game that Rochester has won since May 2, 2014.

 

[inkman]

1 hour ago, mallexen said:

If wikipedia can be believed, that was the first playoff game that Rochester has won since May 2, 2014.

 

Yep and they haven’t won one since 2005.  Lean times in the 585. 

[pastajoe]

I was at the Amerks last OT playoff win in 2004. Game 7 in Syracuse. The Sabres management was in the section behind us. Crunch came down on Miller and hit the post. Amerks went the other way and scored. Best hockey atmosphere I’ve ever been at. Sellout game with over 2000 Amerks fans in Syracuse.

[Porous Five Hole]

16 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

I was at the Amerks last OT playoff win in 2004. Game 7 in Syracuse. The Sabres management was in the section behind us. Crunch came down on Miller and hit the post. Amerks went the other way and scored. Best hockey atmosphere I’ve ever been at. Sellout game with over 2000 Amerks fans in Syracuse.

I was also there. Syracuse wasn’t ready for a sellout and fans were lined up outside trying to get in after the puck dropped.  

[Taro T]

18 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Don Stevens was passed up for the Sabres job when Dunleavy was hired, and he’s not a young man, so I don’t see it.  

He also has been slipping a bit on names & the like.

Agree.  Can't see him getting the promotion. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Further proof that this team's culture has really changed.

https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nhl/sabres/hamilton-take2-buffalo-sabres-brighter-future-shines-in-rochester/71-c2cddcf6-cbe8-478b-b887-451f5233a036

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Do you see the theme I’m getting at here? These youngsters thrived in their first taste of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Another point about culture is how close these guys are. The season is over in Buffalo. Players could be anywhere, but I saw Dylan Cozens, Jacob Bryson and Malcolm Subban there to cheer on their teammates.

Seeing their smiles outside the locker-room after the game showed how much they care for the guys that were playing. These are the types of things we’ve been seeing all season that can’t be faked.

 

 

[Doohickie]

On 5/4/2022 at 11:09 PM, Contempt said:

Can we have the Amerks PBP guy?

Yeah, I enjoy his call.

[dudacek]

Has Laaksonen been a healthy scratch?

They dressed 7 D tonight and none of them were him, and that’s not including Mule and Davidson, who might be back for Utica.

Having Eliot, Teves and Tischke ahead of him would be troubling.

[lothar]

2 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Yeah, I enjoy his call.

I used to listen to him back in the eighties when the Amerks were an AHL powerhouse (yah, he's been there that long!) and never thought he was much more than mediocre.

Especially after listening to RJ.

[Amerks8796]

6 hours ago, dudacek said:

Has Laaksonen been a healthy scratch?

They dressed 7 D tonight and none of them were him, and that’s not including Mule and Davidson, who might be back for Utica.

Having Eliot, Teves and Tischke ahead of him would be troubling.

Yes, healthy scratch. I think the reality with Laaksonen is that he’s essentially a PP specialist who can’t play any defense. He’s very soft in his own end. Belleville was a big and physical team. Utica isn’t much different, so I don’t think we’ll see him, especially if Samuelsson and/or Davidson return against Utica. 

[inkman]

56 minutes ago, Amerks8796 said:

Yes, healthy scratch. I think the reality with Laaksonen is that he’s essentially a PP specialist who can’t play any defense. He’s very soft in his own end. Belleville was a big and physical team. Utica isn’t much different, so I don’t think we’ll see him, especially if Samuelsson and/or Davidson return against Utica. 

This is bigly sad 

[Marvin]

1 hour ago, Amerks8796 said:

Yes, healthy scratch. I think the reality with Laaksonen is that he’s essentially a PP specialist who can’t play any defense. He’s very soft in his own end. Belleville was a big and physical team. Utica isn’t much different, so I don’t think we’ll see him, especially if Samuelsson and/or Davidson return against Utica. 

Has he been working on it, or is he just not suited for the playoffs?

[Flashsabre]

1 hour ago, Amerks8796 said:

Yes, healthy scratch. I think the reality with Laaksonen is that he’s essentially a PP specialist who can’t play any defense. He’s very soft in his own end. Belleville was a big and physical team. Utica isn’t much different, so I don’t think we’ll see him, especially if Samuelsson and/or Davidson return against Utica. 

He hasn’t played since driving a forward into UPL and taking him out.

[Amerks8796]

3 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

He hasn’t played since driving a forward into UPL and taking him out.

Let’s be honest, he probably did the team a favor. I understand people want to see UPL play for development purposes, but Dell is better at this level. I’m not sure the Amerks win both of those games with UPL. 

[dudacek]

35 minutes ago, Amerks8796 said:

Let’s be honest, he probably did the team a favor. I understand people want to see UPL play for development purposes, but Dell is better at this level. I’m not sure the Amerks win both of those games with UPL. 

Dell’s style is so bad. He’s constantly overplaying things and losing his angles and even his net entirely. Games where he gets lit up are inevitable.

But you may be right.

Aggression is less of a liability behind teams that lose coverage constantly like the Amerks, and teams like Belleville lack the skill to exploit him, so when he guesses right he can look spectacular.

In terms of what makes an NHL goalie, UPL is far superior IMO. And I think he’s better built to take a structured team for a long playoff run.

[Amerks8796]

32 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Dell’s style is so bad. He’s constantly overplaying things and losing his angles and even his net entirely. Games where he gets lit up are inevitable.

But you may be right.

Aggression is less of a liability behind teams that lose coverage constantly like the Amerks, and teams like Belleville lack the skill to exploit him, so when he guesses right he can look spectacular.

In terms of what makes an NHL goalie, UPL is far superior IMO. And I think he’s better built to take a structured team for a long playoff run.

Yes, UPL has the NHL style butterfly down pretty well. But he just misses pucks and struggles with weak goals. Sure, if he gets hot, his potential is far greater than Dell.  But so far in the AHL that’s rarely happened for more than the odd game here or there.