GDT: Calder Cup QF: Amerks (2-2) @ Rocket, Gm5: Sun May 24 4:30p FLO, The Fan

[Taro T]

37 minutes ago, Ogelthorpe said:

Wow! Laval down 3-0 outscored 15-4 . Not a good look for those blowing smoke on Laval. All those high picks anf the best Sabres can do is a middle of the pack farm system..  Charlotte would have destroyed Amerks. No hope in sight or help on the way!

 

Charlotte probably would've beat the Amerks had Ra-cha-cha been able to get past Laval.  They took the season series 3-1-0 with both teams getting blow out SO wins down in LTL and the Checkers winning 2 - 1 goal games in Ra-cha-cha.

Not sure that the likelihood that the Checkers (that finished 2 points ahead of the Amerks in the regular season) would've beat the Amerks in the 3rd round means that Ra-cha-cha didn't have a good season nor that there are no players down in the former Flour City that can help Buffalo in the near future.

Edited Monday at 01:48 AM by Taro T

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

 

Charlotte probably would've beat the Amerks had Ra-cha-cha been able to get past Laval.  They took the season series 3-1-0 with both teams getting blow out SO wins down in LTL and the Checkers winning 2 - 1 goal games in Ra-cha-cha.

Not sure that the likelihood that the Checkers (that finished 2 points ahead of the Amerks in the regular season) would've beat the Amerks in the 3rd round means that Ra-cha-cha didn't have a good season nor that there are no players down in the former Flour City that can help Buffalo in the near future.

Charlotte has the greatest prospect pool of all time. Rasmus Asplund is their 3rd leading scorer.

[Ogelthorpe]

4 minutes ago, Taro T said:

 

Charlotte probably would've beat the Amerks had Ra-cha-cha been able to get past Laval.  They took the season series 3-1-0 with both teams getting blow out SO wins down in LTL and the Checkers winning 2 - 1 goal games in Ra-cha-cha.

Not sure that the likelihood that the Checkers (that finished 2 points ahead of the Amerks in the regular season) would've beat the Amerks in the 3rd round means that Ra-cha-cha didn't have a good season nor that there are no players down in the former Flour City that can help Buffalo in the near future.

Thank you for the discussion even though we don't agree. The same shortfalls on the big club are prevalent through the organization.  Shoddy goaltending, questionable defense, and lack of heart. 

[Porous Five Hole]

7 hours ago, Ogelthorpe said:

The same shortfalls on the big club are prevalent through the organization.  Shoddy goaltending, questionable defense, and lack of heart. 

How many Amerks games did you attend or watch to come to this conclusion?

[Jorcus]

15 hours ago, Taro T said:

 

Charlotte probably would've beat the Amerks had Ra-cha-cha been able to get past Laval.  They took the season series 3-1-0 with both teams getting blow out SO wins down in LTL and the Checkers winning 2 - 1 goal games in Ra-cha-cha.

Not sure that the likelihood that the Checkers (that finished 2 points ahead of the Amerks in the regular season) would've beat the Amerks in the 3rd round means that Ra-cha-cha didn't have a good season nor that there are no players down in the former Flour City that can help Buffalo in the near future.

I do think Rochester would have had a hard time with Charlotte. While Laval was similar to the Amerks with many developing players on the squad and a similar age distribution Charlotte is a spare parts team for the defending Stanley cup champs. In the playoffs the Amerks had 8 players younger than 23 years of age. Charlotte had 3. The 2 goalies  they have are 29 and 30 years old. Levi is 23. 

I am disappointed Rochester could not get by Laval. I think we had a better over all roster. We had 5 first round draft picks playing. I do wish one of the younger players would have been so good that the other team could not handle them. I wish Levi played better in the last game. 2 years in a row when the game counted the most he really was not all that good. It does not mean the young guys or Levi are bad. I think most of them will make it to the NHL. Are any of them all stars? It's tough to make that case right now. At least when this group gets to the NHL they will have better fundamentals as opposed to the players rushed up to the Sabres over the last decade. I remember Housley saying when he came to coach here he did not think he was going to have to teach players how to pick a puck off the wall. At least they are getting that stuff out of the way.  

   

[PromoTheRobot]

16 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

How many Amerks games did you attend or watch to come to this conclusion?

Likely none. Just assume the Amerks are the same as the Sabres, even though they were the 6th best team in the AHL.  Truth and accuracy are not a requirement here.

[Taro T]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Likely none. Just assume the Amerks are the same as the Sabres, even though they were the 6th best team in the AHL.  Truth and accuracy are not a requirement here.

Hey, hey, hey, hey now.  

Are you trying to imply the Sabres COULDN'T be at least the 6th best team in the AHL if they wanted to be?  Sheesh, thought at least you of all people would see a possibility of the Sabres being at worst top 10 in the AHL.  😜

[pastajoe]

Charlotte swept Laval in four games, outscoring them 18-6. They await the winner of Abbotsford - Texas.

[PromoTheRobot]

24 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

Charlotte swept Laval in four games, outscoring them 18-6. They await the winner of Abbotsford - Texas.

That's Florida's affiliate. Panthers are deep.

[Jorcus]

56 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

That's Florida's affiliate. Panthers are deep.

Deep in Ex Sabres. Asplund, Criscuolo, and CJ Smith. 🙂. There is not a lot of young talent on that team. Just a bunch of AHL vets backed by a goaltender who has played 140 NHL games. 

[shrader]

42 minutes ago, Jorcus said:

Deep in Ex Sabres. Asplund, Criscuolo, and CJ Smith. 🙂. There is not a lot of young talent on that team. Just a bunch of AHL vets backed by a goaltender who has played 140 NHL games. 

A Wimer Skoog sighting? That name always cracked me up. 

[thewookie1]

Charlotte now swept the Bears and Rockets in consecutive series after going 5 games with the Providence Bruins