GDT: Calder Cup QF: Amerks vs Rocket, Gm1: Wed May 14 7p

[Jorcus]

4 minutes ago, SJSabres Fan said:

So was Rochester the higher seed?  If so, I think I would have picked 2 on the road and then 3 at home. I have to believe I could get a split at Laval and then only need 2 out of 3 at home, no?

Not the higher seed. Laval had the choice of 2,2,1 or 2,3. If 2,2,1 they would start at home. Sometimes it's about conflicts with the arena.

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, SJSabres Fan said:

So was Rochester the higher seed?  If so, I think I would have picked 2 on the road and then 3 at home. I have to believe I could get a split at Laval and then only need 2 out of 3 at home, no?

Laval is the #1 overall seed. The Macgregor Kilpatrick trophy winner. The equivalent of the President's trophy in the AHL. Laval got to pick the series format.

Edited Friday at 01:57 PM by PromoTheRobot

[Big Guava]

Amerks sitting for almost 2 weeks between games?? That's crazy!

They really need to do a better job with their scheduling in the AHL, that's a joke.

[shrader]

52 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Laval is the #1 overall seed. The Macgregor Kilpatrick trophy winner. The equivalent of the President's trophy in the AHL. Laval got to pick the series format.

I challenge everyone to find a trophy with a more badass name than that. 

[Weave]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

I challenge everyone to find a trophy with a more badass name than that. 

Two last names? That seems as untrustworthy as someone with two first names.

[inkman]

2 hours ago, Big Guava said:

Amerks sitting for almost 2 weeks between games?? That's crazy!

They really need to do a better job with their scheduling in the AHL, that's a joke.

It’s the AHL, take all the terrible self promotion and scheduling atrocities from the NHL, then Make it worse. 

[JustOneParade]

2 hours ago, Weave said:

Two last names? That seems as untrustworthy as someone with two first names.

Stole 'em from those guys running around with two first names.

[shrader]

2 hours ago, Weave said:

Two last names? That seems as untrustworthy as someone with two first names.

It’s just one name. MacGregor has been issued an order. 

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, Weave said:

Two last names? That seems as untrustworthy as someone with two first names.

Two very CANADIAN names!

[Weave]

2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Two very CANADIAN names!

Scottish, really.

[PromoTheRobot]

6 minutes ago, Weave said:

Scottish, really.

 

[TheAud]

6 hours ago, shrader said:

I challenge everyone to find a trophy with a more badass name than that. 

 

[Ctaeth]

Mystery solved:  the amerks were behind the switch to this 2-3 format.  

https://x.com/GeneBattaglia/status/1920660048226685004?t=XJLKYus6Y_H-7AJNNSuAKA&s=19

[thewookie1]

3 hours ago, Ctaeth said:

Mystery solved:  the amerks were behind the switch to this 2-3 format.  

https://x.com/GeneBattaglia/status/1920660048226685004?t=XJLKYus6Y_H-7AJNNSuAKA&s=19

actually makes sense for the lesser seed; you win the 1st 2 and you put the higher seed in a must win for 3 consecutive games at most. You only need to win 1 rd game

[PromoTheRobot]

19 hours ago, TheAud said:

 

WHA trophy

[TheAud]

8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

WHA trophy

I just always thought the name was funny. 

[Taro T]

35 minutes ago, TheAud said:

I just always thought the name was funny. 

It was and it was controversial as it was the 1st "major" NA sports league championship trophy to be sponsored by & named for a corporate advertiser.

WHA was ahead of its time in that regard.

[SwampD]

 

On 5/9/2025 at 3:00 PM, Weave said:

Scottish, really.

They’re different?

[Big Guava]

On 5/9/2025 at 10:05 PM, Ctaeth said:

Mystery solved:  the amerks were behind the switch to this 2-3 format.  

https://x.com/GeneBattaglia/status/1920660048226685004?t=XJLKYus6Y_H-7AJNNSuAKA&s=19

How can they refuse?

[PromoTheRobot]

 

 

[JohnC]

I appreciate the members here who are knowledgeable about the Amerks and the players. Simple question: Is Kulich the best player/prospect on the team? And is Levi going to soon surpass UPL as our best goalie prospect? 

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I appreciate the members here who are knowledgeable about the Amerks and the players. Simple question: Is Kulich the best player/prospect on the team? And is Levi going to soon surpass UPL as our best goalie prospect? 

Not sure exactly where you’re aiming on this one.

Luukkonen is a 3-year NHL vet with 8 years in the organization and not a prospect at all.

Levi is a far better prospect than UPL ever was. He was a dominant college goalie and has been a dominant AHL goalie.

UPL had an an excellent 19-year-old year as an OHL MVP and WJC star, but was exceedingly mediocre in the minors, to the point there were regular threads on here with posters calling him a flat-out bust who would never be an NHL goalie.

If you mean will Levi pass him soon on the actual Buffalo depth chart, I think he will, but the Sabres can not count on that happening next year.

They’re goalies, so who know?

Kulich is the best prospect/skater currently on Rochester.

[LGR4GM]

33 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I appreciate the members here who are knowledgeable about the Amerks and the players. Simple question: Is Kulich the best player/prospect on the team? And is Levi going to soon surpass UPL as our best goalie prospect? 

Define prospect for me and I can answer. 

Benson

Kulich

Helenius

Östlund

Would be my top 4 under 22

[JohnC]

19 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Define prospect for me and I can answer. 

Benson

Kulich

Helenius

Östlund

Would be my top 4 under 22

I appreciate your evaluation. When I asked the question it relates to how they would do in the NHL.

[JohnC]

41 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Not sure exactly where you’re aiming on this one.

Luukkonen is a 3-year NHL vet with 8 years in the organization and not a prospect at all.

Levi is a far better prospect than UPL ever was. He was a dominant college goalie and has been a dominant AHL goalie.

UPL had an an excellent 19-year-old year as an OHL MVP and WJC star, but was exceedingly mediocre in the minors, to the point there were regular threads on here with posters calling him a flat-out bust who would never be an NHL goalie.

If you mean will Levi pass him soon on the actual Buffalo depth chart, I think he will, but the Sabres can not count on that happening next year.

They’re goalies, so who know?

Kulich is the best prospect/skater currently on Rochester.

As you point out, addressing the goalie issue for next year is probably the most important issue for the GM this off-season. It’s too much of a risk to count on UPL. (As you noted.)