Rochester Americans 2025-26

[PromoTheRobot]

13 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Yes. They know him from the USNTDP. I'll credit Karmanos for managing and making final decisions on the Amerks, though.

But Terry and Kev had no say? Gotcha.

[Jorcus]

19 hours ago, Archie Lee said:

Leone also said last year that he believes winning and development go together.  I'm paraphrasing, but essentially he expressed the idea that the best environment for developing players is one where they are winning.  When he said it, I was a little taken aback as it seemed (much like this comment on Levi) to not exactly be the company line. 

It's an interesting topic about the organization and it's presentation to the media. You do have to admit that in general they keep media leaks to a minimum. There does seem to be a reluctance of lower level coaches to go against the GM's opinions about players. Ryan Johnson is the one that comes to mind the most. When asked all last year he is the one the Amerk coaches pointed too as being almost NHL ready. It just seemed a little divorced from reality. Maybe Appert and Proposal were telling the media the truth or they just did not want a phone call for Adams. I have been having doubts about Levi for awhile. He plays on a team with good defensemen and I think that helps his numbers. He could get better but his size is not ideal. You had to know when they brought in Ellis instead of promoting Levi to play for UPL that the organization is no longer married to him. Maybe Appert feels a little more free to play who he wants when he wants. Maybe it's because Adams is on verge of getting the boot and Appert does not feel beholden to him. I don't think he want's to make waves but like he said it's team first and I am going to do what I feel is right to win. Good for him, Now do something about that tie if you want to be an NHL coach.    

[LTS]

17 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

The full quote...

 

I love it.  There's no attempt to polish the statement. Just blunt and straightforward.

2 hours ago, Jorcus said:

It's an interesting topic about the organization and it's presentation to the media. You do have to admit that in general they keep media leaks to a minimum. There does seem to be a reluctance of lower level coaches to go against the GM's opinions about players. Ryan Johnson is the one that comes to mind the most. When asked all last year he is the one the Amerk coaches pointed too as being almost NHL ready. It just seemed a little divorced from reality. Maybe Appert and Proposal were telling the media the truth or they just did not want a phone call for Adams. I have been having doubts about Levi for awhile. He plays on a team with good defensemen and I think that helps his numbers. He could get better but his size is not ideal. You had to know when they brought in Ellis instead of promoting Levi to play for UPL that the organization is no longer married to him. Maybe Appert feels a little more free to play who he wants when he wants. Maybe it's because Adams is on verge of getting the boot and Appert does not feel beholden to him. I don't think he want's to make waves but like he said it's team first and I am going to do what I feel is right to win. Good for him, Now do something about that tie if you want to be an NHL coach.    

I take a lot of this as marketing the player. They are probably open to moving him and having coaches saying his NHL ready helps in that regard, especially where he is at in his career.