Affiliates IX: Cleveland Monsters and more (All Affiliate Talk Here)

[CBJWerenski8]

Can’t say I’m a fan of scratching LDBB. I know there’s a glut of players there and he’ll probably slot in when Voronkov eventually finds his way up here, but still,

 

[tunnelvision]

Last night's highlights


Today's lineup

 

[tunnelvision]

PP units so far:

------------ Gaunce
McKown - Voronkov - TFW
------------ Blanks

---------- Dunne
Pyyhtia - Meyer - Christiansen
---------- Svozil

Hershey has looked better, Monsters down 2-0.

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters don't have near the energy from last night.

 

[tunnelvision]

Monsters don't have near the energy from last night.

They're waking up. Bjork scores from Voronkov, 2-3 Hershey. PP coming.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

Well, ended Hershey 5 - Cleveland 2. Seemed to me pretty even, using the AHL free TV weekend (cool idea). The Hershey goalie played great. I thought Cajan also played well for the Monsters, he made a couple of nice saves including at least one breakaway. Felt like the Monsters had chances but couldn't score. I expected more out of Voronkov. McKown had a nice dangle towards the end.

 

[ViD]

Is there any word on Chinakhov ?

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Is there any word on Chinakhov ?

If he's in Cleveland, he's not on the ice.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Today's lines

Fix-Wolansky/Gaunce/Meyer
Robinson/Dunne/Voronkov
Malatesta/McKown/Pyythia
O. Sillinger/Angle/Matteau
Ahcan/Gaudet/Del Bel Belluz
Pearson/-/Butler

Svozil/Blankenburg
Christiansen/Ceulemans
Sweezey/Bjork
Knazko/Clayton
Bjorgvik-Holm/-

Greaves
Cajan

Butler now a full participant in practice
Greaves back as Merzlikins appears to be healthy again on Columbus
I have to imagine ECHL assignments are coming soon (FIVE healthy forward scratches!)

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters getting smoked tonight so far. Getting shots, can't beat the goalie. Greaves yanked after giving up 4 on 17 shots. 3 of the 4 he probably should have stopped. Down 4-0 a little more than halfway through.

 

[Monstershockey]

Blankenberg earns his 1st goal. Gets a couple shots block, then puts it in on the 3rd attempt. PPG. He really worked for that goal.

 

[Monstershockey]

Greaves with a solid performance, 31 saves on 33 shots. Team looked much better tonight. 4-2 win.

 

[Monstershockey]

 

[MoeBartoli]

The goals given up by Jet certainly weren’t soft goals.

 

[Monstershockey]

The goals given up by Jet certainly weren’t soft goals.

No they weren't. He played well that night. It was a nice game after a not so nice game.

 

[Doggy]

Just read AP's Sunday Gathering article. I didn't realize Cleveland's roster was so over-crowded that the Monsters are basically healthy scratching five forwards and three defensemen every game. That's rough!

Luca Del Bel Belluz and Knazko have not gotten a single game yet. If this goes on much longer I hope Jarmo would try to loan these kids out to other AHL clubs so they can actually play.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Ahcan, Gaudet, and Bjorgvik-Holm to Cincinnati alongside Chinakhov's assignment to Cleveland.

Monsters announce four roster moves | Cleveland Monsters

Blue Jackets loan forward Yegor Chinakhov to Cleveland, re-assign defenseman Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm to ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones, Monsters loan Ahcan, Gaudet to Cincinnati

www.clevelandmonsters.com

 

[ViD]

Finally. Chinakhov hasn’t played a game for CBJ since December 2022. Hopefully he is back before he misses an entire year

 

[MoeBartoli]

Ahcan, Gaudet, and Bjorgvik-Holm to Cincinnati alongside Chinakhov's assignment to Cleveland.

Monsters announce four roster moves | Cleveland Monsters

Blue Jackets loan forward Yegor Chinakhov to Cleveland, re-assign defenseman Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm to ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones, Monsters loan Ahcan, Gaudet to Cincinnati

www.clevelandmonsters.com

This certainly seems overdue. Gaudet and Achan aren’t really NHL prospects so space needs cleared for guys who are considered prospects.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Today's getaway day practice lines

Gaunce/Pyythia/Chinakhov
Matteau/McKown/Fix-Wolansky
Robinson/Dunne/Meyer
Del Bel Belluz/Angle/O. Sillinger
Malatesta/Pearson/Butler

Svozil/Blankenburg
Christiansen/Clayton
Sweezey/Bjork
Knazko/Ceulemans

Greaves
Cajan

Two notes:

- It looks like DBB's pro debut will come tomorrow night in Grand Rapids.

- Malatesta was on the 5th/extras line due to recovering from the injury that kept him out of Saturday's game, not based on performance. He's in that intermediate state where he;s healthy enough to practice fully, but would still be listed as an injury scratch rather than a healthy one.

As I said, it was a getaway day skate (which I normally don't even attend), so there's not much news outside of the lines, but those are pretty big news following yesterday's moves.

 

[Monstershockey]

Svozil took a pretty hard hit early in the Monsters game. Left under his own power I guess, Griffins production is all over the place and all you could see was his head go by. Hard to tell if he was hit in the head, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has a concussion.

 

[Monstershockey]

Matteau just beat the crap out of the guy that hit Svozil, who hasn't returned as of yet.

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters give up 2 late as game is tied with 30 seconds left. Grand Rapids fans throw pucks on the ice and get a delay of game penalty. On to overtime. Such a shame as Greaves played great tonight. Late penalty let them back in the game.

 

[stevo61]

Monsters give up 2 late as game is tied with 30 seconds left. Grand Rapids fans throw pucks on the ice and get a delay of game penalty. On to overtime. Such a shame as Greaves played great tonight. Late penalty let them back in the game.

Cleveland really takes this "play like the NHL team" serious

 

[Monstershockey]

Gaunce wins it in OT. Meyer with 2 goals. Robinson had an assist and 2 breakaways which he missed on. Greaves had 33 saves on 35 shots. Svozil never came back. The hit on him was pretty bad, but no penalty was called.

Edit: got to hand it to the Griffin fans for getting a penalty to give the Monsters the PP in overtime. Never seen that happen before.