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Rochester and Cincinnati All-Purpose Thread 2022-2023 Season (Conference Finals: Hershey wins 4-2)

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michaelsaas said:
I am obviously happy for the Amerks and our organization, but I am particularly happy for Subban. He just seems like a really good dude and I am glad he is having success in the playoffs.
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He's a great part of this. Prior to coming to Buffalo, he'd bounced around the NHL and not had a lot of game action. Chicago had apparently told him he was going to get games, then went and got Fleury which pushed him down to their farm team and ultimately made him an option when the Sabres hit their goalie issues.

As teammates go, he's tight with guys on both the big club and in Rochester. He's got some everyman to him - love how he handles the press huddles and interviews, the glimpses we see of him with his teammates. And it hasn't been perfect, but I for one can appreciate watching him work through all of this. I wish him nothing but the best, no matter what comes.

The Blunder Years said:
Not sure of the loop holes but I think there’s a possibility he can play a certain number of games in the A as a “tryout”. Shane Wright saw 8 games in the NHL, then 8 in the AHL this season before being sent back to juniors. Think we will see a similar treatment of Savoie next year to get him adjusted to pro hockey unless he is too good to send down in his NHL games.
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Savoie misses the AHL deadline of turning 20 by December 31st of next season by a day. If there was no COVID, he would have satisfied the years played caveat and be eligible. Since he did play Junior A by going to the USHL during COVID, the Sabres could try to challenge to see if they could get his eligibility handled that way. As for the "tryout", if his team goes out in the playoffs (they are down 3-1 in the WHL Finals), he can be assigned to Rochester for the remainder of their playoffs. For next year, if the Sabres don't push the USHL season challenge, it's only on a conditioning assignment to send him to the AHL. Most teams don't want to do that.
 
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Rosen's post-game press huddle:



- Handles the Buffalo press folks smoothly.
- Sings Malone's praises including stepping in to the tussle with Blandisi as "took a fight for me".
- Praises Kozak and Jobst for that 2nd goal.
- Talking about Kulich "not surprised at all" about his success. Cracked up everyone that "sometimes he listens, sometimes not" when offering up advice.
- Knows he's not a bruiser "Not going to run someone over" but knows he has to take a hit to make a play, will keep doing it.
- Sings the praises of the audience turnout, being able to give back to the fans.
- He's a funny dude.

Kulich's post-game press huddle:



- "We are here to play our game and play like one guy."
- Shot mindset on the PP. Important to win battles.
- Praised the fans, "it was crazy".
- Answering Harrington's question about the sweep of "the best team in the division": "Regular season is regular season but now is the playoffs."
 
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Chainshot said:
Savoie misses the AHL deadline of turning 20 by December 31st of next season by a day. If there was no COVID, he would have satisfied the years played caveat and be eligible. Since he did play Junior A by going to the USHL during COVID, the Sabres could try to challenge to see if they could get his eligibility handled that way. As for the "tryout", if his team goes out in the playoffs (they are down 3-1 in the WHL Finals), he can be assigned to Rochester for the remainder of their playoffs. For next year, if the Sabres don't push the USHL season challenge, it's only on a conditioning assignment to send him to the AHL. Most teams don't want to do that.
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Christ. Can't we just bribe someone?
 
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The Blunder Years said:
Not sure of the loop holes but I think there’s a possibility he can play a certain number of games in the A as a “tryout”. Shane Wright saw 8 games in the NHL, then 8 in the AHL this season before being sent back to juniors. Think we will see a similar treatment of Savoie next year to get him adjusted to pro hockey unless he is too good to send down in his NHL games.
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I see Chain answered but it's technically an 8 game conditioning stint in the AHL and Savoie would have to spend 4or 5 games in the pressbox with the Sabres beforehand.
 
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Playoffs:

If/when Savoie is assigned to the Amerks there's no way you can take any of these forwards out of the lineup and play him.

But, Appert could change and go with 12 forwards and 6 D......
 
Jacob582 said:
If/when Savoie is assigned to the Amerks there's no way you can take any of these forwards out of the lineup and play him.

But, Appert could change and go with 12 forwards and 6 D......
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Weissbach could be the 12th forward in by next week.
 
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Chainshot said:
Even easier, go to arbitration - that his USHL season during COVID should count as a fourth major junior year and thus make him eligible for AHL play.
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Thanks for carrying the flag on this. The logic behind it is sound, but Hockey Canada will be extremely wary of any precedent that challenges the CHL agreement. I still think the team should attempt it has a decent chance of winning. Savoie in Roch next year would be amazing.
 
Chainshot said:
Even easier, go to arbitration - that his USHL season during COVID should count as a fourth major junior year and thus make him eligible for AHL play.
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Just for the sake of discussion, let’s say the AHL is out next season for him and he’s not ready for the NHL. Would you rather have him go to Winnipeg for one more year or a European pro league? The ice size would be the biggest factor to that but he would get reps against grown men. He would dominate with all that room.
 
So who is the blogger that said Roch is not a farm club of the Sabres ? Are we not both part of the big picture here ?
 
The Blunder Years said:
Just for the sake of discussion, let’s say the AHL is out next season for him and he’s not ready for the NHL. Would you rather have him go to Winnipeg for one more year or a European pro league? The ice size would be the biggest factor to that but he would get reps against grown men. He would dominate with all that room.
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Winnipeg for me. Let him continue without having to worry about changing to a different sized ice, different language, different schedule, different culture far from home. Dominate the 'dub, tear up the U20's, push hard for being the best player in his league.
 
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CaliSabresfan24 said:
How's Metsa looked in the playoffs? I know he had a nice stretch pass in last game but I've only seen bits and pieces of games
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I've like his game thus far - came in under playoff conditions and has been good at relieving pressure and shows smarts at when to activate, where to be on the ice. He hasn't gotten comfortable yet - at least I don't think he has - and if they go back to 12/6 I wonder if he stays in the lineup or not, but he's made a case for being a solid contributor by not being scored upon (1GA, 2GF) in that he's got a good stick, smart positioning and the mobility to be where he needs to be to intercept plays. He also has played like an NCAA vet in that he's not gambling offensively a lot, in fact hardly at all. There is a lot of potential growth there going forward.
 
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There was certainly chafing on the Leaf board and twitter about how Moore's team broke down over the end of the year. I also wonder if this is more purge with him being a Dubas hire and Dubas not returning? Moore gets more chances - he has NTDP and Chicago Steel successes on his resume before his time in Toronto but the Marlies weren't great in his time there.
 
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Chainshot said:
There was certainly chafing on the Leaf board and twitter about how Moore's team broke down over the end of the year. I also wonder if this is more purge with him being a Dubas hire and Dubas not returning? Moore gets more chances - he has NTDP and Chicago Steel successes on his resume before his time in Toronto but the Marlies weren't great in his time there.
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Yeah, it makes sense to gut the farm team's front office before a new GM hire. I do like the idea that the Amerks slaughtered the leafs on the ice and in the front office, though.
 
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Coach didn’t pick the players who couldnt keep up at all in the matchup. He got them the top seed and ran into a speed trap that the GM(s) didn‘t give him the speed to play at.
 
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