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

[Chainshot]

Good news.

 

[Jacob582]

Appert says the plan is to play UPL Friday and Houser Saturday.

He is also working the phones with Karmonos to find defensemen. Most likely pto, maybe trade. Says it's not easy.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Strong is my personal impression having watched all the games thus far. I feel like he's only let in one clunker (late in the Syracuse game IIRC) and has been left out to dry too much because of the way the whole team plays. For example Clague forked over a couple of prime chances to the other team - hitting the tape of someone in stride right in the slot is just so infuriating.

I mean the scouting report of Clague said he could make tape to tape passes

 

[Jacob582]

 

[Zman5778]

That's a REALLY nice pickup for the Amerks. Especially seeing how they may never actually get Pilut and/or Fitzy back.

 

[Chainshot]

That's actually a great pickup. Davidson is the sort of stout defensive d-man they were lacking.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jacob582]

That's actually a great pickup. Davidson is the sort of stout defensive d-man they were lacking.

As long as he can stay healthy.

 

[Chainshot]

As long as he can stay healthy.

That can be said of any player.

 

[Jim Bob]

With Connor Bedard on the way, should the NHL do more to prevent tanking?

A generational talent is atop the 2023 draft board, so there might be increased motivation for teams to lose. Does the league's current system work?

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Winners: Jason Payne and Joel Martin

The ECHL made history this week when coach Jason Payne and the Cincinnati Cyclones met coach Joel Martin and the Kalamazoo Wings. It's believed to be the first time in North American men's pro hockey that two Black coaches faced each other in a game.

"The kids get to see players of color and say, 'I can be that player.' Now they get to see two guys, as the term goes, 'bench bosses,' and they can say, 'Oh, there's another position I can possibly get to one day if I work hard enough at it.' That's what's most fulfilling for all of us," Payne told NHL.com.

 

[Jim Bob]

Sabres prospect Matej Pekar close to playing, ready to be pest for Amerks - Buffalo Hockey Beat

By late last winter, Buffalo Sabres prospect Matej Pekar had lost confidence his ailing shoulders could hold up for the final stretch of the grueling AHL season. Pekar, an ultra-aggressive agitator, thrives on contact. But his shoulders had become so wonky he said each one would often come out...

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Sabres prospect Aleksandr Kisakov acclimating to AHL with Amerks - Buffalo Hockey Beat

So far, Buffalo Sabres prospect Aleksandr Kisakov hasn’t been rewarded on the score sheet. Through his first five AHL games, the Russian winger has registered zero points despite pumping 10 shots on goal, the Rochester Americans’ fourth-highest total. As the undersized rookie’s shot tally...

www.buffalohockeybeat.com

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Gabrielor]

Kisakov has a lot of offensive talent, but he's had a couple bad plays in recent games that are directly responsible for goals against.

 

[sabres4ever]

Since Ric is gone, the broadcast is so flat with no color guy. Hopefully they replace him soon. I'm just not a huge fan of Don.

 

[Chainshot]

Rough return for Davidson?

 

[misterchainsaw]

Since Ric is gone, the broadcast is so flat with no color guy. Hopefully they replace him soon. I'm just not a huge fan of Don.

I like Don, although he's undeniably getting up there in years at this point. It's just tough to do radio with only one guy in the booth. Contrast to RIT games on 1280 AM, where they always have two and quite often have 3 guys in the booth. Amerks have to find someone to supplement Don - there's no excuse for them to go solo in the booth one step away from the NHL.

 

[Chainshot]

Laval out to a 5-1 lead. Woof. Might skip the replay when I get home.

 

[cybresabre]

6-1 and quickly 7-1 when I turned it on and forgot that games don't always start from the beginning. What a stroke of luck to see that spoiler and be given the opportunity to do something else instead.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Fjordy]

It seems that UPL will suffer again in the AHL.

 

[Chainshot]

It seems that UPL will suffer again in the AHL.

A team with unstructured defensive play, missing a chunk of their regular defensemen, and featuring a bunch of small players who are offense first up front got bullied. Again.

 

[Fjordy]

A team with unstructured defensive play, missing a chunk of their regular defensemen, and featuring a bunch of small players who are offense first up front got bullied. Again.

That's the problem, he'll probably look better in the NHL than in the AHL.

 

[Ace]

MY BEAUTIFUL BOY

 

[RefsIdeas]

MY BEAUTIFUL BOY

Man I’m eating so much crow on Rosen right now.

He looks GOOD. I mean, even stuff that’s not on the scoresheet. Very high IQ, uses his stick well defensively, incredible skater, laser shot.