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

[Dubi Doo]

For those of us without a feed, what is the score?

1-0 Hershey. 2 mins and 20 seconds left, and Hershey has a power play just starting. Amerks havent generated much this period. Frustrating, but Hershey is superior defensively.

 

[TheStorm]

Was a good run this year

 

[Ehran]

Subban pulled.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

f***. Frustrating. I havent been this annoyed at a hockey game in a while.


That appeared to be a clear high stick. That's on Murray.

Yeah, just got the replay but after the amount of stuff they’ve turned a blind eye to, they make that call knowing it’s a death sentence.

 

[Ralonzo]

The thing is, it's completely in character for the Bears to commit about 5 penalties per shift, because they won't call everything.

I mean, Warren has his stick held for 5 seconds and then ripped right out of his hands. Perfect chance to make things right and...

 

[HOOats]

Time to test my theory about leaking a goalhanger on a PK. If Hershey ever gets the puck

 

[Ron C.]

1-0 Hershey. 2 mins and 20 seconds left, and Hershey has a power play just starting. Amerks havent generated much this period. Frustrating, but Hershey is superior defensively.

This team should not be shut out multiple times. Ugh.

 

[misterchainsaw]

Too many missed nets on the chances they do get. Seems like Shepard's in their head a bit.

 

[Chainshot]

Ah well. Never thought they would get this far.

 

[Ace]

We outplayed them in two losses but reffing and goaltending got them. So they traded offense for size and couldn’t score. Got what they asked for.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Amerks were the better team. So it goes, sometimes. I am proud of these guys.

 

[SundherDome]

What a clunker, the buffalo motto "there is always next year"

 

[Ralonzo]

That game was an important building block for hockey degrading to a minor sport like cricket.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Game 4 choke job, special teams, and getting shut out twice were the deciding factors.

 

[Gabrielor]

Gratz to the dead puck era team full of mid 2010s busts.

You clutch and grab to that cup.

 

[Ehran]

Great season for the Amerks.

I hope the everyone in the Sabres organization watched this series, not just the prospects. Until the NHL gets it collective heads out of their asses, this is what playoff hockey is. Be ready for it.

 

[truthbluth]

The AHL playoffs might be the worst on ice product I’ve ever seen.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Man, the AHL has some ugly ass hockey.

 

[Tsyolin]

Good run, I guess I can't be too mad.

But man, 1 for 14/15 on the PP is just not good enough. In the end that's what cost us because generating 5 on 5 offense against Hershey seems impossible

 

[HOOats]

Really proud of this group and grateful to them for reminding us of hockey that makes us feel something. Time for our young boys to go get some R&R and start prepping for a critical summer. Oh and f*** the entire Capitals organization moving forward, just because.

 

[misterchainsaw]

Good run, I guess I can't be too mad.

But man, 1 for 14/15 on the PP is just not good enough. In the end that's what cost us because generating 5 on 5 offense against Hershey seems impossible

Outscored 4 on 4, too. Ironically it was the special teams that were played that decided the series. Rochester ended the series with more PP's and were outscored 5-1 in non-even strength situations (excluding empty netters). Refs let things go both ways. It's hard to imagine a more penalty filled series benefitting the Amerks the way their special teams played.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Awful, awful, awful way to lose. Glad I didn't go. 1-0? Nothing for the fans to cheer about. Hershey didn't dominate this series, but they were way more organized and were the better team by a fair margin.


That being said, good season, but I am pissed with the way it ended. I'd assume Hershey had more veteran players on their squad, and if that's the case, it's hard to blame the Amerks players too much given the state of the roster.

 

[Tsyolin]

Great run, I wasn't sure if they could go all the way but I enjoyed the ride for as long as it lasted. I still think they could have taken this series with a few adjustments

Until next year fellas

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Great season for the Amerks.

I hope the everyone in the Sabres organization watched this series, not just the prospects. Until the NHL gets it collective heads out of their asses, this is what playoff hockey is. Be ready for it.

The NHL (and hockey management in general) are collectively some of the most regressive, spiteful, and nepotism-laden group of old boys. They will never change, and this type of hockey will continue to win in the playoffs while they wonder why the sport cannot draw a following. The only positive changes in the NHL have occurred after lockouts.

 

[sabremike]

For anyone who is angry right now ask yourself this question: Would you trade our roster straight up for Hershey's? Why or why not?

The answer is obvious.