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

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Six in 9 days is going to be a gauntlet. That they haven't figured out what they are doing for the Springfield game is... mildly annoying? Troublesome? Something I would think would be handled?

 

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Starts with talking about Biro and his 3 assists in his last 15 games.

 

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So these are some telling numbers at the heart of the Amerks steady, depressing slide to flirting with missing the playoffs again:

Biro - 0 goals, 3 assists in his last 15
Weissbach - 0 goals, 2 assists in his last 13
Rousek - 0 goals in 17 games, 7 assists in that span
Murray - 3 goals, 2 assists in his last 20
Mersch - 2 goals (in the same game) in his last 15
Malone - 3 goals, 3 assists in the 12 games since they super glued him back together after a month out of the lineup again.
Bjork - 2 goals and an assist in his last 11.

That's... that's not good. The only guy in that list who I think has some glimmer of hitting NHL ice at some point is Rousek and he's managed to participate in more goals than any of them. They don't defend well either, but my word, I didn't realize it was THAT bad over the last 7 weeks or so. Right now, Kulich (5-5-10) and Rosen (4-3-7 in the last 12) along with Hinostroza are basically driving the short bus that is the Amerks scoring. That's not right.

 

[Dingo44]

 

[Jim Bob]

 

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Nice to hear Hino giving feedback. He's been good after a few games to get settled. I do wonder if he's going home on deadline day or not but he's the only one of the veterans who is giving them production. That could be because both Malone and Mersch are physically shattered and gutting through a variety of aliments, but Bjork doesn't seem to be broken because that would involve being more involved and he's been anything but that.

 

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3-1 Amerks? Well, well, well.

And this??

 

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Goal 1, Davies scores early:



Goal 2, Rousek:



Goal 3, shortly after, Mersch:

 

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Also, they've replaced the home color commentary at last with Scott Metcalfe. The irony there of course is that his linemate in Rochester for a couple years was Rob Ray.

 

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Prow!

Seems Rousek has responded to the comment about the offense. He's got a nice goal and two assists on the three Amerk goals thus far.

 

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Kulich gets in on it, 5-2.

 

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This is night and day different than the last time they played Laval. Wow, so much better pace and play.

 

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Mersch responds to the shorty by getting his second, 6-3.

 

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Most dedicated defensive effort I think I've ever seen from Hino to end the 2nd period.

 

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Kulich 2.0:

 

[Dingo44]

 

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Weissbach makes it 8-4.

 

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Kulich first star, Rousek second star, Mersch third star.

 

[Ace]

Kulich first star, Rousek second star, Mersch third star.

I didn’t even know Mersch was a Czech

 

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I didn’t even know Mersch was a Czech

It might be spelled with a z back in the old country.

 

[thrillhous]

Kulich 2.0:

Kulich definitely has an NHL shot. Wow.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

There are so many Amerks with NHL potential. Love Cederqvist's game.

 

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[old kummelweck]

3-1 Amerks? Well, well, well.

And this??

Damn, I guess that guy hit a nerve.

 

[Gabrielor]

Watching the game this morning. AHL TV is a great service.