Taro T Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, inkman said: There is training camp in Rochester right now? Not yet. But, the guys that aren't on the taxi squad or big league club need to be somewhere on the 13th. (Plus Dea must be getting lonely playing by himself.) With a 7 day quarantine for entering the country/state, this gets him here & available ~ the time it does open up. Quote
Brawndo Posted January 10, 2021 Author Report Posted January 10, 2021 Amerks Training Camp to open January 15th per Krueger 1 Quote
dudacek Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 Any word if Euros like Pekar, UPL, etcetera are coming back? With guys like Mitts and Borgen up on the taxi squad it would seem the Amerks are going to struggle to ice a full lineup. Quote
Taro T Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dudacek said: Any word if Euros like Pekar, UPL, etcetera are coming back? With guys like Mitts and Borgen up on the taxi squad it would seem the Amerks are going to struggle to ice a full lineup. Expecting that's the case for all the AHL teams except for the 3 teams that are giving homes to the players from the 3 teams that are taking a year off. Expecting AHL hockey to be substandard generally across the board as teams' top lines & pairings are hanging out watching the guys just ahead of them in the pecking order play. The only way around that is if a lot of AHL vets that normally would've gone to Europe decided the travel hassles in a COVID world weren't worth the effort leaving them available to complete the rosters. Edited January 13, 2021 by Taro T Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 26 minutes ago, dudacek said: Any word if Euros like Pekar, UPL, etcetera are coming back? With guys like Mitts and Borgen up on the taxi squad it would seem the Amerks are going to struggle to ice a full lineup. With 3 teams not playing, my guess is those 3 teams will loan their prospects and signed AHL vets to other teams to complete their rosters and get their kids PT. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 I'm kind of surprised that Johansson is on the taxi squad and not in Rochester. I thought they signed Togarski for the taxi squad and to have a goalie available for the expansion draft. Quote
Taro T Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: I'm kind of surprised that Johansson is on the taxi squad and not in Rochester. I thought they signed Togarski for the taxi squad and to have a goalie available for the expansion draft. Am expecting that Johansson could get flipped w/ Tokarski after the AHL resumes, but right now he's going to develop more facing shots from NHLers in practice than from AHLers in practice. (Or fringe NHLers vs mid-tier AHLers as the case may be.) If either guy gets put into action, we're hosed. 1 1 Quote
inkman Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 This AHL season is going to smell like hot garbage. With Taxi squads and call ups due to COVID and apparently no intention of icing a full roster, I can’t see how it isn’t a complete farce. Quote
Curt Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, inkman said: This AHL season is going to smell like hot garbage. With Taxi squads and call ups due to COVID and apparently no intention of icing a full roster, I can’t see how it isn’t a complete farce. With all that stuff you just mentioned, it’s not going to be normal. It’s going to go from a competitive 2nd division league, to more of just a place to keep guys playing. 2 Quote
pastajoe Posted January 14, 2021 Report Posted January 14, 2021 7 hours ago, dudacek said: Any word if Euros like Pekar, UPL, etcetera are coming back? With guys like Mitts and Borgen up on the taxi squad it would seem the Amerks are going to struggle to ice a full lineup. One of the reporters posted that UPL and Oskari Laaksonen we’re expected to report to Amerks after they pass quarantine. 2 Quote
inkman Posted January 18, 2021 Report Posted January 18, 2021 Amerks sign Buffalo Native Blue Juice...er... Blujus. Quote
Brawndo Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Posted January 22, 2021 All games are against Syracuse, Utica and Cleveland. Quote
Taro T Posted January 22, 2021 Report Posted January 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Brawndo said: All games are against Syracuse, Utica and Cleveland. They'd better hope the weather holds. All those stretches of I-90 can be bears in snow (especially by Lake Erie). Any word on how many busses they'll need to maintain whatever is the mandated distancing requirements? Quote
Brawndo Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Posted January 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Taro T said: They'd better hope the weather holds. All those stretches of I-90 can be bears in snow (especially by Lake Erie). Any word on how many busses they'll need to maintain whatever is the mandated distancing requirements? Two I believe 2 Quote
Taro T Posted January 22, 2021 Report Posted January 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Two I believe Wasn't sure if that would cover it or if they'd need a 3rd. Quote
Claude Balls Posted January 22, 2021 Report Posted January 22, 2021 These four teams are gonna hate each other more than they already do. Roch and Syr already have tons of bad blood. Gonna need xtra ice bags for all the bruised knuckles this season. 1 Quote
inkman Posted January 29, 2021 Report Posted January 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Man Remi Ellie has brought the concept of Remi Ellie to the AHL. He looks like he should dominate. He’s used like a dominant player but whoa does he leave a lot to be desired. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted February 4, 2021 Report Posted February 4, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 8:52 AM, inkman said: More Amerks news Well I'm glad they didn't just stand pat with the roster. Wocka, wocka! Hopefully, the AHL is able to learn from the NHL's opening and avoids getting their players or support and arena workers sick, or at the least identifies and shuts players/teams down in a timely manner. Maybe they're able to get a somewhat useful season in for future development purposes and keep players living the dream. Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted February 4, 2021 Report Posted February 4, 2021 For those interested, you can get all of the Amerks games for $35. https://www.watchtheahl.com/#/ 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted February 5, 2021 Report Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Andrew Amerk said: For those interested, you can get all of the Amerks games for $35. https://www.watchtheahl.com/#/ Any idea how many players are in training camp for them? Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted February 5, 2021 Report Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: Any idea how many players are in training camp for them? https://www.amerks.com/article/AMERKS ANNOUNCE 2020-21 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER Pretty interesting. Only 3 forward lines and only 2 D pairs? Edited February 5, 2021 by Andrew Amerk 1 Quote
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