GDT - 4/19/22 Thunderbirds @ Amerks 7:05 AHLTV

[inkman]

Are the Amerks Tuff Enough to pull out a W in a must win rare Tuesday night game?

 

[Marvin]

Let's hope Thunderbirds are NOT go.

[inkman]

Michael Mersch scores to make it 1-0 good guys. 

[inkman]

A 34 year old James Neal is in the lineup for the Thunderbirds.  It’s cool seeing these guys at this stage of their careers in the AHL.  He had a good run.  Still playing for the love of it. 

[SwampD]

2 minutes ago, inkman said:

A 34 year old James Neal is in the lineup for the Thunderbirds.  It’s cool seeing these guys at this stage of their careers in the AHL.  He had a good run.  Still playing for the love of it. 

Um. He’s 34 making $750,000 this year.

Sure. It’s the love. 😂

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Um. He’s 34 making $750,000 this year.

Sure. It’s the love. 😂

Hey he loves something.  On a sour note, Don Luce’s grandson makes it 1-1. 

Edited April 20, 2022 by inkman

[inkman]

Flukey bounce, sus goaltending and awful D lead to Springfields second goal, 2-1 bad guys. 

[PromoTheRobot]

Has Bloom played any?

[Crusader1969]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Has Bloom played any?

No. Not in lineup 

[Crusader1969]

Fitzgerald should have been sent back down to help this team make the playoffs 

[thewookie1]

Going to the shootout

[Norcal]

Geez that first shot on UPL was way too easy

but Quinn n Peterka had his back

I kinda hope R2 stays but I'm not sure how he fits on Buffalo

Big 2

[inkman]

Amerks win SO 

Quinn, Peterka, R2 all score on SO 

[Flashsabre]

Young kids developing under pressure.

[Norcal]

1 minute ago, inkman said:

Amerks win SO 

Quinn, Peterka, R2 all score on SO 

Much needed win!

Hated UPL in the shootout though 🤮

[That Aud Smell]

Love it

 

[Taro T]

Good thing they sent Krebs & Samuelsson down.  The Amerks never would've won these last 2 games without them.

Oh, wait, umm ...

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

Love it

 

Playing under pressure when the stakes are high is so much different than playing stress free with nothing at stake. The bench response in this clip demonstrates that point. 

[dudacek]

Quinn had a quiet game but he was money in the shootout.

Springfield played a very stifling game. UPL looked very good for most of his 65 minutes, but long shots continue to plague him. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

45 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Quinn had a quiet game but he was money in the shootout.

Springfield played a very stifling game. UPL looked very good for most of his 65 minutes, but long shots continue to plague him. 

Something Marty Biron has talked about on numerous occasions.  If he doesn't fix that, he'll never survive in the NHL.

[carpandean]

9 hours ago, Norcal said:

Geez that first shot on UPL was way too easy

but Quinn n Peterka had his back

I kinda hope R2 stays but I'm not sure how he fits on Buffalo

Big 2

That whole SO looked too easy for the shooters on both sides.  Jankowski just took too long to make up his mind.  Nice save by UPL to finish it, but otherwise 😬

[K-9]

9 hours ago, Norcal said:

Much needed win!

Hated UPL in the shootout though 🤮

UPL inspires zero confidence. None. At. All.

[inkman]

10 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Has Bloom played any?

 

10 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

No. Not in lineup 

I don’t think we see him play.  Only a few games left and little time for him to acclimate.  In the recent past, we’ve seen a bunch of prospects signed to ATOs that don’t get in the lineup for one reason or another. 
 

I could be wrong.  

[LGR4GM]

8 hours ago, Taro T said:

Good thing they sent Krebs & Samuelsson down.  The Amerks never would've won these last 2 games without them.

Oh, wait, umm ...

Lol, doing victory laps after a team wins a shootout is something. 

10 minutes ago, K-9 said:

UPL inspires zero confidence. None. At. All.

The guy who gave up what 2 goals last night and only 5 in the last 3 games? That upl?

Edited April 20, 2022 by LGR4GM

[K-9]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Lol, doing victory laps after a team wins a shootout is something. 

The guy who gave up what 2 goals last night and only 5 in the last 3 games? That upl?

Yep. That’s the one. I’ve watched nearly all his games this year. He has his moments. So does Dell. And his D certainly doesn’t do him any flavors most nights. But good goalies make the big save more often than not, regardless, and he just doesn’t seem up to the task imo. I’m not pinning any hopes on him being our long awaited goalie messiah.