Amerks 24/25 - Young Talented Roster

[LGR4GM]

On 1/26/2025 at 2:28 PM, Flashsabre said:

Some of the young players need to go for established NHL talent. Dont care which players it is as long as the return helps the team win

This has nothing to do with my point. 

[Flashsabre]

6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

This has nothing to do with my point. 

I was making my own point😁

My point was whether people think a player is rushed (Benson) or not rushed (Rosen) there are too many of them right now to fit in a competitive lineup. With guys like Quinn and JJ up for deals they have to make some decisions on who to keep, who to move up and who to move on from. They need to turn a couple of these guys into good vet players that can help this team win now.

Rosen is looking like a guy who will need a look soon but whether that is in Buffalo or somewhere else is the question.

The years of littering the lineup with kids and hoping they figure it out has to be over if this team wants to compete.

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

I was making my own point😁

My point was whether people think a player is rushed (Benson) or not rushed (Rosen) there are too many of them right now to fit in a competitive lineup. With guys like Quinn and JJ up for deals they have to make some decisions on who to keep, who to move up and who to move on from. They need to turn a couple of these guys into good vet players that can help this team win now.

Rosen is looking like a guy who will need a look soon but whether that is in Buffalo or somewhere else is the question.

The years of littering the lineup with kids and hoping they figure it out has to be over if this team wants to compete.

Absolutely and too many similar players too. The mantra as we accumulated all those picks was if we have too many good players we can just trade them for needs but so far they've done very little of that (just Savoie) and they should have done it for this year.

But, they blew this season (again) and now we will hope they do these things for next year. Futile hope maybe, but it's all we got. 

[Porous Five Hole]

Rosen with two more tonight in the Amerks 4-1 win.  Another three game winning streak.  

[French Collection]

33 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Rosen with two more tonight in the Amerks 4-1 win.  Another three game winning streak.  

I see Levi had 28 saves.

[DarthEbriate]

Östlund with another assist. It looks like 8 points in his last 9 games if my maths are right.

[inkman]

Isaac Rosén’s crazy stat line 

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Go Amerks.  Thanks for giving us a team to root for.

[Flashsabre]

8 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Go Amerks.  Thanks for giving us a team to root for.

The Amerks are stacked and that is with Kulich up with the Sabres. They have a real nice balance of quality AHL vets and young developing kids.

Metsa is such a good Dman at the AHL level. Rosen is really developing as a game breaker.

Leone seems to be a good coach who has them playing well.

[LGR4GM]

2g, 6a, +7 for Östlund in his last 10 games. 

9g, 2a, +2 for Rosen in his last 10 games

 

[Flashsabre]

56 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

2g, 6a, +7 for Östlund in his last 10 games. 

9g, 2a, +2 for Rosen in his last 10 games

 

Great to see. They are the top line along with Brett Murray.

Then you throw in guys like Wahlberg, Helenuis, Neuchev up front and Novikov, Johnson, Komarov on D and Levi and net and there is a lot of development going on in Rochester.

[inkman]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

2g, 6a, +7 for Östlund in his last 10 games. 

9g, 2a, +2 for Rosen in his last 10 games

 

 

34 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Great to see. They are the top line along with Brett Murray.

Then you throw in guys like Wahlberg, Helenuis, Neuchev up front and Novikov, Johnson, Komarov on D and Levi and net and there is a lot of development going on in Rochester.

Amerks are having a great season.  I just can’t get excited about prospects in the AHL anymore.  Quinn & Peterka kinda ruined it for me.  They put up unprecedented numbers at the AHL level and what do the Sabres have to show for it.  Hope?  It’s seriously depressing.  You watch kids come through and meet every expectation and then some.  JJ has certainly shown promise and is a bright spot on the current Sabres roster but Quinn’s struggle are disheartening.  He was a sure fire difference maker in waiting.  Through injury and poor development, he’s barely an NHL player that everyone is ready to give away.  

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

The Amerks are stacked and that is with Kulich up with the Sabres. They have a real nice balance of quality AHL vets and young developing kids.

Metsa is such a good Dman at the AHL level. Rosen is really developing as a game breaker.

Leone seems to be a good coach who has them playing well.

You made an observation that really stuck out to me. If the Sabres would have the right mix between veteran and young players as the Amerks do, the Sabres would be in a much better position. It's more important to have the right mix of players than simply having a collection of players that don't balance out well. That basic responsibility falls to the GM. 

[Ctaeth]

1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

The Amerks are stacked and that is with Kulich up with the Sabres. They have a real nice balance of quality AHL vets and young developing kids.

Metsa is such a good Dman at the AHL level. Rosen is really developing as a game breaker.

Leone seems to be a good coach who has them playing well.

Mixing in vets with your younger players.  What a wild concept, maybe the sabres should try this

[Jorcus]

10 hours ago, inkman said:

Isaac Rosén’s crazy stat line 

 

Rosen is now in second place in the AHL in goals. Hope he is able to keep it rolling. On the other hand the current AHL scoring leader is Andrew Poturalski from Williamsville. If he holds on it will be the third time he has won the AHL scoring title but has only played 6 NHL games. Sometimes it is a world of difference between the 2 leagues. It's amazing how much skill and physical talent it takes to be even a marginal NHL player. 

[JoeSchmoe]

46 minutes ago, Jorcus said:

Sometimes it is a world of difference between the 2 leagues.

Of players that have played 25 games or more, Vinnie Hinostroza is the AHL leader in PPG.

In the NHL, he has 0G and 1A in 12 games for the Preds. 

[PromoTheRobot]

9 hours ago, Jorcus said:

Rosen is now in second place in the AHL in goals. Hope he is able to keep it rolling. On the other hand the current AHL scoring leader is Andrew Poturalski from Williamsville. If he holds on it will be the third time he has won the AHL scoring title but has only played 6 NHL games. Sometimes it is a world of difference between the 2 leagues. It's amazing how much skill and physical talent it takes to be even a marginal NHL player. 

Rosen with another. This time in alone for the OT winner. 4-3 Amerks over Crunch.  Rochester is 4th overall in wins and 3rd in winning percentage in the AHL.

Edited February 2 by PromoTheRobot

[pastajoe]

11 hours ago, Jorcus said:

Rosen is now in second place in the AHL in goals. Hope he is able to keep it rolling. On the other hand the current AHL scoring leader is Andrew Poturalski from Williamsville. If he holds on it will be the third time he has won the AHL scoring title but has only played 6 NHL games. Sometimes it is a world of difference between the 2 leagues. It's amazing how much skill and physical talent it takes to be even a marginal NHL player. 

Murray is 5th in the AHL with 20 goals. And Metsa is 2nd in assists with 29.

[Archie Lee]

21 hours ago, JohnC said:

You made an observation that really stuck out to me. If the Sabres would have the right mix between veteran and young players as the Amerks do, the Sabres would be in a much better position. It's more important to have the right mix of players than simply having a collection of players that don't balance out well. That basic responsibility falls to the GM. 

This is so true. But the right mix doesn’t just mean more capable vets. It also means less inexperienced kids. If we ever get a capable GM and they strive to actually find this balance, it will mean some kids leaving. 

[Sidc3000]

21 hours ago, JohnC said:

You made an observation that really stuck out to me. If the Sabres would have the right mix between veteran and young players as the Amerks do, the Sabres would be in a much better position. It's more important to have the right mix of players than simply having a collection of players that don't balance out well. That basic responsibility falls to the GM. 

It is somewhat bizarro world. The AHL team has what the NHL team should have. I just don’t get it. 

[LGR4GM]

7 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

It is somewhat bizarro world. The AHL team has what the NHL team should have. I just don’t get it. 

Karmanos is GM of the Amerks and it is easier to make moves in the AHL.

[PromoTheRobot]

Amerks up 2-0 against the B-Sens. Helenius and Clague.

2 ENGs. 4-0 final. Levi gets a shutout.

Edited February 8 by PromoTheRobot

[Big Guava]

3rd best winning percentage in the entire AHL and only .001 behind 2nd place.

 

Edited February 9 by Big Guava

[sabremike]

1 hour ago, Big Guava said:

3rd best winning percentage in the entire AHL and only .001 behind 2nd place.

 

And they are doing it in the AHL's Division Of Death.

This organization has lucked into it's coach of the future in Leone and I pray they recognize this instead of sticking with the awful Seth Appert as the plan.

[Dr. Who]

5 hours ago, sabremike said:

And they are doing it in the AHL's Division Of Death.

This organization has lucked into it's coach of the future in Leone and I pray they recognize this instead of sticking with the awful Seth Appert as the plan.

He now qualifies as an in-house hire, so it's possible. OTOH, he's actually winning and appears competent, which may count against him. Don't want to pressure the young core with unrealistic expectations.