pastajoe Posted August 9 Report Posted August 9 4 hours ago, B-U-F-F-A-L-O said: Who’s 1C? Kulich 1 Quote
dudacek Posted August 9 Report Posted August 9 (edited) I’m guilty of underestimating the role Josh Dunne will play this year. He’s a 25-year-old 6’4” 210 pound 2-way centre who hits and plays both special teams. Had a terrible regular season last year - looked like he was injured - but bounced back with an outstanding playoff (7 goals in 14 games) for Cleveland as they went to game 7 of the eastern finals. Had 20 AHL goals 2 years ago and a cup of coffee with Columbus. He fits with the theme of the types of @PerreaultForever type players the Sabres targeted this summer and it wouldn’t be a shock to see him get NHL games this year as a 4th-line call-up. He got the Rousek 2-year deal, where year 2 is a 1-way deal, and will make $450K in Rochester this year, so you know they plan to lean on him. From his AHL bio: PRO CAREER: Posted ten penalty minutes and -7 rating in 14 appearances for Columbus (NHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2020-21 and 2022-23…Tallied 34-24-58 with 124 penalty minutes and -15 rating in 109 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning three seasons from 2020-23…AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 29-26-55 with 70 penalty minutes and +24 rating in 78 appearances for Clarkson (NCAA-ECAC) spanning three seasons from 2018-21…Wore captain’s “C” for Clarkson in 2020-21…Helped Clarkson claim 2018-19 ECAC Championship…Named ECAC’s best defensive forward and named to ECAC Third All-Star Team in 2019-10…Contributed 34-40-74 with 91 penalty minutes and +16 rating in 140 appearances for Green Bay (USHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2014-18. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=178129 Edited August 9 by dudacek 1 Quote
dudacek Posted August 9 Report Posted August 9 And speaking of Rousek, he’s the Sabres 14th forward at the moment and will have to clear waivers, but there’s a very good chance he will spend significant time with the Amerks this year. Quote
PerreaultForever Posted August 9 Report Posted August 9 3 hours ago, dudacek said: I’m guilty of underestimating the role Josh Dunne will play this year. He’s a 25-year-old 6’4” 210 pound 2-way centre who hits and plays both special teams. Had a terrible regular season last year - looked like he was injured - but bounced back with an outstanding playoff (7 goals in 14 games) for Cleveland as they went to game 7 of the eastern finals. Had 20 AHL goals 2 years ago and a cup of coffee with Columbus. He fits with the theme of the types of @PerreaultForever type players the Sabres targeted this summer and it wouldn’t be a shock to see him get NHL games this year as a 4th-line call-up. It would be good if we had a well structured roster with defined roles (which appears to be the plan and direction now) and then along with that a mirrored Rochester roster so that you have the same type of player to slot into an injury spot and not alter your structure. So the guy you call up might not be the "best" guy or the most "talented" guy, but he'd be a guy who could do the exact same job as the injured player. So in other words, I could see what you are saying happen for him. Or at least he'd get a shot at it. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 9 Author Report Posted August 9 5 hours ago, dudacek said: And speaking of Rousek, he’s the Sabres 14th forward at the moment and will have to clear waivers, but there’s a very good chance he will spend significant time with the Amerks this year. I forgot about Rousek in my original post. I’ve amended it to add him in. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 9 Author Report Posted August 9 FYI: Prow is the only "veteran" (aka over 320 pro games) on the Amerks roster Clague (279 games) and Murray (283 games) qualify for the 260 to 320 exception, although if both play, one would be classified as a "veteran" All the other skaters should be classified as developmental players according to AHL rules. After looking at everyone's back ground, I think Laaouan, Cheveldayoff, Nadeau, Tischke and maybe Kozak, will start the year in the ECHL. 1 Quote
7+6=13 Posted August 10 Report Posted August 10 Pegula seems to have drafted very well and put together a nice pool. Am I doing that right? 2 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted August 10 Report Posted August 10 18 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said: Pegula seems to have drafted very well and put together a nice pool. Am I doing that right? If by Pegula you mean Kevyn Adams, yes. Quote
7+6=13 Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: If by Pegula you mean Kevyn Adams, yes. I tried to use sarcasm font. Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 14 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: If by Pegula you mean Kevyn Adams, yes. If by Adams you mean Ventura and Karmanos, yes. 1 Quote
SabreFinn Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 On 8/9/2024 at 1:21 PM, pastajoe said: Kulich Possible, but I think the addition of Helenius will push Kulich or Östlund to play wing. 1 Quote
Pimlach Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 Just read that Max Strbak is up to 205 lbs going into sophomore season at Michigan State (NCAA). Could be a good shut down defenseman someday. 3 Quote
JustOneParade Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 That young man has to be working REALLY hard to gain that much weight during the season. Quote
Pimlach Posted August 17 Report Posted August 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, JustOneParade said: That young man has to be working REALLY hard to gain that much weight during the season. Sure, and also working working on his diet to feed that kind of muscle gain. Just look at him now and compare to his draft day interview. He really is growing fast. They said he speaks 5 languages too. Hopefully the college environment keeps him focused. Edited August 17 by Pimlach Quote
dudacek Posted August 26 Report Posted August 26 Kulich Helenius Murray Rosen Östlund Wahlberg Tullio Dunne Jobst ...would be a very watchable top 9. I think Kulich's path is on the wing, hoping they make the move, which also benefits Östlund and Helenius Novikov Johnson ...is a pair I'd like to see tested under hard shutdown minutes to prep them for their NHL futures. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 1 Author Report Posted October 1 Amerks officially taking shape with the Sabres training camp cuts today. I really like the prospect group returned to the Amerks today: (f): Östlund, Wahlberg, Helenius, Neuchev, Rosen, Tullio, Kisakov, and Nadeau. (D) Komarov and Novikov. As I mentioned in the OP, this has the making of the strongest Amerks forward group in 15-20 years, especially when you add strong AHLers Rousek, Murray, Jobst, and Dunne and top prospect Kulich gets returned as well. The D group also looks talented with Johnson, Metsa, Novikov, and Komarov, plus vets Gilbert and Clague (currently with the Sabres) plus AHLers Rathbone, and Poolman. Reimer should given them solid goaltending assuming he clears waivers and who knows about Sandstrom. Maybe our goalie coaches can fix his issues. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 Preseason but a nice start. https://www.flohockey.tv/events/12860748?utm_medium=partner&utm_source=leaguestatwatchnow&utm_content=watchgame&utm_campaign=ahl Quote
inkman Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 Just purchased the FloHockey package for the Amerks. $150 for the year. Considering that’s two games worth of concessions, I’ll consider it a win. 1 1 Quote
pastajoe Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 My biggest concern is the goaltending. Hopefully they can get Reimer back from Anaheim before it impacts them too much. I’ve always liked Houser as a backup, but Sandstrom is a big question mark. Quote
matter2003 Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 Just was watching Last Chance U on Netflix and in the last episode of Season 1, DJ Law is wearing a Rochester Amerks baseball hat! Thought it was kinda cool... Quote
inkman Posted October 15 Report Posted October 15 Anyone else watching the Amerks on FloHockey? Streams have not been consistent. I’ve used the away stream for most of the time. Quote
Taro T Posted October 15 Report Posted October 15 21 minutes ago, inkman said: Anyone else watching the Amerks on FloHockey? Streams have not been consistent. I’ve used the away stream for most of the time. PTR is doing so; but he's the only one I know for sure is. He said that if you watch the games after the fact; that there is no sound, only video. Quote
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