Sandstrom Injured—Current Goaltending Depth

[Porous Five Hole]

Rochester Goalie Felix Sandstrom got charged (5 and a game to the Hartford guy) and had to leave the game with help off the ice. 

This organization is now dangerously thin in the crease.  

-UPL & Levi in Buffalo

-Houser in ROC

-And in the East Coast league, some dudes named Justen Close & Matt Vernon. 

-Non NHL rostered: Now injured Sandstrom and 19 year old Ratzlaff. 

-Unsigned draft picks: Leinonen 😬& 18 year old Leeanders

Obviously hope for the best for Sandstrom, but Rochester has an immediate need and if a Sabres goalie needs a maintenance day…look out.  

Maybe Reimer gets waived soon? Please Buffalo & Karmanos don’t compromise the Amerks season with crappy goaltending the rest of the year (Houser is fine, but he is not an all-star nor a bell cow guy).  The team looks very good everywhere else!

[pastajoe]

Matt Vernon has played well in Jacksonville since last season. He could be a backup for Houser.

[Porous Five Hole]

10 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

Matt Vernon has played well in Jacksonville since last season. He could be a backup for Houser.

I hope you’re right. I think the plan was Reimer & Sandstrom with Houser as a just in case guy for Rochester.  Hopefully the Amerks can outscore their problems, but either way…i think the organization needs another guy.  

[PerreaultForever]

I think Tokarski's still unsigned. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Marty Biron

[Porous Five Hole]

17 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

I think Tokarski's still unsigned. 

He’s in Chicago, but has not played. I assume you’re being funny, but Toker is not an option.  

[Brawndo]

36 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Guess who ran Sandstorm: Rempe! 🤬

Actually it was Ben Harpur.

 

As an act of  retaliation for this. 

 

 

Which is BS as there was no intent to injure by Sandstrom

[#freejame]

4 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Actually it was Ben Harpur.

 

As an act of  retaliation for this. 

 

 

Which is BS as there was no intent to injure by Sandstrom

That’s absolutely bogus. AHL needs to come down with a heavy hammer. 

[SwampD]

6 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Actually it was Ben Harpur. As an act of  retaliation for this.

Which is BS as there was no intent to injure by Sandstrom.

I kinda think he knew what he was doing.

Doesn’t mean he wanted him injured, though.

[#freejame]

8 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I kinda think he knew what he was doing.

Doesn’t mean he wanted him injured, though.

Yeah, goalies are pretty good about making that play happen 

[shrader]

51 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I kinda think he knew what he was doing.

Doesn’t mean he wanted him injured, though.

Did he catch the cross bar on the way down? It wasn’t the biggest of hits. 

[SwampD]

10 minutes ago, shrader said:

Did he catch the cross bar on the way down? It wasn’t the biggest of hits. 

I think the bigger question is why do both posts mention a season ending injury six days apart?

Do the X jackasses even read their own print?

[shrader]

15 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I think the bigger question is why do both posts mention a season ending injury six days apart?

Do the X jackasses even read their own print?

I’m missing that. The trip video is dated 2023 and the charge 2024. 

[#freejame]

43 minutes ago, shrader said:

Did he catch the cross bar on the way down? It wasn’t the biggest of hits. 

It’s like these jackasses on Sabrespace don’t ever look into the details!

 

/s…to swamp at least 

[shrader]

9 minutes ago, #freejame said:

It’s like these jackasses on Sabrespace don’t ever look into the details!

 

/s…to swamp at least 

The detail that Harpur got hurt on 11/3/2023? What details aren’t people looking into?

Maybe I’m missing something here, I don’t know. I just can’t figure out who the jackasses are at this point. 

[sabremike]

That guy should be getting a call from both the league and Rochester PD. AHL is such a ***** goon league, it's ridiculous.

[DarthEbriate]

Holy hell! Ben Harpur & the non-innocent hockey criminals.

Two questions: 1) What was the Amerks' response on-ice? Because I don't see any related PIMs in the box score...  and 2) What kind of suspension is needed for a pre-meditated charge of the goalie's head into the crossbar by a 230# D-man? Half a season? Full season? Or NHL style -- 3 games?

[#freejame]

49 minutes ago, shrader said:

The detail that Harpur got hurt on 11/3/2023? What details aren’t people looking into?

Maybe I’m missing something here, I don’t know. I just can’t figure out who the jackasses are at this point. 

I thought Swamp was complaining because he thought Harper had a “season ending” injury 6 days ago, and then played last night. Could be wrong, which would make me the jackass

[Weave]

13 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Holy hell! Ben Harpur & the non-innocent hockey criminals.

Two questions: 1) What was the Amerks' response on-ice? Because I don't see any related PIMs in the box score...  and 2) What kind of suspension is needed for a pre-meditated charge of the goalie's head into the crossbar by a 230# D-man? Half a season? Full season? Or NHL style -- 3 games?

My money is on 3 games.

[SwampD]

Where’s the Homer shrubs GIF?

[Big Guava]

And empty net would probably stop just as many picks as Sandstrom 

[Porous Five Hole]

9 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

And empty net would probably stop just as many picks as Sandstrom 

[PromoTheRobot]

 

 

[inkman]

40 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

I still contend he get zero games if it didn’t blow up on social media.  The NHL and AHL are run by dinosaurs.  They weren’t going to do jack because of “the code” or some mumbojumbo. 

Edited November 10 by inkman