GDT: Amerks season remainder and playoffs

[shrader]

52 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Okay, so shouldn't they be better back in Rochester or does spending time in Buffalo ruin you permanently?

Or it’s just a coincidence or people seeing what they want to see. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

Or it’s just a coincidence or people seeing what they want to see. 

[tom webster]

16 hours ago, shrader said:

Or it’s just a coincidence or people seeing what they want to see. 

I think it’s mostly this, but also is probably a little disappointment showing through when the players realize how far away they really are from being good enough. Some come back to the minors eager to work on their game. Others contemplate and probably reimagine their future.

[Flashsabre]

1 hour ago, tom webster said:

I think it’s mostly this, but also is probably a little disappointment showing through when the players realize how far away they really are from being good enough. Some come back to the minors eager to work on their game. Others contemplate and probably reimagine their future.

Yep. These are players that have excelled at every level all the way up. For some of them this is their first roadblock to a successful NHL career and mentally that can be hard to handle.

[shrader]

19 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Yep. These are players that have excelled at every level all the way up. For some of them this is their first roadblock to a successful NHL career and mentally that can be hard to handle.

And how they handle that is a trait that is very important to see from a player. That response to the return to the minors is another assessment of a player. 

[sabremike]

Fascinating AHL history was made today as the Bridgeport Islanders ended their 36 game home schedule with FOUR total wins, setting a new record for worst home record in an AHL season. If you doubled the team's current point total of 37 to 74 it would only be better in the East than Utica and Hartford (tied with Springfield).