Rochester Americans: 2017-18

[LaxSabre]

 

[LaxSabre]

Tonight's Game - The Rochester Americans (12-5-3-2) continue their four-game trek through the Atlantic Division and open their first three-in-three of the season tonight as they take on the Springfield Thunderbirds (9-15-1-0) at MassMutual Center. The 7:05 pm matchup is just the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams and will be carried LIVE on The Sports Leader 95.7 FM/950 AM ESPN Rochester.

Rest Of The Game Preview

Game Notes - Amerks at Thunderbirds - http://amerks.com/downloads/20171208-Amerks-Springfield Notes.pdf

 

[dang111]

3 games in two and a half days is crazy! Hope they can keep up the energy through Sunday

 

[sabrefan27]

3 games in two and a half days is crazy! Hope they can keep up the energy through Sunday

Nothing unusual in the AHL, though it happens less often since they shortened the schedule. They should pick up at least 4/6 points this weekend.

 

[Icicle]

Nothing unusual in the AHL, though it happens less often since they shortened the schedule. They should pick up at least 4/6 points this weekend.

Are Porter and Patches going to make the team chemistry better or worse? Cornel is still around to send down, right? They're only a couple weeks away

 

[sabrefan27]

Are Porter and Patches going to make the team chemistry better or worse? Cornel is still around to send down, right? They're only a couple weeks away

I don’t understand if this is a serious question or not. Porter is the captain.

 

[Chainshot]

Up 1-0 after 2 periods. Griffith from Guhle and Nelson is the only marker.

 

[Chainshot]

Big shot disparity, Criscuolo with the 2nd and eventual GWG. Good way to start the weekend.

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[LaxSabre]

Up 1-0 after 2 periods. Griffith from Guhle and Nelson is the only marker.

Rochester Americans‏ @AmerksHockey -
#AmerksGOAL Seth Griffith with his second goal of the season to open the scoring with 12:45 left in the first period!
@guhles_ and @cNelly8 with the helpers.

 

[LaxSabre]

Criscuolo with the 2nd and eventual GWG.

Rochester Americans‏@AmerksHockey -
#AmerksGOAL - @_KC11_ doubles the Rochester lead to 2-0 with 12:42 left in regulation.
Crisco's sixth goal of the slate was assisted by @_CJ_Smith_ and Redmond.

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[Chainshot]

Pretty generous with the assists on Griffiths' goal. If he had done any more work on that, he'd have made the puck and run the Zamboni before the game.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Anyone that watched - any signs of life from Nylander?

 

[Zip15]

The Amerks have lost only one road game in regulation.

 

[sabrefan27]

Anyone that watched - any signs of life from Nylander?

Not from what I’ve seen. He actually looks worse than last year. A defensive liability and a floater. If he scored some goals, you might be able to overlook these items. He has 1 goal in 9 games this year and 10 in 74 AHL games.

 

[Zip15]

The Nylander-Blackwell-Baptiste line generated 7 SOG, though 6 were from Baptiste. It would've been nice to see how many of those shots Nylander contributed to, but can't do that without watching, which I did not do.

Regardless, I'd like to see Nylander again at the WJC, and then kept in Rochester for the remainder of the season. Let that contract slide another year.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Jim Bob]

The Amerks have the 5th best winning % in the league.

Not too shabby.

 

[Club]

Great save from Ullmark

 

[Chainshot]

Smith with another.

 

[Chainshot]

I think Cornel owes Redmond dinner.

 

[Chainshot]

And now Cornel doesn't fulfill on his one trick... shootouts.