Rochester Americans and Jacksonville Icemen 2023-24 Season Thread

[misterchainsaw]

The reality is this team isn't that great at hockey. Their standings were inflated by the ridiculous standings system the AHL/NHL use - with a balanced scoring system they're closer to missing the playoffs than winning the division this year.

 

[Chainshot]

Rousek losing his shit.

 

[Ace]

I'll be blunt. Disappointing playoffs.

Levi played well in game 3. The young forwards had a good game 1.

That's literally it. On and whole, no one played well throughout, and as a team, they look like a mess.

Levi had a .938 save percentage heading into this game. He was absolutely shelled for over 40 per game through four games. And they only lost the first two because of a hook that wasn’t called and an icing that shouldn’t have happened. If you think he was only good in game 3…you are out of your mind

 

[Fearnot]

Our future forwards wilted in any big games that matter should fit right in to the sabres roster day 1

 

[misterchainsaw]

Rousek losing his shit.

The play he's bitching about appeared to be a routine stick check.

I didn't like the tone from the team going back to the "blown" icing call back in game 1. If you have to complain you lost because of a close ICING call not going your way, you need to look in the mirror and shut the f*** up.

This team played one good period after that point.

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

I'll be blunt. Disappointing playoffs.

Levi played well in game 3. The young forwards had a good game 1.

That's literally it. On and whole, no one played well throughout, and as a team, they look like a mess.

Which is why I find myself scratching my head when people say they have to promote Appert to Ruff’s staff or he’ll be gone. Uh…bye? Sure hasn’t seemed like anything special to me as a coach.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Me leaving didn't help? Damn.. that officiating product I just couldn't watch anymore. Slanted in favor of baby Tampa team's favour all series.

The clutch and grab style of play is present in the entire organisation of theirs.

 

[Gabrielor]

The conclusion from this series: No prospect should be considered NHL ready before we see camp.

 

[thewookie1]

Rousek losing his shit.

Well he got hooked off the puck that lost them any hope of tying. Just like the 2OT loss. AHL Playoffs favor bruisers masquerading as Top 6 forwards and we don’t have that type of NHL failure

 

[misterchainsaw]

The conclusion from this series: No prospect should be considered NHL ready before we see camp.

Kulich was completely invisible 5 on 5.

 

[sabremike]

Levi had a .938 save percentage heading into this game. He was absolutely shelled for over 40 per game through four games. And they only lost the first two because of a hook that wasn’t called and an icing that shouldn’t have happened. If you think he was only good in game 3…you are out of your mind

Seriously. He was just about the only guy on the roster who didn't look like AHL for life trash this series.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

I'll be blunt. Disappointing playoffs.

Levi played well in game 3. The young forwards had a good game 1.

That's literally it. On and whole, no one played well throughout, and as a team, they look like a mess.

Yep. I really hope they don’t view Appert as a long term plan.

 

[misterchainsaw]

I wanted to see this team vs Hershey

Hershey would have pounded this team so badly that they might have cancelled game 4 out of pity.

At least last year's team was on an offensive heater heading into that series last year.

 

[sabremike]

The conclusion from this series: No prospect should be considered NHL ready before we see camp.

Good thing we didn't do something dumb like make an ill-advised trade to deplete our forward depth with the idea someone from Rochester will magically show up and fill it or something...

 

[Gabrielor]

Levi had a .938 save percentage heading into this game. He was absolutely shelled for over 40 per game through four games. And they only lost the first two because of a hook that wasn’t called and an icing that shouldn’t have happened. If you think he was only good in game 3…you are out of your mind

eh, he played well in most of the series, sure.

But not tonight.

 

[Tsyolin]

Thanks for stopping by guys, until next year

 

[5 Minute Major]

Next year let’s hope it’s a Sabres playoff thread. I believe it will be:

 

[Dingo44]

Disappointed. No push in the third. Thunderbirds lost too so Binghamton wins the Commissioner's Cup (which looks like a little Stanley Cup).

 

[misterchainsaw]

eh, he played well in most of the series, sure.

But not tonight.

Hard to blame him for anything but the first one. Ciccone dumped a Crunch player in his lap on the 2nd and 3 and 4 were two on ones where they failed to take away the pass.

 

[Chainshot]

That should put a definite mark on the Appert as future Sabre HC thing that went around Twitter.

 

[Gabrielor]

That should put a definite mark on the Appert as future Sabre HC thing that went around Twitter.

I'd have so many questions if I was Karmanos. So many.

Starting with the breakout.

 

[sabremike]

That should put a definite mark on the Appert as future Sabre HC thing that went around Twitter.

AHL 4 LIFE.

 

[Chainshot]

I'd have so many questions if I was Karmanos. So many.

Starting with the breakout.

The complete lack of adjustments. The change that saw two of the very few players who actually played playoff hockey in Game 1 coming out of the lineup yet the continued deployment of whatever the f*** the Biro line was. Kulich at center for months. The 5-forward powerplay. There are so many.

I thought Prow was cooked at the end of last season's playoffs. He looks like he's over cooked now.

 

[Jacob582]

I'd have so many questions if I was Karmanos. So many.

Starting with the breakout.

Karmanos needs to do a better job putting the team together. He has a bunch who has a hard time winning puck battles against a bigger team.

 

[Chainshot]

Going back to who they benched at the outset of the series: Ostlund and Neuchev. They were doing things that looked like playoff hockey: get the puck in deep, cycle hard, finish their checks and support each other along the wall. No one else was doing that and those were the guys Appert pulled out of the lineup. That his supposed "young vet" line couldn't do that because Biro and Weissbach were too busy getting out of the way or standing stock still for all but one period in the whole series. Or the "big" line with Mersch and Murray on the wings with Jobst didn't do that. Or that Kulich at center is not it and his line was one-and-done all series.