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2014-15 Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) & Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) l Part 3
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1-1 after 1. D pairings are Elliot/Geertsen, Clark/Bigras and Siemens/Corbett. Corbett has the LE goal. After the first I would say Bigras and Geertsen definitely will need some time in AHL. Definitely some learning to be had in the D zone. Bigras needs more strength to handle the board situations and Geertsen needs to be smarter at attempting to stand guys up high. They are going around him too often and he is then out of the play. If it's defence Avs want Siemens is way ahead of these two.
Hamilton goes to shoot out for first time this season. LE wins in shootout. Not a lot of energy to this game. Hamilton missing a lot of key players. Rookie goalie was fantastic! Pickard saved LE bacon.
I don't know how people can be fans of AHL teams. One year your cheering for the Avs prospects, the next year everybody is gone and you have a brand new team. Then when an NHL'er gets injured your top player gets called up to replace him. Yes I'd still be a fan because hockey, but it seems difficult with all the changes in the AHL.
Isn't that similar to the WHL? You have constant roster turnover as well.
You don't constantly lose your goalie or top scorer because a better team has injuries. Your team does turnover every few years, but you don't have turnover like Lake Erie and San Antonio. Next year the team will be brand new.
Cousin Eddie
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Emotional night in St. John's last night. Winnipeg brought hockey back to our city and the fans fell in love with the team. Last night was their final game since Montreal will be here next year and they had an amazing tribute after the game
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To some degree, you just get used to that being life in the minors. Injuries at the top have that lousy trickle down effect, and it definitely does stink. Trades are another, when you might lose a top guy and not even get anyone but an ECHL callup in return.
The affiliation thing isn't much of a deal since it's not like those change on a yearly basis. As a Monsters fan this one will take some adapting since we have been with the Avs for eight years and have had quite a bit of roster carryover in recent years. But I always think of roster changes as more of a thing in the baseball low minors, where those clubs literally do have new groups of guys every season.
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Oh please, no. Please no.
I am quite displeased with this. Especially after reading all the game reports (thanks to many awesome posters on here) where they played inferior talent simply because they were veterans. Unless he has been instructed to play the youngsters and let them develop this is a terrible decision. We need a strong developmental coach that can help the young guys succeed and build that atmosphere of winning down in the AHL. Tampa has done a wonderful job of it, and that is a system we should be trying to emulate.
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I think San Antonio will be a good partnership but it disgusts me that we're bringing back Dean.
It was nice to see Hishon, Agozzino, Siemens, Bigras, Geertsen put in good ends to the season. Hope Vincour sticks around next year and stays healthy.
It was nice to see Hishon, Agozzino, Siemens, Bigras, Geertsen put in good ends to the season. Hope Vincour sticks around next year and stays healthy.
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He is the play by play guy for the Rampage. He would know.
There was no reason to announce Deaner coming back, but they did it anyway. Sadly, he will be the coach next year.
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That's incredibly disappointing. More mediocrity from our AHL franchise to ensue. Roy has to know guys in the Q that would like a shot at being an AHL head coach.
RockLobster
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Still holding out hope that over the Summer there could be changes...(even though I agree with you, that it's not likely)
captaincheese
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Enjoy it. I'm going to miss having AHL hockey for 20 bucks a ticket. Really sucked when LE moved divisions though, I would goto all the games that the Bulldogs played LE.
tigervixxxen
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Thought this article on Heard was interesting. Sounds to me like he doesn't expect to be back. Heard has joined Meurs and the Komets for their playoff run. They are up 2-0 and Will had a shutout last game.
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150420/SPORTS/150429955
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150420/SPORTS/150429955
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Wouldn't be surprised if he signed for the Marlies in the offseason if we let him go. I still don't expect him to ever even be a 4th liner though, he just doesn't have the skill level. Good read though, glad he's at least having a good ride with the Komets once away from Dean. It would have been far better if he had just stayed down there all year.
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