All Things AHL 2018-2019

[shpongle falls]

Man what a rough year for the Rampage, I hope the Kyrou injury isn't too bad.

 

[mk80]

Wow they've had a really tough year overall. I don't like hearing Kyrou is out for the season with them (or any of the players for that matter) hopefully his recovery time would allow him to come up for our playoff run after their regular season ends.

Rampage fans what is your assessment of Bannister and his coaching staff? I know it's his first year so what have you seen from him as the bench boss this season.

 

[Coach Nate]

Do they have any forwards left? Kostin gonna get 30 minutes/night.

He probably would if he was any good, but...here we are.

 

[Coach Nate]

Wow they've had a really tough year overall. I don't like hearing Kyrou is out for the season with them (or any of the players for that matter) hopefully his recovery time would allow him to come up for our playoff run after their regular season ends.

Rampage fans what is your assessment of Bannister and his coaching staff? I know it's his first year so what have you seen from him as the bench boss this season.

They were really slow to adjust at the beginning of the season which killed them. They made good adjustments in December, but honestly, the team just wasnt good enough.

They rode Binnington as long as they could, then he was called up, and the injuries hit and now they are a team of 4th liners just trying to not be embarrassed on a nightly basis.

The defense went from awful, to decent, to bad again. The forwards are one dimensional outside of Kyrou, and the goalies (other than Binner) have been trash.

I think he is a fine coach. Hopefully, they get him a team next season that can execute in the O-Zone and not consistently miss assignments in the D-Zone

 

[Zamadoo]

Kaspick and Foley being out for so long sure didn't help their offense, not to mention Blais and MacEachern moving up.

Hopefully Army makes some college free agent signings and maybe a couple veteran signings to help them out next year.

Edit: Should also mention Toropchenko will be a good addition.

 

[Jessica]

Here is the link to bid on some Chimuelos Jerseys and 2 goalie helmets (Binnington and Husso).

Chimuelos auction

Chimuelos Jersey Auction
Jared Coreau $2000
Niko Mikkola $1400
Jordan Schmaltz $1200
Tyler Wotherspoon $1250
Mitch Reinke $1400
Joey LaLeggia $1500
Tanner Kaspick $1050
Adam Musil $1250
Bobby MacIntyre $1050
Jake Walman $1200
Charlie Sampair $1000
Stephen Perfetto $1000
Ryan Olsen $1050
Nolan Stevnes $1100
Total for just military= $17,450
T-Bone $2000 (Goes to a different charity that helps children with cancer)
Total overall raised for the two different charities= $19,450

 

[execwrite1]

That's what we're looking for.

Klim Kostin scored late in the third period to force overtime and Jake Walman converted the game-winner to lift the San Antonio Rampage to a 4-3 victory against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at the AT&T Center.

 

[Blueston]

That's what we're looking for.

Klim Kostin scored late in the third period to force overtime and Jake Walman converted the game-winner to lift the San Antonio Rampage to a 4-3 victory against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at the AT&T Center.

That is his 2nd goal this week since I tore into him on here. You're welcome.

 

[execwrite1]

That is his 2nd goal this week since I tore into him on here. You're welcome.

Keep up the good work - time to attack Walman next

 

[Blueston]

Keep up the good work - time to attack Walman next

You mean the next Vanelli? Totally useless.

 

[EastonBlues22]

You mean the next Vanelli? Totally useless.

He had some pretty good tools and a lot of potential, but a lot of rough spots (which was completely understandable given the position shift shortly before he was drafted).

It wasn't beyond him to improve defensively, see his decision making improve, and start to use others around him better as he acclimated to the position. Sadly, he's 23 now and he hasn't really taken any big strides forward since college. You could even make the argument that he's getting worse. This was a really disappointing year for him.

 

[mk80]

They were really slow to adjust at the beginning of the season which killed them. They made good adjustments in December, but honestly, the team just wasnt good enough.

They rode Binnington as long as they could, then he was called up, and the injuries hit and now they are a team of 4th liners just trying to not be embarrassed on a nightly basis.

The defense went from awful, to decent, to bad again. The forwards are one dimensional outside of Kyrou, and the goalies (other than Binner) have been trash.

I think he is a fine coach. Hopefully, they get him a team next season that can execute in the O-Zone and not consistently miss assignments in the D-Zone

Thank you. I was assuming it was mostly the roster that was under performing, but just wanted to get word from fans like yourself.

 

[OSA]

Speaking of Vanelli, where is that guy this year? He has no information at all for this season on hockeydb

 

[ezcreepin]

Speaking of Vanelli, where is that guy this year? He has no information at all for this season on hockeydb

He's retired apparently. That draft was not a very good one overall, but the Blues busted on every pick in that draft. Nothing really to show for any of the players they drafted, though they only had 4 picks. If you want to count Carrier as an "ok" pick, I guess go ahead, but would he even make this team? I doubt it.

 

[Renard]

He had some pretty good tools and a lot of potential, but a lot of rough spots (which was completely understandable given the position shift shortly before he was drafted).

It wasn't beyond him to improve defensively, see his decision making improve, and start to use others around him better as he acclimated to the position. Sadly, he's 23 now and he hasn't really taken any big strides forward since college. You could even make the argument that he's getting worse. This was a really disappointing year for him.

I saw him in the prospect camp a couple of years ago, and he was impressive. But he was unproductive in his time with the Wolves, and the thought was that maybe he wasn't being handled properly. Unfortunately, he hasn't shown much in San Antonio either.

Maybe another year with San Antonio will do the trick.

 

[execwrite1]

He had some pretty good tools and a lot of potential, but a lot of rough spots (which was completely understandable given the position shift shortly before he was drafted).

It wasn't beyond him to improve defensively, see his decision making improve, and start to use others around him better as he acclimated to the position. Sadly, he's 23 now and he hasn't really taken any big strides forward since college. You could even make the argument that he's getting worse. This was a really disappointing year for him.

I wonder if the Blues would consider switching Walman back to a forward?

 

[ezcreepin]

I wonder if the Blues would consider switching Walman back to a forward?

Would be interesting to see, but I doubt they try to move him back.

 

[PiggySmalls]

I wonder if the Blues would consider switching Walman back to a forward?

I would consider it. He wasnt a D Man until he went to Providence.

 

[EastonBlues22]

That would pretty much doom Walman's career.

You can't waste all that development time in college and the AHL, then essentially start over from scratch at...what? 23? 24?

There's no turning back now. The only way is (not at) forward.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Rebuild.

 

[execwrite1]

Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick earned his second AHL win on Saturday after making 32 saves on 35 shots faced. He has started the last three games, marking his heaviest workload so far this season with the Rampage. He recorded a .896 save percentage during that span.

 

[ezcreepin]

Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick earned his second AHL win on Saturday after making 32 saves on 35 shots faced. He has started the last three games, marking his heaviest workload so far this season with the Rampage. He recorded a .896 save percentage during that span.

eww

 

[EXTRAS]

Did klim kostin get healthy scratched tonight?

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Did klim kostin get healthy scratched tonight?

Wouldn't be surprised. He's been very unimpressive.

 

[execwrite1]

Rampage signed Ben Duffy to a PTO. Interesting guy - once long ago he was quite a prospect.

Duffy, 27, has tallied 26 goals and 63 points in 70 games with the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals this season. The Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia native has 15 games of AHL experience, recording two assists with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2013-14. Over the past six seasons, Duffy has played in the AHL, ECHL, the AlpsHL in Central Europe, and collegiate hockey in Canada. He led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in scoring in 2012-13 with the Prince Edward Island Rocket.