hb12xchamps
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Another win for Sammy and another goal from Barber. LV won again too so still sitting in 5th
Speculation: Minor League Affiliates (Hershey Bears, SC Stingrays) - summer 2018 to summer 2019
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peterthegreat12
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I would really like to see the Caps make room for Barber.
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So—- wave the white flag and not even try to defend the actual Stanley Cup Trophy?
Team sucks? Is that it?
Good Lord.
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Great highlights. Team seems to be gelling and always great to see young players having fun and success.
Love the smile on Vanacek's face. Looks like a good teammate. Hope he gets a shot in the bigs somewhere if not with the Caps.
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hb12xchamps
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Bears went with 7 D and 11 Forwards last night to get Geisser some playing time. It was Geisser’s birthday and his parents were in town so a nice little gesture. I thought he played fairly well but ultimately his ice time diminished as the game went on. The D pairs were kind of all over the place outside of Ness-Lewington.
Hobbs had a petty lazy play that led to a breakaway goal for WBS. He was on the ice for a long time and was tired and threw a low percentage shot right into traffic that was immediately blocked and passed out of the zone for a breakaway.
Siegenthaler seemed to be disinterested. He wasn’t at the compete level that other guys were and he had a brutal play in the third. Went to step to a guy and completely got walked which led to a WBS goal.
You wouldn’t be able to tell that Johansen was out for a few months. Pretty solid game overall. His ability to lead a breakout and transition into the offensive zone is very, very good. Probably the second best on the team besides Ness.
Vitek was solid in net. Made 3 or 4 breakaway saves during the course of the game. He had to be solid early because Hershey came out pretty flat and gave up about 15 shots in the first period. Ultimately ends up stoping everyone in the shootout for the win.
Gersich uses his speed really well but he spends way to much time on his back side. He was knocked over during board battles or just flat out fell on his own a ton. He really needs to add muscle to have any impact in the NHL. Gets pushed around way too much. His line (Gersich-Megna-Pinho) is very very fast and they are an annoyance to the opposing team. Their ability to use their speed and to backcheck gets guys very frustrated. Pinho doesn’t put up points or generate a ton of offense but I think he could make the NHL as a bottom 6 forward.
Pilon quietly had a good game. He just does a lot of little things very well and the coaching staff continues to give him and Malenstyn more ice time. I’d like to see Pilon given some PK minutes but Hershey has an abundance of forwards who are solid penalty killers. Malenstyn is the generic brand version of Tom Wilson. Uses his speed and throws his body around and doesn’t shy away from anyone. He’s also developing into one of Hershey’s top penalty killers. His offensive game continues to improve and I wouldn’t be shocked to see him compete for a bottom six role next season. Easily Hershey’s unsung hero this season
Hobbs had a petty lazy play that led to a breakaway goal for WBS. He was on the ice for a long time and was tired and threw a low percentage shot right into traffic that was immediately blocked and passed out of the zone for a breakaway.
Siegenthaler seemed to be disinterested. He wasn’t at the compete level that other guys were and he had a brutal play in the third. Went to step to a guy and completely got walked which led to a WBS goal.
You wouldn’t be able to tell that Johansen was out for a few months. Pretty solid game overall. His ability to lead a breakout and transition into the offensive zone is very, very good. Probably the second best on the team besides Ness.
Vitek was solid in net. Made 3 or 4 breakaway saves during the course of the game. He had to be solid early because Hershey came out pretty flat and gave up about 15 shots in the first period. Ultimately ends up stoping everyone in the shootout for the win.
Gersich uses his speed really well but he spends way to much time on his back side. He was knocked over during board battles or just flat out fell on his own a ton. He really needs to add muscle to have any impact in the NHL. Gets pushed around way too much. His line (Gersich-Megna-Pinho) is very very fast and they are an annoyance to the opposing team. Their ability to use their speed and to backcheck gets guys very frustrated. Pinho doesn’t put up points or generate a ton of offense but I think he could make the NHL as a bottom 6 forward.
Pilon quietly had a good game. He just does a lot of little things very well and the coaching staff continues to give him and Malenstyn more ice time. I’d like to see Pilon given some PK minutes but Hershey has an abundance of forwards who are solid penalty killers. Malenstyn is the generic brand version of Tom Wilson. Uses his speed and throws his body around and doesn’t shy away from anyone. He’s also developing into one of Hershey’s top penalty killers. His offensive game continues to improve and I wouldn’t be shocked to see him compete for a bottom six role next season. Easily Hershey’s unsung hero this season
I've been saying this about Gersich since college.
Also I've seen quite a bit of Pinho and am really surprised he hasn't gotten a legit shot yet. He is fast and smart. He and Gersich are real shit disturber type players that drive the other team crazy.
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francaisvolantsparis
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Another outstanding game by Samsonov. It is impressive how one players production can completely change the teams performances.
I did a comparison for all goalies from the same division since Christmas. No surprise Samsonov is literally destroying all AHL multiyear experienced goalies. Good news for Vanecek too. He continue to produce at exact same level as he did before and is only 10% away from the top 50% of AHL goalies. It will be nice to see Vitek with Bears for some more years. For Samsonov it is time to back-up Holtby in the future NHL play-off games.
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I did a comparison for all goalies from the same division since Christmas. No surprise Samsonov is literally destroying all AHL multiyear experienced goalies. Good news for Vanecek too. He continue to produce at exact same level as he did before and is only 10% away from the top 50% of AHL goalies. It will be nice to see Vitek with Bears for some more years. For Samsonov it is time to back-up Holtby in the future NHL play-off games.
| Player | Team | GP | SV% | Potential |
| Ilya Samsonov | Hershey Bears | 12 | 0,938 | NHL Hall of Fame |
| Zane McIntyre | Providence Bruins | 14 | 0,93 | NHL Back-up |
| Alex Lyon | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | 13 | 0,926 | AHL Starter |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | Charlotte Checkers | 15 | 0,924 | AHL Starter |
| Chris Driedger | Springfield Thunderbirds | 8 | 0,915 | AHL Starter |
| Tristan Jarry | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 14 | 0,908 | AHL Starter |
| Christopher Gibson | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 17 | 0,906 | AHL Starter |
| Dan Vladar | Providence Bruins | 7 | 0,908 | AHL Back-up |
| Marek Mazanec | Hartford Wolf Pack | 8 | 0,908 | AHL Back-up |
| Vitek Vanecek | Hershey Bears | 9 | 0,903 | AHL Back-up |
| Dustin Tokarski | Hartford Wolf Pack | 8 | 0,894 | AHL Back-up |
| Jeremy Smith | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 14 | 0,89 | AHL Back-up |
| Samuel Montembeault | Springfield Thunderbirds | 17 | 0,888 | AHL Back-up |
| Michael Hutchinson | Springfield Thunderbirds | 9 | 0,887 | ECHL |
| Scott Darling | Charlotte Checkers | 8 | 0,878 | ECHL |
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Holtbyisms
Matt Irwin is a legit talent
I lol'ed....*cough*
On a more serious note, great win for the Bears yesterday. They've got Lehigh again in about an hour, a win would put them into a playoff spot with a game in hand on Lehigh.
Can't even begin to describe how far Samsonov has come since the beginning of the season. Just before Sgarbossa scored the Bears first goal on the PP he made a tremendous save on a 2 on 1 that sprung the Bears back the other way. Shortly after they entered the zone after that save the Bears scored. He also made an incredible reactionary save with about 15 seconds to go and kept the game 2-2 to send it into overtime. Sammy was incredible in the shootout and stopped all three shooters. The first two guys he just out waited them until they basically had nothing left. He stayed with them so well they basically ran out of room. The third one was however a super flashy right pad full extension save to seal the victory after Sgarbossa scored the only shootout goal in the top half of the third round.
Both Bears goals came on the PP (nice to see after some recent PP struggles) and both were assisted by Barber and Ness. Megna had the other one on a nice wrist shot from the point from Barber. Megna was in front and deflected it home. Barber was looking for the deflection on the shot, smart play by him instead of trying to fire it home.
Points in 14 straight games is outrageous. I don't even know what's happening.
Really love for them to find a way into the playoffs, I think it'll be great for all the young guys to get some of that playoff experience like so much of our current core in DC has. Some playoff success would be even more awesome. Fingers crossed! Go Bears!Bear win, the Bears win!!! 4-3 in regulation!!
Phantoms loss (Hart) is the Bears gain (Brian Elliot).
Phantoms loss (Hart) is the Bears gain (Brian Elliot).
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hb12xchamps
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This team tied a 76 year old franchise record for consecutive games with a point at 15 games. They have won 9 games in a row! What a fantastic turnaround for the kids in chocolatetown!
Edit: They’ve actually won 9 games in a row
Edit: They’ve actually won 9 games in a row
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What’s really insane? 14-0-1 for 29pts isn’t even the best streak going in the AHL.
Bakersfield is 15-0 during the same. 30pts. Wild how streaky that league is.
In other news, not only is Hershey inside the playoff bubble now...they are 3rd in their division. Tied with Providence for 3rd but with a game in hand.
Bridgeport is only 6ts up in 2nd, and they have played 3 more games than Hershey. So 2nd in their division is a very real option if they keep winning.
hb12xchamps
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It’s crazy that the 08-09 or the 09-10 Hershey teams didn’t have a streak like this with how dominant they were.
This truly is a remarkable run considering Hershey was in the bottom 3 of the AHL standings at one point. Now they’re in a position to maybe acquire another goal scorer and make a serious playoff run
I wish AJF was still over here, and that Shumakov had also stuck around. Would be a nice couple added forwards
hb12xchamps
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AJF seemed to fit in with the guys when he was here but Shumakov just didn’t work out. He didn’t do well in Springfield either so his game just didn’t translate well.
Maybe AJF returns if his Swedish team gets bounced or doesn’t make playoffs? No clue how they are doing
Hats off to the coaching staff and the players for grinding and keeping it together through a rough start.
francaisvolantsparis
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And the goalie, who will be in the NHL HoF soon!
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