Series Talk: Iowa vs MKE (AHL Playoffs)

[Wabit]

Rookies have played a key part in Iowa's success, with Mason Shaw tallying 33 points in 76 games. Will Bitten 13 goals, 29 points), Louie Belpedio (six goals from the blueline), Dmitry Sokolov (16 goals), Mitch McLain (20 points) and Gerry Fitzgerald (12 goals) have also had nice first-year campaigns.

On the backend, Brennan Menell has been Iowa's best two-way defenseman, finishing second on the club with 42 assists while scoring just two goals. He was a plus-10 during the regular season, second-best among all Iowa defensemen.

Half of Belpedio's goals have come on the power play, while Carson Soucy and Matt Bartkowski have been regulars that have combined to post a plus-17.

All season, rookie Kaapo Kahkonen and veteran Andrew Hammond have split time between the posts, with Kahkonen appearing at the AHL All-Star Game back in January.

Lets go Baby Wild!

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[16thOverallSaveUs]

We’ll probably win this. Teams were really close this year and we added the trio

 

[BigT2002]

This is Iowa's first time in the playoffs?? Woah.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

This is Iowa's first time in the playoffs?? Woah.

Haven’t they only been there for 3 or 4 years?

 

[Wabit]

Haven’t they only been there for 3 or 4 years?

13-14 season was the first one in Iowa.

This is Iowa's first time in the playoffs?? Woah.

They made the Playoffs when they were the Houston Aeros.

 

[2Pair]

Mr. Worldwide? Love it

 

[BigT2002]

They made the Playoffs when they were the Houston Aeros.

Guess I'm confused why they wouldn't include those playoffs? I mean I knew they were in Houston before, but the whole team relocated. Not like this was a completely new franchise.

 

[123TripleDoge]

Wish I could watch

 

[Bazeek]

4-0 Baby Wild with 5 minutes left in the 2nd. Seems to be going well so far.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

NHLers not doing much either. Just Kunin with an assist.

 

[Digitalbooya]

NHLers not doing much either. Just Kunin with an assist.

The rest of the forwards get bumped down creating matchup issues for Milwaukee. Hope to see the trio start producing.

 

[Bazeek]

6-0, including a Kunin goal from Donato and Greenway. We're getting into war crime territory.

Edit: 7-0 just as I post that. Someone call the UN.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Anybody know what the lines and pairings are?

 

[2Pair]

Anybody know what the lines and pairings are?

 

[SupremeNachos]

Well that was a good old fashion whooping.

 

[Wabit]

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[Wabit]

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[Wabit]

And the extra point for 7.

 

[DANOZ28]

was sokolov a healthy scratch?

 

[Nharris31]

was sokolov a healthy scratch?

Yes

 

[Goose312]

was sokolov a healthy scratch?

He has been scratched since Donato-Kunin-Greenway arrived in Iowa.

 

[Engebretson]

Touchdown Baby Wild!

That 2nd line was doing some work on Easter.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

Touchdown Baby Wild!

That 2nd line was doing some work on Easter.

i wonder how much freedom that 2nd line gets now with greenway kunin and donato taking the main focus of teams.

 

[57special]

Is Sokolov's problem just that he is lazy? Or is he stupid? He has enough physical talent to play in the NHL - certainly the AHL.

 

[Wabit]

Is Sokolov's problem just that he is lazy? Or is he stupid? He has enough physical talent to play in the NHL - certainly the AHL.

An entire line came in from the NHL so it was a choice between Bitten and Sokolov as the 2nd line RW and Bitten plays a better 2-way game. They went with age/experience for the bottom-6 wings for G1 (the youngest was 25 yo).