Rochester Americans and Jacksonville Icemen 2023-2024 PLAYOFF Thread; Game 5 - 7:00 pm EDT, May 10th

[sabremike]

Mood:

 

[Digable5]

What the heck happened? I left during the 2nd intermission down 3-0 to help my daughter who has friends over, and when I come back I find them tied in OT. Then, just as I get the volume up to tune in again we score the winner. That was insane.

 

[Beerz]

They've got 6 days to rest up. Gotta love AHL scheduling.

That's absolutely idiotic

 

[Chainshot]

They scored just as I was walking in the door. I was about 30 seconds behind on the feed when @Gabrielor PM'd me "Those MFers did it!" so I figured I had better listen to find out if it was good as I expected or bad as I feared.

 

[oldgoalie]

How did Levi play after that’s 62 shots against game?

 

[Chainshot]

I see the King of Prague with three helpers.

 

[Zman5778]

I take full credit for the win. I turned it off and the Amerks score 4 in a row. All me.

 

[Chainshot]

I take full credit for the win. I turned it off and the Amerks score 4 in a row. All me.

Way to take one for the team Z.

 

[Ace]

I’d like to know what was said between the second and third periods. Because they have been outplayed for like…the whole week until then

 

[Chainshot]

Neuchev, hype man:

 

[Jacob582]

How did Levi play after that’s 62 shots against game?

He's a beast

 

[Chainshot]

 

[TheStorm]

hip hip hurrayy

 

[Chainshot]

 

[dortt]

6 days between a game 4 and game 5?

This league is less serious than the NHL!

do the playoffs last until august or something?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Neuchev, hype man:

If the team doesn’t sign von Barnekow-Lofberg, he’ll be my favourite prospect.

 

[RoyalOverNavy]

6 days between a game 4 and game 5?

This league is less serious than the NHL!

do the playoffs last until august or something?

I get your point, and I'm on your side. However, I believe there are couple of things at play for which I have some sympathy.

The least sympathy I have is for the large playoff fields, which skew playoff schedules across all divisions (see Cleveland and Belleville, who will play Game Three on Tuesday night). I believe one reason so many AHL teams qualify is that NHL teams want their prospects getting a taste of playoff hockey (see Devon Levi).

It all adds up to a big mess schedule-wise until the divisional quarterfinal and semifinal rounds conclude. Things will settle into a more normal routine after that.

Were I in charge, only four teams per division would make the playoffs. As much sense as that might make to me and others, AHL teams owners would surely push back for the reason I have the most sympathy -- home games.

Selling tickets is hugely important to AHL teams. I would anticipate/hope a Friday night Game Five draws a minimum of 8K to Blue Cross Arena. That would be a big deal, especially when Game Five looked so unlikely heading into the third period of Game Four.

And if the playoffs do last until August, let's hope our Amerks are still involved. That will make for a fun summer.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Dubi Doo]

I take full credit for the win. I turned it off and the Amerks score 4 in a row. All me.

Pretty sure it was a collective effort. The hockey gods felt a slight shift in the force, and noticed 10 Amerks fans on an internet forum had all but given up on their team.

 

[Ace]

I was never that worried. The Amerks only play two types of games.

Get up multiple goals and blow the lead and head to OT

Get down multiple goals and come back and head to OT

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Was Ostlund a healthy scratch in the last game ? Or injured?

 

[Chainshot]

Was Ostlund a healthy scratch in the last game ? Or injured?

Scratched undeservedly.

 

[Matt Ress]

Amerks with a big elimination comeback win and the laffs lose in game 7. Let's take 4 days to enjoy it