We desperately need some good news around here so here it is. Despite being rattled by injuries and callups, the Amerks are still winning and have just punched their playoff ticket. They are the 5th team in the AHL to clinch a playoff spot and currently sit 1 point behind Syracuse for 1st in the North Division. Seeding is not set in stone however, the Amerks play Syracuse three more times before the end of the season including a home and home next weekend.
For those of you that don't hang out in the Amerks thread and might not know, I do my best to stream every Amerks game when I can so you can catch the games there. I'll be doing the same for the playoffs when I'm not going to the games heh, which tickets for will go on sale in probably 2 weeks or so. Amerks playoff tickets are traditionally 15-30 bucks so those looking to go won't have to worry about expensive tickets. Their opponent in the playoffs could be one of three teams as the 4th seed is still very much up in the air. Those teams are Toronto, Cleveland, and Belleville (who the Amerks traditionally don't do well against). As the NHL season comes to in end in a week you can expect Pilut, Olofsson, Nylander, and Borgen to come back and be a major boost for the playoffs. We're hoping Zach Redmond will be fully recovered by then as well.