Short and sweet, the run for the playoffs starts this weekend. There’s no more excuses. There’s no time left to blame road trips or even personal gripes with anyone. With only 18 games remaining it’s time to see what this Amerks team is capable of and that includes the coaching staff and players. The North …
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A bit of good news for Fridays game against the Adirondack Phantoms is that the Panthers have sent Michal Repik back to the Rochester Americans. Repik played in two games for the Panthers during his latest promotion. Repik is currently fifth on the Amerks in scoring with 19 goals and 19 assists in 45 games. …
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The Amerks have struggled in a number of areas for most of the season, the one area they’ve needed improvement on since day one has been defense. That’s something the Amerks management has talked to the Panthers about and prior to the trade deadline the Panthers made a move. They traded prospect Matt Rust for …
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Randy Sexton met with the media in Florida today to talk about trade deadline day and according to him the Rochester Americans have got things back on track. Sexton commented on the Amerks being 4-1-1 in their past six games and also said that the goal tending has gotten better. Interesting. Let me put my …
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Amazing what changes in a short amount of time. Keaton Ellerby was just here and got the call that his flight leaves in less than an hour for Florida. The Panthers calling him up for help on defense is probably a sign that Seidenberg will be traded today. The way Ellerby has played has been …
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Walking into Amerks practice expecting to see a key player or two missing and on their way to the Florida Panthers but so far that’s not the case. With the talks of Florida trading Vokoun or Seidenberg I was expecting to see Alexander Salak and Keaton Ellerby missing, but they are still in the building. …
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The NHL trade deadline is at 3pm and the entire Florida Panthers organization has sunk into another few years of “rebuilding.” The Panthers have already traded Jordan Leopold and Dominic Moore for draft picks, one pick in 2010 and one in 2011. Jason Garrison was called up to the Amerks to replace Leopold and Shawn …
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If you’re looking for something hockey related to do tonight, March 2, you can join the hosts of The Blue Line radio show at 7pm at 6 pockets tonight along with special guest, Amerks legend Scott Metcalfe. Seth and Matt from The Blue Line will be there to play a little bubble hockey, eat some …
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The NHL trade deadline is on Wednesday and the sell off of the Florida Panthers has started and it will have an impact on the Rochester Americans. The next few days we’ll get a better idea of whether or not the Panthers have any intentions of helping the Amerks make a run for the Calder …
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When Jeff Taffe, Jamie Johnson, and Mike York find ways to put points on the boards it’s pretty much a given that the Rochester Americans will find a way to win. Taffe scored two goals including the game winner, Johnson had one goal and one assist, and Mike York assisted on all four goals scored. …
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Short and sweet… USA vs Canada starting at 3pm on the scoreboard at Blue Cross Arena followed by the Amerks vs Senators starting at 6:30pm. It’ll be a fun day of hockey in downtown Rochester. The video quality may not be the best on the arena scoreboard but it’s the experience that will be fun. …
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The Rochester Americans finally broke their Friday night curse with a home win against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Their previous home win on a Friday night dated back to November 27th. That’s about the time the season took a slump, slide, or you could even call it evening out. A Friday night win gets a …
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