Tag:Transactions
Oreskovich Called up to Fill in for Bitz
The Florida Panthers host the Nashville Predators and have called up Victor Oreskovich from the Rochester Americans to play. Byron Bitz is out with an elbow injury which is why Oreskovich got the call. In 34 games with the Amerks this season Oreskovich has six goals and nine assists. He spent most of the first …
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Roy and Fitzpatrick Injured, Hotham Back In for Amerks
Newly acquired Mathieu Roy hurt his left ankle on Tuesday morning during practice and did not make the trip to Cleveland. Roy hurt himself as I was taking a walk from the seats to the back hallway so I didn’t catch what happened but he appeared to be in some pain when I saw him …
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Weekend Recap: Two Losses, A Goalie Scored and Steiner Sent to Reading
The Amerks lost two games on the road this weekend and sent Daniel Steiner back to Reading. That’s the weekend in one sentence. I took the weekend off from watching Amerks hockey and apparently I did not miss all that much but felt the need to write a recap of the weekend. ** Daniel Steiner …
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Brady Calla Back to the Everblades
Chances are you didn’t even realize he was here, but Brady Calla is going back to the Florida Everblades. He was called up last weekend to be an extra warm body. Thanks to Woody over at the NDN Blades Blog for the breaking news. All sarcasm aside, Calla will have his work cut out for …
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Repik Returns to Amerks Lineup
The Amerks are heading into the final stretch of the season in a race with the Abbotsford Heat for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Florida Panthers returned Michal Repik to the Rochester Americans on Thursday and his speed and scoring touch will be a big help. In 48 games …
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Amerks Roster Set for Run at the Playoffs; Repik Up
The only roster move on Wednesday was Michal Repik being called up to the Florida Panthers. There were no clear day roster moves to help toughen up the blue line. There had been talk by Amerks and Panthers management that they wanted to make a change or two but as it turns out nothing happened. …
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Repik Sent Back, Roy Out Another Week
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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Panthers Acquire Mathieu Roy for Amerks, Too Bad He's Injured
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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Panthers Call Up Keaton Ellerby, Seidenberg Trade Likely
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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Actions of Panthers Will Speak for Themselves on Deadline Day
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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Beware Amerks Fans, Panthers Start Trading
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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Panthers Call Up Repik, Matthias, Calla and Beckford-Tseu
The Florida Panthers are returning to practice today to prepare for their first game following the Olympic break and in order to do that they needed some players. Bad news for the Amerks. Probably gone for the weekend and near future the Amerks have lost Michal Repik and Shawn Matthias. For some help on offense …
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