The Florida Panthers signed Victor Oreskovich to a contract on October 9th and he’s finally been cleared to play. He has not practiced with the team since the end of the preseason so it will be interesting to see if he plays on Friday night. Could he really be any worst than Andrew Sweetland or …
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Jimmy Bonneau is on his way back to Rochester (according to his profile on Facebook) after being released a week ago. The Amerks have seven games remaining for the month of October. The team plays Syracuse twice and also plays Binghamton twice, two teams known for playing a physical and tough game. This brings up …
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In a somewhat surprising move today the Florida Panthers sent Shawn Matthias back to Rochester on Wednesday. All signs and reports (that I had read) out of Florida seemed to indicate he was playing well and earned a spot with the big club. The Rochester Americans have a great roster and Matthias makes it even …
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If the Amerks can continue the style of game they played on Monday night they should be able to start winning some fans back into the building. Everyone scored who is supposed to score. The four goals were scored by Chris Taylor, Graham Mink, Jeff Taffe, and Michal Repik. Four players that are here for …
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Tonights game is simple, the Amerks need to win. That’s it. No other outcome will be acceptable. There’s been talks about the team not having had a full week of practice together. The fact that Taffe, Repik, and Duco were late to joining the team. That may have been the case for some sloppy play …
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Jason Garrison was reassigned to the Rochester Americans today. The Florida Panthers had called him up to fill in for Bryan Allen in Saturdays Panthers game against the New Jersey Devils. Garrison had 12:19 in ice time during Saturday nights Panthers vs Devils game. The Devils won 3-2. The Amerks defense missed Garrison on Saturday …
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The easiest thing to do is just say it, the Amerks were destroyed in Albany on Saturday night. They were slow, they were rarely able to generate consistent offense, and they looked tired. There’s no excuses. The team should have been going off the momentum of Friday nights win and carried into Saturday. Instead it …
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The Florida Panthers recalled Jason Garrison today. He played in Friday nights 5-2 Amerks win over the Lake Erie Monsters and had one assist in the game. Peter Aston will likely be the sixth defenseman for the Amerks tonight in Albany. The Panthers also reassigned goalie Alexander Salak to the Rochester Americans. Salak played in …
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The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters in a rematch of last weeks opening night contest The Amerks won the game off of a strong performance in net from Tyler Plante as well as five goals scored by the offense. Waitaminute… Strong goaltending and five goals leads to a a win. I don’t think …
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The Amerks have three games in four nights coming up and we’ll get the chance to see what this team is made of. Last weekend some key players were missing that will be back. Here’s my guesses for changes in the lineup this weekend: Out of the lineup: Matt Duffy, Dan Collins, Peter Aston, Jimmy …
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The Florida Panthers announced on Thursday that they have agreed to terms with RW Victor Oreskovich on a two way contract. Oreskovich has been in Rochester waiting for the contract to be finalized and is now waiting for visa issues to be cleared up so that he can play. Oreskovich had retired from hockey in …
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The Amerks announced on Wednesday that they released forward Jimmy Bonneau from his PTO contract after only one regular season game. It’s probably safe to assume that management was unhappy with his performance during the home opener against the Lake Erie Monsters. There were a number of players who did not perform well during that …
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