Tag:Alexander Nylander
Amerks Notes: Moulson, Nylander and Ullmark Practices Faceoffs
The biggest news of the week was the Sabres placing Matt Moulson on waivers for the purpose of assignment. Once he cleared there was no immediate announcement that he was assigned to the Amerks which was a sign something else was in the works. It was announced a few hours after clearing that Moulson was …
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Amerks Notes, Botterill Talks Nylander and Ullmark and Johansson Returns
The Amerks are heading to Binghamton today after defeating them on Friday night in a massive 10-3 win. The last time the Amerks had scored 10 goals in a game was December 16, 2016. [ Read our Friday Night Recap ] **** Goaltender Jonas Johansson played in his first game of the season on Friday …
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Amerks Win and Score 10 Goals for the First Time Since 2006
It’s all about how you come back from previous games. The Rochester Americans rebounded in a big way winning 10-3 against the Binghamton Devils after being shutout 5-0 by the same team last Saturday. On Wednesday night the Amerks lost in overtime in a back and forth game losing 6-5. The team played 60 minutes …
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Amerks Lose Second in a Row on the Road
The Syracuse Crunch are near the bottom of the league in the standings, they’re a young team but they looked like a league leading team on Wednesday night against the Rochester Americans. Dennis Yan went coast to coast in overtime to lead the Crunch to a 6-5 win. It was a high scoring back and …
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Scouting Report – 11/17/2017 – Alexander Nylandar
Friday’s Military Appreciation Night clash against the Wolf Pack marked the second consecutive impressive home victory for the Amerks. Though the headlines going in were all about the return of Evan Rodrigues and Alexander Nylander, CJ smith stole the show with a massive night featuring two goals and two assists. Blackwell also impressed for the …
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Amerks Won Again; A Suspension and Defensive Depth
Another game, another win and two more points in the standings after the Amerks held off the Hartford Wolf Pack to win 4-2 on Friday night. Seven players earned points on the score sheet:Â CJ Smith (2G / 2A) Fashing (1G) Guhle (1G) Blackwell (2A) Nylander (1A) Percy (1A) Atwal (1A). The Amerks had a 3-1 …
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Amerks Game Day Notes: Relying on Depth, Return of Rodrigues and Nylander
The road to winning hockey games in The AHL is all about depth. Injuries and roster moves are the only things that stay constant especially for the Rochester Americans. There was seven roster moves on Thursday. Two players to the Sabres (Kyle Criscuolo and Casey Nelson), one player from the Sabres (Nick Baptiste), two players …
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Nylander is Excited to Play Tonight and Work on Getting Back to the NHL
Where in the world is Alexander Nylander? That’s the question that was asked on an almost daily basis since he was injured on September 8 in a prospects game vs New Jersey Devils. The initial diagnosis was day to day, which soon turned into week to week, and then he vanished until we spotted him …
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Amerks Game Day: Roster Notes, Players Caring, Road vs Home Results
The Amerks are on the ice tonight vs Binghamton Devils for the first of ten games between the two teams this season. Four of the Amerks next six games are against Binghamton as well. One familiar name on the Devils roster is former Amerks forward Tim Kennedy. This’ll be the first game back in the …
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Updates on Injuries, Roster Moves and a Suspension
Today turned out to be a busier day than usual with moves and updates. They can usually be summed up in one or two tweets but today needs some longer explanations. Roster Moves: Sabres sent Justin Bailey back to the Amerks. He has been up with the Sabres since early October having played seven games …
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Alexander Nylander Returns to the Ice
Top Sabres prospect Alexander Nylander was expected to have a strong Sabres camp followed by some big minutes in an Amerks uniform before a “lower body” injury took him down on September 8th. This was the first time we’ve spotted Nylander skating but was informed (after the below tweets) that he’s already been on the …
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Gameday Notes and Quotes: Amerks Need A Repeat Performance
The Amerks are back at home tonight for the second game of a home and home with Laval Rocket, the farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. The Amerks won a 5-2 game on Wednesday night in Laval. An early unfortunate bounce gave the Rocket an early lead but the Amerks didn’t back off. Chris Taylor …
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