[GDT] Flames vs Amerks - Saturday Jan 31 @ 5:00pm (MST)

[Drury18]

Adirondack Flames (23-16-3-1) vs Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres) (18-25-1-0)

#14 - Mark Cundari

Mark Cundari, a Defenceman from Toronto, ON, is an undrafted player who signed with the St Louis Blues after being passed over in the 2008 Entry Draft and played for their AHL affiliate for 3 years before being traded to Calgary in 2013 with Reto Berra and a 2013 pick (Emile Poirier) for Jay Bouwmeester. Prior to joining the Blues organization, Cundari was a member of the OHL Windsor Spitfires for 4 years, winning two Memorial Cup championships with them in 2008-09 and 2009-10. In 2013, Cundari was selected to play in the AHL All-Star Game as a member of the Peoria Rivermen and he became the first player in 8 years to take a penalty during the game. That same season, he was traded and then called up to Calgary where he made his NHL debut on April 21st and scored a goal in his first game against the Minnesota Wild. He is currently signed to the Calgary Flames on a one year two-way deal and will become a RFA at the end of this season.

Game Notes:

• This is the 10th of 12 meetings this season between the teams. They will play again on Feb 13th.
• Adirondack leads the season series 5-4 outscoring the Amerks 27-24.
• The Flames have lost 4 of their last 5 games; The Amerks have lost 3 of their last 5.
• Flames players looking to snap pointless streaks: Gillies (12 games), Cundari (9 games), Seiloff (8 games), Stevenson (6 games) and Agostino (4 games)

Roster Notes:

• DEL - Sven Baertschi (F), David Wolf (F) and Tyler Wotherspoon (D) - Called up to NHL Flames
• The Flames now have 15 forwards (13 healthy), 8 defencemen (8 healthy) and 3 goalies on the roster
• Scratches for Tonight: Setoguchi (Injured), Arnold (Injured), Sieloff (Healthy), Gillies (Healthy), Carr (Healthy) and Yonkman (Healthy)
• Starting Goalie: Ortio is expected to start

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 16th (out of 30 teams) with 50 points and 2nd in the North Division 4 points behind Utica.
• Overall PP is 8th in the AHL at 18.9 % (34/180). Home PP is 9th at 19.6%; Road PP is 16th at 18.1%
• Overall PK is 11th in the AHL at 84.9 % (152/179). Home PK is 17th at 83.0%; Road PK is 7th at 86.8%
• Poirier (F) is 5th in Rookie Points with 12G, 15A and 27 PTS
• Culkin (D) is tied for 3rd in Rookie PP Assists (10) and tied for 3rd in overall Defencemen PP Assists (10)
• Ortio (G) is 5th for Wins (18) and 5th for Saves (756)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Arnold - 4G, 5A in 12GP - Injured
• Baertschi - 5G, 12A in 22GP - Recalled to Calgary
• Culkin - 10A in 18GP
• Granlund - 4G, 3A in 6GP
• Hanowski - 1G, 3A in 5GP
• Poirier - 7G, 8A in 16GP
• Potter - 5A in 7GP
• Wolf - 7G, 2A in 6 GP - Recalled to Calgary

Injuries:

• Devin Setoguchi (Sports Hernia Surgery) - Out for Season
• Bill Arnold (Separated Shoulder) - Out 1-2 Months

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=183

Preview from the Rochester Americans : http://www.amerks.com/preview.asp?gameID=20150131

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[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Gillies, Yonkman and Sieloff will be the scratches it appears. Carr wasn't on the ice. Could that mean he was (finally) sent down?

[Drury18]

I saw a correction saying Carr was out there.

It appears that they don't know where they parked the Carr.

(Caged Great is going to start throwing shoes again...)

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Originally Posted by Drury18

I saw a correction saying Carr was out there.

It appears that they don't know where they parked the Carr.

(Caged Great is going to start throwing shoes again...)

You're the worst person to have ever lived.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

You're the worst person to have ever lived.

Just......... the worst

[Drury18]

Warm-up Lines:

Hanowski-Shore-Van Brabant
Ferland-Granlund-Hathaway
Elson-Reinhart-Poirier
Agostino-Tousignant-McGrattan

Culkin-Potter
Cundari-Ramage
Stevenson-Acolatse

Beat reporter is also saying that Setoguchi has now been skating on his own the past few mornings before the main group.

[Scornfire]

So Carr won't start? in need of repairs? Probably for the best because he has a history of breaking down mid season

I wonder what he'd fetch in trade-in value

[Scornfire]

Interesting lines, a lot of talent spread out

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Scornfire

So Carr won't start? in need of repairs? Probably for the best because he has a history of breaking down mid season

I wonder what he'd fetch in trade-in value

I believe he also failed his out of state inspection as well. Might have to send him back to the shop and re-inspect later.

[Scornfire]

Originally Posted by Drury18

I believe he also failed his out of state inspection as well. Might have to send him back to the shop and re-inspect later.

Typical, hate it when our carr gets recalled

[Drury18]

Huska Interview:

Players only practiced Thursday and Friday because of All-Star Break and many players had left town. Thursday was to skate rust off, Friday was a high-tempo practice and working on defensive systems.

ECHL announcement has no impact on the team. Guys understand what they are doing and trying to accomplish here. Crowd gives them good energy. Players only focused on play-off push not the ECHL announcements or team moving again.

Having a tougher stretch with limited games over the last little while. Schedule getting busier including a longer road trip so they want to stay sharp. Schedule is almost non-stop until April now so he expects the team to play better because they will play more regularly.

Huska sees nothing that Sieloff needs to do or anything he's done with regards to him sitting as a healthy scratch often. It's a case of too many defenceman on the team and trying to massage them all into the lineup. Feels he made improvements in his game from beginning of the year. Coaches trust him on the ice. Looking to get him in the lineup sooner or later. He's "lost" his spot to Ramage because Ramage has earned what he's gotten. He's been one of the better defencemen on the ice the last month. Cannot justify taking time away from him at this point.

[Drury18]

Healthy Scratches: Yonkman, Sieloff, Gillies, Carr
Injured: Arnold, Setoguchi

Starting Lineup:

Ferland-Granlund-Hathaway
Culkin-Potter
Ortio

[Drury18]

Amerks playing yet another new goalie. Fullerton will be in tonight.

He has no previous AHL experience and looks to have played between the ECHL and University of New Brunswick for the past few years.

[Drury18]

Game On!

[Drury18]

Ferland is wearing the 3rd "A" for the Flames as Yonkman is out tonight.

[Drury18]

Rochester with their 3rd icing call in 90 seconds.

The Amerks look completely lost out there.

[Drury18]

Culkin with a couple of huge shots towards the net but neither make it through.

[Caged Great]

Flames are all over the Merks. Nice to see after having a week off.

[Drury18]

Okay, both teams playing a little confused right now. The whole week off thing is starting to become apparent here early.

[Drury18]

FLAMES GOAL!

TURNER ELSON

1-0 Flames

Great 2 on 1 with Reinhart!

Assist to Reinhart and Acolaste