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Caged Great · 04-05-2015, 05:30 PM

Watching most of the games, none of the above.

Adirondack did not have any AHL forward veterans this season, it was mostly our own prospects with a couple of other guys like Vause and Hathaway (although they are prospect aged)

Because of that, when other things went sideways like injuries/trades/callups, there was no constants in the lineup. If you look at a good AHL club like Utica, they have a large amount of veteran forwards that are not NHL calibre guys. Their prospect pool is also a steaming pile of garbage at the AHL level. Injuries and call ups happen to everyone, but they did not have the constant guys that you can slot in on the 1st line or 2nd line and cycle the other guys through.

Add in a weak defense corp and losing an NHL calibre goalie and boom goes the dynamite.

04-05-2015, 05:30 PM	#20
Caged Great Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	Watching most of the games, none of the above. Adirondack did not have any AHL forward veterans this season, it was mostly our own prospects with a couple of other guys like Vause and Hathaway (although they are prospect aged) Because of that, when other things went sideways like injuries/trades/callups, there was no constants in the lineup. If you look at a good AHL club like Utica, they have a large amount of veteran forwards that are not NHL calibre guys. Their prospect pool is also a steaming pile of garbage at the AHL level. Injuries and call ups happen to everyone, but they did not have the constant guys that you can slot in on the 1st line or 2nd line and cycle the other guys through. Add in a weak defense corp and losing an NHL calibre goalie and boom goes the dynamite. __________________ Fireside Chat - The #1 Flames Fan Podcast - FiresideChat.ca Last edited by Caged Great; 04-05-2015 at 05:33 PM.