He must have deleted it because I don't see it either.
Are you using a Twitter application or just using your browser?
If you're using an app, it likely got cached.
Nope. Just the browser on my work computer. I've had it open all day and haven't cleared my cache, so it's possible. Not sure why he would delete it though. It's not really controversial in any way. Perhaps he's not going to Hamilton after all and didn't want to get anyone's hopes up?
If Boyes is ready to play, there's no reason not to have at least Tropp back down to the Amerks on Saturday. Amerks are still in a playoff hunt. If Ellis is ready, Foligno should be back too.
Looks like Foligno, Tropp, McNabb, and Brennan have first-hand knowledge of what NOT to do when one is fighting for one's playoff lives. It'll be a real kick in the teeth if both of Pegula's franchises fail to make the post-season in Year 1.
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Looks like Foligno, Tropp, McNabb, and Brennan have first-hand knowledge of what NOT to do when one is fighting for one's playoff lives. It'll be a real kick in the teeth if both of Pegula's franchises fail to make the post-season in Year 1.
Especially when Buffalo is one of the three teams who spent to the cap limit and has the second highest payroll in the NHL.
Hopefully they send the 2 forwards and one of the D men back before Saturday's game. Amerks need to take 8 of the remaining 10 points to get in.
Yeah right.
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#RochesterAmerks confirm that the earliest we'll see any of the recalled players could be Sunday. No guarantee though. Might be Tuesday
Shouldn't be surprising, but I'm still fuming that even when the Sabres are eliminated, we still can't get any help. Pathetic.
I doubt the word ending in "k" followed by a "you" is going to be "Thank" from many Amerk diehards...
They didn't go out of their way to help the Amerks, this is just something any organization should do. I fear it's too little too late, however. Losing 8 out of the last 10 really put the playoff chances low.
With two defensemen hurt and two on recall, the Rochester Americans were in a bind for tonight’s game at Hamilton.
So coach Ron Rolston and his assistant, Chadd Cassiday, called on someone they know to help fill the void: Ryan Grimshaw.
A lifelong resident of Greece, Grimshaw signed an amateur tryout contract with the Amerks today and will play tonight against the Bulldogs at Copps Coliseum. Game time is 7 p.m.
Grimshaw, 22, recently completed his four-year collegiate career at Harvard. The 6-foot, 200-pound defenseman was the Crimson captain this season and had eight assists in 34 games.
He played two seasons with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., when Rolston and Cassiday coached there. The program is split into two groups, by birth year, and Rolston was coaching the odd-number birth years (1989s, 1991s, etc.) Grimshaw has a 1990 birthday but did get promoted to the U-18 team that Rolston coached during the 2006-07 season.
With Dennis Persson (lower body injury) and Matt MacKenzie (upper body) unable to play and with T.J. Brennan and Brayden McNabb on recall to the Buffalo Sabres for one more day, the Amerks needed to find a defensemen for tonight.
Grimshaw has played three games with the ECHL’s Trenton Titans since his season at Harvard ended, so the coaches opted for familiarity.
If nothing else, some of the kids get to see the ridiculousness of these "win every game for the final 10 to make it" scenarios both teams have gone through. What crap.
Center Dan Catenacci has not played yet. He joined the Amerks after signing his contract with the Sabres but he isn’t healthy. He was struck in the ankle by a shot in his season finale with Owen Sound of the OHL.
Considering the fact that the playoffs are not a guaranteed path at this point it’s time to start playing the “what if” game.
For those that were bashing Rolston for not playing him....
: "Where's our veteran depth?!" #dosomethingdarcy
