tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post5751481720414651431..comments2024-03-28T19:02:12.810-05:00Comments on Allen Americans Blog by Barry Janssen: A Heartbreaking and Record-Breaking Ending, Game Recap, Steve Martinson's Comments, Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda and Much MoreAllen Americans Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151368714456251917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-31186758905392186132018-04-26T15:39:44.848-05:002018-04-26T15:39:44.848-05:00Barry, thank you for a season where you, once agai...Barry, thank you for a season where you, once again, played championship hockey in your position as a blogger. You always make the season more fun and entertaining as well as informative. I look forward to another October. Are we there, yet?Mike Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610307378033114424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-61830809708892080452018-04-26T14:29:41.960-05:002018-04-26T14:29:41.960-05:00These blogs are a LOT of work; thank you so much, ...These blogs are a LOT of work; thank you so much, Barry, for putting the time in. You have a great writing style and I love how you let your emotions JUST peek through without letting them take over. My son and I are just sick that the team couldn't close this series out. Even as we watched a fairly easy win on Wednesday to see them go up 3-0, I had an uneasy feeling that we were burning up our "luck points". Getting badly outshot, but somehow winning anyway, didn't seem sustainable. It wasn't.Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219795773340706951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-10582096487752186062018-04-26T13:50:28.297-05:002018-04-26T13:50:28.297-05:00Team chemistry got off to a bad start this year wi...Team chemistry got off to a bad start this year with the loss of Stevenson to Wichita and then the loss of Gill to injury. We never fully recovered IMHO.Soonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938192904051278472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-62746796635634948692018-04-26T11:24:02.599-05:002018-04-26T11:24:02.599-05:00Granted the team seemed to under perform but in ma...Granted the team seemed to under perform but in many ways it was still a successful season. On the brink of missing the playoffs, the addition of new young players showed what the future can hold. Unfortunately it looked like Idaho figured out how to neutralize their impact.<br />I too am disappointed that Utica seemed to prevent an integral part of the Americans from returning to the team especially when they are not utilizing that player and will probably not advance in their playoffs. To compound the insult, they returned other players on loan back to their ECHL teams including another LW to the Florida Everblades who sweeped their first round opponent with a win the next day. <br />To counter balance that disappointment, I too would like to thank everyone associated with the Allen Americans organization who do so much to ensure the fans have the best possible experience during the season.Paul T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14135292510307577909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-44797799476606139902018-04-26T11:16:08.368-05:002018-04-26T11:16:08.368-05:00Thanks. Barry, it was another eventful year and Th...Thanks. Barry, it was another eventful year and Tha season made better with your daily input. Not what we hoped for, but still overall enjoyed the season even if up and down.Richard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438549587609954858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-61650772445550963942018-04-26T10:53:56.663-05:002018-04-26T10:53:56.663-05:00Thanks Barry for all tiyr time ensight and knowled...Thanks Barry for all tiyr time ensight and knowledge you put into this blog for us the fans. I am puzzled why Utica would not give Vinny back if he wasn't going to play. Jefferson Dahl was a huge difference maker in that series. Like him or not. He did play the agitator role and it worked to perfection. Ttyl Barry and thanks again.Jim Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105292877897427128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-12581265577508802572018-04-26T10:49:23.559-05:002018-04-26T10:49:23.559-05:00Thank you for another season of giving us the &quo...Thank you for another season of giving us the "inside look" at what is happening with the team and its players. I would like to say that this season wasn't a disappointment but it wasn't the same Allen team we have seen in the past, something seemed to be missing in watching the team play.<br /><br />Going to end with some hope:<br /><br />- I hope that Riley Gill gets better over the off-season and returns to the ice with Allen next year to be the player we have counted on in the past. Goaltending was strong this year without him but it wasn't the same without him in net.<br /><br />- Hopefully coach can find someone to lead the PP unit. last year Allen was number 3, the year before that number 1 this year number 15 in the league. The PP was painful to watch at times.<br /><br />- On the same note the PK was even worse, ranked 20th in the league, last year it was number 3 and number 1 the year before. <br /><br />I know that you know all these stats and coach knows em even better than we do, I am just venting. Kevin Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145059608929147503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-39776633813498018072018-04-26T10:37:48.760-05:002018-04-26T10:37:48.760-05:00It seems to me this team underperformed all season...It seems to me this team underperformed all season long. Coach often said your best players have to be your best players and they consistently weren’t. It was a very frustrating season to watch. If it hadn’t been for Fraser and some of the energy of the young guys, it wasn’t looking like we were even going to make the playoffs. How we missed him and Arseneau who would have been a real potential game changer with Idaho. It will be interesting to see the team Coach puts together for next season. I expect many changes. Barry, thanks for all of your wonderful posts all season long. skmanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138332877396422633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080859446542191581.post-38412300996949513752018-04-26T10:01:57.261-05:002018-04-26T10:01:57.261-05:00Barry - thank you for the posts. The posts have b...Barry - thank you for the posts. The posts have been very educational & informative.<br />Unfortunately, the playoffs were consistent with the regular season -inconsistent.<br />It seems like most of the teams that made the playoffs got players from the AHL, whereas we did not. As I have said before, there needs to be some rule changes when it comes to the ECHL playoff roster eligibility. To only play 5 games in the ECHL all season and then be eligible for the ECHL roster seems crazy to me.<br />We wish all the players, coaches, front office and back office personnel and all those associated with the Allen Americans the best going forward.<br />Thanks again Barry!JSM44444https://www.blogger.com/profile/15996914182605123809noreply@blogger.com