Portland Pirates Season Review - 11/21

by Zachary Zielonka on Nov 22, 2010 2:00 PM EST in Prospects

Its been a few weeks since we have looked in on our AHL brethren, the Portland Pirates. The last time we checked, they were leading the Atlantic Division and hadn't lost at home. While they have lost a home game now, they still hold a decent lead in the Atlantic Division. Here are the standings:

Team	Wins	Losses	Overtime Losses	Points
Portland Pirates	13	4	1	27
Manchester Monarchs	11	7	1	24
Springfield Falcons	10	8	0	21
Worcester Sharks	8	5	1	20
Providence Bruins	8	6	2	19
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	8	11	0	16
Hartford Wolf Pack	6	11	2	16

Following the jump, player stats and future games for the Pirates.

One of the main reasons why the Pirates are doing so well is their offensive output. Their 67 goals for are second best in the AHL, 2 behind the Hershey Bears, affiliate of the Washington Capitals. Luke Adam is third in the league with 11 goals and second among all rookies. Below are the top 10 skaters for the Pirates:

Player	Goals	Assists	Points
Luke Adam	11	8	19
Mark Mancari	7	12	19
Colin Stuart	4	12	16
Mark Parrish	5	10	15
Matt Ellis	3	10	13
Paul Byron	4	8	12
Drew Schiestel	2	7	9
Derek Whitmore	6	2	8
Marc-Andre Gragnani	4	4	8
Dennis McCauley	4	4	8

As far as goaltenders go, David Leggio has the better stats for the Pirates with each playing nine games this season. With Miller out, the Pirates will be leaning on Leggio but with the Sabres only playing three games in the next 11 days, Enroth should see some time with the Pirates as well. Here are the goaltender stats:

Player	Wins	Losses	Overtime Losses	GAA	SV%
David Leggio	8	1	0	2.48	.922
Jhonas Enroth	5	3	0	3.28	.899

The Pirates will take the holidays off and return to action on Friday November 26th against the Springfield Falcons. They then travel to Manchester for a game against the Monarchs on Saturday the 27th and to Providence to play the Bruins on the 28th.

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Luke Adam isn’t scoring enough. How are we going to continue our dominance of AHL Rookie of the Year awards if he lets some other guy beat him in rookie scoring?

Mike Weber: Rejailed into the pressbox.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.

by Ubiquitous on Nov 22, 2010 2:06 PM EST reply actions

haha.

How sweet would that be 3 straight AHL Rooks of the Year

Yes we play all our games at 1 in the afternoon... but Id still like to see "Lights Out!" 8-)

Wake Up Sabres!!! Its officially "Go Time."

by bflo on Nov 22, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

Wow… 3 games in 3 days? Thats pretty nuts…

Yes we play all our games at 1 in the afternoon... but Id still like to see "Lights Out!" 8-)

Wake Up Sabres!!! Its officially "Go Time."

by bflo on Nov 22, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions

Its fairly common to play Fri-Sat-Sun in the AHL. (then 4 days off)

Mike Weber: Rejailed into the pressbox.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.

by Ubiquitous on Nov 22, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

hmm... never realized that.

Thanks

Yes we play all our games at 1 in the afternoon... but Id still like to see "Lights Out!" 8-)

Wake Up Sabres!!! Its officially "Go Time."

by bflo on Nov 22, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions

AHL scheduling is terrible. This is partially why players like Mancari bitch about not cracking the NHL fast enough, or even worse, when players like Zagrapan flee to the KHL.

by lassathrax on Nov 22, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Must be cost cutting reasons or to get people to come out to the games on weekends as opposed to week days? Im not sure why there would be any other reason for Fri, Sat & Sun games with 4 days off in between. That just seems idiotic.

Yes we play all our games at 1 in the afternoon... but Id still like to see "Lights Out!" 8-)

Wake Up Sabres!!! Its officially "Go Time."

by bflo on Nov 22, 2010 5:44 PM EST up reply actions

Its the minor leagues, if those teams are to be successful, they need people and people are more likely to show up on the weekend rather than during the week. That would be the biggest reason why most games happen on the weekend.

Die By The Blade - Where even we would rather watch the Bills.

by Zachary Zielonka on Nov 22, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions

Why Enroth

If Leggio is the better goalie – the stats indicate so – why are the Sabres calling up Enroth? Could it be they are looking to trade him? I hope so.

by Geolover on Nov 22, 2010 6:07 PM EST reply actions

Enroth is the better talent and the longer termed goaltender in the system. Leggio may have the better stats but was really signed for Portland and the Sabres probably have no ambition to use him for any reason other than the Pirates.

Die By The Blade - Where even we would rather watch the Bills.

by Zachary Zielonka on Nov 22, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions

When Enroth was first called up, Leggio was not under NHL contract. In fact, i believe he must clear waivers before being called up, but i’m not quite sure about this.

Mike Weber: Rejailed into the pressbox.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.

by Ubiquitous on Nov 23, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions