It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Rochester Americans lately. Goaltending prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been polarizing throughout a 4-game stretch where the Buffalo Sabres’ top farm club picked up 2 wins and 2 losses.
Their most recent game ended in a 5-3 loss to the AHL-leading Utica Comets, but the Amerks are already preparing for a rematch with the New Jersey Devils’ AHL club this Wednesday.
After practice, I caught up with head coach Seth Appert, defenseman Peter Tischke and captain Michael Mersch about this recent stretch of games and more.
Head Coach Seth Appert
Given the last few turbulent games, I checked in on Appert’s thoughts on Buffalo’s goaltending prospect, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, affectionately nicknamed UPL, perhaps more for brevity’s sake, but nevertheless.