The Amerks went 2-1-0-0 last week but that wasn’t good enough. For the first time since Week 1, they are no longer leading the AHL’s North Division. That honor now belongs to the Syracuse Crunch. Don’t panic just yet... these teams will face each other nine more times this season, so there are 18 points up for grabs just in those games alone (“36 points” when you factor in the head-to-head nature of the games).
Overall, the Amerks dropped one place to fourth place in the Eastern Conference and retained fifth place in the league.
Record Dec 23-Dec 30: 2-1-0-0
On the surface, four out of six points doesn’t look to bad, especially when one of those wins was a shutout on the road against the Cleveland Monsters (the team directly behind you in the standings) and the other win was a 5-1 demolition at home against the Toronto Marlies (a team that is a shell of its former self, yet remains within striking distance in a tight North Division).