UTICA – The message has come through pretty clear during three games of the Calder Cup Playoffs. If you're penciling out the Buffalo Sabres' lineup for next season, don't make the easy mistake of forgetting about Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Observations: Arttu Ruotsalainen is a standout but Amerks drop series opener in Utica
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Rochester Americans forward Arttu Ruotsalainen celebrates his second goal of the game against the Utica Comets during the second period of the North Division Semifinals of the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs at the Adirondack Bank Center on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert and assistant coach Michael Peca along with JJ Peterka look on after a loss to the Utica Comets.
Rochester Americans players Jimmy Schuldt (4) and Brett Murray (81) hold Utica Comets player Michael Vukojevic at the end of the third period of the North Division Semifinals of the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs at the Adirondack Bank Center on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
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The Utica Comets defeated the Rochester Americans, 6-3, in the first game of the North Division Semifinals.
