Niagara Ice Dogs 2018-19 Season Thread

[three dog night]

Just a bad stretch to balance out a great start? This is a bottom half team, right?

Nope middle of the pack team.

 

[Duke Guy]

This middle of the pack team has now lost 8 of their last 9 games.

 

[three dog night]

This middle of the pack team has now lost 8 of their last 9 games.

But still above 500 picked up a point in some of those losses.

 

[Dog Fan]

But still above 500 picked up a point in some of those losses.

I'm afraid that we have a coaching problem. We have a lot of young talent but the systems can't harness the talent. I would like to see us utilize our speed.

 

[Duke Guy]

Some of that speed has just left town. Ondreej Machala has quit the team and gone home.

 

[dirty12]

I'm afraid that we have a coaching problem. We have a lot of young talent but the systems can't harness the talent. I would like to see us utilize our speed.

From a distance, the coaching seems pretty good to be >0.500 right now. Lots of speed, yes; but, I really don’t see ‘a lot of young talent’ when compared to Barrie, Ottawa, Oshawa, Sudbury, even Miss or Peterborough ...a lot of re-building / catching up to the west in last 2-3 years.

 

[Generalsupdates]

Carbonara to NIA for a 4th apparently

 

[three dog night]

Getting Carbonara will help our defence been soft

 

[three dog night]

From a distance, the coaching seems pretty good to be >0.500 right now. Lots of speed, yes; but, I really don’t see ‘a lot of young talent’ when compared to Barrie, Ottawa, Oshawa, Sudbury, even Miss or Peterborough ...a lot of re-building / catching up to the west in last 2-3 years.

I do not about that

 

[Generalsupdates]

Getting Carbonara will help our defence been soft

He's a forward not a D-man

 

[three dog night]

He's a forward not a D-man

Still should help

 

[Swamp Rat]

Still should help

Good luck, he's a loose cannon who has already burned his bridges in two locations.

 

[Finster8]

Carbonara will provide some needed grit and experience maybe gives Thomas,Corneil etc. some extra space. 4th rounder for a career .34pt/G ?

 

[ohloutsider]

Carbonara to NIA for a 4th apparently

Must be more "drywalling" opportunities in Niagara then there was in London?

 

[Duke Guy]

Looks like he will now have more time for "drywalling". In the past 11 games the IceDogs have just 2 wins, both against North Bay.

 

[three dog night]

I see no suspension on the hit the player he hit was not injured and took a penalty on the play too he might get something for tackling the linesmen.

 

[three dog night]

Looks like he will now have more time for "drywalling". In the past 11 games the IceDogs have just 2 wins, both against North Bay.

Still above 500

 

[dirty12]

Still above 500

A great start can go a long way in riding out rough patches

 

[Duke Guy]

Carbonara sits for 8 games. He's going to fit in well with this team.

 

[Millpond]

Looks like another suspension may be coming to Shankar for his head check tonight.

Boy your Dillhon is good! 2 goals on 42 shots, he should have been 1st star in OS tonight. He'
Look good in Attack uny!
Good, hard working team you have.

 

[three dog night]

Looks like another suspension may be coming to Shankar for his head check tonight.

Boy your Dillhon is good! 2 goals on 42 shots, he should have been 1st star in OS tonight. He'
Look good in Attack uny!
Good, hard working team you have.

Maybe but not all head shots get supensions almost won the game in overtime for him but glad to get a point on the road.

 

[three dog night]

It will take a good offer for Dillhon I doubt he being traded

 

[Millpond]

Maybe but not all head shots get supensions almost won the game in overtime for him but glad to get a point on the road.

Yes the OHL suspension protocol is different for each infraction, and is often tied to injury
Bourque returned to play.

 

[OSMike]

IMO it was a borderline headshot. Bourque was crouching/reaching for the puck. However I think the league is trying to send a message that players need to recognize an opponent in a vulnerable position and not make the hit. This could be another example of them trying to make that point.

The 2nd period was fun to watch. Boy teams can skate and move the puck well.

 

[Millpond]

IMO it was a borderline headshot. Bourque was crouching/reaching for the puck. However I think the league is trying to send a message that players need to recognize an opponent in a vulnerable position and not make the hit. This could be another example of them trying to make that point.

The 2nd period was fun to watch. Boy teams can skate and move the puck well.

From my vantage it was clearly an intentional headshot. Shankar's upper arm was lifted to a horizontal plane, and his elbow made contact with Bourque's jaw . Players need to realize as soon as they lift their shoulder and extend their elbow it will be called no matter what position the other player is in .

This was not a shoulder down and tucked in type of hit.

Thank God Bourque returned, however as we know eith head trauma, who's to say he's not feeling the effects today ?

Shankar will likely sit one game while the league waits on Bourques health report.