Sarnia Sting 2023-24 Off-Season Thread

[stingwagoner]

Totally agree Letang doing whatever he can to mentally affect players.
Moses to 4th. Wainwright back to 3rd, way gets 2nd again.

 

[SarniaStingFan]

Stat line is going to look awful for Chartier but he's played fairly well. Three goals on 2v1, one a terrible bounce off the glass, and then a breakaway goal. Omeri and Young have gotten caught several times tonight. Turnover by Young on the first goal, bad step up by Omeri on the third goal, Young got caught deep in the o-zone on the fourth goal, and then Omeri does the same on the fifth goal. Can't have those types of mistakes against a top team. Hopefully they can clean it up in the third to help Chartier's stat line look respectable. Nice goal by Kostuch. He's got one hell of a shot and showed it off again. Beating one the league's best goalies that easily is impressive. Good moves by Young at the blueline to set him up

 

[StingUpdates]

Much like @ NB, @ SBY, @ LDN, @ SSM they hang in there for awhile but eventually get overwhelmed. Not much Chartier could do tonight. Odd man rushes left & right vs some of the league's best player.

Oshawa is a damn good team. Might be my favorite in the east.

Brightside Kostuch was awesome tonight. Again. Not much to dislike in his game. Gonna be so good. I thought Andersen was good again. Got some praise from the OSH commentary team, too. Liking his game. Simple & aggresive. Another PT for Doherty. 4G/5A last 15 games. Assists in 3 straight. Great to see.

3 games left.

 

[Jason M]

Much like @ NB, @ SBY, @ LDN, @ SSM they hang in there for awhile but eventually get overwhelmed. Not much Chartier could do tonight. Odd man rushes left & right vs some of the league's best player.

Oshawa is a damn good team. Might be my favorite in the east.

Brightside Kostuch was awesome tonight. Again. Not much to dislike in his game. Gonna be so good. I thought Andersen was good again. Got some praise from the OSH commentary team, too. Liking his game. Simple & aggresive. Another PT for Doherty. 4G/5A last 15 games. Assists in 3 straight. Great to see.

3 games left.

Also despite the score I thought Chartier played one of his best games this year.

 

[StingUpdates]

Also despite the score I thought Chartier played one of his best games this year.

Yah might be the best 7GA game I've ever seen lmao. Legitimately had to be 5 absurd saves. He's so athletic. Just gotta reign in the movements sometimes.

Big summer and he's got the tools. Hopefully he has one.

 

[SarniaStingFan]

Yah might be the best 7GA game I've ever seen lmao. Legitimately had to be 5 absurd saves. He's so athletic. Just gotta reign in the movements sometimes.

Big summer and he's got the tools. Hopefully he has one.

His summer will play a big part in how high the Sting finish next season. They need him to look like he did tonight on a more consistent basis. It's hard to get a read on him because the coaching staff doesn't know when to use a backup. His last four starts have been against North Bay, Sudbury, Mississauga, and Oshawa which all are contending teams. Goalies should have been reversed this weekend. Let Surzycia have tonight and play Chartier against Flint so you don't kill his confidence. It's been a month and half since his last win

 

[stingwagoner]

Coach doesn't have a clue how to build players confidence. Chartier is just as good as Surzycia better glove but is way wilder in Net like gaudreau was take himself out of net much

 

[StingUpdates]

Draft lottery is March 27th. 9 days away.

10% odds for us most likely. Just hoping they can get into the top 3 for one of those Fs. Tho u never know if guys will wanna report to NIA.

 

[ohloutsider]

Draft lottery is March 27th. 9 days away.

10% odds for us most likely. Just hoping they can get into the top 3 for one of those Fs. Tho u never know if guys will wanna report to NIA.

At least 1 of those 3 will balk I'm sure so picking in the top 4 will work out for all.

 

[Flyers 1st]

His summer will play a big part in how high the Sting finish next season. They need him to look like he did tonight on a more consistent basis. It's hard to get a read on him because the coaching staff doesn't know when to use a backup. His last four starts have been against North Bay, Sudbury, Mississauga, and Oshawa which all are contending teams. Goalies should have been reversed this weekend. Let Surzycia have tonight and play Chartier against Flint so you don't kill his confidence. It's been a month and half since his last win

How the hell does Chartier know what he has to work on if he doesn't see top teams? Seeing puck's at practice or during games vs lower rung teams isn't the same as battling snipers on the better teams . I think the Sting know they have a good rookie goalie and with a team not playoff bound want to see how he handles the adversity and working on the weak spots . If the team moves on from Surzycia and use Maillet this approach may have been the only way

 

[OHL4Life]

How the hell does Chartier know what he has to work on if he doesn't see top teams? Seeing puck's at practice or during games vs lower rung teams isn't the same as battling snipers on the better teams . I think the Sting know they have a good rookie goalie and with a team not playoff bound want to see how he handles the adversity and working on the weak spots . If the team moves on from Surzycia and use Maillet this approach may have been the only way

playing the back up against the worst team in hockey, thats how every single goalie in the histroy of pro hockey has worked up the ladder?

 

[StingUpdates]

Welp Chartier hurt his foot or ankle. Done for the season. May as well have one more stroke of bad luck before it's all said and done. So ends his rookie year.

Showed some good. Showed some bad. Has a lot to work on to become a good OHL goalie. Certainly has the tools. Hopefully he can have a good off season & come to camp ready to go.

They recalled Phillips so doesn't seem like Maillet will see a game. I don't think he's been with the team so maybe he also suffered an injury towards the end of his season.

 

[Jason M]

Welp Chartier hurt his foot or ankle. Done for the season. May as well have one more stroke of bad luck before it's all said and done. So ends his rookie year.

Showed some good. Showed some bad. Has a lot to work on to become a good OHL goalie. Certainly has the tools. Hopefully he can have a good off season & come to camp ready to go.

They recalled Phillips so doesn't seem like Maillet will see a game. I don't think he's been with the team so maybe he also suffered an injury towards the end of his season.

I hope Maillet is injured cause there is no damn reason he shouldn't be here. And if he isn't injured then what was the point of signing him months ago.

 

[LDN]

Do the Knights a solid and beat Soo and Sag!

 

[HockeyPops]

Do the Knights a solid and beat Soo and Sag!

Not sure what this has to do with the Knights?

 

[LDN]

Not sure what this has to do with the Knights?

We kinda want first place haha

 

[HockeyPops]

We kinda want first place haha

Soo cannot affect that.

 

[stingwagoner]

You kidding me Young? What a stupid penalty. Just woke hounds up

1st fischer then young?? 2 guys cant do that.

 

[StingUpdates]

That Fischer call was atrocious. He lifted the SSM players stick & he hit himself in the face. Terrible call that started the Avalanche.

Feel for Surzycia. He played great. If not for that call who knows what the final stats are for him.

PK such a mess in 2024. Hopefully with more experience & healthy defense it's better next year.

Onto the home finale.

 

[stingwagoner]

Well not having an OA D that can take care of own end huge issue with build, D coach as well, big decline since sullivan left. There are some peices on back end but need mentoring. Too much mixing in blender lines upfront as well last 2 months. Letang needs to wake up for next year but I still think he is a poser for head coach, just says all right things in interviews but can't teach or lead. That's my take on him hope he proves me wrong next year

 

[SarniaStingFan]

Surzycia played outstanding and kept the Sting in a game they didn't deserve to be in. The penalties by Fischer and Young can't happen. You're the two most veteran defencemen on the team, you can't be taking careless penalties that ultimately cost the team the game. Disappointed by the lack of push back after the flurry of goals by the Soo. Following that the Sting had two shots and such little o-zone that they weren't even able to pull Surzycia. To cap it all off I'm not sure I saw Hurt at all in the third period. He went down awkwardly in the first and seeemed to be flexing his shoulder a bit. Hopefully it's nothing too serious

 

[StingUpdates]

Surzycia played outstanding and kept the Sting in a game they didn't deserve to be in. The penalties by Fischer and Young can't happen. You're the two most veteran defencemen on the team, you can't be taking careless penalties that ultimately cost the team the game. Disappointed by the lack of push back after the flurry of goals by the Soo. Following that the Sting had two shots and such little o-zone that they weren't even able to pull Surzycia. To cap it all off I'm not sure I saw Hurt at all in the third period. He went down awkwardly in the first and seeemed to be flexing his shoulder a bit. Hopefully it's nothing too serious

Went back and watched his shifts. He took one pretty normal hit into the boards. Didn't react to it but from there on our (about 7 minutes left in 1st) he looked scared/hesitant to engage physically before going off on his final shift late favoring it.

Why fricken not right. May as well have another injury, especially on D before it's all gone. Hopefully minor don't want it effecting his off season. Been a tremendous bright spot for us.

 

[howler2]

Surzycia played outstanding and kept the Sting in a game they didn't deserve to be in. The penalties by Fischer and Young can't happen. You're the two most veteran defencemen on the team, you can't be taking careless penalties that ultimately cost the team the game. Disappointed by the lack of push back after the flurry of goals by the Soo. Following that the Sting had two shots and such little o-zone that they weren't even able to pull Surzycia. To cap it all off I'm not sure I saw Hurt at all in the third period. He went down awkwardly in the first and seeemed to be flexing his shoulder a bit. Hopefully it's nothing too serious

Realistically concidering opponent and the injuries and the age , 5 on 5 they did pretty well. 2 out of 3 goals on the PP and scoring their goal on a PP. I cannot criticize them. They work pretty hard. I see a fairly bright future for this team .

 

[StingUpdates]

Welp final home game already. These seasons go by so fast. Hopefully Sikic & Way can finish off their home careers with good games. Two troopers who always give it 100%.

Intrigued to see Saginaw a week out from playoffs. They are still playing for 1st so I don't anticipate an overly close game. But hopefully the boys can give it their best shot.

 

[donjohnson]

Welp final home game already. These seasons go by so fast. Hopefully Sikic & Way can finish off their home careers with good games. Two troopers who always give it 100%.

Intrigued to see Saginaw a week out from playoffs. They are still playing for 1st so I don't anticipate an overly close game. But hopefully the boys can give it their best shot.

If Saginaw plays like they did last weekend, it WILL be a close game. Saginaw needs to finish the season out strong regardless of the conference race. It's unlikely that London will lose in the final two but we need to play well and hopefully put the smack down on the Sting but our games are always very competitive so I'll be interested to watch. Hopefully the bus leaves early enough today as the roads are pretty crappy in Saginaw.