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Beck ready for ‘last chance to win it all’ - Soo Greyhounds
Beck, playing a full season for the Hounds, was outstanding, posting a team-leading, 27-58-85 stat line in 67 games.
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Interesting stat buried in there:Beck ready for ‘last chance to win it all’ - Soo Greyhounds
Beck, playing a full season for the Hounds, was outstanding, posting a team-leading, 27-58-85 stat line in 67 games.
I think it was 4-4 against Saginaw. 3-1 against both London and Kitchener.
That's not even a penalty, let alone worth being considered for a suspension.
Kitchener beat us soundly in the first game and lost one game where they had something crazy like 8 guys out. They tailed off a bit in the second half and our depth overwhelmed them a bit.
We had 3 fairly convincing wins against London, but were beaten at our own game in the last one. That concerns me a bjt, but they have reason to be confident.
Saginaw we outplayed pretty convincingly in 6 of the 7 games that we played a full roster. Schenkel had his issues in a couple of games, but they team I would most want to play due to having the worst team defense of the 3. Things tighten up in the playoffs and they won't be able to rely on special teams as much.
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players i expect to play well in the playoffs : (opinion )
beck, G. Hayes, T. Hayes, Frasca, Allard, kudrayvsev, martin. gibson.
players who may struggle in the playoffs : ( opinion )
karki, virgilio, BMB, clouthier, mignossa, brown, evans, brodie mcconnel barker,
however,
we will only go as far as charlie schenkle will take us .
beck, G. Hayes, T. Hayes, Frasca, Allard, kudrayvsev, martin. gibson.
players who may struggle in the playoffs : ( opinion )
karki, virgilio, BMB, clouthier, mignossa, brown, evans, brodie mcconnel barker,
however,
we will only go as far as charlie schenkle will take us .
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Against a team like Guelph, if the Soo manages the puck well they should be successful. Turnovers at our own blueline? Big trouble.
Guelph is an ideal 1st round opponent imo. They are strong enough they won't roll over but an opponent we should beat without any major drama. Soo in 5.
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Dean loves Greyhounds confidence - Soo Greyhounds
So how far can the Hounds go? - “We can go Saginaw far,” said veteran defenceman Kirill Kudryavtsev.
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So, in that article is confirmation of no suspension for Carlisle. We should have everyone available for game 1 of the playoffs. I think the lineup will be the same as the Sarnia game.
Frasca - BMB - Hayes, G
Beck - Allard - Mignosa
Cloutier - D'Intino - Fantino
Brown - Martin - Hayes, T
DeZoete, Vader
Karki - Kudryavtsev
Carlisle - Gibson
Evans - Virgilio
Brodie
Schenkel
Miller
Frasca - BMB - Hayes, G
Beck - Allard - Mignosa
Cloutier - D'Intino - Fantino
Brown - Martin - Hayes, T
DeZoete, Vader
Karki - Kudryavtsev
Carlisle - Gibson
Evans - Virgilio
Brodie
Schenkel
Miller
We may see a line-up like this :
beck, BMB, G. hayes
frasca, allard, mignosa,
cloutier, D'intino, Fantino
brown, Martin, T. Hayes
beck, BMB, G. hayes
frasca, allard, mignosa,
cloutier, D'intino, Fantino
brown, Martin, T. Hayes
with regards to BMB in the playoffs :
really do not know for sure if he is 100% health wise ?
when going against top D Pair, and with the increased physical play in the playoffs,
could see him struggling to getting to the net, hopefully his linemates will help
in that regard.
don't find that bmb is dependable on the defensive side of the game when playing
against other teams top players.
really do not know for sure if he is 100% health wise ?
when going against top D Pair, and with the increased physical play in the playoffs,
could see him struggling to getting to the net, hopefully his linemates will help
in that regard.
don't find that bmb is dependable on the defensive side of the game when playing
against other teams top players.
interesting thoughts on who will thrive and who will struggle.
there's definitely some questions worth raising about who will rise to the occasion when things get more physical and the refs put the whistles away. at times this year we've struggled to have the kind of net front presence (aka paying the price out front) that wins playoff games. i think the frasca trade was a nice addition in that regard but often when some posters thought we got "goalied", i saw things differently and saw us firing a high volume of perimeter shots with nobody out front for tips or rebounds.
that said, i think BMB will be a monster this playoffs if he stays healthy, the other players questioned are are definitely question marks for me as well, especially our young D (brodie and virgilio).
there's definitely some questions worth raising about who will rise to the occasion when things get more physical and the refs put the whistles away. at times this year we've struggled to have the kind of net front presence (aka paying the price out front) that wins playoff games. i think the frasca trade was a nice addition in that regard but often when some posters thought we got "goalied", i saw things differently and saw us firing a high volume of perimeter shots with nobody out front for tips or rebounds.
that said, i think BMB will be a monster this playoffs if he stays healthy, the other players questioned are are definitely question marks for me as well, especially our young D (brodie and virgilio).
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I had Cloutier pegged as a guy who will do well in the playoffs. He's a really intense kid that feeds off of pressure and crowd energy more than most.
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I think alot of teams have figured him out in that regard but we'll see
guelph have 3 defensemen who are nhl draft picks. They play most of the minutes.
Michael Buchinger - 3RD round Selection of the St. Louis blues plays a ton of minutes ( probably
there best d man )
Cam Allen, 5th round selection of the washington capitals. ( 2nd best d man on team )
Chandler Romeo , 7th round selection of ottawa senators. big d man at 6'6" noticeable presence out
there.
Topp rowan, thomas budnick, & beauchesne round out 4, 5, & 6.
they do have a couple of other giants on D but haven't played much this season.
ryan o'dell is 6'6 & grant spada is 6'5".
Michael Buchinger - 3RD round Selection of the St. Louis blues plays a ton of minutes ( probably
there best d man )
Cam Allen, 5th round selection of the washington capitals. ( 2nd best d man on team )
Chandler Romeo , 7th round selection of ottawa senators. big d man at 6'6" noticeable presence out
there.
Topp rowan, thomas budnick, & beauchesne round out 4, 5, & 6.
they do have a couple of other giants on D but haven't played much this season.
ryan o'dell is 6'6 & grant spada is 6'5".
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They know he's there for sure, but if they're a man down and pre-occupied with Karki at the right circle they're leaving a hole somewhere else right?
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Zack Sandhu was traded to Oshawa at the deadline. Add in Beauschesne to the defense. He was our 2023 1st round pick, was injured earlier in the season but is back in and playing top 4 minutes.
O'Dell and Spada were call ups, won't see the playoffs. Guelph's D was decimated with injuries this season.... only D injury remaining is Hislop, an OA, who they have let help out on the bench.
thanks for stopping by and adding to the discussion SW!
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