#1 Ottawa vs #8 Hamilton

[OSA]

Matchup set

Fri. Mar. 22
Ham @ Ott 7pm

Sun. Mar. 24
Ham @ Ott 2pm

Tues. Mar. 26
Ott @ Ham 7pm

Wed. Mar. 27
Ott @ Ham 7pm

Fri. Mar. 29
Ham @ Ott 7pm

Sun. Mar. 31
Ott @ Ham 7pm

Tues. Apr. 2
Ham @ Ott 7pm

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[BarberPole9]

Rematch from last year! Should be a run and gun series, with two very potent offenses.

 

[LDN]

OTTAWA in 4

 

[digiblader]

Unlike last year, this is likely to be a 4-game sweep for the 67s, as the Bulldogs have collapsed down the stretch as inexperience, D-man injuries, and a rookie goaltender with no decent backup behind him if he struggles (Donofrio was one of the worst backups in the O this year--was the 2nd worst goalie with enough games to qualify--only Cameron Lamour of Sarnia was worse--at this point, they would be better off throwing Marco Constantini in as the backup for Roy.)

Biggest concern for Ottawa is the health of DiPietro(he was injured tonight)--it could be the difference between a trip to Halifax or being knocked out in the conference final by Niagara, Oshawa or Sudbury.
Otherwise, this team is in good shape for a lengthy run.

 

[WaW]

Ottawa in 3.

 

[WolvesFanSudbury]

Ottawa in 5

 

[MatthewsMoustache]

Ottawa in 5

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Ottawa in 3.

Beat me to it

 

[View from section 9]

Ottawa in 4

 

[sirius67fan]

Ottawa in 5, they are a bit off right now.

 

[Generalsupdates]

4-0 OTT

 

[OMG67]

This is the matchup I wanted. Hamilton plays more of an offense first game. It means Ottawa should be able to get rolling with speed and breeze through the round. The downside is it won't be a strong test to get them "playoff ready." The goalies should both get tested and hopefully that will help DiPietro if he's healthy and playing. The 2nd round will be much more difficult than the first round.

 

[Kingpin794]

Ottawa warms up for the rest of the playoffs in 4.

 

[OttersFan]

Ottawa in 4

 

[Bob Barker]

@OSA would be fun to add polls to your OPs like they do for the NHL playoff threads (ie. options of OTT in 4, OTT in 5 etc; HAM in 4, HAM in 5 etc)

 

[Voice from the North]

Bad goalie, soft defence, two good forwards. That’s the Bulldogs this year. Ottawa in 4

 

[bert]

Unlike last year, this is likely to be a 4-game sweep for the 67s, as the Bulldogs have collapsed down the stretch as inexperience, D-man injuries, and a rookie goaltender with no decent backup behind him if he struggles (Donofrio was one of the worst backups in the O this year--was the 2nd worst goalie with enough games to qualify--only Cameron Lamour of Sarnia was worse--at this point, they would be better off throwing Marco Constantini in as the backup for Roy.)

Biggest concern for Ottawa is the health of DiPietro(he was injured tonight)--it could be the difference between a trip to Halifax or being knocked out in the conference final by Niagara, Oshawa or Sudbury.
Otherwise, this team is in good shape for a lengthy run.

Andree has been way better than Dipietro from the moment he got here, could be a blessing in disguise.

 

[soo hound girl]

Ottawa in 5

 

[SAM STEVENS]

Ottawa sweep sweep sweep sweep

 

[OSA]

@OSA would be fun to add polls to your OPs like they do for the NHL playoff threads (ie. options of OTT in 4, OTT in 5 etc; HAM in 4, HAM in 5 etc)

Good call. I’ll try to figure out how to do that lol

 

[LR8]

67 in 4

 

[OSA]

I think Hamilton is capable of stealing a game.

A reversal of last year. Ottawa in 5

 

[Bob Barker]

Good call. I’ll try to figure out how to do that lol

Nice!!

 

[Canadian Game]

Bad goalie, soft defence, two good forwards. That’s the Bulldogs this year. Ottawa in 4

Is this based off what you've seen in the last 2 weeks? Based on your post, we should have been in the race with Kingston and Fint for Shane Wright.

 

[lazyboy]

I think Ottawa shuts down the Hamilton offense making this a cakewalk. I'll go off the wall and say 3 shutout wins in a 4 game sweep