First time seeing Oakville in person yesterday and I was also impressed by Headrick.
I see it all the time. A kid plays "up" a year then bails to play for an allstar team the following year, and for free this time!? How is that not entitled? Did we see Kipher bail on Huron this year, or Roobroeck bail on LJK last year when he could have played for free with JRC? Nope. And as for Ellis, true top goalies are not playing average teams when it matters and anytime we've seen the workload get a little too hot for him, its over, the job doesnt get done. So protecting a draft status by playing lesser teams is in fact entitled. I realize It can be difficult to see the forest through the tree's when it comes to a goalies future, hell any position to be honest, but most of the hype for the other positions is justified here, certainly not for those goalies in my honest opinion though.
While I agree I think Belchetz had the opportunity to be more dominant this week, his game will transition well. Roobreck had similar criticism at the OHL Cup last year and you can see how well his game translated to the O this year.
Look out for zurawski or Brady Smith
Yep. Belchetz’s game/physical abilities aare a safe bet to translate to next level. Even if he doesnt come close to his ceiling, he will be a solid player in the O.
I never feel like it's fair to judge a kid for leaving to go to another program. We have no idea what's actually going on. Maybe there was a reason why he left that none of us know about. Also one of the top picks in this year's draft Adam Valentini went from the Mississauga Senators to the Toronto Marlies and yet I don't see you criticizing him for it (and you shouldn't be BTW). If you don't like what you've seen from the player that's fine but leave it at that. There is no need to attack 15 year old kids. People on here express their opinions, you don't have to agree with them. There's no need to harp on it when you don't agree
Yes. They are brothers
Arguably the best goal scorer in the loop.
When / who was the last big body forward taken 1st overall that fulfilled the promise of his draft position?
Ist overall will always go to the player deemed the best prospect (who will report). Kids 6'5" are a relatively rare breed to begin with in midget hockey let alone be a top prospect.
Yes, on the OHL app. 2pm tomorrow I believe.
I actually agree with your analysis of the goalies... How others interpret your wording is up to them...
Thank you. The wording "entitled" is probably a bit harsh looking back, so I apologize to those families for that. But I was more interested in why others put those 2 goalies so high when their body of work wasn't anything outstanding at all. Consitancy is critical, and it doesn't matter if you're a U16 starter, a back-up or even if you're 5'9 or 6'2 tall. Unfortunately there are very few, if any 2008 goalies who are consistant enough in body control or mentally stable to be drafted as high as the first 2 rounds this year imo.
