Well another multi-point game from the Amazing Austrain today...Center Marco Rossi led Ottawa to a 6-1 victory over North Bay with 2g 2a and was +4 ...His last 3GP were 3g+3a,1g+1a,and now 2g 2a...for 6gand6a in these 3 last games...
He is now 16g 34a in 21GP (remember he sat ought 5 games in a suspension or he would be leading the OHL I scoribg)... BUt 50 points in 21HP is outstanding...he is also +31 now..
Believe it or not this 5 point game was not even his best work effort .as he so often shows..But his skill just took over ...He converted 2 of his 5 shots goal but probably should have converted 2more of those shots...
His last of the 4 points today was a primary assist which was breathtakinglyvwprld class ...weaving and cutting with speed and puck control around North Bay defenders from the right boards on the o-zone (to NortBay goalie's left) going over to his left boards as he get to the circle on that side he dishes a oerfextcsaicer pass through a d-man 's legs right on to the tape of a teammate who got to that shooting spot cutting right to the crease on that side...it was Kane-like dishing o ny at high speed to find the open man...
Rossi is also one of the best faceoff % win players in the OHL...he does it all...Tge onlyvthing he lacks is height(5"9 ...though he may have grown a bit...he liojs talker than I remember fro. Lastxseason...he definitely put on weight.. added clisecto 20lbs. Since last
season.
Certainly a top ten if not top 5 pick for the draft now.
ALEXIS LAFRENIERE (LW) the consensus #1 ranked for the 2020 draft came I to today at 17g 41a for 58 points in 27GP and +23 ....so 2.148 ppg ...but now Rossi has overtaken him at 2.38 ppg
...Lafreniere has 1a so far I hos game today but still only in 2nd period...I have not yet added that assist to his totals but will put all his points from today into his totals after the game finishes..
ALL of Roisi's points today came at Even strength ...the Ottawa PP was not very good today ...