Willms, Pekar, and Silovs definitely still up for grabs.NP ReLyT
Anyway I am looking forward to seeing what else Management will do. We still have other pieces to put in play if not already. Colts need to replenish the draft cupboard.
Not sure about next year being the year.
Evan Vierling was a bit of an enigma in Flint. For the first half of last season he might’ve been the lowest effort player Flint has ever had and that’s saying something. Then he upped his intensity level and showed promise. He did for most of this year too but then he bailed and the word around the rink from close sources and the average fan was he was homesick and upset Bianconi was traded. As a Flint fan, I’m ok with the deal....but if Vierling plays to the potential he has shown flashes of it will look pretty good for Barrie very soon. He’s shown an excellent ability on the PK. Reading plays on the forecheck and being disruptive and creating turnovers. He’s shown a bit of goal scoring promise but where his real potential showed was his vision and ability to distribute the puck. I think he would have been the best playmaking passer that’s ever put on the blue and orange if he had stuck around and had his heart and head in the game. Tucker and Piercey certainly help ease the pain but I’m dissapointed we never got to see Evan reach his potential.Nothing official yet but I think Barrie could have gotten a lot more from Flint in that trade. Tucker has established himself as a shut down top 2 defenceman in the league, but Riley Piercey has strong potential and IMO they could have gotten more from Flint than 2 2nd's and Vierling (although Vierling has strong potential as well being a former 2nd overall pick)
Fantastic newsJust heard that Dale Hawerchuk's surgery was a success. Great news! Thoughts are with him.
Great news, cheers from a forever rival. What can you say about Pekar? I know he looked good in Sudbury and I like his goals vs assists balance. You’d think he can both make plays and score.Fantastic news
with Silovs not playing last nite and the acquisition of Wickware does that smell like a trade anyone??
London?I think Sudbury is the only option for him at this point.
Suzuki to Saginaw. First impressions are that you guys got fleeced pretty badly. The return is not close to what Tomasino got and it should have been.
Suzuki to Saginaw. First impressions are that you guys got fleeced pretty badly. The return is not close to what Tomasino got and it should have been.
You value picks way too much lol.
I'd much rather Punnett ('03 1st round pick)+Cardwell(stud '02)+2 2nds+2 3rds than all lotto tickets.
You're not getting 1st round picks, you're getting 2nd round picks. The odds a 2nd round pick turns into a top 5/10 OHL scorer, 2 years in a row like Tomasino will be, is very, very, very low.
The odds a 2nd round pick even turns into a top 6 OHLer isn't above 50%, let alone he becomes a star
You value picks way too much lol.
I'd much rather Punnett ('03 1st round pick)+Cardwell(stud '02)+2 2nds+2 3rds than all lotto tickets.
You're not getting 1st round picks, you're getting 2nd round picks. The odds a 2nd round pick turns into a top 5/10 OHL scorer, 2 years in a row like Tomasino will be, is very, very, very low.
The odds a 2nd round pick even turns into a top 6 OHLer isn't above 50%, let alone he becomes a star
You value picks way too much lol.
I'd much rather Punnett ('03 1st round pick)+Cardwell(stud '02)+2 2nds+2 3rds than all lotto tickets.
You're not getting 1st round picks, you're getting 2nd round picks. The odds a 2nd round pick turns into a top 5/10 OHL scorer, 2 years in a row like Tomasino will be, is very, very, very low.
The odds a 2nd round pick even turns into a top 6 OHLer isn't above 50%, let alone he becomes a star
so true picks are bargaining chips that can always be replaced. If you get a diamond in the ruff great.