Kitchener Rangers 2020 Offseason Thread (Part 2)
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with the last pick in the draft, Declan McDonnell goes to Tampa Bay.
Lots of undrafted talent this year. Here Valade and Ottavainen, as well as guys around the league such as Hardie, Cardwell, Brochu, Rafkin off the top of my head.
Feel bad that they won’t have the opportunity to open some eyes at a development camp next week like they would in a normal year. By the way things are going, maybe not even a season to prove anyone wrong.
Feel bad that they won’t have the opportunity to open some eyes at a development camp next week like they would in a normal year. By the way things are going, maybe not even a season to prove anyone wrong.
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Surprised to not see Valade go tbh. Sure he didn't take the steps we were hoping he would this year.... But I would have thought a 6th or 7th was warranted! He has shown really good glimpses.
A lot of things that were out of his or anyone’s control this season. Team was going all in, so there were a lot of guys that were ahead of him in the lineup. On top of that, they never actually got to go on that playoff run where he could’ve had a bit more of a spotlight on him as more teams got eliminated. As well as 2 injuries which IIRC were both questionable hits.
I’ve been comparing guys like Valade/McDonnell/Petizian to Meireles/Damiani/Yantsis for awhile because I think they will explode next season given the opportunity. I honestly believe there will be a) 30 teams wishing they hadn’t let McDonnell fall so far and b) a lot of teams reconsidering Valade and Petizian in the 2021 draft.
The Quebec league ain't doing so good..........
QMJHL's COVID-19 woes spread to the Maritimes | Montreal Gazette
QMJHL's COVID-19 woes spread to the Maritimes | Montreal Gazette
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Some things never change.........COVID or no COVID...........Knights in the top 5. LOL!CHL TOP.....wait for it....PRE-SEASON TOP TEN
no Merkley, Regula, Foudy, Guskov, Willms, Gruden, Phillips and maybe even McMichael, and not many (if any?) significant additions.
lol.
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Yea. Just a PR thing IMO. same thing the OHL did, but much later. I think both leagues would be lucky to start by the WHL’s date
I imagine so. Interesting that they’re doing the US division. It’s a little different I guess with 5 teams compared to 3 in the O, but that’s seeming more and more like the reality for Erie, Flint & Saginaw.
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That's not new for Covid. The WHL's 4 divisions in a normal year are BC, East, Central and USA
They will be exclusively playing each other for this season though. That’s what I was wondering if the OHL would adopt for the season. With the WHL doing it, I assume they will have to as well?
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The difference being the US teams aren't all in the same division in the OHL. So if they did do the WHL model where you only play your division, that wouldn't mean US only playing US.
There would obviously have to be some realigning done to make it work. It will be more regionally based (ie. London/Windsor/Sarnia, Kitchener/Guelph/Owen Sound/Barrie, etc.)
I’m a Knights supporter totally, but I have to agree 115% unless Mark & Dale pull several rabbits out of the ole proverbial hat I see them as a middle of the pack team at best. You just can’t loose that much talent with basically no additions other then your kids and expect to be in the Top 10? Granted, I agree totally with the approach of doing nothing at this point as the season is still very much up in the air. Also the unknown factors of who will be returned vs overages etc. No sense blowing your brains out when you may never see any additions you acquire actually “hit the ice”.
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Pretty hard to do a strictly US Division with only 3 teams. Moreover, I think it might be unfair as well since Saginaw is a top ten CHL team and the other two are a good few steps behind. At his point, your guess is as good as any.....wish the USA would get a better handle on Covid....not that Canada is perfect but we are doing a hell of a lot better than they are and it doesn't seem to be trending well with that buffoon at the helm.
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