Final 2016-17 Season Thread: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2208633
Begin offseason talk here.
Begin offseason talk here.
I'd have to go look it up; not sure off top of my head. Parsons was an absolute rock for London from the opening game. Without him, London doesn't get this far. His stats are deserving of MVP, even with losing in the second round. That being said, a huge series by McNiven or someone else in the next round and all bets are off. I just believe Parsons deserves to be in the conversation.
However, why the Knights go after offensive players at the trade deadline and have them all play defensive hockey??? I understand team system and all but only 29 shots in 3 1/2 periods with overtime of a game 7 hockey game, perhaps getting defensemen and defensive forwards would have help out more in that defensive department, especially in the 63 shots against of that last game. Only Stephens helped on offense the rest were pretty much a bust and basically hurt our chances to take down Erie. - Just saying !!!
Congratulations to the Knights. Your last 6 seasons are the envy of the entire CHL. 4 Memorial Cup appearances and a win last season and this season they took the Otters to OT in game 7.
Losing sucks, but losing a series where it's decided in OT in the visitor's rink is as close as it gets.
The Hunter's have made every other team have to get better to compete. Attendance in rinks where the Knights are the visitors go up. Games are exciting and intense.
Fans get into it. It's good for the game.
This disappointment will fade and next season will likely be the start of something good again.
The only thing that sucks is that a Memorial Cup this year would probably have cemented the Knights from 2012-2017 as a legit CHL dynasty
From 2005-2016, it's definitely a dominant era but not a dynasty.
The only thing that sucks is that a Memorial Cup this year would probably have cemented the Knights from 2012-2017 as a legit CHL dynasty
From 2005-2016, it's definitely a dominant era but not a dynasty.
Not winning the Memorial Cup this year didn't suck as bad as not winning in 2012. That was a Memorial Cup calibre team. This years was not. The goalie was however.
Not getting Tkachuk back was the biggest blow. Keeping Martenet around long enough to miss out on Spencer Watson was a close second. He was the sniper they needed. It's too bad the Salituro and Vande Sompel trades didn't work out. Stephens was great though.