yes we're short bodies these days!Did your head coach just dress his other son?
Agreed would be nice to get help now but it takes two to trade. I'm sure Boyd has been trying but teams are probably waiting closer to deadline to decide if unloading or not and/or try to get a better return. That strategy could be risky this year as might be a buyer's market.Let’s get some OA players in here soon , enough with the preseason roster.
Well they kind of lost?Does this mean the 67s winning streak ends?
Explain to me how Kitchener could take down Ottawa, when you call London to win the OHL? Both West division teams. You people gotta relax . It was one game.lolI see my post got erased. Sensitive eyes on this board? Anyway as I was saying after last night and Ottawa's inability to take out a very weak Quebec league team, I can't see the 67's with the horses to make a serious run for the OHL Finals. Would probably get taken down by the Ice Dogs or Kitchener. And if left standing, London is my pick as OHL champs.
I see my post got erased. Sensitive eyes on this board? Anyway as I was saying after last night and Ottawa's inability to take out a very weak Quebec league team, I can't see the 67's with the horses to make a serious run for the OHL Finals. Would probably get taken down by the Ice Dogs or Kitchener. And if left standing, London is my pick as OHL champs.
Ottawa has a very thin lineup at the moment. The 4th. line consists of 2 players who never played in the league prior to last night plus a 16 year old defenseman. The 3rd. line consist of 2 16 year olds and a defensive minded winger. The top 2 lines are a mixture of what we have left.I see my post got erased. Sensitive eyes on this board? Anyway as I was saying after last night and Ottawa's inability to take out a very weak Quebec league team, I can't see the 67's with the horses to make a serious run for the OHL Finals. Would probably get taken down by the Ice Dogs or Kitchener. And if left standing, London is my pick as OHL champs.
I said Kitchener could probably take out Ottawa in a 7-game series. Never said the Rangers would win the OHL Title. London IS the team to beat. Too much talent up front and they can roll 4 lines! 67's are soft!Explain to me how Kitchener could take down Ottawa, when you call London to win the OHL? Both West division teams. You people gotta relax . It was one game.lol
You lost against a very bad team with a mediocre goalie at best. It's the first half of the season, teams get better as the season goes. Ottawa has already peaked.A single 2-1 loss, after a string of 20 plus games without a loss in regulation, is the best way to access a team's chance for future success. You, Sir, are clearly a genius.
You lost against a very bad team with a mediocre goalie at best. It's the first half of the season, teams get better as the season goes. Ottawa has already peaked.
Clearly obvious to all that this team in its current configuration would fail in the playoffs with a few injuries.
I’m sure the hickey minds of this team know that they need 2 strong forwards to add to this group as insurance and to also lift the talent level of this team.
We are currently a mediocre team until we get the bodies back from the injuries.
You lost against a very bad team with a mediocre goalie at best. It's the first half of the season, teams get better as the season goes. Ottawa has already peaked.
nice crowd today around 5000 I hope most will come back. well that's one cup down
Probably not as you can imagine most of those extra fans were from Gatineau
This team is short a couple of role players.
I still would like to see a platoon of goalies but also think we need a player that will not only take a hit but can dish it out.
In the playoffs you are going to see teams key on Rossi and Sasha with the big hits.
It is not so much to injure but to wear them down. We need a player that can go out and either do the same to their ace or can protect ours.
Careful troll. I'll be putting crow on the open fire for you.
The suggestion that this team has peaked is absolutely absurd. They lost one game in regulation in twenty odd games. One game! Sample size gentlemen. That one loss was against a very hot goaltender, which is part of the reason hockey teams play 7-game series to decide a winner. It's not the NFL where you play a one-game Conference Championship and a one-game Super Bowl.
If Ottawa were to play a 7-game series against Gatineau, admittedly a lower half team in the Q, they would likely win 4 games to 1. And that's with this present lineup which is missing Rossi and the Clark(e)s. Rossi and the Clark(e)s represent nearly 1.5 goals per game. They will be back. That production will return to the lineup.
Of course the 67's have to "play better overall if (they) want to win a championship". It's December. They just went 23 games without a loss in regulation. Then lost one game. One. Even though I despise the phrase, 'if the playoffs were to start tomorrow', Ottawa would host Barrie, a .500 team. Let's say Ottawa beats Barrie 4 games to 1. Seems a likely scenario. Does that one loss mean Ottawa has peaked?
This team, in my humble opinion (it's the only one I have), is on a long, evenly paced, potential championship trajectory. There will be bumps and bruises along the way (did you really think they were going to 'run the table'!?). Significant contributors will miss games and new faces will be given the opportunity to show they can possibly contribute in the future. The GM and his HC will sit back and patiently access. They have OA spots to fill and draft capital to spend. They will add the pieces they believe will enhance the lineup on their own timetable. There's no reason for them to rush. The one coveted piece available they already got. Other pieces will become available before the trade deadline. There's no 'must-have' players out there. It's such a luxury for a team to be in this position. The idea that this team has peaked is, quite simply, ridiculous.