analyser
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I have been a fan of the 67s since their original season. The oh lets be competitive forever but never make a real push for a championship days have passed by.Okay let's look at this team We are 2nd in the league in goals against and that is without Dipietro. We are tied for first in goals for. Yes Niagara is catching up.
The defence we have is one of the most experienced in the league and is also a defence built on position play.
We have 2 of the top 5 goalies in the league.
4 of our so-called bad defence are in the top 10 in plus-minus for defence.
I think that people that have a problem with this defence really do not know what they are looking at or are fans of other teams.
As I said OHL hockey is a business. Do the owners care if they win the MEMORIAL CUP Yes but not if it means that the next year they will lose their fan base because they are rebuilding and playing like crap.
Owners want bums in the seats. The way to do that is to provide a consistent product that makes a night out enjoyable. Ottawa hailed Kilrea as the greatest thing in the world. He could have cared less about the Cup his drive and goal was to have a competitive team that brought fans to the game. It was also to develop men that became citizens and went on to better things.
Good teams do not sell the farm for one year and a dream it is too risky.
What you do is build a team that on any given night can win and put an exciting product on the ice.
I am sure that they had a chance at other players that might have been better but to give up a Tolnai or a Quinn for a 3-month player is stupid and bad business.
Remember if Ottawa had not been hosting the M Cup the last time they won it they would not have even qualified.
London, Hamilton, Windsor are not afraid to trade for a three or four month run using whatever they have available.
Why go out and get Dipietro for a few months if the other pieces are not coming.
The lack of bums in the seats now has a lot to do with the competition for the entertainment dollar. (Senators, Redblacks, Fury, 67s)
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