Shame. I think this kid has been stifled and with the right minutes in the right situations he will pay dividendsAlberg will still be out. He’s expected to be back on Friday.
Montreal promised McNiven would be returned to the Attack and that didnt happen. Everyone in the league knew we were a goalie away from a Memorial Cup appearance and wouldn't give us one. That's what happened there. DD can't be held accountable for something out of his control.Not a fan of Gill. I thought he underachieved in Kingston too. But Degray also needs to be accountable, especially for not addressing the goaltending situation last season. That season had possibilities for OS imo.
Shame. I think this kid has been stifled and with the right minutes in the right situations he will pay dividends
At the same time, he's the GM and he had a job to do...i.e., get a quality goaltender. He didn't get it done.Montreal promised McNiven would be returned to the Attack and that didnt happen. Everyone in the league knew we were a goalie away from a Memorial Cup appearance and wouldn't give us one. That's what happened there. DD can't be held accountable for something out of his control.
Kudos for those who were able to make it. Would have liked to been able to make the gameI know the weather is horrible... but was the attendance last night really 492? Just wanted to confirm for an attendance project I am working on.
Edit: Yes it was... closed highways too... Amazed they went on with the game
Hopefully they do something for those who were not able to make it.. I know they are not obliged to, but it would be nice.Kudos for those who were able to make it. Would have liked to been able to make the game
I know the weather is horrible... but was the attendance last night really 492? Just wanted to confirm for an attendance project I am working on.
Edit: Yes it was... closed highways too... Amazed they went on with the game
Hopefully they do something for those who were not able to make it.. I know they are not obliged to, but it would be nice.
That's awesome!!The Attack said before the game, any who couldn't make it could exchange for another Wednesday game. All good .
And yes my son and I were two of the 492 in attendance.
I gotta figure Owen Sound has a heck of a lot more than 492 season ticket holdersHow many tickets were sold for the game it what is usually announced even if people were not there.
Yes, 1800 season ticket holders. I am one of them who didn't make it to the game. Wondering if Rangers made it home or is stuck in OS. Hwys all still closed out of OS.I gotta figure Owen Sound has a heck of a lot more than 492 season ticket holders
Yes, 1800 season ticket holders. I am one of them who didn't make it to the game. Wondering if Rangers made it home or is stuck in OS. Hwys all still closed out of OS.
Usually attendance is tickets sold so I am surprised they did not lust has 1,800 plus even if the fans did not show up.
Any reports on the new systems? It's tough being a coach when the goalie makes 2 saves for every 3 shots on net......
We'll, it was evident the plan is to play more up tempo.Any reports on the new systems? It's tough being a coach when the goalie makes 2 saves for every 3 shots on net......
The goaltending debacle lies directly at the feet of the management. Speaking with an OHL broadcaster very much in the know, he offered the following opinion:At the same time, he's the GM and he had a job to do...i.e., get a quality goaltender. He didn't get it done.
I've heard a few different excuses from management now. Montreal lied to us. Nobody would give us a goalie. Too many injuries last season. It would be refreshing to hear management take ownership for the multiple shortcomings over the past couple of years (hiring the wrong coach, goaltending debacle, poor drafting, 2017 import draft, mishandling this year's OA situation) rather than offering up excuses.
Maybe if RD could have stopped a puck he would still be playing. It's easy peasy to blame everyone else. Character guy's look in the mirror.The goaltending debacle lies directly at the feet of the management. Speaking with an OHL broadcaster very much in the know, he offered the following opinion:
"A team that developed so much talent up front, seems to have missed their cycle when it comes to making a long playoff run. The Attack put themselves in that situation where goaltending has been a weakness over the past couple years. That's on the Attack - not the goalies themselves. They have not brought in the right people (including coaching), properly developed the ones they had, or played a type of on-ice system that allowed those goalies to succeed"
They have an antiquated goalie coach who still teaches from the 70's. RD said he learnt more from McNiven in the short time he spent with him than he ever did with Redquest.
Maybe if DD had show more commitment into the development of RD, the team would have been more successful and RD would now been handing the torch to Gudza instead of out of hockey.
Total waste of talent.