You were the exception most fans would say the real “treat” was to watch the way the Petes rebounded and outplayed, outshot and outscored the Storm in the 2nd and 3rd periods.
Peterborough Petes 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 2)
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You were the exception most fans would say the real “treat” was to watch the way the Petes rebounded and outplayed, outshot and outscored the Storm in the 2nd and 3rd periods.
You are right on with your assessment of SDA. But he continues to get lots of ice time.
You rarely, if ever see him gain any kind of speed, he's usually just coasting out there relying entirely on his stickhandling to get through the zones and the other team. He'll pick the puck up in our own zone and then think he can just pivot and deke five guys before setting up someone for a highlight reel goal. I don't think I've seen him once this season just drive north/south with the puck and fire a dump in to chase.
I think his brief stint in the NHL went to his head and all the praise he got in the Leafs camp + signing his NHL contract. He's not playing like someone that's trying to get to the next level, it's like he's already there in his head so he can coast here and not put in the effort. He should have been one of the best centers in the league this year, he should be putting the other team on notice when he's on the ice and making players around him better. He's not doing any of that, he's a blackhole for possession cause whenever he has the puck it's going to end in a turnover after a few nifty moves. It's really a shame.
I think his brief stint in the NHL went to his head and all the praise he got in the Leafs camp + signing his NHL contract. He's not playing like someone that's trying to get to the next level, it's like he's already there in his head so he can coast here and not put in the effort. He should have been one of the best centers in the league this year, he should be putting the other team on notice when he's on the ice and making players around him better. He's not doing any of that, he's a blackhole for possession cause whenever he has the puck it's going to end in a turnover after a few nifty moves. It's really a shame.
Not sure. Ugly game tonight. Austin has played alright (especially early) but the Petes need to produce goals somehow. And Merkley finally got a misconduct for all his yapping. Timleck left with an injury in the 1rst. Looks like the Petes are pretty frustrated right now.
Tough to watch. They finally benched him too. We are weak up front. No offence at all.
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Lockhart put on quite the show tonight at the Petes minor midget tourny... grabbing him or Brett Harrison at 5 would be a nice get. The way things are trending currently we won’t have to wait long to announce our second selection in the first round....
Glad Austin got the start he actually played unreal last night. Didn’t let in a goal after coming into a game that looked like there was no hope. Hard game yesterday for the boys going into. Knowing the other team is that stacked and going down early is hard. Great effort to come back. The team isn’t working as a team anymore. Sammy drops a pass for merkley on the power play and Robbie skates in and steals it. Then he drops its to merkley. Coaching staff needs to do some team bonding and teach these kids that working as one unit instead of one player will take them a lot further.
About time. It's no wonder the coach has gotten sick of his garbage already. No doubting the talent, but he's been awful for the team. No wonder Guelph was so happy to get rid of him (if you believe the reports/rumours).
I don't know what to do about offence. Kirk should be back next week, I would think. They need to switch up the PP and take SDA off. I think anyone else would be more effective than he is right now.
Examiner says Upper Body Injury suffered Thursday. He finished the game, but told them after he was hurt. Considered day-to-day.
Gutsy effort by the guys tonight in a tough situation. Ottawa controlled the play so much that I was shocked to see that they only had 28 shots.........I'm sure that Petes players blocked more than that......well done!
I hope Merkley felt bad being benched and watching the rest of the guys battle with so few guys able to play. He needs to play "for" his teammates, not just "with" them!
Tomorrow's game may be rough as well....they started short 1 skater Thursday night and short 2 skaters tonight against two of the top teams in the CHL.
Maybe we see Dustin Hutton dress as a filler?
And Robertson and Jones will miss Thursday's game vs Saginaw with the prospect's game.
I'm also hearing rumblings that Gallant may be out for the rest of the season. The news just goes from bad to worse.........I do feel bad for them. They've had some pretty crappy luck.
I hope Merkley felt bad being benched and watching the rest of the guys battle with so few guys able to play. He needs to play "for" his teammates, not just "with" them!
Tomorrow's game may be rough as well....they started short 1 skater Thursday night and short 2 skaters tonight against two of the top teams in the CHL.
Maybe we see Dustin Hutton dress as a filler?
And Robertson and Jones will miss Thursday's game vs Saginaw with the prospect's game.
I'm also hearing rumblings that Gallant may be out for the rest of the season. The news just goes from bad to worse.........I do feel bad for them. They've had some pretty crappy luck.
May need to sign a draft pick......some ideas:
- My have stopped in Smiths Falls on the bus ride home and picked up LW Ryan Richardson 17 yr old with 29 pts in 38g
- Maybe RW Tyler Paquette who is playing in the USHL....he’s a Penn State commit, but maybe his teammate at the Hlinka tournament, Nic Robertson could talk him into it?!
A player who lacks in a major area: work ethic, skating, stickhandling, and production. The last one is what it all comes down to. A player can lack something, but can be useful as long as he's contributing to wins. Isaacson was early in the season, but wasn't worth all the icetime he was getting the last couple months.
You listed all the decent players, but SDA and Hinz should not be on that list. They aren't worth the icetime they're receiving. The Petes aren't going anywhere this season, so that development should be going to Butler and Cermak. Why do I need to see SDA thrown over the boards all the time? He does absolutely nothing and gives the puck away almost every play. If SDA weren't drafted into the NHL I'm guessing he wouldn't be playing so much, but having him with Robertson and Timleck makes no sense.
I'd much rather see Grondin in SDA's spot. Why give up a 2nd and a 3rd only to play him on the 4th line? He's actually shown some things in his limited icetime; he works hard and is physical, so shouldn't now be the time to see if he can handle a bigger role? Denault lacks in areas, but he's one of the hardest workers on the team, so I'd reward him too.
That would require the team to get off the wallet. Both of those players would be good adds but neither will happen.
How anyone can think that the Merkley deal was good for this team is beyond me. I don’t care if he is lights out offensively he is a headache What were they thinking?
Why are so many people hating on him? He just got here and he's easily one of the best players on the team. A team that desperately needs talent. How is he a headache?
You can’t be serious...
I still understand the trade 100%. Half of the league wouldn’t accept a trade to us and the same goes for the top prospects willing to be drafted here so if you can get a Merkley talent, you have to take the chance and hope that he figures out the attitude.
But to act like he isn’t a headache.... common now lol. He’s averaging like 1.5 MPG (meltdowns per game) over the last 2 weeks
Yeah.....you’re right
Maybe Wilson will come out to the bench early to watch the flag skaters to see if there is some quality there that he could add to the lineup
You can’t be serious...
I still understand the trade 100%. Half of the league wouldn’t accept a trade to us and the same goes for the top prospects willing to be drafted here so if you can get a Merkley talent, you have to take the chance and hope that he figures out the attitude.
But to act like he isn’t a headache.... common now lol. He’s averaging like 1.5 MPG (meltdowns per game) over the last 2 weeks
I’m sure that the hope was that adding a Merkley would help get the PP on track and get SDA playing like he did last year. These benefits may occur, but I guess we should be patient.
I’m sure the fact that the Merkley and Spearing families knew each other and the acquisition of Merkley’s friend, Little, were factors in trying to get the best out of Merkley (production & attitude).
If the Petes were winning, we would not be complaining about Merkley........as much
You can’t be serious...
I still understand the trade 100%. Half of the league wouldn’t accept a trade to us and the same goes for the top prospects willing to be drafted here so if you can get a Merkley talent, you have to take the chance and hope that he figures out the attitude.
But to act like he isn’t a headache.... common now lol. He’s averaging like 1.5 MPG (meltdowns per game) over the last 2 weeks
I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just asking. What are the meltdowns and are they a headache to just fans, or the team as well? Breaking a stick because he's upset? I don't consider that a meltdown or a headache. As a couple people have posted, he's a competitor. I'd like for several of our players to show more emotion as long as it doesn't cost us. Is he costing us?
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