Sarnia Sting 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 2)
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WolvesFanSudbury
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Yes Eliot is a in the top 8.But he is an O/A.Sorry just no buyers for him this year and u never know what the sting was asking for him.
Ruzicka trade looks good to me but u never know till a year or so later if u win or loose.If he ever decided to use his size and become ambitious he could be a beast in the OHL
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Sarnia’ ability to draft well has been pretty good over the past 2 years. This deal and Salinitri’s has patched up most of the Konecny vacuum.
Actually sounds like Sudbury wanted a dman who quarter back the power play, he’d be the perfect fit and they seem to be buyers, I think sarnia was asking a lot for him.
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That's an exceptional return for a graduating import at the deadline who was a no show in last year's post season.
Hats off!!
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I agree he last 2 drafts have been dynamite, I hope this is just a regular thing for this franchise... the owners want to be a middle of the pack team on the years they are in a rebuild
Texcanuck
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Ruzicka today no better than Ruzicka on day 1 of his Sting career. Reasonable to recoup picks, and more playing time for the younger guys.
Will see if the vacant import slot will be used to pull in an import of a different age than Hugo, and avoid having to draft 2 import rookies this spring.
Will see if the vacant import slot will be used to pull in an import of a different age than Hugo, and avoid having to draft 2 import rookies this spring.
I would have been happy with a bag of pucks for Ruzicka. amazing return
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I will take this trade any day of the week for Sarnia. I didn't expect Ruzicka to be back for a OA season. I'm betting he plays over seas or in the AHL
Decent return for Ruzicka. OHL Insiders was clueless on it. Import Forward Adam Ruzicka Heads to the Wolves in Exchange for Picks – Sarnia Sting #IamTheInsider 
BoxerMax
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Sting will still be drafting 2 imports this year. Very rare does an import play an overage season. If Hugo doesn't get an AHL contract after this season, I would think he would go play pro hockey in Europe.
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Unless they somehow acquire an 18-yr old import as part of another deal...
Agree that import OA is unusual (Michnac in Saginaw right now, perhaps others...), and unlikely, but the odds of getting 2 decent import players in the same draft are slim, considering all 3 leagues rotate through the draft cycle.
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Ferda11
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Hell of a hockey player when he wants to be. Laziest player on the ice every other time.
Big, protects the puck well, great shot, good offensive instinct, never uses his big body to make a hit or even bump someone off the puck, and doesn’t hussle to achieve pucks , doesn’t forecheck or backcheck , gets a lot of hooking penalties due to not wanting to move his feet
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Yet he’s around a point a game player? Here’s hoping a change of scenery brings out the best in him.
Talk about this on the SSM thread and sure enough now on Sarnia thread. MacGregor for Roth would be a win-win for both teams.
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cupcrazyman
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Leafs have more than enough forwards in the system already.McGregor will probably be back next year as an OA
When motivated he could be your best player and this could look an amazing trade. He is big and highly skilled. Just as easily Wolves fans may be pissed that they gave up 3 high picks for a guy that rode out the season and did zero come playoff time.
Which is exactly what he did for the Sting last year in the playoffs. He was one of the point leaders on the team last year in the regular season and only got 2 or 3 points in the playoffs in 2 series with no goals. To be fair to him there was a rumour that he had an injury so that might be an extenuating factor but he didn't appear to be overly motivated come playoff time which is a knock on some of the Euros.
Personally, I think this is a great move for the Sting recouping three high draft picks.
In 2009 the Sting gave a big pitch to the fans about building the team from drafts and player development called Brick by Brick. The whole idea was building the team from within and not making knee jerk moves and trading a pile of high picks and mortgaging the future.
This is what I'd like to see Hatcher and Sinclair do now with the team. Stockpile high picks and build from within. Also, stop using the high picks to take gambles - draft solid sure thing players who are guaranteed to show up - the 2000 born draft year was an unmitigated disaster. Drafting Weiss, Samuellson and Hughes in the top 4 picks and having none show up was a huge embarrassment. Currently there are zero players from that draft on the team. Hopefully they've learned their lesson from that. Draft those guys in the 9 th round not the 1 st !
If the situation warrants it then move some of your picks but in general be stingy with your high picks ( because they are like gold in this league ). Hatcher owns the team so he doesn't have to deal with the perform now or be fired mentality. These guys have the luxury of being patient.
They've shown they know how to draft and develop the players so they should stick with that strategy. That 2001 draft class and picking Perreault from the 2002 class are great examples of this .
I would think Eliot could bring a bigger haul than Salinitri. If Sinclair could add a few more second round picks to the mix that would be a huge coup for Sting fans.
Is a point per game in the OHL even that hard to do for a 3rd year played drafted by the NHL? Ruzicka needs more than a change of scenery, a change in attitude would be best for him.
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