2019 Offseason Thread: Sarnia Sting 2019 Offseason Thread
I'm a fan of Kennette but I'm not sure where he fits.. Hatcher, Kammerer, Reesor, Dillingham, Hjorth, Jakovljevic is probably the top-6. Hogue has his issues but as of now he is on the team and would play games. Plus Ryan Mast who i bet sees games throughout the year.A couple of Sting prospects get mentioned here -
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I would expect that Kennette might have a good shot of making the team as he impressed last year with the Legionnaires .
He has the right tools for the kind of game the Sting are built for .
I'm a fan of Kennette but I'm not sure where he fits.. Hatcher, Kammerer, Reesor, Dillingham, Hjorth, Jakovljevic is probably the top-6. Hogue has his issues but as of now he is on the team and would play games. Plus Ryan Mast who i bet sees games throughout the year.
I think Dillingham is a near lock. Obviously guys could have improved but he showed alot of good qualities down the stretch. Jakovljevic i thought had a very solid season. Knows his role & never complains. For me Mast/Hogue/Kennette are battling to be 7th Dman. And we don't know if anything was promised to Mast regarding where he plays (American signing). If they said he'd be in Sarnia that's probably your 7 with Hogue/Kennette on the outside looking in.I think that Hjorth , Hatcher , Kammerer , and Reesor ( and Grima if somehow he ends up back on the team ) are locks but I believe there will be a competition for the remaining jobs .
In regards to Hogue it’s not even clear whether Hatcher wants him to play defence or forward . Would not surprise me to see Hatcher do what he did with Franco and convert him to a full time forward as Hogue does have good offensive skills .
Size is definitely an issue like it was for Franco .
So far he hasn’t demonstrated that he can defend against high end OHL talent but he has shown that he can produce on the power play when given a chance .
Be really intrigued to see who centers the 3rd line. Could be Tabak, O'Donnell, Berka or Bitten. On line 4 it is gunna be a huge dog fight. I could see any of the guys you listed being on it but I'd go with Burke-Hill-DeGurse. Saye 13th F. I like McCombs but i could see him being odd man out. Dann spends a yr developing.Just for fun here’s what a possible depth chart could look like for the Upcoming season ( assumes McGregor , Josling , and Hatcher all return )
Berka - McGregor - Josling
Guy - Rees - Perrault
Tabak - Bitten - O Donnell
4th line competition:
Saye - Burke - Hill - McCombs - Degurse - Dann - Hogue
Defence -
Hatcher - Hjorth
Reesor - Kammerer
Competition
Jakov - Dillingham - Kennette - Hogue - Mast
Goalies - Langevin - Gaudreau
How do you guys see the OA situation playing out in Sarnia?
From the looks of the depth charts, it seems like Josling, McGregor, and Hatcher are the most likely candidates.
Grima and Martin are both pretty solid players that should be able to fetch a return in a trade. There's always a market for a veteran blueliner that can pass well and a gritty winger that could chip in with 15-20 goals.
I don’t think jacko will be anywhere close to spinozzi offensively, just watching the two players aside from stats shows a big talent differenceI don't think I can remember a year when there are so many players who should be on the team that will be left off the team. It's going to make for some unhappy players.
I think Jackovljevic is a very interesting topic. I know the Sting have used him at forward and I think that's a waste. He is a defensemen and a big one at that...leave him there. Hogue is a different story because of his offensive abilities. I'm wondering if Jacko could be our next Kevin Spinozzi? Have a good 19 yo season then become a rock solid OA for next year. As of right now, Jacko and Bitten would be our 2 OA's for next year. I'd keep a close eye on what Jacko does the first half. If he is holding expectations then we keep him, if not then there's no point plugging up a roster spot on a player who wont be back as an OA.
Another player that should be on thin ice is Tabak. I haven't been a fan of his game. When we traded him for Ruzicka it was like we traded for the same player but with less offensive skill. Hopefully he had a good summer but if he doesn't show up in a big way this season then let one of our other young prospects get in the line up.
I don’t think jacko will be anywhere close to spinozzi offensively, just watching the two players aside from stats shows a big talent difference
LWs | C | RW | LD | RD | G | ||
Samuel Bitten | Ryan McGregor | Jacob Perreault | Kelton Hatcher | Eric Hjorth | Ethan Langevin | ||
Marek Berka | Jamieson Rees | Sean Josling | Ashton Reesor | Colton Kammerer | Cameron Lamour | ||
Anthony Tabak | Theo Hill | Brayden Guy | Alexandre Houge | Nolan Dillingham-Morelli | Ben Gaudreau | ||
Nolan Burke | Justin O'Donnell | Justin McCombs | Deven Nagra | Nick Grima | Ethan Robertson | ||
Nolan DeGurse | Ben Diamond | Owen Saye | Ryan Mast | Curtis Boothe | |||
Nolan Dann | Troy Andrews | Brendan Kennette | |||||
Luca Rea | Calvin Martin | Nikolas Vanclief | |||||
RED=OA ONLY 3 can stay BOLDed is what i thnk | |
Orange = U18 draft | |
Yellow = Players looking for a spot | |
Purple is newly traded or go in a trade | |
Blue = Signed | |
Pink - Import | |
Lime green - spot in jepordry , COuld be traded or released Singed last season but didnt play ohl - Dark BLue |
Ya but based on watching both play, spinozzi has more natural skill, I think marko is more like Josh Chapman , tough stay at home dman and there’s nothing wrong with thatSpinozzi didn't come into his own until his 18/19 yo season. He has had a whole lot more OHL games under his belt with Jacko going in the U-18 draft. Hard to compare at this point. See what Jacko can do this year but I don't think it's out of reach for him to find success the way Spinner did his last 2 seasons.
Some guys that are already signed that aren’t on your depth chart[TBODY] [/TBODY]
LWs C RW LD RD G Samuel Bitten Ryan McGregor Jacob Perreault Kelton Hatcher Eric Hjorth Ethan Langevin Marek Berka Jamieson Rees Sean Josling Ashton Reesor Colton Kammerer Cameron Lamour Anthony Tabak Theo Hill Brayden Guy Alexandre Houge Nolan Dillingham-Morelli Ben Gaudreau Nolan Burke Justin O'Donnell Justin McCombs Deven Nagra Nick Grima Ethan Robertson Nolan DeGurse Ben Diamond Owen Saye Ryan Mast Curtis Boothe Nolan Dann Troy Andrews Brendan Kennette Luca Rea Calvin Martin Nikolas Vanclief
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RED=OA ONLY 3 can stay BOLDed is what i thnk Orange = U18 draft Yellow = Players looking for a spot Purple is newly traded or go in a trade Blue = Signed Pink - Import Lime green - spot in jepordry , COuld be traded or released
Singed last season but didnt play ohl - Dark BLue
LEt me know what you think
Sry couldn’t see half the names due to colours, can’t see negra ahead of kennette or mastLIKE?
LWs | C | RW | LD | RD | G | |||
Samuel Bitten | Ryan McGregor | Jacob Perreault | Kelton Hatcher | Eric Hjorth | Ethan Langevin | |||
Marek Berka | Jamieson Rees | Sean Josling | Ashton Reesor | Colton Kammerer | Cameron Lamour | |||
Anthony Tabak | Theo Hill | Brayden Guy | Alexandre Houge | Nolan Dillingham-Morelli | Ben Gaudreau | |||
Nolan Burke | Justin O'Donnell | Justin McCombs | Deven Nagra | Nick Grima | Ethan Robertson | |||
Nolan DeGurse | Ben Diamond | Owen Saye | Ryan Mast | Curtis Boothe | ||||
Nolan Dann | Troy Andrews | Brendan Kennette | ||||||
Luca Rea | Calvin MArtin | Nikolas Vanclief | ||||||
No Jako on your defense list. He’s likely number 4or 5 defenseman.[TBODY] [/TBODY]
LWs C RW LD RD G Samuel Bitten Ryan McGregor Jacob Perreault Kelton Hatcher Eric Hjorth Ethan Langevin Marek Berka Jamieson Rees Sean Josling Ashton Reesor Colton Kammerer Cameron Lamour Anthony Tabak Theo Hill Brayden Guy Alexandre Houge Nolan Dillingham-Morelli Ben Gaudreau Nolan Burke Justin O'Donnell Justin McCombs Deven Nagra Nick Grima Ethan Robertson Nolan DeGurse Ben Diamond Owen Saye Ryan Mast Curtis Boothe Nolan Dann Troy Andrews Brendan Kennette Luca Rea Calvin Martin Nikolas Vanclief
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RED=OA ONLY 3 can stay BOLDed is what i thnk Orange = U18 draft Yellow = Players looking for a spot Purple is newly traded or go in a trade Blue = Signed Pink - Import Lime green - spot in jepordry , COuld be traded or released
Singed last season but didnt play ohl - Dark BLue
LEt me know what you think