Sarnia Sting 2020 Offseason Thread

[StingUpdates]

Brock is usually pretty intune with what's going on. If he says he is hearing it i totally believe it.

Unreal. They better be 100% confident he will be in a Sting Jersey come September. It pisses me off regardless if he commits because i believe Ludwinski is a better player.




Follow up to his original tweet. Least there's that. He also said he has talked to scouts who say he is unquestionably top 5 for skill level in the draft.

 

[robp1219]

Brock is usually pretty intune with what's going on. If he says he is hearing it i totally believe it.

Unreal. They better be 100% confident he will be in a Sting Jersey come September. It pisses me off regardless if he commits because i believe Ludwinski is a better player.

Maybe he put namestikov at 3 because he thinks ohlinsider has some hunch. I’m going to be very let down if they pick him. Top 6 already has 5’8 roth and 5’9 voit even if he does come over that’s adding a 5’6 player to the top 6

 

[StingUpdates]

Maybe he put namestikov at 3 because he thinks ohlinsider has some hunch. I’m going to be very let down if they pick him. Top 6 already has 5’8 roth and 5’9 voit even if he does come over that’s adding a 5’6 player to the top 6

Im with yah. Not like Rees or Perreault are very big either. Guess the approach is we will out skate & out skill you on forward.

Gotta give the kid a fair shake. Just super annoyed we are passing up arguably better Canadian talent that 100% will show.

 

[Ferda11]

Was just told by another person they are also hearing Namestnikov's name to Sarnia 3.

Apparently his uncle is Ivan Novoseltsev. Who played a few years for us.

This would be such an unnecessary risk. Stupid!

 

[InSuL1nImP]

I wish we would take Donovan McCoy. He is exactly what this team needs.

 

[StingUpdates]

This would be such an unnecessary risk. Stupid!

At least it sounds like he has interest in the OHL so maybe it won't be that hard to recruit him. But ya there is still a chance he could reconsider or be talked in staying in the US.

 

[StingUpdates]

I wish we would take Donovan McCoy. He is exactly what this team needs.

If we picked a bit farther back i would agree. He will be a good one. Really intrigued to see what we do in round 2. Could see another F or a D.

 

[StingUpdates]

Namestnikov actually out produced Nazar who many say is a sure fire top 5 pick if he wasn't going US route. Pretty crazy numbers. Hopefully he hits a growth spurt because his skill level + skating is elite from what I've seen.

 

[Hockeysar1]

Im with yah. Not like Rees or Perreault are very big either. Guess the approach is we will out skate & out skill you on forward.

Gotta give the kid a fair shake. Just super annoyed we are passing up arguably better Canadian talent that 100% will show.

I cannot see the Sting going that far outside the ratings. I could see Fimis, Ludinski, Goyette. The guy I wouldn't be surprised is Fantelli.

 

[Jason M]

I cannot see the Sting going that far outside the ratings. I could see Fimis, Ludinski, Goyette. The guy I wouldn't be surprised is Fantelli.

I hear Jon sims son could be coming to the OHL I wonder if we’re showing interest in him as a 2nd or 3rd rounder if he’s still there

 

[Hockeysar1]

Im with yah. Not like Rees or Perreault are very big either. Guess the approach is we will out skate & out skill you on forward.

Gotta give the kid a fair shake. Just super annoyed we are passing up arguably better Canadian talent that 100% will show.

Don't rely on Ohlsider for information. I am hoping Sting takes Fimis, Ludinski or don't be surprised Fantelli. Namestikov is a possibility he had very good numbers with Honeyback U16 but would require a definite commitment to take 3rd overall.

 

[robp1219]

Namestnikov actually out produced Nazar who many say is a sure fire top 5 pick if he wasn't going US route. Pretty crazy numbers. Hopefully he hits a growth spurt because his skill level + skating is elite from what I've seen.

His older brother is 6’0 183, can’t imagine him being any shorter than 5’9 or 5’10 at the smallest, needs to grow soon tho. I just hope if we do take him that he shows up this year. That’s my only hope lol

 

[jwalk]

North Bay announce they are taking Ty Nelson so obviously the odds of taking a defenceman with the third pick are pretty low which I think is a good thing even though the Sting badly need help on the back end. When you are picking top 3 you have to go after high end offensive talent and unless the defenceman is named Paul Coffey or Bobby Orr I'd be taking a forward , preferably a centre.

 

[StingUpdates]

Welp. See what Sinclair says post draft about him. Gonna watch a bunch of film on him & see what he is all about. I trust Sinclair when it comes to drafting so if he thinks he is the right pick then I'll go with it.

 

[robp1219]

Welp. See what Sinclair says post draft about him. Gonna watch a bunch of film on him & see what he is all about. I trust Sinclair when it comes to drafting so if he thinks he is the right pick then I'll go with it.

Well that’s unusual, if Sinclair says after the draft “we think he might come over” I’m going to lose it. Almost exactly what they said about Weiss. But yes I trust Sinclair’s drafting. Also wondering about Sim’s boy could he been following in his dads footsteps?

 

[OHL Fan]

Nelson
Fimis
Namestikov
Goyette
Ludwinski
Donovan
Fantilli/Lavoie
Sova
Haight
Barker
Delic
Poitras/Edwards
Mckoy
Fantilli/Edwards
Wakely
Hayes
Fantilli/Lavoie
Jovanovic
Leblanc
Guindon

 

[Dodospice]

I hear Jon sims son could be coming to the OHL I wonder if we’re showing interest in him as a 2nd or 3rd rounder if he’s still there

He is coming to the OHL... I think a 2nd/3rd rounder would be too high, he’s probably not even that high of a pick in the Q draft.

 

[StingUpdates]

Someone just said to me "don't worry. They wouldn't take him 3rd unless they knew for sure he would come. He got left off the NTDP team for a reason. Presumably because he is going OHL route"

 

[Hockeysar1]

He is coming to the OHL... I think a 2nd/3rd rounder would be too high, he’s probably not even that high of a pick in the Q draft.

Not sure if he is OHL eligible since he is from Nova Scotia and played there. That is QMJHL territory

 

[Dodospice]

Not sure if he is OHL eligible since he is from Nova Scotia and played there. That is QMJHL territory

He’s in the OHL draft as far as I understand. It’s been speculated in QMJHL circles for some time that he was going the OHL route. It never truly made sense to me, how or why that was possible but it appears from everything I’m hearing that he is indeed OHL eligible tomorrow.

 

[ohloutsider]

Not sure if he is OHL eligible since he is from Nova Scotia and played there. That is QMJHL territory

His dad played in the OHL so he is eligible to be in the OHL draft.

 

[StingUpdates]

Well that guarantees it.

Gonna go on the assumption he is coming.

 

[robp1219]

Someone just said to me "don't worry. They wouldn't take him 3rd unless they knew for sure he would come. He got left off the NTDP team for a reason. Presumably because he is going OHL route"

They probably said that when they took Weiss lol , now is Namestikov worth being picked 3rd overall? His stats definitely say so , especially if he grows a lot this summer imagine him coming in at 5’10 or taller

 

[robp1219]

Well that guarantees it.

Gonna go on the assumption he is coming.

Gosh I hope so!

 

[robp1219]

Maybe max is willing to go to sarnia because it’s so close to home. And didn’t want a team far away selecting him.