SSM Greyhounds 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 3)

[GameTime]

I agree Guelph will be in the west final, but Saginaw is no dark horse. They are deep and will win the west. The concern for Kitchener is they play very physical and they will look to take out a few players in the first game of a Greyhound-Ranger first round matchup.

 

[soo hound girl]

Jacobs 6-0 keep it going boys

 

[WaW]

Jacobs 6-0 keep it going boys

I'm a Jacobs fan and am obviously rooting for him, but this has been the same story the last few years. Comes out of the gate hot, then it starts to blow up at the end of the round robin just before the playoffs. Hopefully he can keep it together all tournament this time.

 

[HockeyPops]

Marlies’ best are ready to answer the Maple Leafs’ call

The Marlies have had their own [injury] troubles...thrusting the Leafs’ last two first-round picks — Liljegren and Sandin — into bigger roles. Both have been closing in on 30 minutes a night lately, after having their seasons interrupted by injury earlier.

 

[GameTime]

Missed the game, but a tough loss tonight against Sudbury. Something needs to change. What is wrong?

 

[three dog night]

Missed the game, but a tough loss tonight against Sudbury. Something needs to change. What is wrong?

Not many shots

 

[Fischhaber]

It's hard to recall a more embarrassing stretch of Greyhounds hockey in the past several seasons. Our work ethic has disappeared and the timing couldn't be much worse.

 

[soo hound girl]

Missed the game, but a tough loss tonight against Sudbury. Something needs to change. What is wrong?

One word for ya
HAYTON

 

[WaW]

Villalta really kept you guys in it tonight. That was probably the worst I've seen the Greyhounds live in years...which includes all 15-ish games I went to when I lived in SSM during the 15-16 season.

Oh well, better to get it out of your system now before the playoffs. The Sudbury v SSM OHL final dream is still alive!

 

[PuckLife]

We need our captain back ASAP.

 

[Fischhaber]

At this point I'd rather drop to 4th so we get the easiest team of the big 4 in the 2nd round.

 

[Old hound]

Missed the game, but a tough loss tonight against Sudbury. Something needs to change. What is wrong?

We are playing like a very tired team. We have a small team compared to the other top teams in the league and the long season and all the travel we do has caught up to us. Hayton loss is huge, PP PK and have to juggle lines. No panic yet, but getting close.

 

[ohloutsider]

One word for ya
HAYTON

Watched this game and missing Hayton hurts you guys.
I'm sure others closer to this may not agree with me but the Soo not buying at the trade deadline has shown as well. Soo are a good team but others made moves to improve and that makes it harder to keep pace with them.
Also find that Soo likes to whip the good horse - Frost and others typically play 8 to 10 minutes a period especially in the 3rd and this wears on the top players. This will really come to play in the playoffs - most teams will up the game play in the playoffs but Soo seems to do this all year and they look tired already. Travel for the Soo is certainly an issue but they have been home for the last few games and the short trip to Sudbury is no more than what other teams do to play games. So for last night travel is not really a factor. Ok go ahead and beat me up

 

[Sleemans99]

Agree a lot with OHL Outsider thoughts on the game. Frost and Hollewell seemed to be on the ice all the time. Hollewell is such a great skater what a treat it is to watch him wheel around the ice.

Tonight not their night. Sudbury outworked them and got their cycle game going and the smaller Soo players could not cope. Shot total was inflated somewhat as the Wolves did a lot of jamming at the net, but that is also part of the fact that Soo were outmuscled could not stop them going to the net.

Just a thought on his comment on travel. Soo to sudbury is 4 hours, not a short trip. That is like saying Sarnia to Oshawa is a short trip, Windsor to Niagara is a short trip. For the Soo there are really no short trips.

 

[GameTime]

One word for ya
HAYTON

I agree Hayton being out is huge, but we won multiple games during his last injury and during the IIHF. I expected the tap in and junk goals would be tough to find if Hayton is not creating offense and requiring double team defense, but something else is missing besides Hayton.

 

[Otto]

At this point I'd rather drop to 4th so we get the easiest team of the big 4 in the 2nd round.

Either Saginaw or London is going to win the conference... no guarantees as to which team it's going to be. If you finish 3rd or 4th then you will play one of the "easier" teams in the second round regardless...provided that the top 4 all win their first round series

 

[ohloutsider]

Agree a lot with OHL Outsider thoughts on the game. Frost and Hollewell seemed to be on the ice all the time. Hollewell is such a great skater what a treat it is to watch him wheel around the ice.

Tonight not their night. Sudbury outworked them and got their cycle game going and the smaller Soo players could not cope. Shot total was inflated somewhat as the Wolves did a lot of jamming at the net, but that is also part of the fact that Soo were outmuscled could not stop them going to the net.

Just a thought on his comment on travel. Soo to sudbury is 4 hours, not a short trip. That is like saying Sarnia to Oshawa is a short trip, Windsor to Niagara is a short trip. For the Soo there are really no short trips.

Travel distance from Soo to Sudbury is 3 hours 28 minutes per Google. Travel distance from Windsor to Niagara is 3 hours 42 minutes per Google. This trip is very similar to what other teams travel for a game. I'm not trying to say Soo has an easy travel schedule because they do not - but this one game it was not the case.

 

[WaW]

Yeah having driven it a million times, I've done Sault to Sudbury in as little as just under 3, but typically in 3:15 with one 5 minute stop and doing approx 15-over (105 for the most part) the whole way. Really not that long a trip IMO, and considering the length of the road trips our teams typically have it should feel like nothing at all.

 

[Gouin Street]

I'm not buying into travel legs. We were beat by a very good team. Combine that with the effort our Hounds put forward, and the result showed in the stats. Looking at the standings, I'm not so sure where I'd prefer to end up. There are alot of teams that would trade places with us at hosting the 1st round at home (even with our recent struggles). It's never a safe bet to get through the 1st round. Pressure always on the higher seed. And watch out if the top 4 advance to the 2nd round. Wow. Cant begin to think of the matchups. It sure does not look good right now, but I'm looking forward (once again) to cheer on my beloved Greyhounds for the remaining 5 games (4 of them at home) AND as far as they'll go into the playoffs. 1st round opponents could clear itself up as early by mid week, next week. Playoffs are a different beast. We all know there are several good teams out there and only 1 will come out on top. Go Hounds!

 

[GameTime]

Agree a lot with OHL Outsider thoughts on the game. Frost and Hollewell seemed to be on the ice all the time. Hollewell is such a great skater what a treat it is to watch him wheel around the ice.

Tonight not their night. Sudbury outworked them and got their cycle game going and the smaller Soo players could not cope. Shot total was inflated somewhat as the Wolves did a lot of jamming at the net, but that is also part of the fact that Soo were outmuscled could not stop them going to the net.

Just a thought on his comment on travel. Soo to sudbury is 4 hours, not a short trip. That is like saying Sarnia to Oshawa is a short trip, Windsor to Niagara is a short trip. For the Soo there are really no short trips.

Something needs to change or the Hounds will likely go 1-4 over their last five games and drop into fourth. Guessing OHL Outsider is right about ice time and maybe is time to switch up the lines. Same stuff occurred in early Nov and they dropped four straight games against some weak teams. Dean's interview comment, Unacceptable. Being outshot more than 2 to 1, 17 shots for an entire game, 0/4 on the power play, and nothing to show for a minute + 5 on 3 power play. Maybe insanity is a better word unless some changes are made. O'Rourke gets some form of a free pass as a rookie (5), but only LeGuerrier (32) and Sambrook (37) have a solid +/- Last season five defensemen had a +/- of 35 or better.

 

[stickty111]

Leafs fan here
Hollowell just signed to an ELC. I know he has been amazing offensively based on his numbers, and is a great skater.
How would you guys rate his defensive game?
Also he is an overager, so it makes fans cautious. Is it making the numbers a little better then they are, or is it an invalid argument and he is just a good player?

 

[the dog]

congrats to Mac Hollowell on signing with leafs

 

[OHLFan90]

Pete (Hounds Updates) on twitter just put this out quickly.

Mac Hollowell Signs Entry-Level Contract - The OHL Collective

 

[SuperMod]

Something needs to change or the Hounds will likely go 1-4 over their last five games and drop into fourth. Guessing OHL Outsider is right about ice time and maybe is time to switch up the lines. Same stuff occurred in early Nov and they dropped four straight games against some weak teams. Dean's interview comment, Unacceptable. Being outshot more than 2 to 1, 17 shots for an entire game, 0/4 on the power play, and nothing to show for a minute + 5 on 3 power play. Maybe insanity is a better word unless some changes are made. O'Rourke gets some form of a free pass as a rookie (5), but only LeGuerrier (32) and Sambrook (37) have a solid +/- Last season five defensemen had a +/- of 35 or better.

Perhaps overusing Hollowell and Sambrook and a some of the forward's (Frost, Hayton) is finally catching up to team? I thought when we were winning or playing weaker teams earlier in the season,some of these guys could have been rested.

 

[Billyjack]

the Gens are 16-3-2 since the deadline

Ottawa and London are the 2 best teams in the league, so admitting they're better and taking those games out, the Gens are 16-0-2 post-deadline against the other 17 teams.

Imagine how good their record would be if they weren't slow and bad! 17-0-1 instead of 16-0-2???

Beg to differ, Guelph will destroy London in the playoffs. Ottawa, Guelph final