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Milehighsticking.comI haven't found anything in the media that even closely reflects this sentiment. Link please.
Wishing Conor a speedy recovery.
Milehighsticking.comI haven't found anything in the media that even closely reflects this sentiment. Link please.
Wishing Conor a speedy recovery.
Read that the other day. Where does it say anything about them being very critical of how the Hounds handled it?Milehighsticking.com
Gotta say, thank god for Hayton's return. He is mostly playing against the opponents' top lines. It frees up Frost to play offensively.Very impressed at the apparent turnaround in the faceoff dot. Last night the team won 36/61 faceoffs (59%) with all 3 of our centers winning more than half:
Frost 10/17
Hayton 14/23
McLean 10/18
In Sunday's game vs. North Bay we killed them in faceoffs winning 37/58 (64%)
Struggled a little against Kitchener on Friday 26/60 (43%)
Owned Flint last Wednesday 39/67 (58%)
So they had great success 3 out of the last 4 games. In their first 7 games they were beaten at faceoffs in all but one of them:
22/59 - 9/19 @ SAG
42/79 - 9/22 vs. NB
24/66 - 9/28 @ LDN
30/72 - 9/29 @ SAR
28/72 - 10/4 @ PBO
31/66 - 10/5 @ KGN
27/68 - 10/7 @ OTT
Add them all up it's only 204/482 (42%) for the first 7 games. But 138/246 (56%) in the last 4 games. Keep up the good work boys!
Or thank the 29 year old Chayka...thank god for Hayton's return
I agree, when this happened people in our section were shocked that he came back in that game. I personally think the greyhound organization does what is best for the team, not the player. I hope the best for himColorado Avalanche: What Happened to Conor Timmins?
The Colorado Avalanche are showing caution with one of their top prospects, Conor Timmins, as he battles concussion symptoms.
Colorado Avalanche prospect Conor Timmins has been unable to participate in any of the development camp activities. BSN Avalanche’s A.J. Haefele reported on Friday that he was being kept out due to a concussion. Adrian Dater went into a little more detail:
And then some good buddies of mine over at Hounds Insider went into more detail. Reading this made me sad:
Reading this made me mad:
No, not mad — code-red furious.
The Game 5 in question happened on May 11, 2018. Conor Timmins had signed his entry-level contract on March 2, 2018 — two months previously. He already had the next step in his future secured. He already had the GM of his new NHL team, Joe Sakic, stating he expected Conor to make the team out of training camp.
Conor Timmins had his dream right in front of him.
Why did he go back into that game? No way a 19-year-old kid knows how to cheat the concussion protocol. And no way a 19-year-old kid finishing his amateur career with his professional career already waiting would want to.
Do players make that decision? Absolutely. Alex Ovechkin has never had a concussion. However, do I think he would have played through a concussion during his Stanley Cup run this year? I would bet money in Vegas he would.
But he’s a 32-year-old man with a lot of money and a baby on the way. He knows exactly what’s at stake. And he knows exactly what he wanted — a Stanley Cup. I think you could tell him he’ll spend the last 40 years of his life drooling because of CTE, and he’d still make that decision.
Conor Timmins? No way.
I’m not saying that’s what’s going to happen. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed for this kid’s sake, for his future, that the Colorado Avalanche are being more cautious than the Soo Greyhounds apparently were. That they’re taking CTE and concussions in general seriously.
That they’re taking Timmins’ health seriously. That they’re not willing to trade his future for something meaningless like a development camp or a trophy.
I believe in the Colorado Avalanche on this topic. They have a good history of making sure a player is healed from his concussion before returning. They did so with Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson at different times. All three of those core players went down with a concussion at one time or another, and the Avs kept them out of the lineup for extended periods of time.
They did so again with Jonathan Bernier last season. They went forth in the playoffs with their third-string goalie because Bernier was still battling concussion symptoms. And if that cost them the series, so be it
I’m sure the Avalanche have Conor Timmins’ best interests at heart. Too bad the Soo Greyhounds didn’t afford him the same care. Instead, it appears they just tried to wring out the last vestiges of utility from a player who was leaving the team anyway.
In future, if I were the Colorado Avalanche or any other team, I’d yank my player out of major juniors the
Sorry saska but i strongly disagree on the part of( there wont be any selling this year ) they barely beat Kingston tonight ,hope they do sell this yearIts early.. but.. the Hounds are off to a good start and have lots of young players in major roles. If we continue to improve, there wont be any selling this year. I said earlier.. top end talent dominates in junior hockey, a small amount of complimentary players can take you a long way...
Dubas and Keefe are apparently gonna make a decision in the next week or so on where Sandin is gonna play this season apparently it won’t be in Sweden so either the Marlies or the Hounds hopefully they do us a solid and send him back so we can be a contender this year again.Its early.. but.. the Hounds are off to a good start and have lots of young players in major roles. If we continue to improve, there wont be any selling this year. I said earlier.. top end talent dominates in junior hockey, a small amount of complimentary players can take you a long way...
Sorry saska but i strongly disagree on the part of( there wont be any selling this year ) they barely beat Kingston tonight ,hope they do sell this year
We had our 16 year old goalie in net tonight not that he played bad but you put Villalta in net and we win that game in regulationSorry saska but i strongly disagree on the part of( there wont be any selling this year ) they barely beat Kingston tonight ,hope they do sell this year
Second highest winning percentage and goals scored in the Western Conference. Currently sitting at 1st in the conference.. which i dont think will last.. but if they happen to sit at 3rd or 4th come trade deadline. You dont sell... the last 2 "super teams" we had here.. last year and the year we the year we lost to McDavid.. we got beat by teams that on paper we had the talent edge. If you have a good playoff spot and a chance at a run.. you go. Every time. It's not always the best team on paper that wins, it's the team that clicks and finds a system that works. Owen Sound and Kitchener both almost took us out last year when we put out an all star team every shift... lots of talent. Let the kids develop and keep our vets. Trust the GM and the scouts.
I'd normally agree, but the scouts aren't very effective without picks. We've painted ourselves into a corner and have left ourselves with no other choice. We have to make some subtractions in order to ensure a sustainable winner. That's the way it is and no amount of wishing will change things.
I will agree to disagree for now. We have found gems in late rounds and import selections... I know we will have a down year or two soon but that will happen regardless of selling off Hayton and Frost. Ride with them and see how far we get.. have the down years regardless and build through the draft again.
MacKay is a very good player. He has good hands as his breakaway goal shows and he finds a bit of space when he is in front of the net. But the real reason MacKay and Frost are both racking up the points is because Hayton is back. Hayton eats up so many tough minutes against the other team's top line, that he creates positive matchups for the Frost line. This is one way that Hayton contributes even when he is not on the ice. He makes the whole team better in so many ways.Is McKay racking up the points because he is playing with Frost?
I have been very impressed with Taylor this season so far. That said, I don't think he was at his sharpest last night. The 1st and 3rd goals in particular I think he would have wanted back. That first goal he just whiffed on completely with his catcher. I agree that with Villalta in net last night we win that game in regulation.We had our 16 year old goalie in net tonight not that he played bad but you put Villalta in net and we win that game in regulation
I will agree to disagree for now. We have found gems in late rounds and import selections... I know we will have a down year or two soon but that will happen regardless of selling off Hayton and Frost. Ride with them and see how far we get.. have the down years regardless and build through the draft again.