SSM Greyhounds 2019-20 Season Thread

[DWI Dale]

What do you guys think of Pytlik’s game so far? I hope to see him play here in Ottawa in February.

Pytlik is awesome. He is still raw, and makes some expected mistakes but he's high skill at high speed.

I think he needs to grow into his size a bit. There's a certain "man toughness" that emerges at 18 or 19 that he doesn't have yet.

 

[czechcanadian]

Pytlik is awesome. He is still raw, and makes some expected mistakes but he's high skill at high speed.

I think he needs to grow into his size a bit. There's a certain "man toughness" that emerges at 18 or 19 that he doesn't have yet.

Thank you for the feed back! Excited to see him play. Hopefully he makes the Czech u-20 team this december

 

[Marj44]

What do you guys think of Pytlik’s game so far? I hope to see him play here in Ottawa in February.

I’ll double down on DWI Dale’s comment here that Pytlik is awesome.
To add; he’s been effective at the face-off circle and adapted to the smaller North American ice surface fairly quickly. He uses his size and body a little more than we see most imports (with Sandin a recent exception) and that’s a good asset to show. I think I can say for all of us that we’re very happy that Pytlik is here and hope to see him representing his country during IIHF competition.

Edit: IIHF not IIFH

 

[Old hound]

Again a goal in the first minute. Maybe it’s time for the coaches to stay out of the dressing room before the game, because whatever they are doing it’s not helping the team.

 

[Old hound]

Hayton healthy scratch, still stuck at 9 games. Still some hope.

 

[HockeyPops]

Even if Hayton plays 10+, he may still be sent back as the articles say. It would still save a year before he becomes a UFA. 40 games is the magic number for that.

Burning the First Year of a Rookie’s Entry Level Contract

 

[Old hound]

Even if Hayton plays 10+, he may still be sent back as the articles say. It would still save a year before he becomes a UFA. 40 games is the magic number for that.

Burning the First Year of a Rookie’s Entry Level Contract

I know he can be sent back to junior after 10 games, but would he still be paid his entry level contract, which I believe is $700000. Does not make sense to pay that much and sent back to junior. Has this ever happened to anyone before.

 

[HockeyPops]

I know he can be sent back to junior after 10 games, but would he still be paid his entry level contract, which I believe is $700000. Does not make sense to pay that much and sent back to junior. Has this ever happened to anyone before.

Not often. Luca Sbisa.
Luca Sbisa returns to the Lethbridge Hurricanes – WHL Network

 

[Square Corners]

I think a lot of the prediction makers don't have a feel for what is going on in Sault Ste. Marie so I just want to post some thoughts. Anyone who follows the team is shaking their head and laughing at these statements.

The Greyhounds were the second youngest team in the entire league last season. Younger than Kingston, younger than Erie. Don't be confused by them nearly winning the Conference. That was the rebuild, it's over.

They don't even have many veterans to sell if they wanted to. The core of the 96 point team last year was built on 2001 players and they are all back.

We can debate how good the team really is but they are built to win a playoff round for a league best 7th consecutive season and management has made their intentions clear. A Memorial Cup run is expected of this team in each of the next 2 or 3 seasons and they will make the necessary moves in their own unique style.

Fischaber, wondering if you're still shaking your head and laughing at people having SSM finish 7th/8th?

When I said they're way more likely to finish 7th than 2nd

Dude, stop. If Hayton doesn't come back, SSM will only have 2 guys returning who scored 15 goals, and one of them apparently is going to be traded. They're also returning 0 players who were a point per game last year. Saying they'll finish 7th is WAY more logical than saying they'll finish 2nd lol

, you said

Square corners, I am not going to respond to ridiculous hyperbole. If you have anything useful to say then do so.

Hopefully you now realize everyone else was seeing the team logically, and with clarity while you were being delusional, which is fine as most fans are that way when it comes to their favourite team, but try not to attack people for logical takes, even if they're about your favourite team.

 

[bear6]

Not often. Luca Sbisa.
Luca Sbisa returns to the Lethbridge Hurricanes – WHL Network

Also happened to the one player from the QMJHL he was sent back before he played 40 games

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I know he can be sent back to junior after 10 games, but would he still be paid his entry level contract, which I believe is $700000. Does not make sense to pay that much and sent back to junior. Has this ever happened to anyone before.

Leon Draisaitl. Played 37 games for Edmonton then sent back to Kootenay

 

[Fischhaber]

Fischaber, wondering if you're still shaking your head and laughing at people having SSM finish 7th/8th?

When I said they're way more likely to finish 7th than 2nd

, you said
Hopefully you now realize everyone else was seeing the team logically, and with clarity while you were being delusional, which is fine as most fans are that way when it comes to their favourite team, but try not to attack people for logical takes, even if they're about your favourite team.

Shot differential and goals scored for the Greyhounds are both close to the best in the league. They have been superb. My predictions for the skaters have been spot on. They are playing like a top tier team.

My predictions for the goaltenders were ridiculously off base and I admit that . I thought we'd get a combined save percentage around .890, which would be a step back for both Propp and Taylor, but that hasn't happened.

If that had been at .890 we'd be sitting at 81 goals for and 62 against. That differential is the third best mark in the league behind, Peterborough at 21 and Sudbury at 20.

If you were basing your prediction entirely on goaltending then you were absolutely correct, but you couldn't have been more wrong about the skaters and the stats all back that up 100%.

 

[dirty12]

Shot differential and goals scored for the Greyhounds are both close to the best in the league. They have been superb. My predictions for the skaters have been spot on. They are playing like a top tier team.

My predictions for the goaltenders were ridiculously off base and I admit that . I thought we'd get a combined save percentage around .890, which would be a step back for both Propp and Taylor, but that hasn't happened.

If that had been at .890 we'd be sitting at 81 goals for and 62 against. That differential is the third best mark in the league behind, Peterborough at 21 and Sudbury at 20.

If you were basing your prediction entirely on goaltending then you were absolutely correct, but you couldn't have been more wrong about the skaters and the stats all back that up 100%.

Goals for per game is pretty average, goals against per game is pretty bad, bad defense allows grade A chances which is bad for a goalies SV%
Stats can tell any tale you choose to tell. But the hounds record is definitely telling; the hounds are not a top of the conference team.

 

[DWI Dale]

Fischhaber made lots of bold statements in October, using his cherry-picked statistics and talking down his nose to people with pseudo-intellectual babble. When his predictions didn't pan out he turned nasty, assigning blame and insults to everyone but himself and his own delusional thought process.

The truth is ugly.

 

[Fischhaber]

Goals for per game is pretty average, goals against per game is pretty bad, bad defense allows grade A chances which is bad for a goalies SV%
Stats can tell any tale you choose to tell. But the hounds record is definitely telling; the hounds are not a top of the conference team.

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Goals for per game is pretty average, goals against per game is pretty bad, bad defense allows grade A chances which is bad for a goalies SV%
Stats can tell any tale you choose to tell. But the hounds record is definitely telling; the hounds are not a top of the conference team.

That's especially true when you don't tell the truth.

 

[TuckerFan1]

Fischaber, wondering if you're still shaking your head and laughing at people having SSM finish 7th/8th?

When I said they're way more likely to finish 7th than 2nd

, you said
Hopefully you now realize everyone else was seeing the team logically, and with clarity while you were being delusional, which is fine as most fans are that way when it comes to their favourite team, but try not to attack people for logical takes, even if they're about your favourite team.

Technically he wasn't wrong. None of us had a true feel for what was going on in the Soo. Unfortunately its looking like we were all being generous putting them in the 7/8 slot.

 

[DWI Dale]

I knew it was a rebuild year from the start but never predicted such a poor run of play.

As I've said before, this is a 19 year olds league and your vets have to be your best players. Quite simply put, our vets are NOT our best players. As talented as our younger players are, they lack the mental and physical toughness of their elder peers.

This is the first year it's an all-Raftis team and it would seem he over-valued the roster he assembled based on the strength off our vets last year.

 

[mag1600]

Anyone know the status of O'Rourke's injury?

 

[DWI Dale]

Nice to see don cherry bite the dust.
He should have been gone 5+ years ago. The sport is better off today.

 

[HockeyPops]

How is it possible that all but 2 of the Western Conference teams are currently on a win streak???

 

[HF92]

Propp has been traded

New goalie is already in town

Malik will be here after WJC

 

[SeaOfBlue]

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Propp has been traded

New goalie is already in town

Malik will be here after WJC

Apparently McLean is going with him to Kingston. Likely Bonello + a 'meh' forward coming back. Would be weird if there wasn't a forward coming back since Kingston would have 16 on their roster while SSM would only have 12 (unless they think/know Hayton is coming back soon).

 

[HF92]

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Apparently McLean is going with him to Kingston. Likely Bonello + a 'meh' forward coming back. Would be weird if there wasn't a forward coming back since Kingston would have 16 on their roster while SSM would only have 12 (unless they think/know Hayton is coming back soon).

I forgot to mention. I still believe we see Hayton back.

I do not believe it's Bonello coming back.( it might be )

I am working on it. Whoever it is will be here until Malik comes after the WJC.

 

[HF92]

Bailey Brkin coming to ssm from WHL.

 

[HF92]

Nailed it. Bingo.

TRADE; Hounds, Frontenacs swap goaltenders – Soo Greyhounds