there are certainly some very promising young forwards; but yeah, I don’t think Duncanson should bear the brunt of any blame for a lack of new banners in the near future. The point was, and is, the wolves had to settle at coach.
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there are certainly some very promising young forwards; but yeah, I don’t think Duncanson should bear the brunt of any blame for a lack of new banners in the near future. The point was, and is, the wolves had to settle at coach.
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Wolves have some very good young talent. It will be interesting to see how the draft picks in 2020 have developed over the past year and what kind of impact they will have this season. With that being said hopefully a guy like McCallum needs to take advantage of the ice time he will receive this year and prove he was worth his first round billing.
Another interesting development is the free agent forwards signed by the Kings yesterday. Will it impact Byfield securing a line up spot. The Wolves do stand the chance of getting him back maybe after the World Juniors.
Some teams have received commitments from their import picks. Curious to know if our GM can secure two of our protected import players. Will really help shore up some spots on this team for October. Seems the signings have been more difficult this time around.
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Another interesting development is the free agent forwards signed by the Kings yesterday. Will it impact Byfield securing a line up spot. The Wolves do stand the chance of getting him back maybe after the World Juniors.
Some teams have received commitments from their import picks. Curious to know if our GM can secure two of our protected import players. Will really help shore up some spots on this team for October. Seems the signings have been more difficult this time around.
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I wouldn't really call it settling, settling would have been Stortini; but yeah, not ideal. Let's see how it goes though
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Byfield will be allowed to play in the AHL next year due to playing there this year, he definitely will not be here next year.
I’ve stated before, I’m ok with the Duncanson hire; he has an extensive background in hockey and deep roots in Sudbury. It’s a good thing that the wolves got a coach that wants to be here. Let’s just not pretend that Duncanson was the preferred choice of any other OHL team, or that Sudbury was the preferred destination for any coach hired in the time since Stillman left the wolves.
I can say the wolves had to settle for a local coach, and another poster can rightly be disappointed that the wolves did not land a proven winner as coach.
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Comments from Scott Wheeler other athletic from recent teamcanada camp
Goyette’s effortless, flowing stride really captivated me. He’s a beautiful skater who catches and handles pucks at full speed, tries (and executes) things offensively with his hands and stays on the puck to make things happen inside the offensive zone. He looked like a first-rounder.
Goyette’s effortless, flowing stride really captivated me. He’s a beautiful skater who catches and handles pucks at full speed, tries (and executes) things offensively with his hands and stays on the puck to make things happen inside the offensive zone. He looked like a first-rounder.
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Thompson got his shots through and played his sturdy, physically engaged style. I’m not sure he’s strong enough in any one area to earn a roster spot
Thompson got his shots through and played his sturdy, physically engaged style. I’m not sure he’s strong enough in any one area to earn a roster spot
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Will there be a rookie camp before the main camp and will spectators be allowed to watch?
Roster predictions? Surprise additions or subtractions?
Roster predictions? Surprise additions or subtractions?
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Really rough but:
DeGrazia - Goyette - Stillman
Musty - McCallum - Delic
Tundra - Manikis - Konyen
Larmand - Assadourian - Biondi
Wild cards/roster threats: Mauro, Derbridge, Kronberg, Hollingsworth, Parker, Hardy, Simpson, Gillespie, Tuomaala, Jendek, (if we're REALLY LUCKY there's Red Savage)
Anania - Thompson
Ross - Kulonummi
Ribau - Robinson
Wild cards/roster threats: Collins, Mitchell, Farrow, Barone, Mania, Larkin, DiMaggio, Pineau
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Wild cards/roster threats: Dichow, Weeks, Rossi, McCarthy, Ramirez, Ross
Bolded players are imports or overagers.
I'd expect Collins on the roster for sure as one extra, so then bank on ~2-3 more of the wild cards. Hard to say for sure since these kids haven't really played. Personally I think we see Mauro, Collins, Gillespie and Farrow.
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I think Goyette will be a stud in the future but at 153 lbs he might be in for a tough time this year like McCollum last year . I think Degrazia or McCollum could centre Musty and Stillman. Maybe pick up a big body like Owen Perala
you have Trunda & Kulonummi listed on the roster; have they signed with the wolves?
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yeah... I can't spell lol
No, I'm just assuming they ultimately do, and if not then they're placeholders
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Goyette is already going to be 18, he'll be bigger than 153 ibs, teenage boys put on a ton of weight around that age.
Also, I think he and McCallum (or even Stillman if they want him as a C) are interchangeable in the top 6, just figured we wouldn't want an all rookie line.
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I think Goyette is growing just fine
... "Listed at 5-foot-10 and 152 pounds in April 2020, the talented centreman said he has grown an inch and added nearly 25 pounds to his frame."‘I’m so pumped’ — after strong showing at Hockey Canada U18 camp, David Goyette can’t wait to get started with Wolves | Sudbury Star
Here's hoping Mauro is doing the same....
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Slow moving on the import situation. Other teams have made some signings of their’s let’s hope we get some news out of our den soon.
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Not necessarily.
Flyers Sign Samu Tuomaala
Tuomaala is not 1st round pick so Flyers has two options what to do.
1 Tuomaala stays NHL roster.
2 Loan to Oulun Kärpät SM liiga team.
Tuomaala is already signed SM liiga contract with Kärpät.
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Here's copy and paste on that prohockeyrumors article of Tuomaala's situation
'' Tuomaala is already signed in Finland for next season and since he wasn’t a first-round selection, Philadelphia will have to either keep him on their NHL roster or send him back. Where that will be remains to be seen as he could go to Karpat or to OHL Sudbury who drafted him in the CHL Import Draft. The loan is almost certain to happen in which case his entry-level deal will slide a year meaning that Tuomaala will still have three years left on his contract this time next year''.
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Sounds like Philly plan to have Tuomaala play in North America this season. If that's the case, it really comes down to AHL if he's ready, or OHL. If somehow the stars align and Sudbury lands Tuomaala, it would be a huge win for Paps and the Wolves.
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