No disrespect to Sudbury and Oshawa, but has Ottawa played an elite team yet in this post season?
Guelph or Saginaw seems to be the closest thing to an elite team that they may run into. I would've thought Niagara would've been had they not crapped out against Oshawa.
What would be so great about this year's storyline in Ottawa if they run the table all the way to a championship?
That's been done before.
Can someone please tell me how anyone could honestly call Guelph elite? Their goalie is horrid. They made a slew of trades at the deadline and didn’t improve their standing. IF anything, considering all their additions, I would call them a mild disappointment. Putting them in the same category as Ottawa is insulting to be honest.
Saginaw, on the other hand, had a great 2nd half post deadline. They made a few shrewd deals and really took off. Perfetti was outstanding and completely robbed of Rookie of the Year. Disgraceful IMO.
All that said, I really don’t feel Saginaw is head and shoulders over Oshawa. The Generals had three very good lines (Serron Noel was playing 3rd line most nights) and a top 3 Goalie in the OHL. They made some shrewd moves at the deadline and easily knocked off niagara in the 2nd round after losing the first two games.
Sudbury actually finished ahead of Guelph in the standings. They were solid all year and backstopped by the best goalie in Junior Hockey worldwide. They aren’t particularly deep and had some injuries on the backend so I will concede they weren’t in a situation to really challenge outside of UPL stealing games.
All that said, Windsor in 1988 was great. They did get the 2nd round bye so their undefeated run to the Finals does have an asterisk beside it. They also went 3-0 in the round robin of the Memorial Cup. They lost by a goal in the Finals for their only post-season loss. I think Ottawa would need to go 16-0 and win the Memorial Cup to secure the best post-season of all-time mantle.