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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 9:11:33 GMT -4
How many shifts did you play? The same amount of shifts you played for Moncton genius. hahahahaha Enjoy your Summer. Yawn...worst troll ever.
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Post by seαωo|f on Apr 29, 2015 9:12:29 GMT -4
Wildcats have a lot of talent on the blueline but they have learn how to play a lot better defensively. Malatesta was 20 feet away from where he should have been on a couple of occasions last night. And he's not the only one who seems to have a propensity to getting lost out there.
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 29, 2015 9:21:49 GMT -4
Here is a piece of reality for Moose fans ... we were 2nd seed because Halifax, CB, Charlottetown, and Bathurst sucked all year ... and SJ sucked in the 2nd half. If all of those teams have better seasons ... as expected for most of them ... then 2nd/3rd seed isn't so easily attainable for Moncton.
Shitty divisional teams put Moncton in the 2nd seed. That and the Q rules.
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Post by dropthedraft on Apr 29, 2015 9:23:55 GMT -4
Wildcats have a lot of talent on the blueline but they have learn how to play a lot better defensively. Malatesta was 20 feet away from where he should have been on a couple of occasions last night. And he's not the only one who seems to have a propensity to getting lost out there. Very true. If you are playing the position properly, you shouldn't need to have guys diving (outside of Ehlers to break up the odd man rush. Part of that is the responsibility of having your forwards back check, but the amount of odd man rushes we gave up against Quebec was scary!
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Post by lirette on Apr 29, 2015 9:26:01 GMT -4
Wildcats have a lot of talent on the blueline but they have learn how to play a lot better defensively. Malatesta was 20 feet away from where he should have been on a couple of occasions last night. And he's not the only one who seems to have a propensity to getting lost out there. Yeah, looked to me like Malatesta had pretty much mailed it in and just decided to pinch in and go for big hits. Something he was doing earlier in the season that caused a ton of odd man rushes. Think he will be a very good defenseman for us next year though, he has made a ton of strides. If Sweeney doesn't go pro they are a solid #1 and #2 in my opinion.
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Post by Reesor on Apr 29, 2015 9:42:20 GMT -4
Moncton had a very good season. No one would've expected them to win as many games as they did. It was sort of a bonus season in their rebuild cycle. Getting the opportunity to beat one of their arch rivals in the playoffs is just icing on the cake. Not many teams have this good of a season after almost all the players from their run two years ago have moved on. Garland will be one of the most sought after players at next year's trade deadline, so if Moncton decides to trade him, it should accelerate any rebuild.
In the end, they were beaten by the Memorial Cup hosts. So be it. Doesn't take away from what they've done throughout the year. As Steve said, they benefitted from a weak division. But all you can ask for is to be entertained by a good team on a nightly basis, and I imagine that Moncton fans are happy with what happened this year.
All this bickering about which junior team was better/overachieved/underachieved isn't necessary. Neither Halifax or Moncton bought at the trade deadline to go for a championship this year. They're actually in similar positions in their rebuild cycles, which should make for some entertaining games in the years ahead. I can't wait to see what happens if both teams go for a championship again in the same season.
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Post by CrazyJoeDavola on Apr 29, 2015 9:48:13 GMT -4
Moncton had a very good season. No one would've expected them to win as many games as they did. It was sort of a bonus season in their rebuild cycle. Getting the opportunity to beat one of their arch rivals in the playoffs is just icing on the cake. Not many teams have this good of a season after almost all the players from their run two years ago have moved on. Garland will be one of the most sought after players at next year's trade deadline, so if Moncton decides to trade him, it should accelerate any rebuild. In the end, they were beaten by the Memorial Cup hosts. So be it. Doesn't take away from what they've done throughout the year. As Steve said, they benefitted from a weak division. But all you can ask for is to be entertained by a good team on a nightly basis, and I imagine that Moncton fans are happy with what happened this year. All this bickering about which junior team was better/overachieved/underachieved isn't necessary. Neither Halifax or Moncton bought at the trade deadline to go for a championship this year. They're actually in similar positions in their rebuild cycles, which should make for some entertaining games in the years ahead. I can't wait to see what happens if both teams go for a championship again in the same season. You don't have to play peacemaker in every discussion Hopefully two coinciding title runs will end the way it did in 2013
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Post by catnut on Apr 29, 2015 9:56:01 GMT -4
Moncton had a very good season. No one would've expected them to win as many games as they did. It was sort of a bonus season in their rebuild cycle. Getting the opportunity to beat one of their arch rivals in the playoffs is just icing on the cake. Not many teams have this good of a season after almost all the players from their run two years ago have moved on. Garland will be one of the most sought after players at next year's trade deadline, so if Moncton decides to trade him, it should accelerate any rebuild. In the end, they were beaten by the Memorial Cup hosts. So be it. Doesn't take away from what they've done throughout the year. As Steve said, they benefitted from a weak division. But all you can ask for is to be entertained by a good team on a nightly basis, and I imagine that Moncton fans are happy with what happened this year. All this bickering about which junior team was better/overachieved/underachieved isn't necessary. Neither Halifax or Moncton bought at the trade deadline to go for a championship this year. They're actually in similar positions in their rebuild cycles, which should make for some entertaining games in the years ahead. I can't wait to see what happens if both teams go for a championship again in the same season. You don't have to play peacemaker in every discussion Hopefully two coinciding title runs will end the way it did in 2013 I do hear birds singing when I read his posts.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 29, 2015 10:07:43 GMT -4
pick up a 20 yr old from rimouski...i believe both their goalies are 19 and bring hugo talbot-tassi into the fold That brings in a few other things... Desrosiers is a Dallas 2nd rounder so he may be playing pro. Rim may want Guindon splitting time with Tremblay. It's always possible they sign and send Desrosiers back for another year. Regardless, there are a few good 1995's in nets, but it will cost a decent price to get a #1 caliber guy...probably a 2nd rounder...the cats are already short a 2nd for 2015...are they willing to trade a 2nd ion 2016 to get a starting caliber goalie. For a fringe OA maybe he can be had for a 4th to 6th...but then you risk not having a solid goalie. HTT, I'm not sure if he has starting upside in the Q, plus he'll be 18 next year, would be smart for the cats to draft a young goalie top 3-4 rounds.
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Post by seαωo|f on Apr 29, 2015 10:09:04 GMT -4
pick up a 20 yr old from rimouski...i believe both their goalies are 19 and bring hugo talbot-tassi into the fold That brings in a few other things... Desrosiers is a Dallas 2nd rounder so he may be playing pro. Rim may want Guindon splitting time with Tremblay. It's always possible they sign and send Desrosiers back for another year. Regardless, there are a few good 1995's in nets, but it will cost a decent price to get a #1 caliber guy...probably a 2nd rounder...the cats are already short a 2nd for 2015...are they willing to trade a 2nd ion 2016 to get a starting caliber goalie. For a fringe OA maybe he can be had for a 4th to 6th...but then you risk not having a solid goalie. HTT, I'm not sure if he has starting upside in the Q, plus he'll be 18 next year, would be smart for the cats to draft a young goalie top 3-4 rounds. Tremblay is in Victo'ville.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 29, 2015 10:12:34 GMT -4
Wildcats have a lot of talent on the blueline but they have learn how to play a lot better defensively. Malatesta was 20 feet away from where he should have been on a couple of occasions last night. And he's not the only one who seems to have a propensity to getting lost out there. Yeah, against the Maritime teams, as long as the right matchups(Johnston-Sweeney) were out there against the top lines, things were usually ok, but against teams with more than one strong line, guys like Tassi Holwell Malatesta and Klebanskij struggled defensively. With Johnson or Sweeney likely moving if they get an OA goalie, some of those guys will need to take a step forward defensively. Malatesta has high upside offensively so you can live with some defensive lapses, Holwell was a big disappointment even though he is only 17, he did not progress offensively and seemed to regress defensively. He showed good hockey sense at 16 to not get out of position despite his lack of mobility, this year he would get caught flat footed a lot vs good players. I wonder if they would entertain trading Sweeney to a contender for a 1st plus maybe a bit more and keeping Johnston instead, at this point they need young assets, adding another 1st could be huge.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 29, 2015 10:14:04 GMT -4
That brings in a few other things... Desrosiers is a Dallas 2nd rounder so he may be playing pro. Rim may want Guindon splitting time with Tremblay. It's always possible they sign and send Desrosiers back for another year. Regardless, there are a few good 1995's in nets, but it will cost a decent price to get a #1 caliber guy...probably a 2nd rounder...the cats are already short a 2nd for 2015...are they willing to trade a 2nd ion 2016 to get a starting caliber goalie. For a fringe OA maybe he can be had for a 4th to 6th...but then you risk not having a solid goalie. HTT, I'm not sure if he has starting upside in the Q, plus he'll be 18 next year, would be smart for the cats to draft a young goalie top 3-4 rounds. Tremblay is in Victo'ville. Ahh forgot about that...they are likely to draft a young goalie early.
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Post by Penguins23® on Apr 29, 2015 10:28:05 GMT -4
Yeah, against the Maritime teams, as long as the right matchups(Johnston-Sweeney) were out there against the top lines, Not including yesterday, when was the last time you watched a Wildcats game?
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 29, 2015 10:31:47 GMT -4
Yeah, against the Maritime teams, as long as the right matchups(Johnston-Sweeney) were out there against the top lines, Not including yesterday, when was the last time you watched a Wildcats game? Saturday, and you?
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Post by Arnold Slick on Apr 29, 2015 10:47:09 GMT -4
Wildcats have a lot of talent on the blueline but they have learn how to play a lot better defensively. Malatesta was 20 feet away from where he should have been on a couple of occasions last night. And he's not the only one who seems to have a propensity to getting lost out there. Yeah, against the Maritime teams, as long as the right matchups(Johnston-Sweeney) were out there against the top lines, things were usually ok, but against teams with more than one strong line, guys like Tassi Holwell Malatesta and Klebanskij struggled defensively. With Johnson or Sweeney likely moving if they get an OA goalie, some of those guys will need to take a step forward defensively. Malatesta has high upside offensively so you can live with some defensive lapses, Holwell was a big disappointment even though he is only 17, he did not progress offensively and seemed to regress defensively. He showed good hockey sense at 16 to not get out of position despite his lack of mobility, this year he would get caught flat footed a lot vs good players.
I wonder if they would entertain trading Sweeney to a contender for a 1st plus maybe a bit more and keeping Johnston instead, at this point they need young assets, adding another 1st could be huge. Maybe in the regular season he was a disappointment, but not in the playoffs. He was one of the Cats most consistent performers during the post-season and showed what I believe we were all expecting from him this season. Played well defensively, often bailing out others for their errors and rarely got beat off the rush. He eliminated many scoring chances for the opposing team throughout the playoffs. He also showed the intelligence we saw last year in jumping up into the play. He was always very smart in picking his spots on when to pinch down low in the offensive zone and he rarely got caught out of position. If the Cats had an unsung hero award for the playoffs it would definitely go to Holwell.
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