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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2022 15:12:05 GMT -4
Interesting stat, Elite Prospects has RIM as the youngest team in the league at 17.73 AVG. I guess a lower finish in the standings could make a little more sense!
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Post by eagle23 on Oct 4, 2022 15:30:51 GMT -4
Let me have a go.
1. Quebec- Top 6 is deep and so is the D core--Roy is going for it
2 Sherbrooke Top 6 is deep, and focus the team around J Roy
3. Gatineau a lot of 1st round picks who are maturing, if Dean can stay healthy that will help.
4. Blainville- Not sure if they finish 4th or lower but deep core and Lawrence improved them a lot
5. Halifax- Good team in a weak division, not the year to go for it, but division is weak.
6. Drummondville- Young team starting to mature...good D core and forwards
7. RN- Not sure they will finish this high in a tough division, but the rebuild is starting to come along.
8. Rimouski- Well coached and team that should do better then the start of the year has shown.
9. Moncton- not there yet, goal tending is still a question and D but maturing well
10. Cape Breton- think this is aggressive but they have good pieces in place in a weak division.
11. Bathurst- they should do ok until Xmas in a weak division, then Kidney, Melanson get traded the wheels fall off...full rebuild, likely aggressive in standings
12. B-Comeau- good young team, think they could finish higher then this but hard division with QC so they aren't there yet.
13. Charlottetown- good coaching and hard working team, good goal tending
14, Shawinigan rebuild starts
15. Saint John rebuild starts, will do ok until Xmas and then full sell off
16. Victoriaville rebuild continues
17. Val-D- year 2 in rebuild
18. Chicoutimi- year 2 in rebuild, might surprise some teams but tough division
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Oct 4, 2022 18:15:31 GMT -4
My prediction by division with overall ranking by points in parenthesis. MARITIME Halifax (5) Cape Breton (7) Charlottetown (8) Moncton (11) Bathurst (12) Saint John (15) EAST Quebec (1) Baie Comeau (10) Rimouski (13) Chicoutimi (18) CENTRAL Sherbrooke (2) Drummondville (6) Shawinigan (9) Victoriaville (17) WEST Blainville (3) Gatineau (4) Rouyn-Noranda (14) Val d'Or (16) Toughest part of this is deciding between R-N & Val d'or who steps back faster. Tough division is making them look weaker than for real. You really Think Charlottetown will be that high in the overall standings? That one is very surprising to me. Plus CB going from a 14 win season and last overall to 7th is aggressive don’t you think? I know they changed a lot of personnel but still. easy division - Halifax is the best team I think playing in that division will help Eagles because skill will matter in the run and shoot Maritimes - give Charlottetown the edge in coaching they will be better than 3 division opponents. |
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Oct 4, 2022 18:22:42 GMT -4
CB will take a big step this year, their roster looks energetic and skilled, they may just have an NHL coach running the show...my concern would be goaltending. I could see them finishing 2nd in the division, which could easily put them in the top 10. Rimouski is a much better team then last weekends games, their 2 best players are on their way back, they have fantastic coaching and great goaltending, look for them to hang in there in the top 10 Islanders, could easily finish dead last in the Maritimes, 16-18 in the league, their roster is still not complete and you may just see their top goalie gone at some point. One thing I will say about the Quebec teams, is that their just may be more parity across that province then we have seen in some time. Gatineau will rise to the top and battle with Sherbrooke for the #1 spot in my opinion, both Teams are deeper then the Ramparts regardless of what happens at Christmas. Drummondville is a wildcard, they look completely lost with out Cote and Lamoureaux right now, with a D core that is not living up to the hype. If they can get it going over the next 6-8 games they could get a boost when the boys return and build off that. Great posts so far by all of you, momentum and confidence can swing the whole thing pretty dramatically. I like how you are dampening Quebecs vault to #1. Well done. We need to think outside the box. You are absolutely right about the parity argument. My whole east division prediction was predicated on Quebec owning those other teams. But Baie Comeau is pretty good. I think the teams that can play the tighter games and dish out strong goaltending consistently will prevail among the consensus top 4. I will reiterate the Maritime division is going to look bad on the back end. Higher scores than normal will inflate skill teams performances. So yeah this year 2nd in the maritimes is probably by points a top 7 team. In reality they would struggle in the Gatineau division. |
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Post by statsman18 on Oct 4, 2022 19:16:42 GMT -4
I feel like this was posted somewhere else but I think its appropriate to post it here.
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Post by jordo999 on Oct 17, 2022 10:25:46 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that.
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Post by Penguins23® on Oct 17, 2022 11:31:45 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that. Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about |
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Post by Penguins23® on Oct 17, 2022 11:31:59 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that. Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about what is expected for me. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 17, 2022 13:07:22 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that. Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about what is expected for me. Lamoureux and Cote being out is a pretty big blow. |
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Post by Penguins23® on Oct 17, 2022 13:43:38 GMT -4
Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about what is expected for me. Lamoureux and Cote being out is a pretty big blow. Exactly. Not to mention Mercer and Elliot also missing most of the games and to a lesser extent Sam Oliver whom missed 4 games. |
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Post by jordo999 on Oct 18, 2022 9:55:09 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that. Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about definitely expected them to be like 6-4 or 7-3, they have a good team. But I forgot they have a couple of key injuries which doesn't help. |
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Post by sc74 on Oct 18, 2022 12:12:37 GMT -4
Drummondville fans on the french board blame Hartley and want a coaching change.
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Post by Citris on Oct 18, 2022 14:34:36 GMT -4
Drummondville is 4-6 through their first 10 games...personally did not expect that. Did you expect better or worse? Missing key players, 4-6 or 3-7 would be about what is expected for me. Even missing players, with the roster they have they should be performing better. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2022 14:45:23 GMT -4
Cote, Lamoureux injured
Mercer out (needs surgury)
Oliver was suspended 4 games
Elliott injured
Rotondi injured
Peddle, Hughes, Dumont all underperforming
PP is 15% and PK is 65% = 2nd worst combo in the league
to be honest the are lucky to have 4 wins
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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Oct 19, 2022 6:10:24 GMT -4
Cote, Lamoureux injured Mercer out (needs surgury) Oliver was suspended 4 games Elliott injured Rotondi injured Peddle, Hughes, Dumont all underperforming PP is 15% and PK is 65% = 2nd worst combo in the league to be honest the are lucky to have 4 wins I watched a few Drummondville games. The Maritime trip was hard to do early but they did ok on it. They seem to struggle with 3rd period response. Can they hold a lead? because they can score but get into penalty trouble and sqander games. The game at Halifax they started well finished bad. Home vs Moncton a tired Moncton team (played their Sherbrooke game day before) took the game over after a very even start to the game. Drummondville depth problem is probably injury related. |
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