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Post by itsame2023 on Aug 31, 2023 15:02:29 GMT -4
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Post by Citris on Aug 31, 2023 15:06:16 GMT -4
Looks like Cade Moser made the final squad along with Dom MacKenzie, Moser is a LITTLE bit of a surprise but not that much, he had a strong camp.
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Post by itsame2023 on Aug 31, 2023 15:18:28 GMT -4
Looks like Cade Moser made the final squad along with Dom MacKenzie, Moser is a LITTLE bit of a surprise but not that much, he had a strong camp. Yeah; presumably Moser gets pushed out when (if, but really when) a 3rd 20 is added. So maybe him over Wallace makes sense, given Moser is a year younger and will benefit from an extended stay, with an eye to chasing a more secure spot next year?
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Post by statsman18 on Aug 31, 2023 15:21:07 GMT -4
Now that the team is finalized……… sorta. This is not a championship team. Theirs 7 rookies on this team. Who’s our 2nd line? The defence is great but who’s going to score the goals. Man Cam has a lot of work to do.
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Post by Marshall on Aug 31, 2023 15:25:29 GMT -4
I just started on these boards and Ive noticed that your the most negative person I’ve ever seen (statsman) never anything good to say always belittling and putting team and players down , give them a chance they may surprise you a lot of good young talent to go with the older vets , ms. U gotta give a rest and try and say something positive or say nothing!!!
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Post by prospectsfinest on Aug 31, 2023 15:33:06 GMT -4
Maybe Moser isn’t the odd man out when they add fw depth. I would keep him over a couple for sure. I would expect a few forwards added at Christmas though.
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Post by itsame2023 on Aug 31, 2023 15:33:15 GMT -4
Now that the team is finalized……… sorta. This is not a championship team. Theirs 7 rookies on this team. Who’s our 2nd line? The defence is great but who’s going to score the goals. Man Cam has a lot of work to do. Definitely a lot of ifs. Can one of the high value newcomers produce on a scoring line with 2 of big 3 (Dumais/Vidicek/Cataford)? Can Fournier discover a scoring touch and contribute Evan Boucher-ish goal totals on a second scoring line with the 3rd of that big 3? Is Crosby capable of stepping in the other spot on that second scoring line? Is a 3rd line of Peitzsche, MacPhee, and I-don't-know-who-to-even-suggest going to be reliable? If all of that magically falls into place, will a 4th line see a single shift? I guess a 3rd 20 coming in helps...but who and when?
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Post by Citris on Aug 31, 2023 15:36:32 GMT -4
Now that the team is finalized……… sorta. This is not a championship team. Theirs 7 rookies on this team. Who’s our 2nd line? The defence is great but who’s going to score the goals. Man Cam has a lot of work to do. I mean this is nothing new, we knew this going in. Cataford (18) - Vidicek (19) - Dumais (19) Crosby (18) - MacPhee (19) - Fournier (20) Peitzsche (17) - Fontaine (17) - Ponzetto (17) Kilfoil - Todd (18) - Levesque (17) Welsh (18) - Moser (17) It's only slightly worse on paper than.... Cataford (17) - Vidicek (18) - Dumais (18) Biasca (19) - Swan (18) - Boucher (20) Huard Jr (20) - Crosby (17) - Fournier (19) Peitzche (16) - MacPhee (18) - Welsh (17) and given the assumed progression of those returning, it should match up. On the plus side, you have to assume another 20 is coming. On the downside, the division IS stronger this year.
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Post by statsman18 on Aug 31, 2023 15:41:33 GMT -4
I just started on these boards and Ive noticed that your the most negative person I’ve ever seen (statesman) never anything good to say always belittling and putting team and players down , give them a chance they may surprise you a lot of good young talent to go with the older vets , ms. U gotta give a rest and try and say something positive or say nothing!!! This team is bad. Truth is the truth. Wait till people from other teams come and put in their two cents. Cataford, Vidicek and Dumais will all flirt with 100 points. After that who is going to score? Yannik is probably 2 years away from being a stud. Kilfoil is a year away from being a stud. Peitzsche looks very promising but there’s been no word on his concussion from the hit in the PEI game. Hopefully Crosby finally clicks. This is 100% my opinion but I don’t think Fournier is worth keeping as a 20yo. Defence is this teams strength there’s no argument there. But you still need to score goals. Also Milner as a back up could be a problem if Rousseau gets hurt. I’m not sold on him after watching him in the preseason. The problem is there was no better option. If the team was good we wouldn’t have this problem. Last year at this time I was saying this team could win it all. While others were saying we should trade players like L’Heureux, Whynot to have a better chance this year. So if you don’t like the truth don’t read my post.
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Post by Citris on Aug 31, 2023 15:43:30 GMT -4
This team is bad. Truth is the truth. Wait till people from other teams come and put in their two cents. Cataford, Vidicek and Dumais will all flirt with 100 points. After that who is going to score? Yannik is probably 2 years away from being a stud. Kilfoil is a year away from being a stud. Peitzsche looks very promising but there’s been no word on his concussion from the hit in the PEI game. Hopefully Crosby finally clicks. This is 100% my opinion but I don’t think Fournier is worth keeping as a 20yo. Defence is this teams strength there’s no argument there. But you still need to score goals. Also Milner as a back up could be a problem if Rousseau gets hurt. I’m not sold on him after watching him in the preseason. The problem is there was no better option. If the team was good we wouldn’t have this problem. Last year at this time I was saying this team could win it all. While others were saying we should trade players like L’Heureux, Whynot to have a better chance this year. So if you don’t like the truth don’t read my post. So you keep saying this, but what's your alternative here? Are you claiming there's someone else on this roster who will score more with that ice time?
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Post by statsman18 on Aug 31, 2023 16:14:29 GMT -4
Now that the team is finalized……… sorta. This is not a championship team. Theirs 7 rookies on this team. Who’s our 2nd line? The defence is great but who’s going to score the goals. Man Cam has a lot of work to do. I mean this is nothing new, we knew this going in. Cataford (18) - Vidicek (19) - Dumais (19) Crosby (18) - MacPhee (19) - Fournier (20) Peitzsche (17) - Fontaine (17) - Ponzetto (17) Kilfoil - Todd (18) - Levesque (17) Welsh (18) - Moser (17) It's only slightly worse on paper than.... Cataford (17) - Vidicek (18) - Dumais (18) Biasca (19) - Swan (18) - Boucher (20) Huard Jr (20) - Crosby (17) - Fournier (19) Peitzche (16) - MacPhee (18) - Welsh (17) and given the assumed progression of those returning, it should match up. On the plus side, you have to assume another 20 is coming. On the downside, the division IS stronger this year. You’re joking right? And honestly I know people are going to jump on me for responding this way, but look at what you just wrote and there’s now way you can think this team is better. Let’s start with the 20yo we had going into the year compared to this. Boucher in 37 games scored 25 goals as a 19yo. Fournier scored 13 goals in 68 games. How about our euro’s last year now. I will admit last year Biasca we were hoping he finds his game and he finally did last year. IMO Ponzetto might be around 15 goals this year. If he gets 20 goals or better that will be huge but I thin 0.5 point per game is where he will be, maybe 0.75 at best. But I would take Biasca over a rookie Yannik any day. Crosby is basically Swan. Both have a lot of promise but what have they done? That’s a wait and see how it plays out. Hopefully better than it did with Sean. If Fournier turns out to be as good Huard that would be great. But the likelihood is not likely. Lastly do why does everyone have such high hopes of MacPhee being something more than he has been? He has played over 100 games in regular season and playoffs with only 9 goals total. Not saying he’s bad just saying he’s a role player that is a PK checking type. There’s definitely a spot for him but not on the 2nd line.
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Post by hfxfan2002 on Aug 31, 2023 16:33:21 GMT -4
Liam Welsh in my mind is the odd man out if a 20 is added at Christmas. I agree with Citrus this team is only slightly worse than the first half of the 2022-23 team.
A few forward holes will definitely need to be filled at the Christmas period, i hate being patient but trust the process.
Crosby | Vidicek | Dumais Ponzetto | Cataford | Fournier Kilfoil | Fontaine | MacPhee Peitzsche | Todd | Levesque
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Post by statsman18 on Aug 31, 2023 16:34:33 GMT -4
This team is bad. Truth is the truth. Wait till people from other teams come and put in their two cents. Cataford, Vidicek and Dumais will all flirt with 100 points. After that who is going to score? Yannik is probably 2 years away from being a stud. Kilfoil is a year away from being a stud. Peitzsche looks very promising but there’s been no word on his concussion from the hit in the PEI game. Hopefully Crosby finally clicks. This is 100% my opinion but I don’t think Fournier is worth keeping as a 20yo. Defence is this teams strength there’s no argument there. But you still need to score goals. Also Milner as a back up could be a problem if Rousseau gets hurt. I’m not sold on him after watching him in the preseason. The problem is there was no better option. If the team was good we wouldn’t have this problem. Last year at this time I was saying this team could win it all. While others were saying we should trade players like L’Heureux, Whynot to have a better chance this year. So if you don’t like the truth don’t read my post. So you keep saying this, but what's your alternative here? Are you claiming there's someone else on this roster who will score more with that ice time? So you don’t think his 13 goals from last year will be covered by Peitzsche, kilfoil, Fontaine, maybe even Crosby finally. It worked out when they did it with Davis didn’t it?
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Post by Ns98 on Aug 31, 2023 16:36:01 GMT -4
Liam Welsh in my mind is the odd man out if a 20 is added at Christmas. I agree with Citrus this team is only slightly worse than the first half of the 2022-23 team. A few forward holes will definitely need to be filled at the Christmas period, i hate being patient but trust the process. Welsh’s rights were just acquired in Jr A by Truro, interesting. x.com/trurobearcats/status/1697319270684709265?s=46&t=rRhcTyH0u6KK5VyMssGvFw
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Post by hfxfan2002 on Aug 31, 2023 16:38:05 GMT -4
Liam Welsh in my mind is the odd man out if a 20 is added at Christmas. I agree with Citrus this team is only slightly worse than the first half of the 2022-23 team. A few forward holes will definitely need to be filled at the Christmas period, i hate being patient but trust the process. Welsh’s rights were just acquired in Jr A by Truro, interesting. x.com/trurobearcats/status/1697319270684709265?s=46&t=rRhcTyH0u6KK5VyMssGvFwInteresting!! Same thing happened to Landon Miron a few years ago, if Liam Welsh doesn’t get claimed on waivers he’ll play for the Truro Bearcats. Maybe this will happen sooner then expected though, if so then a 20 y/o must be in the plan.
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