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Post by Herd Fan on Sept 28, 2023 9:22:03 GMT -4
It is about that time that someone gets the ball rolling. Well the Moose are heading into this weekend looking for win number 1. Charlottetown got lucky and faced us back to back without quite a few of our key players. Moncton will not be as lucky but they will still catch a break. I see Mackinnon, Furlong and even Rousseau will be back in town for this weekend. Dumais for sure is not back and I think Cataford is up in the air. Plus missing Vidicek with a suspension. If Moncton has any chance of beating us, it is this weekend without our top 3 forwards.
Moncton is coming off a 13-1 sweep over the Eagles who put up a dismal performance. However, I do not think we can underestimate the Wildcats. I believe they will be missing Morin and that is it. I believe they will be stronger then last year and the Moose a tad weaker. But with the missing parts, I would say advantage goes to Moncton. So this will prove to be a pretty good battle. Moose D and Rousseau will have their hands full.
This is the home opener for Moncton, so hopefully they will draw a nice crowd. Cant wait to get our full line up back to see how we really stand up to teams. I guess that is par for the course this time of year.
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Post by statsman18 on Sept 28, 2023 13:01:58 GMT -4
Your making this thread waaaaay to optimistic. They still don’t have a scoring threat. Vidicek getting suspended makes it even worse. The only way Halifax makes this interesting is if Cataford is back plays with Crosby and Kilfoil. No one else has shown they can score yet. The defence should be good this weekend but Moncton has a team that will have more puck control than Halifax. Rousseau will be shell shocked this weekend.
I going to predict even with the defence all being back and our top goalie getting beat both games this weekend. I’m going to say Bathurst will be closer but Moncton will win with ease. Moncton score will be 5-0 if Cataford isn’t back and if he is it will be 5-2.
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Post by Herd Fan on Sept 28, 2023 13:29:54 GMT -4
Hahaha. If you have not figured it out yet, I prefer optimism over the opposite. But if you are looking for some real downer attitudes and a dump truck full of pessimism, jump over to the Cape board. I am not sure about Rousseau being shell shocked. Moncton is better then PEI no doubt, but our shots were not crazy bad compared to PEI. And now we have full D squad back to take some of those shots away. Look at that, optimistic again!!!
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Post by Citris on Sept 28, 2023 13:30:41 GMT -4
The Bathurst game should be interesting. Bathurst's biggest weakness is on defense, so, I think the Mooseheads might be able to put up 2-3 goals against them.
Moncton... well, they're still young, so there's going to be mistakes. I do expect the Wildcats to win, handily... but I don't expect a shut-out.
I think it's probably too late in the week for a move for a 20. The OHL season starts tonight, so, I assume all those rosters are now finalized... if we don't see an add from the OHL in the next couple days, I don't think we'll see one at all.
Also keeping in mind that a free-agent add is the only way the Mooseheads are adding a non-20 until Christmas.
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Post by statsman18 on Sept 28, 2023 13:50:11 GMT -4
The Bathurst game should be interesting. Bathurst's biggest weakness is on defense, so, I think the Mooseheads might be able to put up 2-3 goals against them. Moncton... well, they're still young, so there's going to be mistakes. I do expect the Wildcats to win, handily... but I don't expect a shut-out. I think it's probably too late in the week for a move for a 20. The OHL season starts tonight, so, I assume all those rosters are now finalized... if we don't see an add from the OHL in the next couple days, I don't think we'll see one at all. Also keeping in mind that a free-agent add is the only way the Mooseheads are adding a non-20 until Christmas. The only reason I truly think a shut out is in the cards is Stainmen. Halifax has only played against good goaltending so far. Stainmen is one of the best in the league and will probably snuff out any scoring chance Halifax has. That’s not me trying to be negative that’s how I see it. Sure you can give me the blind squirrel analogy, but that didn’t happen with goalies that are less than Stainmen.
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Post by statsman18 on Sept 28, 2023 14:24:27 GMT -4
Hahaha. If you have not figured it out yet, I prefer optimism over the opposite. But if you are looking for some real downer attitudes and a dump truck full of pessimism, jump over to the Cape board. I am not sure about Rousseau being shell shocked. Moncton is better then PEI no doubt, but our shots were not crazy bad compared to PEI. And now we have full D squad back to take some of those shots away. Look at that, optimistic again!!! Here’s the thing they still need to score. They have done nothing to show they can. Moncton is way better than PEI and they also battered a team that is better than PEI in CB. Until Cataford comes back there still nothing to be optimistic about this team yet. Even in saying that and if that happens we don’t have Vidicek for the weekend. As it stands right now a 16yo not named Nathan MacKinnon will be the team top Center this weekend. I really like Kilfoil but he’s not a top Center yet. Moncton is going to be ugly even with the top defence.
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Post by Citris on Sept 28, 2023 14:27:53 GMT -4
Here’s the thing they still need to score. They have done nothing to show they can. Moncton is way better than PEI and they also battered a team that is better than PEI in CB. Until Cataford comes back there still nothing to be optimistic about this team yet. Even in saying that and if that happens we don’t have Vidicek for the weekend. As it stands right now a 16yo not named Nathan MacKinnon will be the team top Center this weekend. I really like Kilfoil but he’s not a top Center yet. Moncton is going to be ugly even with the top defence. Do you think the way the Eagles played last weekend was better than how Charlottetown played?
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Post by Reesor on Sept 28, 2023 14:34:06 GMT -4
I'll be optimistic. With many regular forwards out it gives a lot of youth some ice time to develop where they may not have gotten that opportunity on a good team.
Honestly at this current point in time wins and losses may matter to the teams' confidence, but they don't matter in the standings all that much. If Halifax go for it in the 2nd half they'll get their share of wins. If they can't beat teams like Moncton and Baie-Comeau in the playoffs even without home ice advantage, they weren't beating Rouyn-Noranda anyway. We might as well stay patient and enjoy the on-ice product we currently have while we wait for forward help to arrive. It's not like losses mean the Moose are under-achieving with this current roster.
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Post by scotiahockey on Sept 28, 2023 15:07:37 GMT -4
I'll be optimistic. With many regular forwards out it gives a lot of youth some ice time to develop where they may not have gotten that opportunity on a good team. Honestly at this current point in time wins and losses may matter to the teams' confidence, but they don't matter in the standings all that much. If Halifax go for it in the 2nd half they'll get their share of wins. If they can't beat teams like Moncton and Baie-Comeau in the playoffs even without home ice advantage, they weren't beating Rouyn-Noranda anyway. We might as well stay patient and enjoy the on-ice product we currently have while we wait for forward help to arrive. It's not like losses mean the Moose are under-achieving with this current roster. 2 points in September is worth the same as 2 points in March. Halifax will probably end up with their fair share of wins but when you’re potentially fighting for home-ice in a playoff series, it very well could come down to points that were given away in September.
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Post by statsman18 on Sept 28, 2023 15:15:57 GMT -4
Here’s the thing they still need to score. They have done nothing to show they can. Moncton is way better than PEI and they also battered a team that is better than PEI in CB. Until Cataford comes back there still nothing to be optimistic about this team yet. Even in saying that and if that happens we don’t have Vidicek for the weekend. As it stands right now a 16yo not named Nathan MacKinnon will be the team top Center this weekend. I really like Kilfoil but he’s not a top Center yet. Moncton is going to be ugly even with the top defence. Do you think the way the Eagles played last weekend was better than how Charlottetown played? That’s how good Moncton is.
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Post by sherwood1020 on Sept 28, 2023 15:44:19 GMT -4
Based on watching the Wildcats this past weekend, this is a team that will keep any team in the league on their toes.
They play a very structured system in the neutral zone that will smother alot of opposing offense, while their offense brings great speed along the wings that will keep opposing d men busy all night long. They also usually post someone directly in front of the net during the rush so having your veteran D core back to combat and push that away will be key. Steinman was lights out in both games so his confidence I'm sure is locked in.
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Post by Marshall on Sept 28, 2023 16:26:51 GMT -4
Cataford is back , my buddy had his sons practice today at rbc where the moose practice said he was back , on a line with Peitzsche and Fournier .
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Post by Score on Sept 28, 2023 16:57:16 GMT -4
Hulton has quietly added some very skilled young players and added some experience for this team season.
They will be a mid pack team.....but not as bad as some may think.
Owen Conrad. 16yrs old. Anthony Flanagan. 16yrs old. Marcus Kearsey. 17yrs old. Matthew Butler. 17yrs old. Alexis Michaud. 17yrs old. Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna. 17yrs old. Ross Campbell. 17yrs old Lucas Romeo. 18yrs old. Kyle Powers. 18yrs old. Brett Arsenault. 18yrs old. Latvian, Aksels Ozols. 18yr old netminder.
That's a solid foundation for this team going forward.
17yr old Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna, is going to be a very affective player in this league for the next couple seasons.
With the size and skill of Horth and Huckins up front playing thr wings with Morneau in the middle, it will be a very solid line.
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Post by statsman18 on Sept 28, 2023 19:08:28 GMT -4
Hulton has quietly added some very skilled young players and added some experience for this team season. They will be a mid pack team.....but not as bad as some may think. Owen Conrad. 16yrs old. Anthony Flanagan. 16yrs old. Marcus Kearsey. 17yrs old. Matthew Butler. 17yrs old. Alexis Michaud. 17yrs old. Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna. 17yrs old. Ross Campbell. 17yrs old Lucas Romeo. 18yrs old. Kyle Powers. 18yrs old. Brett Arsenault. 18yrs old. Latvian, Aksels Ozols. 18yr old netminder. That's a solid foundation for this team going forward. 17yr old Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna, is going to be a very affective player in this league for the next couple seasons. With the size and skill of Horth and Huckins up front playing thr wings with Morneau in the middle, it will be a very solid line. This is a great post for a Halifax versus Moncton thread!
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Post by sherwood1020 on Sept 28, 2023 19:36:39 GMT -4
Hulton has quietly added some very skilled young players and added some experience for this team season. They will be a mid pack team.....but not as bad as some may think. Owen Conrad. 16yrs old. Anthony Flanagan. 16yrs old. Marcus Kearsey. 17yrs old. Matthew Butler. 17yrs old. Alexis Michaud. 17yrs old. Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna. 17yrs old. Ross Campbell. 17yrs old Lucas Romeo. 18yrs old. Kyle Powers. 18yrs old. Brett Arsenault. 18yrs old. Latvian, Aksels Ozols. 18yr old netminder. That's a solid foundation for this team going forward. 17yr old Slovakian, Ondrej Maruna, is going to be a very affective player in this league for the next couple seasons. With the size and skill of Horth and Huckins up front playing thr wings with Morneau in the middle, it will be a very solid line. This is a great post for a Halifax versus Moncton thread! I think Score is referring to alot of people under the impression that PEI got lucky to take 2 games from Halifax. They are by no means a punching bag for any team I agree.
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