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Post by bois on Sept 11, 2007 14:54:29 GMT -4
Just browsing thru the opening day rosters on the Q site and we have the fewest number of 18 year olds on our roster... most people would agree a championship Q team is front loaded with solid overagers and 19 year olds but they usually also have some solid 18's. Our roster is quite strange as we have 9 19's and 9 17's but just 3 18's.. could mean next season is another tough one for us unless some deals are made.
It also shows that perhaps a 16 or 17 year old could and should be used as trade bait to address this need by x-mas
As a comparison the generally regarded front runners for the divisions break down agewise as follows
Halifax: 11 19's
7 18's
2 17's
Rouyn: 8 19's
7 18's
5 17's
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Post by Stuck in a Loop... on Sept 11, 2007 15:54:38 GMT -4
well seein as ur only allowed 3 20's im guessin 6 of those 19's are gone at the end of the season or maybe even some by Xmas time Next year 20's are Latal, Gervais, Lafleur i think if they all come back next year, so Locke, Lachaine, Main etc.... this will be their last year as a Rocket
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Post by Krang7 on Sept 11, 2007 18:18:33 GMT -4
Lessard doesn't have a spot on this team as a 20...?
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Post by Score on Sept 11, 2007 18:57:58 GMT -4
Lessard doesn't have a spot on this team as a 20...? Im thinking captain for Lessard next season! |
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Post by Krang7 on Sept 11, 2007 18:59:32 GMT -4
Yep, I was thinking the same thing. Well I thought he'd get it this year but it seems that Brett has all the Mo-mentum. Oh man that was lame...  |
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Post by rocketlauncher on Sept 11, 2007 19:01:03 GMT -4
So what you are saying is that one of them should captain...Mo or Less??? lol
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Post by Score on Sept 11, 2007 19:01:50 GMT -4
Yep, I was thinking the same thing. Well I thought he'd get it this year but it seems that Brett has all the Mo-mentum. Oh man that was lame... Yes, it was lame......but worth a shot.  |
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Post by Krang7 on Sept 11, 2007 19:04:07 GMT -4
So what you are saying is that one of them should captain...Mo or Less??? lol Yeesh, the pun police are going to shut this place down if this doesn't stop. |
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Post by bois on Sept 11, 2007 20:53:19 GMT -4
bad jokes aside anybody else care to comment on the thread itself?
i know we have alot of marginal 19's that will have no trade value next year.. point is if we are to contend next season as so many feel we should.. we better get some Q vets soon that will be here next year
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Post by Score on Sept 11, 2007 22:19:12 GMT -4
bad jokes aside anybody else care to comment on the thread itself? i know we have alot of marginal 19's that will have no trade value next year.. point is if we are to contend next season as so many feel we should.. we better get some Q vets soon that will be here next year From what I was told, they want to see where they stand at Christmas time and decide then what to do. Either go for it this season by adding a piece or so, or make a good size deal or two for a "real" run next season. Depending on where the team stands then and how they feel they can do come playoff time. |
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Post by Stuck in a Loop... on Sept 11, 2007 22:31:20 GMT -4
ohs? "Sighs" I hate Reruns  |
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Post by Score on Sept 11, 2007 22:32:20 GMT -4
ohs? "Sighs" I hate Reruns Serious.......... What? |
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Post by Stuck in a Loop... on Sept 11, 2007 22:38:51 GMT -4
it seems its always wait and see with the Rocket, no set plan
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Post by countryboy on Sept 11, 2007 23:23:02 GMT -4
What makes it hard to project is what is going to happen with Lessard, Latal and Lafleur with regards to NHL contracts.
For Ottawa and Phoenix to retain the rights of Lessard and Latal, they have to be signed to NHL contracts by next June. Now, neither Lessard nor Latal are particularly highly rated prospects in their respective organizations, so it's difficult to speculate if they would be signed or not. Even if they are signed, as neither is a blue chip prospects, it wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility they would be returned to junior.
It's rare that a 20 y/o is a Euro, since a 20 y/o would occupy both the overager seat and the Euro seat, but Latal would be the type of player you would carry at 20 even as a Euro.
The Rangers have the option of signing Lafleur and playing him in the minors next season. He's an 88, like the others, but his October draft meant he was drafted a year later than Latal and Lessard. As such, the Rangers also have the option to retain his rights but not sign him until the end of his 20 y/o season.
It's different than when we were speculating about Gragnani because, other than questions about attitude, it was a pretty sure thing Buffalo would have him in their plans and have him playing pro hockey as soon as possible.
The future of Lessard, Latal and Lafleur for 08-09 is much cloudier.
cb
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Post by wingman on Sept 12, 2007 5:20:08 GMT -4
ohs? "Sighs" I hate Reruns Serious.......... What? I think what they mean is that they are going with the "wait until Xmas and go from there strategy".......again How many times has this worked for them..... ZEROThis team will never be a contender if they don't have a long term plan in place for building a team. The wait and see strategy that they use year in and year out is too much of fly by the seat of your pants and too much of a knee jerk reaction. You have to decide before the start of the season what you want to accomplish for that season, you don't decide half way through it like the Rocket do every year. The good teams in the NHL, junior don't set their season goals at mid-season, they set them before the season starts and they build towards that all season not just the last couple of months. You can't prepare for a championship run with 3 months left in a season. |
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