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Post by joehockey on Jul 1, 2020 18:44:54 GMT -4
He seems to be a twin and his twin is going NCAA |
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Post by jimmy on Jul 2, 2020 8:20:28 GMT -4
In terms of Euros, the proof will be in the pudding, drafting where they were it's harder to get an impact guy, as long as Barbashev can play in the top 3 lines and has upside, I'll be ok with that. In terms of the goalie, by taking a 19 year old, you would hope he is at least as good as Cornish so you can dress 3 OA skaters, two being forwards. Let the 3-4 young goalies compete for the #2 spot. Barbashev is very young - late 2003 birthday. Based on his stats, and where he played, it appears as though he was a good, but not great midget player last year in the top Russian league for his age. I can see him being a two year project. This year, if he makes the team and earns regular ice time in a 3rd or 4th line role, similar to a decent Canadian prospect of the same age. Next year, with what should be a high euro pick, we replace Usnik, and go with new euro/18 y/o Barbashev ... at that point Barbashev either becomes a solid top 6 guy in his second year, in which case great, or we replace him for the following season. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 2, 2020 22:55:03 GMT -4
In terms of Euros, the proof will be in the pudding, drafting where they were it's harder to get an impact guy, as long as Barbashev can play in the top 3 lines and has upside, I'll be ok with that. In terms of the goalie, by taking a 19 year old, you would hope he is at least as good as Cornish so you can dress 3 OA skaters, two being forwards. Let the 3-4 young goalies compete for the #2 spot. Barbashev is very young - late 2003 birthday. Based on his stats, and where he played, it appears as though he was a good, but not great midget player last year in the top Russian league for his age. I can see him being a two year project. This year, if he makes the team and earns regular ice time in a 3rd or 4th line role, similar to a decent Canadian prospect of the same age. Next year, with what should be a high euro pick, we replace Usnik, and go with new euro/18 y/o Barbashev ... at that point Barbashev either becomes a solid top 6 guy in his second year, in which case great, or we replace him for the following season. Yeah that makes sense. Ideally they could have added a top 6 forward even if it was an 18 or 19 year old, Hard to say who was there when they picked who will play CHL. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Jul 7, 2020 12:28:11 GMT -4
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Jul 9, 2020 20:01:56 GMT -4
Darryl Boyce, Ryan Salvis, Josh Hepditch and Marc Terriault have been re-signed.
Loshing, Hopkins and Rozzi are expected to sign soon.
Ritchie Thibeau expects 3 or 4 free agents to crack the roster.
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Jul 22, 2020 15:41:15 GMT -4
I decided to put together my 34-player training camp roster.
Forwards (19)
Max Barbashev
Seamus Campbell
Nathan Casey
Mathis Cloutier
Philippe Daoust
Kyle Foreman
Brock Forsythe
Jacob Hudson
Vincent Labelle
Francis Langlois
Dominic Leblanc
Liam Leonard
Yoan Loshing
Cameron Lund
Jake Rozzi
Jacob Stewart
Samuel Vachon
Carter Vollett
Gavin Watt
Defense (11)
Jeremy Berube
Tristan DeJong
Sam Dow
Ryan Hopkins
Francesco Iasenza
Connor Olson
Nicolas Pavan
Charles-Antoine Pilote
Jordan Spence
Sean Stewart
Isaac Wilson
Goalies (4)
Val Usnik
Nic Sheehan
Gio DiMattia
Justin Katz
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Post by joehockey on Jul 22, 2020 20:54:07 GMT -4
I decided to put together my 34-player training camp roster. Forwards (19) Max Barbashev Seamus Campbell Nathan Casey Mathis Cloutier Philippe Daoust Kyle Foreman Brock Forsythe Jacob Hudson Vincent Labelle Francis Langlois Dominic Leblanc Liam Leonard Yoan Loshing Cameron Lund Jake Rozzi Jacob Stewart Samuel Vachon Carter Vollett Gavin Watt Defense (11)Jeremy Berube Tristan DeJong Sam Dow Ryan Hopkins Francesco Iasenza Connor Olson Nicolas Pavan Charles-Antoine Pilote Jordan Spence Sean Stewart Isaac Wilson Goalies (4) Val Usnik Nic Sheehan Gio DiMattia Justin Katz Probably a pretty accurate list assuming they can all get to Moncton. If Lund doesn’t commit then I don’t think you bring him to camp since Moncton does have a lot of holes to fill and he likely will only come for 48 hours (despite what Moncton is saying in the paper). I’d probably look at Gabriel Bernier or Josh Crooks potentially over Forsythe and Desrosiers over Berube, but that’s likely just arguing who gets the last spot at camp. I think they likely keep 14 F and 8 D this year. Assuming your list is what happens then here’s my guess for the final roster: Max Barbashev Seamus Campbell Mathis Cloutier Philippe Daoust Kyle Foreman Jacob Hudson Vincent Labelle Francis Langlois Dominic Leblanc Liam Leonard Yoan Loshing Jake Rozzi Jacob Stewart Carter Vollett OR Gavin Watt Tristan DeJong Sam Dow Ryan Hopkins Connor Olson Nicolas Pavan Jordan Spence Sean Stewart Isaac Wilson OR Charles-Antoine Pilote Val Usnik Nic Sheehan |
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Post by SteveUL on Jul 23, 2020 12:57:05 GMT -4
Any US Born player (and Europeans) will have to show up here two weeks before training camp opens, won't they ? If they are even allowed to cross into Canada. If they are worried about their NCAA eligibility I doubt they even show up. I can't see anybody coming here and self-isolating for 14 days, so they can go on the ice for 48 hrs and then possibly go home. I think if a US kid is coming here then he is already signed to a card. US/CAN Border is closed until August 21 so far and that is likely to be extended into at least September.
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Post by lirette on Jul 23, 2020 13:18:30 GMT -4
Any US Born player (and Europeans) will have to show up here two weeks before training camp opens, won't they ? If they are even allowed to cross into Canada. If they are worried about their NCAA eligibility I doubt they even show up. I can't see anybody coming here and self-isolating for 14 days, so they can go on the ice for 48 hrs and then possibly go home. I think if a US kid is coming here then he is already signed to a card. US/CAN Border is closed until August 21 so far and that is likely to be extended into at least September. I guess that depends if they deem a hockey player attending training camp as "essential". At this points its a whole bunch of crickets from the CHL as a whole as to how any of this will work. To me the silence speaks louder than any words and that October 1st is really a pipedream and moreso a date to keep season ticket holders and sponsors engaged. The blue jays couldn't even get the federal government to approve them playing in Toronto in front of no fans. How is the OHL or WHL going to operate with american teams WITH fans if one of the biggest sports leagues couldnt get it done without and has far more resources to create a "travel" bubble. The Q has a unique situation with no american teams but certainly some american players that may struggle to get here and euro's still a total question mark. |
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Post by SteveUL on Jul 23, 2020 13:41:12 GMT -4
Any US Born player (and Europeans) will have to show up here two weeks before training camp opens, won't they ? If they are even allowed to cross into Canada. If they are worried about their NCAA eligibility I doubt they even show up. I can't see anybody coming here and self-isolating for 14 days, so they can go on the ice for 48 hrs and then possibly go home. I think if a US kid is coming here then he is already signed to a card. US/CAN Border is closed until August 21 so far and that is likely to be extended into at least September. I guess that depends if they deem a hockey player attending training camp as "essential". At this points its a whole bunch of crickets from the CHL as a whole as to how any of this will work. To me the silence speaks louder than any words and that October 1st is really a pipedream and moreso a date to keep season ticket holders and sponsors engaged. The blue jays couldn't even get the federal government to approve them playing in Toronto in front of no fans. How is the OHL or WHL going to operate with american teams WITH fans if one of the biggest sports leagues couldnt get it done without and has far more resources to create a "travel" bubble. The Q has a unique situation with no american teams but certainly some american players that may struggle to get here and euro's still a total question mark. The NHL works because they are all being contained, although we'll see how that goes. MLB didn't seem willing to have teams coming into Canada to stay in a bubble, and they aren't being restricted in the US so it makes sense to not permit what they wanted. It was poorly thought out and only meets the standard of care in the US (no standard of care) and not the standard of care in Canada. I guess the argument becomes what is essential ? I can show you a federal government website that defines what is essential and I'm pretty sure hockey players aren't on there ... but the NHL got approval. So if you make an application, showing your standard of care for containing COVID-19, you can get permission. But if we are starting training camps in a month then somebody better figure it all out at the league level and the team level. I'm sure they are working on that because what else do they have to do with their time. I'm pretty sure that NB, PEI and NS are going to require anybody coming in from outside of our Atlantic bubble will have to self-isolate for 14 days. These players should not be treated any different than temporary foreign workers. |
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Post by tal on Jul 23, 2020 14:45:54 GMT -4
I wonder if they would even consider the 6 Maritime teams playing just among themselves for the first 2/3/4 months? That would eliminate the requirement for Quebec teams to isolate for 14 days when entering the Atlantic bubble - I suppose they could still do that, if each team came to Bathurst, for example, isolated for 14 days, then played 2 games against each of the Maritime teams before going home - one trip per year. That's a lot of dead time though, sitting in a hotel, and doesn't address Maritime teams going to Quebec and coming back. Maybe the bubble will include Quebec by then (perhaps excluding Montreal).
The other issue is whether it even makes financial sense for a team to try to operate with 25% of fans (or less) due to physical distancing rules, and probably no or limited concessions. Maybe if Maritime teams only played within the Maritimes, eliminating much of the travel cost, and could get 25-30% capacity, maybe they could break even. Markets like Moncton, Saint John and Halifax might be willing/able to operate at a loss for a year, but I'm not sure Bathurst, Cape Breton and maybe Charlottetown have the resources to do the same - and for sure, some of the small markets in Quebec do not.
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Post by catnut on Jul 23, 2020 15:02:09 GMT -4
I wonder if they would even consider the 6 Maritime teams playing just among themselves for the first 2/3/4 months? That would eliminate the requirement for Quebec teams to isolate for 14 days when entering the Atlantic bubble - I suppose they could still do that, if each team came to Bathurst, for example, isolated for 14 days, then played 2 games against each of the Maritime teams before going home - one trip per year. That's a lot of dead time though, sitting in a hotel, and doesn't address Maritime teams going to Quebec and coming back. Maybe the bubble will include Quebec by then (perhaps excluding Montreal). The other issue is whether it even makes financial sense for a team to try to operate with 25% of fans (or less) due to physical distancing rules, and probably no or limited concessions. Maybe if Maritime teams only played within the Maritimes, eliminating much of the travel cost, and could get 25-30% capacity, maybe they could break even. Markets like Moncton, Saint John and Halifax might be willing/able to operate at a loss for a year, but I'm not sure Bathurst, Cape Breton and maybe Charlottetown have the resources to do the same - and for sure, some of the small markets in Quebec do not. The plan is already that the Atlantic teams would only play in the Atlantic for the entire season. Same for the Quebec teams. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Aug 4, 2020 14:10:29 GMT -4
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Post by Citris on Aug 4, 2020 14:18:31 GMT -4
This is a pretty solid trade for the Wildcats, Richard is a guy who has some upside, no chance he makes that Sea Dogs Roster, but Richard is a (relatively) local guy who has junior upside, could turn into a decent 2-3 year player.
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Post by joehockey on Aug 4, 2020 14:22:19 GMT -4
So I’m guessing one of the three options below is why the Cats would have made this trade: 1) are they assuming that one of the NHL signed guys will be back because of COVID, 2) they plan to keep DLC or MacLellan instead, or 3) they have a free agent that they think is better and want the space opened up. Interesting trade because at the very least they get an affiliate player. |
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