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Post by juniorcormier16 on Dec 21, 2021 16:02:00 GMT -4
Defiantly going to be fun finish to the year, great additions so far
I am sure like everyone else we will add another body up front hopefully we don't get into a situation like the wildcats did and have the league shut down.
I can't see them shutting down the league however I wonder if another Maritime bubble is going to be coming with the all the stuff going on in Quebec that will be something to watch for as well.
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Post by L'il Boy on Dec 21, 2021 16:44:24 GMT -4
i don't think top scoring is missing tho sure would be nice to add another top name we currently have the leading goal scorer in Guay the leading setup man in Simoneau the second leading scorer from the backend in Cormier the second leading rookie scorer in Brabanec have scored the most goals total in the league have the second ranked PP in the league the top pk in the league have added strength to the net and defense i really don't think we're missing alot here their is enough to add a bit more...... will it be a big forward addition or perhaps a couple smaller forward additions? pretty exciting time to be an Isles fan..... I was just in the process of posting something similar when I saw this. I, like everyone else, would love to see them add another top 6 forward, but I'd be be just as happy if they added one or two more top 9 guys for depth. |
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Post by canbeer on Dec 21, 2021 17:02:40 GMT -4
i don't think top scoring is missing tho sure would be nice to add another top name we currently have the leading goal scorer in Guay the leading setup man in Simoneau the second leading scorer from the backend in Cormier the second leading rookie scorer in Brabanec have scored the most goals total in the league have the second ranked PP in the league the top pk in the league have added strength to the net and defense i really don't think we're missing alot here their is enough to add a bit more...... will it be a big forward addition or perhaps a couple smaller forward additions? pretty exciting time to be an Isles fan..... Don’t think anyone will argue you guys can’t put one of the leagues best lines together, and top PP and get lots of production from your D… I just think your top 6 could still use a great addition. I imagine if you looked at your forward group and took whoever is 5 and 6 in points that their production may not compare well to the same guys on other teams. |
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Post by bois on Dec 21, 2021 18:17:53 GMT -4
i don't think top scoring is missing tho sure would be nice to add another top name we currently have the leading goal scorer in Guay the leading setup man in Simoneau the second leading scorer from the backend in Cormier the second leading rookie scorer in Brabanec have scored the most goals total in the league have the second ranked PP in the league the top pk in the league have added strength to the net and defense i really don't think we're missing alot here their is enough to add a bit more...... will it be a big forward addition or perhaps a couple smaller forward additions? pretty exciting time to be an Isles fan..... Don’t think anyone will argue you guys can’t put one of the leagues best lines together, and top PP and get lots of production from your D… I just think your top 6 could still use a great addition. I imagine if you looked at your forward group and took whoever is 5 and 6 in points that their production may not compare well to the same guys on other teams. 5th scorer on our team is Brabanec and he's over a PPG... 6th is Laaouaan if talking simply 5th and 6th forwards i agree we need to add one buit Drew Elliot does have 10 goals but i do agree thus why i named some players to target that might be more affordable |
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Post by Reesor on Dec 21, 2021 19:23:36 GMT -4
Charlottetown's identity is there cohesiveness and attention to detail. The most important thing they can do is not disturb that by trying to shoe-horn goal scoring into an already very good lineup. If the forwards added don't gel with the team's philosophies, it's not worth doing. I'm a little surprised a goalie was added at the expense of one of Charlottetown's younger players, but it sounds like Lapenna is the type of player Hulton likes, so it's worth doing.
There may be another deal in the works for a forward, but I suspect many of the bigger names to stay put until late in the trade period where it is more certain the season will continue.
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Post by switchback on Dec 21, 2021 20:06:18 GMT -4
When you really get down to it maybe this teams offensive numbers are just underrated. We are the highest scoring team in the league does it really matter where the scoring is coming from? This team is so balanced we may actually be better off adding 2 top 9 guys rather than 1 top 6. We have 2 pairs of D men who would be number 1 pairs in most teams. We have what a lot of people believe is the best goalie in the league and best goalie Duo. We have the best sniper in the league in Patrick Guay right now we have the best overager in the Q in Simoneau plus the best trip of overagers. Maybe it isn’t a fluke that these kids are the top of the league. There just a well balanced team from the first line right down to the back up goalie.
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Post by L'il Boy on Dec 21, 2021 20:55:42 GMT -4
When you really get down to it maybe this teams offensive numbers are just underrated. We are the highest scoring team in the league does it really matter where the scoring is coming from? This team is so balanced we may actually be better off adding 2 top 9 guys rather than 1 top 6. We have 2 pairs of D men who would be number 1 pairs in most teams. We have what a lot of people believe is the best goalie in the league and best goalie Duo. We have the best sniper in the league in Patrick Guay right now we have the best overager in the Q in Simoneau plus the best trip of overagers. Maybe it isn’t a fluke that these kids are the top of the league. There just a well balanced team from the first line right down to the back up goalie. Felix Lafrance says hi..... Lafrance - 1.92 pts per game Simoneau - 1.92 pts per game Simoneau is one of the best 20's in the league. The best in the league is subjective, depending on whom you cheer for. |
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Post by switchback on Dec 21, 2021 21:01:19 GMT -4
When you really get down to it maybe this teams offensive numbers are just underrated. We are the highest scoring team in the league does it really matter where the scoring is coming from? This team is so balanced we may actually be better off adding 2 top 9 guys rather than 1 top 6. We have 2 pairs of D men who would be number 1 pairs in most teams. We have what a lot of people believe is the best goalie in the league and best goalie Duo. We have the best sniper in the league in Patrick Guay right now we have the best overager in the Q in Simoneau plus the best trip of overagers. Maybe it isn’t a fluke that these kids are the top of the league. There just a well balanced team from the first line right down to the back up goalie. Felix Lafrance says hi..... I take Simoneau on my team over Lafrance 10 out of 10 times. |
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Post by L'il Boy on Dec 21, 2021 21:27:12 GMT -4
Felix Lafrance says hi..... I take Simoneau on my team over Lafrance 10 out of 10 times. That's because you're an Islanders fan. If Lafrance was an Islander, you'd probably be saying that about him. Don't get me wrong....I'm not disagreeing with you....just pointing out that it's subjective. Either one of them could be considered the best 20 in the league right now. Lafrance has scored 23% of Chicoutimi's goals this year, and is only 2 goals behind Guay. Simoneau has set up 25% of the Islanders goals. However, Lafrance has been in on 50% of the Sags total offence, while Simoneau has been in on 35% of the Islanders. In Chicoutimi, there is quite a drop from their top scorer (50 pts) to their next scorer (31 pts). In Charlottetown, that 20 point drop off would include their top 6 scorers.
There's an argument to be made for both......
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Post by canbeer on Dec 21, 2021 21:27:21 GMT -4
Don’t think anyone will argue you guys can’t put one of the leagues best lines together, and top PP and get lots of production from your D… I just think your top 6 could still use a great addition. I imagine if you looked at your forward group and took whoever is 5 and 6 in points that their production may not compare well to the same guys on other teams. 5th scorer on our team is Brabanec and he's over a PPG... 6th is Laaouaan if talking simply 5th and 6th forwards i agree we need to add one buit Drew Elliot does have 10 goals but i do agree thus why i named some players to target that might be more affordable Forward group. Contributions from the D are great, it’s your strength, but there just seems to be a void in your forwards… moving Oliver may have made that bigger. |
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Post by bois on Dec 21, 2021 23:12:06 GMT -4
5th scorer on our team is Brabanec and he's over a PPG... 6th is Laaouaan if talking simply 5th and 6th forwards i agree we need to add one buit Drew Elliot does have 10 goals but i do agree thus why i named some players to target that might be more affordable Forward group. Contributions from the D are great, it’s your strength, but there just seems to be a void in your forwards… moving Oliver may have made that bigger. again i don't disagree and i also am certain we will be adding to the forwards i just now think it might be two guys rather than one big fish and if thats the case....... i take the top 9 plus our other intangibles and let's go |
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Post by bois on Dec 21, 2021 23:14:35 GMT -4
5th scorer on our team is Brabanec and he's over a PPG... 6th is Laaouaan if talking simply 5th and 6th forwards i agree we need to add one buit Drew Elliot does have 10 goals but i do agree thus why i named some players to target that might be more affordable Forward group. Contributions from the D are great, it’s your strength, but there just seems to be a void in your forwards… moving Oliver may have made that bigger. however since you brouyght it up how does Drew Elliot stack up as 5th top scoring forward to the other contenders? and Ben Boyd i would think would be our 6th if healthy and here for the full season i'll take two of those 3 with Kieran Gallant on a 3rd line anyday and take our chances if only Patrick Leblanc could finally take that offensive jump.... but might be too late to wait any longer |
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Post by canbeer on Dec 22, 2021 2:27:56 GMT -4
Forward group. Contributions from the D are great, it’s your strength, but there just seems to be a void in your forwards… moving Oliver may have made that bigger. however since you brouyght it up how does Drew Elliot stack up as 5th top scoring forward to the other contenders? and Ben Boyd i would think would be our 6th if healthy and here for the full season i'll take two of those 3 with Kieran Gallant on a 3rd line anyday and take our chances if only Patrick Leblanc could finally take that offensive jump.... but might be too late to wait any longer Yeah I think Elliot would be a great 3rd line guy on a contender, solid #7. Not sure who’s buying for sure out of Quebec but let’s look at the others in the East. There’s actually quite a parallel between SNB and CHA forward group as both are top 4 heavy. Reynolds, Bezeau, MacDonald are 5, 6, 7… sort of like your group they look better as 7,8,9. Reynolds has a few more points, Elliot a few more goals. If you even the # of games played they’re about 7 goals behind you and just added Sevigny (4th in the league in points among D). This doesn’t take into account the big talk of Desnoyer going there. There’s no real comparison to Bathurst since their trade, their current 5, 6 is Melanson (16g, 23p), Huckins (11g,22p). Lapierre is currently 7th (18 points in 11 games). Allison, Henneberry round out the top 9… that’s quite a forward group. They were only a half dozen or so goals behind before the trade. They need a D but the forwards are top notch. |
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Post by switchback on Dec 22, 2021 6:46:25 GMT -4
I think we can all agree that some futures have already been dealt but we have Guay Plandowski Boyd Elliott Trudeau that could be used than we could add in Lapenna and the new D man not even gonna try his name this early in the morning that could both be intriguing for teams that want to contend next year. Brabanac could be used to bring in a top 6 this year to as a future he will be one of the best imports in the league next year. Also we have Ouellette and Topolincy that could be traded now. Hulton is a smart man and there’s no doubt I expect him to add a forward or 2 he will just have to get creative about it.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Dec 22, 2021 8:40:00 GMT -4
Don’t think anyone will argue you guys can’t put one of the leagues best lines together, and top PP and get lots of production from your D… I just think your top 6 could still use a great addition. I imagine if you looked at your forward group and took whoever is 5 and 6 in points that their production may not compare well to the same guys on other teams. 5th scorer on our team is Brabanec and he's over a PPG... 6th is Laaouaan if talking simply 5th and 6th forwards i agree we need to add one buit Drew Elliot does have 10 goals but i do agree thus why i named some players to target that might be more affordable I think Hulton is going all in, I see him adding a 2nd line guy like Langlois(just an example) and 3rd line guy who can kill penalties at the cost of 3 top 4-5 round picks or a pick plus B prospect. |
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