B-Sens 2023-24 Belleville Senators

[Sens of Anarchy]

Make room for the K-Train

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804552428697592145

 

[Icelevel]

Make room for the K-Train

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804552428697592145

K train is key
I can see him as our second pair LD.
But if he ends up as 3rd pair that means our left side is very very good.

 

[Senscore]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805606533507727780

 

[Ice-Tray]

Deserved, nice!

 

[Ouroboros]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806121880606367843

Puckpedia breaking news now.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Some sweet AHL salaries right there. We may actually start icing a competitive team salary wise!

 

[GCK]

Nice to see Andlauer investing.

 

[Ouroboros]

Prior to the start of the season in Belleville, there was a press conference with David Bell and Ryan Bowness where they discussed - among other things - how much the player budget had increased for the coming season.

Belleville Senators General Manager Ryan Bowness said the team hopes that adding skillful players will lead to improvements on the rink.

“We’re actually provided with greater player budgets this year…I think that’s a big part of the reason why we were able to make some of the better additions that we did,” he said.

Last year, the Senators found it difficult to win games due to their limited ability to rotate players, Bell said. Some nights the team would play games with seven or eight players, he said.

Playing with a short roster caused the Senators to lead in penalty minutes. Last season, the team sat out 1,186 minutes, the worst in the division.

“When you had smaller lineups and smaller number of lineups, guys play tired, and when you play tired, it creates penalties,” Bell said.

Due to having more players on the roster this season, Bell said there will be more accountability and responsibility on the team when it comes to taking penalties.

Having a small number of players last year caused the team to take a lot of penalties because they knew their playing time wouldn’t be affected, but this year that isn’t the case, said Bell.

“So, there’s going to be more accountability to not taking them,” he said.

Last year, players knew that any penalty meant there were no consequences, he added. The player could keep on playing because nobody was on the bench to replace them, he said.

“But this year is different. If you take dumb penalties that hurt the team, there’s a responsibility to come out of the lineup because there are capable bodies sitting in the stands to replace you,” he said.

 

[Xspyrit]

What does he mean "Some nights the team would play games with seven or eight players" ???

I mean, a hockey team normally has 21 players in a game... Edit : oops, I meant 19 lol

 

[Ouroboros]

What does he mean "Some nights the team would play games with seven or eight players" ???

I mean, a hockey team normally has 21 players in a game...

They would often have 2 lines and a defense pairing of ECHL players that they wouldn't put on the ice.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Good signing

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806391160199659840

 

[Icelevel]

Good signing

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806391160199659840

London knights eh?

 

[aragorn]

What does he mean "Some nights the team would play games with seven or eight players" ???

I mean, a hockey team normally has 21 players in a game...

20 players dress for games, 12 forwards, 6 defencemen & 2 goalies. He may mean that they play some players much more than others who may be weak & don't get much ice time or that he doesn't trust on the ice. They seem to be signing a number of vets to return for next season which should help Belleville be better.

 

[Good in Osgoode]

Good signing

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806391160199659840

A very good signing when you look at his time in the OHL; back-to-back OHL Champion and great numbers in this year's playoff run. Will be interesting to see how he does this year:

 

[aragorn]

A very good signing when you look at his time in the OHL; back-to-back OHL Champion and great numbers in this year's playoff run. Will be interesting to see how he does this year:

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I wonder if that means the end for Mandolese? It's likely he starts his pro career in the ECHL with Sogaard & Merilainen in Belleville.

 

[BigRig4]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806121880606367843

Puckpedia breaking news now.

They've actually had a few the last year or so. They had MacEwen too iirc.

A very good signing when you look at his time in the OHL; back-to-back OHL Champion and great numbers in this year's playoff run. Will be interesting to see how he does this year:

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Anything over .900 in the OHL is outstanding these days with how offensive that league has become.

 

[Ouroboros]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807846045621088646

 

[Ouroboros]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807859049293361370

 

[DrEasy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807859049293361370

I guess he's our replacement for Heatherington? (unless he's back?)

Our D so far: Davies, Matinpalo, Sebrango, Guenette, Hamara, Donovan, Andonovski. Is Larsson back?

 

[Ouroboros]

I guess he's our replacement for Heatherington? (unless he's back?)

Our D so far: Davies, Matinpalo, Sebrango, Guenette, Hamara, Donovan, Andonovski. Is Larsson back?

Larsson went back to Europe and I don't expect Heatherington to return. Andonovski is too young to play in the AHL.

They probably need at least 1 more vet.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

With Boko Imama leaving, I wonder if they sign Mikael Robidoux to an AHL contract. He was at their training camp last season.

 

[Ouroboros]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807920452607549849

 

[Emerica]

This is what we are looking at. Essentially running it back, which is good. Can reasonably expect many of these guys to continue improving

Crookshank - Ostapchuk - Pilon
Jarventie - Halliday - Highmore
Reinhart - Bongiovanni - Pettersson
Daoust - Rees - Boucher

Davies - JBD
Sebrango - Guenette
Donovan - Matinpalo
Hamara

Sogaard
Merilainen

 

[DrEasy]

This is what we are looking at. Essentially running it back, which is good. Can reasonably expect many of these guys to continue improving

Crookshank - Ostapchuk - Pilon
Jarventie - Halliday - Highmore
Reinhart - Bongiovanni - Pettersson
Daoust - Rees - Boucher

Davies - JBD
Sebrango - Guenette
Donovan - Matinpalo
Hamara

Sogaard
Merilainen

We'd probably lose JBD on waivers if we send him down, no?

 

[Xspyrit]

We'd probably lose JBD on waivers if we send him down, no?

Why would do that anyway? Can’t go into the season with 5 defencemen and Hamonic