Brantford Bulldogs 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part I

[Jawk]

What about Musty?

We're over here being unrealistic of what our D group could look like.

I'll be a little level headed and say that all of the Bulldogs potential big adds will not involve a forward.

 

[Rounder8]

We're over here being unrealistic of what our D group could look like.

I'll be a little level headed and say that all of the Bulldogs potential big adds will not involve a forward.

Agreed. I would LOVE Musty, but their resources need to be spend on D imo.

 

[coolhandluc44]

Agreed. I would LOVE Musty, but their resources need to be spend on D imo.

Once we get Jiricek up and running and if there was a chance to get Hamara back I’d be comfortable with the D. Chan and Krompotic would be out and a top 6 of Protz, Jiricek, Hamara, Roberts, Moore and Radley is pretty good.

Im getting concerned about secondary scoring which is not something I would have thought. So if we got Hamara I would invest on some depth scoring. Hopefully getting Vanacker back will help in not just him producing goals but hopefully will impact Thomas, Brown and Lavoie.

 

[Rounder8]

Once we get Jiricek up and running and if there was a chance to get Hamara back I’d be comfortable with the D. Chan and Krompotic would be out and a top 6 of Protz, Jiricek, Hamara, Roberts, Moore and Radley is pretty good.

Im getting concerned about secondary scoring which is not something I would have thought. So if we got Hamara I would invest on some depth scoring. Hopefully getting Vanacker back will help in not just him producing goals but hopefully will impact Thomas, Brown and Lavoie.

Musty wouldn't be secondary scoring. He's a legit 50 goal guy and will cost a fortune.

If somehow they got Hamara back, then maybe...

They could also add a depth dman, preferably and 18 yr old that wouldn't cost as much as a stud.

I think that when Vanacker he will be a game changer once he gets going and will effect his linemates a lot (probably O'Brien and Lavoie) His speed will really drive the pace.

 

[Jawk]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848072312102510845

This D group, with Hamara and Jiricek, is about to be so much better.

Once we get Jiricek up and running and if there was a chance to get Hamara back I’d be comfortable with the D. Chan and Krompotic would be out and a top 6 of Protz, Jiricek, Hamara, Roberts, Moore and Radley is pretty good.

Im getting concerned about secondary scoring which is not something I would have thought. So if we got Hamara I would invest on some depth scoring. Hopefully getting Vanacker back will help in not just him producing goals but hopefully will impact Thomas, Brown and Lavoie.

Hamara is back.

I'd add another Stud D. Some depth at F, plus when Vanacker is back, now they're cooking.

 

[coolhandluc44]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848072312102510845

This D group, with Hamara and Jiricek, is about to be so much better.


Hamara is back.

I'd add another Stud D. Some depth at F, plus when Vanacker is back, now they're cooking.

Nice! Do you think this why Bujold never played because they thought either one of Hamara or wifi would be back and they did not want to use a player card? I’m not sure how these player cards work or maybe Bujold has an injury.

Of course we have a lot of time to see how things shape up with the updated D. Even with Vanacker returning I’d imagine they see they need some more depth at forward to get more balanced scoring. O’Donnell is a wild car too. I know the reviews were high on him but with rookies i would think anything you get is a bonus.

Should be exciting to see how this plays out. Egorov has been a nice surprise too to make a solid tandem in net

 

[Jawk]

Nice! Do you think this why Bujold never played because they thought either one of Hamara or wifi would be back and they did not want to use a player card? I’m not sure how these player cards work or maybe Bujold has an injury.

Of course we have a lot of time to see how things shape up with the updated D. Even with Vanacker returning I’d imagine they see they need some more depth at forward to get more balanced scoring. O’Donnell is a wild car too. I know the reviews were high on him but with rookies i would think anything you get is a bonus.

Should be exciting to see how this plays out. Egorov has been a nice surprise too to make a solid tandem in net

I'm not sure what the deal with Bujold is/was. Seems weird that they wouldn't say why he was out.

Egorov has been great.

Hamara should be in on Friday, sounds like it may still be a little bit longer before Jiricek is in.

 

[Rounder8]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848072312102510845

This D group, with Hamara and Jiricek, is about to be so much better.


Hamara is back.

I'd add another Stud D. Some depth at F, plus when Vanacker is back, now they're cooking.

Holy shit, that is HUGE news!

 

[Rounder8]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848072312102510845

This D group, with Hamara and Jiricek, is about to be so much better.


Hamara is back.

I'd add another Stud D. Some depth at F, plus when Vanacker is back, now they're cooking.

They might even just add a depth dman and go after a guy like Musty now. This opens up a lot of options for them.

Complete game changer.

 

[Jawk]

They might even just add a depth dman and go after a guy like Musty now. This opens up a lot of options for them.

Complete game changer.

It definitely gives them options that they didn't have before. It'll be interesting to see how things shake out.

 

[frontsfan67]

Don’t forget you have draft picks and O’Donnell to trade as well if need be

You guys will be unbelievable at full strength

 

[Jawk]

Don’t forget you have draft picks and O’Donnell to trade as well if need be

You guys will be unbelievable at full strength

I'm not sure what they will want to do with O'Donnell. They were heavily invested in going to watch him and have him declare for the OHL over the Q. Be interesting to know if they promised not to trade him or not.

Hopefully he's healthy soon and we can at least get a look at him.

 

[Rounder8]

I'm not sure what they will want to do with O'Donnell. They were heavily invested in going to watch him and have him declare for the OHL over the Q. Be interesting to know if they promised not to trade him or not.

Hopefully he's healthy soon and we can at least get a look at him.

Depends, but McMichael was a tough guy to trade in 2018, but Robert Thomas was the final piece of the puzzle.

I guess it depends, but teams will definitely be asking about him.

 

[frontsfan67]

I'm not sure what they will want to do with O'Donnell. They were heavily invested in going to watch him and have him declare for the OHL over the Q. Be interesting to know if they promised not to trade him or not.

Hopefully he's healthy soon and we can at least get a look at him.

With him not playing a game so far think it’s safe to say he doesn’t win ROTY however those numbers he had are very interesting- I wonder if he can be an impact player on the 3rd line? If he can be- then in my opinion you gotta keep him but if he looks out of place and you guys start steamrolling teams- may look at trading him.

However yes you are probably right- him being from Nova Scotia I don’t think he comes to Brantford unless being promised a spot in the top 9

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Hamura is a huge add. Defence desperately needed help.