I live in Kitchener and have watched Mesar play live 4 times and caught another one of his games on TV. I’ll give a little insight to his slip in points.
Kitchener started off 0-5 and have been 6-2 since he has joined them. He has made a difference but the Rangers also traded for Constantini who is one of the best goalies in the OHL at the same time.
The first three games Mesar had a lot of playing time. I think it was more or less the coaches wanting to see what they have in him. Over the last little bit Kitchener has been on fire with a couple blowout wins in those games. To start the season off before the Rangers only had 12 goals through their first 5 games. Since joining the team the Rangers have scored 38 goals over 8 games. Much better production. During those bigger wins the coaches have been playing the second, third and fourth line a lot more. Their was a game against Sudbury where Kitchener won 7-2 and the game was starting to get really rough at the start of the third period. Mesar’s line didn’t even get a shift over the last 10 minutes of the game. Now Martin, Velade, Sop, Rehkopf, Zidlicky and Serpa have all really started playing good hockey.
It hasn’t been much of a reflection on Meaar as it has been the coaches wanting to get the whole team playing better. He has so much skill and the points will come. He is just being held back for the more important games.
