Guelph Storm 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part I

Living Vicariously

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Perhaps an unpopular opinion…..I’m tired of seeing the same experiment with a particular defenceman being used on the first power play unit every time we get one. A defensive liability IMO and is not particularly interested in hustling back if caught up ice. Wasn’t sure if I was the only one who felt this way and thinks politics are overruling common sense here.
 

MidwestStorm

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Speaking of injuries, below is a summary of our injuries the first half (32 games).

Defense
Budnick 19 games
Beauchense 12
Topp 13
Spada 6
Haley 19
Allen / Skvortzov 7
76 Games

Forwards
Luchanko 16 games
Karabella 12
McFadden 6
Johnston 24
58 games

As bad as our record the first half -
18th in the standings
20th in goals against

We are not at the bottom in -
PK 10th 80.2%
PP 14th 20.0%
Goals for 13th
Face offs won 5th 52.2%

5 on 5 seems to be our major problem with Defense and our injuries a significant contributor.
 
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stormfollower

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Perhaps an unpopular opinion…..I’m tired of seeing the same experiment with a particular defenceman being used on the first power play unit every time we get one. A defensive liability IMO and is not particularly interested in hustling back if caught up ice. Wasn’t sure if I was the only one who felt this way and thinks politics are overruling common sense here.
I can’t understand why he hasn’t experimented more with the PP? Another unpopular opinion perhaps but there are better and faster skaters he hasn’t left on the bench. And if we wants someone parked in front there are more physical players left on the bench too.
 
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MidwestStorm

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Two years ago we regularly had the big slappers from the point by Allen and Buchinger or the one timers from Max and Bowman. I think Lev can be the QB / playmaker we had with Poitras. Can Jenken and Skvortzov provide the big shot?

We also play 2 units evenly every powerplay unlike many teams. Would prefer to see unit 1 with 20 or 30 more seconds.
 
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