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Hamilton Bulldogs 2022-23 Season Thread

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A couple of notes from my first time seeing the younger players live.

Marek VanAcker looks like a very solid player.

Also, Braden O'Keefe lookes A LOT better than last year. Still tiny, but a lot more confident with the puck.
 
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Rounder8 said:
A couple of notes from my first time seeing the younger players live.

Marek VanAcker looks like a very solid player.

Also, Braden O'Keefe lookes A LOT better than last year. Still tiny, but a lot more confident with the puck.
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I liked Vanacker a lot. Size and was able to get his shot off in very tight spaces.
 
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Jawk said:
I liked Vanacker a lot. Size and was able to get his shot off in very tight spaces.
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Agreed. He didn't shy away from contact either. Took a pretty hard hit along the boards and kept right on skating.
 
BigBuck said:
Heard it’s a broken orbital bone and having surgery today to repair….Tough break and hope he has a speedy recovery.
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It was a dirty predatorial type play imo. White isn't a fighter and OPiercy grabs him from the scrim pulls him out and starts throwing punches. What ever happened to respect and code - Piercy is a meathead. Karma is a bitch. I don't very much Steve Yzerman would have been impressed with how that went down. I love to see a good fight between guys who agree to go...not when someone idiot ambushes a player and starts firing punches. Speedy recovery and see you back in the hammer GW.
 
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That D core would be way to young imo.

Also, can Grushnikov not play in the AHL this year as a foreign born player?

I also believe that it will be a fire sale at Christmas to recoup some of the picks that they traded.

The forward group is good enough to make a run, but they lost way too much on defense to make any kind of serious run.
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Would you not see which OA has the greatest value in a return? GW is a 4th rounder to Dallas, any team looking for a PP QB and a good skating puck moving dman would like pay for that?? I would also being seeing what I could get for Hayes or Diaco prior to the season starting. Not a fan of sitting a player that has been a good solider for your organization move someone pre-season and let them play.
 
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Would you not see which OA has the greatest value in a return? GW is a 4th rounder to Dallas, any team looking for a PP QB and a good skating puck moving dman would like pay for that?? I would also being seeing what I could get for Hayes or Diaco prior to the season starting. Not a fan of sitting a player that has been a good solider for your organization move someone pre-season and let them play.
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What do you figure the price tag on these two would be?

Diaco and Hayes.
 
EvenSteven said:
What do you figure the price tag on these two would be?

Diaco and Hayes.
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Diaco might be one of those OAs where after he is dealt you think, "wow, that's all he was worth?" A nice piece to have, but isn't going to move the needle for a contender.

Hayes would be for sure the bigger return.
 
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What do you figure the price tag on these two would be?

Diaco and Hayes.
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I think you could recover some of those picks lost last year. Diaco or Hayes would fit nicely in Owen Sound. They need a OA forward to support that group of young forwards which will be very good. I guess Hayes bc of his numbers last year (41g and 38a) might get a bigger return. Perhaps a young 2005 rostered player and a 2nd and 3rd round draft picks.
 
Jawk said:
Went to Niagara last night. A reoccurring theme to this year is going to be explaining to fans of other teams that this Xhekaj is not the one you already hate. This is a whole new Xhekaj you get to hate.
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How is Florian's moustache coming along?
 
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Would you not see which OA has the greatest value in a return? GW is a 4th rounder to Dallas, any team looking for a PP QB and a good skating puck moving dman would like pay for that?? I would also being seeing what I could get for Hayes or Diaco prior to the season starting. Not a fan of sitting a player that has been a good solider for your organization move someone pre-season and let them play.
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I would keep White, Morrison and Hayes til at least Christmas and deal them then. I would be very surprised if Staios dealt them before the season starts.

I'm not sure that they would get much for Diaco, but I assume they are trying to get something because I don't see him making the team.

Mark Duarte would be a nice add for somebody too. I would love to see him in Hamilton, but I'm not sure if there is room.

There are definitely a lot of teams keeping an eye on Hamiltons OA situation.

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It's beautiful. He looks like a tiny Arber.
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It's funny, my wife said exactly the same thing about him.lol
 
Rounder8 said:
I would keep White, Morrison and Hayes til at least Christmas and deal them then. I would be very surprised if Staios dealt them before the season starts.

I'm not sure that they would get much for Diaco, but I assume they are trying to get something because I don't see him making the team.

Mark Duarte would be a nice add for somebody too. I would love to see him in Hamilton, but I'm not sure if there is room.
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There are definitely a lot of teams keeping an eye on Hamiltons OA situation.


It's funny, my wife said exactly the same thing about him.lol
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The chance that McTavish comes back is so low it can't even be measured, but I still think that Staois makes zero moves with his high end OAs until he knows for sure.

I agree with you on the OAs to keep. Run it back and see how it looks. The OA market is always funky, but Morrison and Hayes could really help a contender. Seems like Guelph would be all over Morrison.
 
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Should be an interesting week for the Bulldogs. Some bodies are going to have to be moved or cut on the OA front...
 
I see that Avery Hayes, Ryan Winterton and a few others were at media day today.

Nice to see those faces back.
 
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