Kingston Frontenacs 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III
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beastintheeast
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Hi just wondering how are you guys injury-wise. I think it is safe to say you are fighting for 3-4 in the standings and more the point who does not want to play Brampton.
Kingston is playing for 1st to 4th.
There are three weeks of meaningful games to play and new trends to develop. At this time, I think every team would prefer Brampton in round two.
Sudbury has beaten Brampton three times in its’ five meetings, Niagara is 3-1-1 vs Brampton. Barrie, Brantford, & Kingston all have winning records vs Brampton.
Oshawa has a losing record to Brampton & Niagara, and have not yet faced Sudbury.
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beastintheeast
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Kingston has faced Brampton once since the trade deadline and got hamered 6-0
Brampton now is a whole lot different than Brampton before the deadline.
Theoretically, it is possible but I think Brantford is on too much of a role to be caught
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Brantford has 8 games left, 4 of which are against London, Saginaw, Brampton, and Kingston.
5 of the 8 on the road. I think this thing is FAR from wrapped up.
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I guess the last game of the season could mean a lot
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Schedule comparison with season series
Kingston Remaining Schedule
@ Windsor (1-0)
@ London (0-0-1)
@ Niagara (1-1-1)
vs Ottawa (3-2-1)
vs Peterborough (5-0-1)
@ Ottawa (3-2-1)
@ Peterborough (5-0-1)
vs Brantford (2-2-1)
@ Brampton (2-1)
I think a fair expectation is 12-13 points
Brantford Remaining Schedule
vs London (0-0-1)
@ Flint (1-0)
@ Saginaw (1-0)
@ North Bay (2-0-1)
@ Sudbury (2-1)
vs Brampton (4-1)
@ Kingston (3-2)
vs Ottawa (3-0)
Fair expectation also ~12-13 pts
Oshawa Remaining Schedule
@ Brampton (1-2)
@ Sudbury (1-0)
@ Soo (1-0)
@ Ottawa (6-0-1)
vs Sudbury (1-0)
@ North Bay (0-1)
@ Sudbury (1-0)
vs Peterborough (5-0-2)
Weird schedule with 3 Sudbury games left - the division/conference could come down to these Sudbury games because it’s not out of the question that Oshawa wins the other 5 games - fair expectation 13-14 points.
Assuming there’s no upsets against the bottom 3 in the East, the conference will probably come down to how Brantford/Kingston handle the Western conference games, their head to head, and Oshawa’s Sudbury trifecta plays out - right now I'd have to give the edge to Brantford for the conference but so much can change so quickly.
Kingston Remaining Schedule
@ Windsor (1-0)
@ London (0-0-1)
@ Niagara (1-1-1)
vs Ottawa (3-2-1)
vs Peterborough (5-0-1)
@ Ottawa (3-2-1)
@ Peterborough (5-0-1)
vs Brantford (2-2-1)
@ Brampton (2-1)
I think a fair expectation is 12-13 points
Brantford Remaining Schedule
vs London (0-0-1)
@ Flint (1-0)
@ Saginaw (1-0)
@ North Bay (2-0-1)
@ Sudbury (2-1)
vs Brampton (4-1)
@ Kingston (3-2)
vs Ottawa (3-0)
Fair expectation also ~12-13 pts
Oshawa Remaining Schedule
@ Brampton (1-2)
@ Sudbury (1-0)
@ Soo (1-0)
@ Ottawa (6-0-1)
vs Sudbury (1-0)
@ North Bay (0-1)
@ Sudbury (1-0)
vs Peterborough (5-0-2)
Weird schedule with 3 Sudbury games left - the division/conference could come down to these Sudbury games because it’s not out of the question that Oshawa wins the other 5 games - fair expectation 13-14 points.
Assuming there’s no upsets against the bottom 3 in the East, the conference will probably come down to how Brantford/Kingston handle the Western conference games, their head to head, and Oshawa’s Sudbury trifecta plays out - right now I'd have to give the edge to Brantford for the conference but so much can change so quickly.
I personally think Barrie, Oshawa and Kingston are all better then Brantford and win against them in a playoff series.
I think we see the East finish like this as Barrie and Oshawa look like they have easiest schedule.
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Brantford
Brampton
Sudbury
Niagara
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I think we see the East finish like this as Barrie and Oshawa look like they have easiest schedule.
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Brantford
Brampton
Sudbury
Niagara
N.B
Brantford has a 3 pt lead over 3 teams with two of those having a game in hand, and still 8-9 games to play. Brantford can definitely be caught.
Though Brampton has played better, I still doubt there is a match up they could win.
beastintheeast
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LOL I think that whoever finishes first will get a 4 and done series against either Ottawa or NB
The other three series are going to be interesting, and all could go to 7 games with upsets in them. A great deal of the playoffs is going to be how healthy your team is going into the playoffs
For instance, if you have Burns and Pienemi playing 30 minutes every game, they will be tired by playoffs. It may not show in the first round, but again, it will show as the playoffs progress. That is the same foe for every team.
Goaltending will be big and how well they play and take the heat.
This weekend is going to give us a good idea of where the teams will be. Kingston has to stay with Oshawa at least; if they drop all three games or win 2 out of 3, it will make a difference. You could not schedule this road trip at a worse time.
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beastintheeast
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Did McGowan fully heal from the last injury? It's better to keep him out at this stage than push him or anyone else who has an ache that could haunt. I know I am in the minority, but I would rather go into the playoffs in fourth, which is all but guaranteed with a healthy squad, than be in first with injured, tired players. non remember where you were at the end of the season, only how far you got in the playoffs,
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Hamara & Lardis also play a ton. Except Barrie, the top players for the top teams in the conference have played a ton.
Brantford has an equally tough weekend @LDN, @Flint, and @SAG. A full Flint roster is probably every bit as good as Brampton, Sudbury, and Niagara.
beastintheeast
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That is why I said that this weekend is going to answer a lot of questions.
This week and the following two are about as meaningful as the previous 20 imo. No key losses to injury and in some cases returns are most important. It’s really just about playing for home-ice and favourable matchups at this point.
I think Kingston should want to avoid Barrie and Oshawa for two rounds if possible
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