No doubt as far as height goes, they look at the parents. I remember the Rangers had no issue drafting Kadri, who was very light in his OHL draft year, after seeing his dad. Not really tall, but blocky and thick.
BUT, also drafted Elijah Robert’s, hoping he would grow to be close to his Dad’s 6’3” frame. So you can never be sure.
interesting, had not seen that, if he plays there after sept 30 he cant play in the ohl, so i would imagine they will put him close to kitchener now. only thing i wasnt sure about the kid was his size, but iddnt see barrie a ton so.
no idea, who would be the rangers 3rd goalie? not that they need one im sure they can find a rent a goalie jr b guy in a pinch.
Both their goalies from this past season are set to be freshman in the NCAA for 24-25. So at worst he could be the pack up.
I’m not sure if he was actually kicked off the team. But it was “all of a sudden” or “out of the blue” that it was said that he and the team parted ways or something of that effect.
i dont want to comment on specifics but i dont think they did it on a whim. what the level of the issue is, if there even is one, i have no idea
Agree. But I’m saying that “out of the blue” was as far as the fans were concerned. It was a curious eye raiser at the time.
Agee, the out of the blue thing is right and speaks to whatever it was, they seem to have closed the door. doesn’t seem like a minor run of the mill discipline issue
At the time he left, there was a brief statement that Luca wanted to stay closer to home. No reason given. Have to wonder if it's a personal, family thing. Prior to that, he was signed and eager to play. This is not the first time that JB has mentioned him in the goalie pool.
We’ll see. Going to the new format means half the number of CHL players involved. IIRC, there’s supposed to be two games which should mean a few more CHLers, but unlikely the same amount as in the past.
Mesar pumping his tires? He must have experienced it differently. As a fan, I was frustrated with him more than once...
Yeah well, over the last couple years, there’s a few guys that can be covered with that same blanket.
I don't think any of them were 1st rounders or acted "above it" when it comes to the OHL like him though. All the hype and drama about will he or won't he come both years etc.
