Kitchener Rangers 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 3)

[robertmac43]

.........especially if the trade doesn't go through!

Yeah that would be slightly awkward....

 

[SSMHoundsFan]

Yeah that would be slightly awkward....

whoops sorry, deal was cancelled...sorry...

 

[tjziel]

Hard to imagine they can’t figure out the details from now until noon tomorrow. Would be a huge get for you guys!

 

[Fischhaber]

So many fake insiders this year

It's small town hockey. Every coach, GM, and scout has dozens of friends that are fans. I'm good friends with a former assistant coach that would tell me things here and there. Lots of people know someone like that. It's obvious that most teams forums have a person who knows a few things.

 

[bobber]

Send Swick home to Niagara in the summer. They like overspending

Just can't see them finding a big enough barrel to fit Swick in at the falls. Just for the tourist in the summer then back on the team in the fall.

 

[GeoBlue]

whoops sorry, deal was cancelled...sorry...

Nobody told Savard about the trade. He said he would have been fine going to Kitchener but he doesn't like Sale so he is invoking his NTC.

 

[bobber]

Never saw too much of these players. What would they bring to the table if it comes to fruition?

 

[Offside by a mile]

It's small town hockey. Every coach, GM, and scout has dozens of friends that are fans. I'm good friends with a former assistant coach that would tell me things here and there. Lots of people know someone like that. It's obvious that most teams forums have a person who knows a few things.

Might be why he's a "Former" LOL JK.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Never saw too much of these players. What would they bring to the table if it comes to fruition?

Well we know Seattle saw something in Sale that they liked even more than Rehkopf, taking him 20th overall last year. PPG at WJC's despite kind of a pedestrian stat line in Barry.

 

[robertmac43]

Let's say this trade goes through. When healthy, how do you see the lines shaking up?

 

[Fischhaber]

Might be why he's a "Former" LOL JK.

Haha I'm sure that's true in some cases! Much of the stuff wasn't 'secret' per se. It's just that nobody knew yet. Many of these trades are completed and approved a day before they are posted on the website.

My friend is actually in the AHL now, doing really well.

 

[Krangers08]

Maybe Barrie is adding some Conditions

 

[RB76]

Sale/ Razor/Mesar
Swick/Sop/Misaljevic
Martin/Elinas/Lam
Mercer/Botts/Pugs

 

[Jives]

Let's say this trade goes through. When healthy, how do you see the lines shaking up?

Going to be shocking but I keep top 2 lines together. Ellinas is not a center. I see still a trade for a legit center unless Sale is C but I thought he is a winger.

Swick - Razor - Mesar
Martin - Sop - Misa
Sale - Ellinas - Lam
Pug - Mercer - Bott
Ex Romano, Stark

Ando - Bruz
Motew - Reid
Savard - Campbell
Ex Dirraclo

Parsons
Malboeuf

 

[Krangers08]

If it happens Sale isn’t coming here to play 3rd line imo

 

[RangerNation]

If it happens Sale isn’t coming here to play 3rd line imo

When the team is together, all 4 lines roll. It doesn't matter. Special teams though? Who knows.

 

[Krangers08]

The hold up might be a OHL investigation. They’re have been issues in the past of team prearranging import trades.

 

[Jives]

If it happens Sale isn’t coming here to play 3rd line imo

Jussi rolls the top 3 pretty even. Sale will get plenty of PP and PK time. Swick - Ellinas - Lam aren’t going to create much. The top 2 lines have proven to get it done when healthy. Swick is a great complimentary player to Razor and Mesar. Misa great complimentary to Sop and Martin. Neither one of them can carry a line. I still think MM looks for a F to complete the 3rd line. If you can put someone between Lam and Sale….thats a hell of a 3 lines.

 

[EvenSteven]

The hold up might be a OHL investigation. They’re have been issues in the past of team prearranging import trades.

?

 

[EvenSteven]

Jussi rolls the top 3 pretty even. Sale will get plenty of PP and PK time. Swick - Ellinas - Lam aren’t going to create much. The top 2 lines have proven to get it done when healthy. Swick is a great complimentary player to Razor and Mesar. Misa great complimentary to Sop and Martin. Neither one of them can carry a line. I still think MM looks for a F to complete the 3rd line. If you can put someone between Lam and Sale….thats a hell of a 3 lines.

He’s the 10th overall pick in the NHL draft. No way he’s buried on the third line. He has to play with comparable players.

No disrespect, but we better scramble the lines up better than that.

That’s the problem with bringing in a big forward piece. We’ll be upsetting the apple cart to accommodate him.

He’s a left shooting RW. That’s another thing. Play him at his position. The right side.

So now we have five RW’s. Who plays out of position? And as a result, who’s game are you possibly affecting negatively.

 

[Krangers08]

?

Teams in the past more so in the W have gotten teams to sign imports and then trade for them at the deadline. If this is the case Rangers argument would be “why would they when they were not supposed to be good” likely just condition related if Sale comes back next year.

 

[EvenSteven]

Sale. Ellinas. Mesar.
Swick. Rehkopf. Miseljevic.
Martin. Sop. Lam.
Bottineau. Mercer. Pugilese.
Stark. Romano.


Evens things out somewhat.

 

[Ward Cornell]

2 Number 1 lines and a 1b line.
Originally when I saw your lines, I was thinking flip Sop and Ellinas but I do like your third line..it could do real damage vs other teams third line.

Lets see how things shake out.

Sale. Ellinas. Mesar.
Swick. Rehkopf. Miseljevic.
Martin. Sop. Lam.
Bottineau. Mercer. Pugilese.
Stark. Romano.


Evens things out somewhat.

 

[EvenSteven]

Ellinas has shown pretty decent on the dot. He was drafted into this league as a center.

 

[Lokalhockeyfan]

Any truth to the rumour that Mayich from Ottawa is coming? If so, with the pending trade our defence looks solid and 3 scoring lines + energy 4th line. Could be in for a long playoff run...

Ando / Bruz
Mayich / Savard
Reid / Mo2
Ex.
Dirracollo / Campbell

Love this from EvenSteven:
Sale. Ellinas. Mesar.
Swick. Rehkopf. Miseljevic.
Martin. Sop. Lam.
Bottineau. Mercer. Pugilese.
Stark. Romano.

With all the picks that MM can recoup next yr by selling Rehkopf, Sale, Ando & Parsons I don't see why he doesn't make the Mayich deal happen. I wouldn't mind seeing one more veteran centre coming in.