Kitchener Rangers 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[bobber]

I know that about Headrick but I’m wondering how many Ottawa fans would know that. Beast would lose his mind lol


Pinelli 5’9 168 so still quite a bit bigger

Yes Pinelli is a giant. The Paul Bunyan of little people.

 

[Jives]

I know that about Headrick but I’m wondering how many Ottawa fans would know that. Beast would lose his mind lol


Pinelli 5’9 168 so still quite a bit bigger

Pinelli 19
Headrick 16

I’d bet Headrick is bigger then that when 19

 

[Ward Cornell]

And speaking of Parsons, I wonder how they use him this weekend. 3 in 3 so he will sit out one of the games but I would have to imagine that he would get the start on Saturday against the Colts in Barrie and then I guess it could be a tossup between the Friday game an the Sunday game. I would personally start him on the Sunday game against Saginaw as it will be the teams 3rd game and the boys in front of him would probably be extra tired.

It will be an interesting 3 in 3, Friday vs Rehkopf and one of the preseason fav in Brampton (but underpreforming so far), then visiting one of the OHL top teams in Barrie then back home vs the Saginaw Spirit who are sellers but still are very dangerous with some highly thought of players.
Great measuring stick for all teams involved, I suspect Schaubel also gets the Sunday game but won't be shocked he starts at home in Barrie.

 

[EvenSteven]

I’d go Schaubel in Barrie. Out of conference game.
Saginaw is an in conference game. Push for the win there. 4 pointer.
I’d like to see Parsons in net vs Rehkopf.

And we don’t have Parsons go back to back.

 

[digicamo]

It will be an interesting 3 in 3, Friday vs Rehkopf and one of the preseason fav in Brampton (but underpreforming so far), then visiting one of the OHL top teams in Barrie then back home vs the Saginaw Spirit who are sellers but still are very dangerous with some highly thought of players.
Great measuring stick for all teams involved, I suspect Schaubel also gets the Sunday game but won't be shocked he starts at home in Barrie.

I saw the hometown thing a few times - Schaubel is a Hamilton kid, just for the record.

 

[Matttheleaf]

I saw the hometown thing a few times - Schaubel is a Hamilton kid, just for the record.

He is listed as being born in Ancaster on Elite Prospects, but in the official OHL page his hometown is listed as Barrie and he played for the Barrie Jr. Colts.

 

[digicamo]

He is listed as being born in Ancaster on Elite Prospects, but in the official OHL page his hometown is listed as Barrie and he played for the Barrie Jr. Colts.

Ah interesting. I wonder how the OHL will update these moving forward, as it's getting more common for players to leave their hometown for U15/U16 and play for a top team like Schaubel did. His family is most definitely still in Ancaster, not that it matters.

 

[Gondrex]

Latest trade: Brampton gets Konnor Smith

 

[Fastpace]

The way that the East teams are going at it, with all their trades, they are going to knock themselves out, before having a chance at meeting the winners from the West

 

[Ranger77]

Latest trade: Brampton gets Konnor Smith

7 picks going Owen Sound's way, including two seconds and a third. Seems like a lot for an overager. What could we get for Swick?

 

[Coaches Coroner]

At those prices, I think MM would be crazy not to at least shop Swick around and see what offers come in. A half season for that kind of return is a lot to turn down.

 

[Gondrex]

The way that the East teams are going at it, with all their trades, they are going to knock themselves out, before having a chance at meeting the winners from the West

....and you know Hunter. He'll let everyone else blow their brains out (draining their respective assets) before he pulls his final (big?) deal in the dying minutes.

 

[bobber]

....and you know Hunter. He'll let everyone else blow their brains out (draining their respective assets) before he pulls his final (big?) deal in the dying minutes.

Think someone mentioned they have only one 2nd in play. BUT according to one poster every young player in their system is a blue chip prospect

 

[Fischhaber]

The way that the East teams are going at it, with all their trades, they are going to knock themselves out, before having a chance at meeting the winners from the West

One would think that the East was better, but they are still 18 games under .500 against the West.

Maybe the deadline will give them a shot at being better for the first time in decades. It's usually not this close.

 

[Ward Cornell]

One would think that the East was better, but they are still 18 games under .500 against the West.

Maybe the deadline will give them a shot at being better for the first time in decades. It's usually not this close.

Still regurgitating the preseason predictions on the East being the stronger conference.

 

[Matttheleaf]

Well since the 99-00 season there have been 7 winners from the East and 16 from the West so that is more than double.

 

[Fischhaber]

Still regurgitating the preseason predictions on the East being the stronger conference.

The East hasn't had a winning record against the West this century. I can't really go back any further than 1998 because there were 3 divisions. Teams like the Rangers, Knights, and Greyhounds are good nearly every year, while the East doesn't really have any teams like that.

 

[Jives]

Pinelli and Mayich to Brantford is strong rumour. Kit out of it now (if they ever were).

 

[Jives]

Mccue costing Zurawski. If that’s true it woukd cost us Headrick and 2 2nds to land Mccue. Prices are crazy.

 

[EastAveRangers]

Mccue costing Zurawski. If that’s true it woukd cost us Headrick and 2 2nds to land Mccue. Prices are crazy.

Food for thought here on the topic of “prices are crazy”.

Given the haul Saginaw got for 2 very average players in Bishop and Hay, and one very good player in Willis. What would the return be if Kitchener stuck to the script and dealt Andonovski, Swick, Pridham and Parsons. I understand that completely writes off this season, but hey, pretty long shot to beat London in a 7 game series anyways.

Completely hypothetical here, but the amount of assets they would recoup from those 4 players alone, they would have more than enough to load up next year to go for a Memorial cup run, and then host it with an even better squad (scary to think) in 2027.

Does that not make sense here, or am I over thinking this.

 

[Matttheleaf]

There has been some talks that the 67's are potentially shopping Mews, and that London is interested...

 

[Jives]

Food for thought here on the topic of “prices are crazy”.

Given the haul Saginaw got for 2 very average players in Bishop and Hay, and one very good player in Willis. What would the return be if Kitchener stuck to the script and dealt Andonovski, Swick, Pridham and Parsons. I understand that completely writes off this season, but hey, pretty long shot to beat London in a 7 game series anyways.

Completely hypothetical here, but the amount of assets they would recoup from those 4 players alone, they would have more than enough to load up next year to go for a Memorial cup run, and then host it with an even better squad (scary to think) in 2027.

Does that not make sense here, or am I over thinking this.

It makes perfect sense but MM won’t do that.

 

[Ward Cornell]

Food for thought here on the topic of “prices are crazy”.

Given the haul Saginaw got for 2 very average players in Bishop and Hay, and one very good player in Willis. What would the return be if Kitchener stuck to the script and dealt Andonovski, Swick, Pridham and Parsons. I understand that completely writes off this season, but hey, pretty long shot to beat London in a 7 game series anyways.

Completely hypothetical here, but the amount of assets they would recoup from those 4 players alone, they would have more than enough to load up next year to go for a Memorial cup run, and then host it with an even better squad (scary to think) in 2027.

Does that not make sense here, or am I over thinking this.

I have no issues with it if the haul is the same. Then again.......

 

[EastAveRangers]

I have no issues with it if the haul is the same. Then again.......

You’d have to think those 4 players could net you a minimum of 20 picks with somewhere in the range of 8 of those as 2nds based off the prices paid so far. Hypothetically a landing spot for Parsons would be Kingston, who is trying to upgrade over Lalonde (tied to talks for Schenkel from Soo at the moment). If we were able to swap OA goalies and grab some high picks in return, that still gives us a veteran OA goalie so we can have our cake and eat it at the same time. This is what the roster would look like the remainder of the season

Misaljevic Ellinas Humphries
Headrick Romano Lam
Grisolia Mercer Arquette
Ellis Vermeulen Stark

Reid Campbell
Chromiak Xu
Dirracolo Bilecki

Lalonde
Schaubel

Probably gets us to the 2nd round, which is where we might only end up anyways, but with around 20 more picks to spend on the next two upcoming seasons. It would all but guarantee the team is locked to win the Mem Cup bid.

 

[Krangers08]

Former u18 pick Brayden Besner signed in the Q
Pugliese is headed to STFX