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London Knights 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 8)

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Gloverone2020 said:
Couple vs flint. 2 vs barrie. 1 tonight. Maybe 2. Against bottom feeding teams.. playoffs vs guelph ssm ottawa wont cut it. Wont advance you far enough scoring couple goals a game. They think being london and the cockiness has to change .. or it be early playoff exit. Bank on that my good old buddy Otto. Couldn't make it live to the game tonight. Maybe see you there next weekend . Have a cold one together and chat some knight strategy.
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Huh?
 
Random post-game thoughts:
4-2 Knights.
Kitchener didn't quit after we scored that first goal. These games against the Rangers in recent years have been too tame. I welcomed Yantsis playing the role of 'villain' (of sorts)--added some intensity.
PP had opportunities to extend the lead but went 0 for...
I thought we played a more disciplined game tonight...no stupid penalties (excluding Tymkin's throwing his stick at the referee for the early exit/game misconduct).
I think Foudy short-circuited in front of the Ranger net; he had so many options to pass for a quality scoring chance (or shoot) and he froze. The individual effort comes more naturally to him. That's not a knock on him--he excels in that area. Scored our first goal too!
Beautiful goal scored by Boqvist. I'll have to check out the replay on the E.N.--it looked like Turko hit Gareffa's stick, and the puck slid off of his stick and into the net.
I'd like to see Bouchard contributing more offensively--I think he can step it up a notch.
J. Keane injured? I don't think it's anything serious, but he was checked while rushing the puck and it looked like he skated off favouring his arm or shoulder--not sure how much he played after that.
Kooy was solid in his return from injury...no signs of rust.
Game's done, "pfeil" it, and move on.

Hedon rating: 9/10
 
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Tymkin definitely will be suspended. Your playing descent probably put in most points this yr since hes been in the O. Stupid play throwing his stick carelessly. Definitely should be suspended, do you think this suspension will smarten him up and teach him a lesson?? Probably not, why? Selfish puts himself first mentality of oh poor me im injured,no call and doesnt think of what outcome it has on his team as a whole. Get that dam tough guy goon mentality out of your head .. always takes stupid penalties that puts the team in the pk situation.. definitely bench/ scratch his rear end a few games after he has served his suspension. With the suspension and dale benching him, should knock some sense into his darn head.
 
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If foudy is doing well. Had that goal streak going. Why wouldn't daley put him Hancock mcmichael on the forward line with bouch and boq on dee. This crazy lockhead move is getting old. No wonder why the pp stinks. Old bouchey boy looks disinterested in playing believes he should of made the oilers. Coaches should sit him down call him out on his play and time for him to answer the bell. If your the captain who looks uninterested, giving the puck away, making sloppy plays, your so called cannon from the point is non existent and not hitting the net. Your team looks up to you as their leader and if your not playing with that fire up your rear end then why would they want to. If bouchey doesnt answer the bell strip him of his captaincy and give it to someone whos willing to step up and light that fire under the players when needed.. come on dale start holding your players responsible and sit their butts on the pine. Maybe the message will be heard loud and clear..this playing crap style of play and barely beating bottom feeder teams is ridiculous. Guelph Ottawa have no problems coming out and clobbering the barries, steeelheads and such with more than 3 or 4 goals a game. Not this 1 goal a game b.s.
 
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An unimpressive weekend but the bottom line is they got the points. 8 points clear of the Greyhounds with 19 games to go each.

Next weekend is tough.

vs OS
@ SAG
@ SSM

SSM on the road is a brutal way to end a 3 in 3. They'll need to play better hockey to get 4-6 points out of this.
 
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Bouchard needs to understand he’s not good enough to be in the NHL right and at this point he’ll be in the AHL next year. Plenty to improve on.

He didn’t play well at the WJC either. Same style of play as now.
 
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Funny thing is Bouchard isnt even playing badly....overall though we shouldnt play close games against Barrie, Flint or Kitchener. We should be dominating/blowing them out....but with the games being close the boys hopefully learn more and gain experience closing out close games.
 
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If it's been covered before my apologies.
Their winning but there's something off or different of late
Earlier in the year they'd score 5+ goals at home games
Knights were one of the least penalized and more recent frequently penalized
Knights seem to unravel over small meaningless scrums
Knights could be better focused at times especially focussed on production not retaliation and taking penalties
Curious about the impact that Hunter has on the Knights recent performance.
He had a certain style which likely comes through in coaching.
 
How the Refs missed the Obvious Crosscheck to Tymkin is beyond me.
Even a Blind squirrel would have called that blatant foul.
Not just one of them but both Refs.
Do Not blame him for being Pissed.
I was hoping some LK would have levelled 65 of the Rangers.
 
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shanewalsh said:
How the Refs missed the Obvious Crosscheck to Tymkin is beyond me.
Even a Blind squirrel would have called that blatant foul.
Not just one of them but both Refs.
Do Not blame him for being Pissed.
I was hoping some LK would have levelled 65 of the Rangers.
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Tymkin tossed his stick...he didn't even look when he did it, from what I could see. Yes he threw it..yes it should have been called a misconduct..no it shouldn't have been a game misconduct. Hutchinson thinking he's bigger than the game once again.
 
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Tymkin’s bonehead action was somewhat reminiscent of the Dave Boland skate incident from years ago. A three or four game suspension might be handed out especially if Mr. Branch gets involved.
 
Guelph is really filling the nets these days, I wonder how their D and goaltending will hold up. Not sure who I’d rather avoid more in the playoffs - Guelph or SSM.
I think everyone saying Bouchard is struggling is right, in a sense that his defensive game needs work. But that’s been true leading up to his draft. He’s got a long way to go to be what Edmonton hopes they drafted. That said, he’s still better than most D in the league.
Getting Formenton back on this team will be massive. I would like to see Formenton and Hancock on a line.
I may have some extra tickets to sell(3 together) for upcoming games, Send me a message if you’re interested.
 
Otto said:
Curious..... did you watch last night's game?
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No, I did not.

I did watch this latest one, though. I imagine it was a little bit the same way.

London didn't look all that organised, but they made Kitchener look very disorganised. I guess it depends on how you viewed it.

London has speed and hockey smarts and goaltending going for them. They did well on faceoffs with at least a few lines dominating there. If you have speed, faceoffs, and skill you will overcome a lot of things.

They've been doing that.

I am seeing a bit of a devolution. Things aren't looking all that 'slick'. But if you watched how Kitchener was making out....then London looked great by comparison.

Kitchener got under their skin quite a lot throughout the game. That shorthanded time is fine for practice at this point in the season, but not a good thing to continue with.

That shot at the goalie's head should probably have been called as such.

Anyway, I just don't see a problem other than perhaps playing just good enough to win. Eventually you lose and learn a lesson that generally lasts another series of games before it returns. It's great when you can win through it.

I'm just throwing out a little positive vibe.
 
Gloverone2020 said:
If foudy is doing well. Had that goal streak going. Why wouldn't daley put him Hancock mcmichael on the forward line with bouch and boq on dee. This crazy lockhead move is getting old. No wonder why the pp stinks. Old bouchey boy looks disinterested in playing believes he should of made the oilers. Coaches should sit him down call him out on his play and time for him to answer the bell. If your the captain who looks uninterested, giving the puck away, making sloppy plays, your so called cannon from the point is non existent and not hitting the net. Your team looks up to you as their leader and if your not playing with that fire up your rear end then why would they want to. If bouchey doesnt answer the bell strip him of his captaincy and give it to someone whos willing to step up and light that fire under the players when needed.. come on dale start holding your players responsible and sit their butts on the pine. Maybe the message will be heard loud and clear..this playing crap style of play and barely beating bottom feeder teams is ridiculous. Guelph Ottawa have no problems coming out and clobbering the barries, steeelheads and such with more than 3 or 4 goals a game. Not this 1 goal a game b.s.
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Do you have negativity issues? Were you at the game? Tymkin was in pain an threw his stick so what. Bouchard is not God he is an 19 year old kid who is playing hockey and like the rest learning on the fly. I have no issues with this team and if Dale wants to put 4 on pp remember he is coach,president and owner and winninigest active coach I think unless Butler has more. This team has met up with some pretty hot goalies of late. The kid from Barrie stole a point for them and was awesome when we lost there. Pfiel played decent and credit to boys they kept coming. You don’t understand the fact that everyone gets UP to play the Knights because there are 9,000 asses in the seats and they are the perennial best team in the league. Take a chill bill and find some positives. For every negative there is a positive.
 
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