London Knights 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 5)
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I've been resigned to 2nd in the conf. for a while. No biggie. Spits were my fav to win conf.reg season pre deadline and definitely post deadline.
Sarnia is the team I think has best shot in POs.
Gotta beat who the schedule in POs puts in front of you. Rd 2, rd 3 who cares when ya play Sarnia, gotta win to move on. I'm not a fan of what ifs, ref whinning, injury excuses, or looking for help.
Beat your opponent n move on. If ya feel to worried about who ya play, when, on what ice........your team probly isn't moving on to the OHL Finals.
LK will be in tough in all 3 rds no matter where the standings finish.
Sarnia is the team I think has best shot in POs.
Gotta beat who the schedule in POs puts in front of you. Rd 2, rd 3 who cares when ya play Sarnia, gotta win to move on. I'm not a fan of what ifs, ref whinning, injury excuses, or looking for help.
Beat your opponent n move on. If ya feel to worried about who ya play, when, on what ice........your team probly isn't moving on to the OHL Finals.
LK will be in tough in all 3 rds no matter where the standings finish.
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TheOrangePylon
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I understand the "You have to beat the best, to be the best" mantra. But if you can take the past of least resistance, should you not try and do that?
I just think, play the games this weekend, to the best of their ability and see where everything falls. If you can win the games this weekend and take 1st, try and win them. But don't be looking ahead to the playoffs just yet. Especially with the way they have been playing latley, getting in some good, hard played games this weekend wouldn't be the worst thing for them.
I just think, play the games this weekend, to the best of their ability and see where everything falls. If you can win the games this weekend and take 1st, try and win them. But don't be looking ahead to the playoffs just yet. Especially with the way they have been playing latley, getting in some good, hard played games this weekend wouldn't be the worst thing for them.
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This weekend is about playing solid playoff hockey. Defensive.. limiting scoring chances. Getting Barkey line back and creating scoring chances. Time for Brochu to shine.
Fastpace
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I hope they rest some players, formed one Junior B line(Levin Nicholl and O'Reilly) and turn them loose and see what they've got. Let your opponents break legs & arms or even get suspensions before playoffs, there'll be time enough to let it all out when the after season begins. IMHO
Otto
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Always strive to finish as high as possible. Lose tonight then you can rest players, other than that you're going all out every game until first is no longer achievable
Fastpace
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I understand and I hear you Otto and it does make sense as well, unfortunately there is a but. The time to strive for the high possibility is gone, they blew it when they played Barrie and North Bay and they didn't strive for the high spot in those games. Now a new season is about to begin and the new mini training camp is only three games long as the after season will start on the fourth game from now. Time to prepare, but I get what you are saying, two visions is never bad after all. What ever they do I hope it will take them far, it has really been a roler coaster season and I'd hate to see it end short, again. Happy Playoffs season !
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dino200022
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i do no think we should count the chickens before they hatch when it comes to round two. We are currently slated to play Guelph in round one who has been a formidable challenger to us this year. After 6 regular season games the season series is at 3-3, and we are 1-3 against them since the trade deadline. They always play us tough and if they can get any kind of goaltending who knows!
Otto
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Irrelevant. Each sport is equally demanding for the teams facing each other. Bottom line is, you don't give up when you have a chance to win, because anything can happen. What kind of message does that send to the team? 'Sorry kids, I don't think you have it in you to succeed so we are just going to throw in the towel"
Billyjack
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Oh no you don't, I want the Rangers and London to line up in first round. LOL
dino200022
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That is the thing. The Rangers, Storm and Sting all have had our number since the deadline....the road is going to be a tough and grueling one.
Fastpace
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That is not what they are telling kids at this level. Yes all sports do have a mental and physical demands, in hockey come spring time the physical part has pretty much reach it's max.
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That is exactly why they don't tell kids at this level; "Sorry kids, I don't think you have it in you to succeed so we are just going to throw in the towel". That was coming from your own assumption, wasn't it?
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Again, assumption! Respect for the kids intelligence is in order here
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No assumption. You want to show the kids respect then you show them that you believe in them by not resting until your final position has been settled.
Tell me, if you're resting players tonight how do you explain that to the players you are resting? And how do you explain it to the rest of the team?
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Do you think Dale's #900 is on his mind maybe.
Alright alright alright I give up, you win, take the whole pot, it's yours! Let's all hope they have a better run this year
I'm not counting on anything lol. Just not worried about how it shakes out. Play, this weekend, try n win n let the sched take care of itself.
I wouldn't be surprised with any 1st rd opponent beating London this year. Disappointed as a fan sure, surprised at a L rd 1, nope.
Guelph n KTown both have good 2nd half records as well which I personally put a higher value on than yearly records.
Fun times
Loved that comeback with 7 to go lol
Another slow start. Obvious at this point the team hasn't learned anything from the past several weeks of poor play
Otto
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No.. I don't think #900 is the goal. He will get it eventually. The goal is to finish first.
You didn't answer my questions.. if you're sitting players when you still have a shot at first how are you communicating that to them? And how are you communicating that to the rest of the team?
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