London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part I

[Otto]

Let’s admit. We will have a good team. Regardless of the questions about it we should compete!

And yet you'll say they suck from the beginning of the season until mid January, complain that Mark and Dale are washed up, and demand everyone on the team be traded for the top 22 players in the league.

Lather , rinse, repeat

 

[Knights77]

Finn Wilson is not starter material but could be a decent back up. Willmore has not shown he is worth an OA card. I’d run Medvedev/Wilson with a 80/20 split on starts. If 78 can’t cut it, go shopping in Nov/Dec for a goalie. I do think an OA card needs to go to Leonard, our D is going to be very good.
Dickinson / Bonk, Wooley / Leonard, Bruz / Spencer….and Spencer is clearly in the lineup for his size and to fight. Put Jenken in as a puck moving D, depending on the opponent.
I’d love to have 77 Mitchell in there somewhere but that becomes a massive trade chip. Hawery isn’t going anywhere. So if it’s true that Knights are kicking tires on Musty, package Mitchell with picks and make it happen, as much as that hurts, I truly believe 77 will be the excellent in this league.
Aboflan to me has done enough to earn a spot in the forwards. His physical play and skating will be valuable. Was hoping for more from Arrowsmith - after scoring 57 goals 33 assists in 61 games adding 118PIMs with the Cleveland Barons, I was hoping for more by now….he is only 17 but still.

 

[ArielNederland]

I wouldn't trade hawery or mitchell imo. I think we'd get burned by that trade for years. Anyone else can go. I agree the goaltending is a big question mark, might have to make a trade

 

[Fergus31]

It’s early. Let’s keep the players.

 

[Knights77]

I wouldn't trade hawery or mitchell imo. I think we'd get burned by that trade for years. Anyone else can go. I agree the goaltending is a big question mark, might have to make a trade

If you want a big name player, might have to move a young guy though. And goalies will be available later for sure. I’d like to give Medvedev a chance at it first.

 

[Starry Knight]

Mitchell can't be traded as a 16 year old non-first-round pick and Hawrey probably has a no-trade as part of his signing. I would imagine that Fagan and Arrowsmith are more likely to be traded as players that are too good for junior B, but not good enough to be impact players on the Knights this season.

 

[ArielNederland]

If you want a big name player, might have to move a young guy though. And goalies will be available later for sure. I’d like to give Medvedev a chance at it first.

I'm willing to move young players.. just not mitchell or hawery as I feel we'd get burned the most by moving them.

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Can’t move any 2024 drafted players, the ones to move would be:

Van Bommel
Arrowsmith
Bidgood
Gerber

Fagen
Jenken

 

[Fastpace]

Sam O'Reilly did make the Oilers camp. first exhibition game tonight against Winnipeg and scored on his first shot on net

 

[tjziel]

Heard that knights are kicking tires on
quentin musty.
Would be a nice replacement for Cowan


Agreed he is going to be Bonk level maybe even better!

I don’t think I’m buying that the Knights are in on Quentin Musty until they know what they have and Mark rarely goes big fish hunting.

Rumours are fun though I guess… jeez.

 

[Fastpace]

Not sure what Owen Sound's plan for this season, if there were one player, if he's returned to OHL for another season, I'd really love to see in a Knights jersey is Colby Barlow. The kid impressed me his rookie season and it continued to this day, he's a finisher and a leader, and also can play Dale's style of hockey.

 

[ArielNederland]

Not sure what Owen Sound's plan for this season, if there were one player, if he's returned to OHL for another season, I'd really love to see in a Knights jersey is Colby Barlow. The kid impressed me his rookie season and it continued to this day, he's a finisher and a leader, and also can play Dale's style of hockey.

Apparently there's a rumour that it's a done deal that he's going to oshawa. Just waiting until he gets send back from winnipeg. Not sure how tru that is but...

 

[Fastpace]

Apparently there's a rumour that it's a done deal that he's going to oshawa. Just waiting until he gets send back from winnipeg. Not sure how tru that is but...

Ah that's too bad.

- Remembering one day Mr. Wright was sure to come to London, ended up in Windsor, rumours are rumours

 

[ReLyT]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838284745970733225

I do not like this deal. He was ripping it up and looked truly ready to contribute even if he's an 05.
Casualty of the logjam maybe but there should be some spots available early in the season and over the world junior timeframe and potentially injuries.

 

[Ken Yates]

Thought Johnston would be first to go..Hunters know what there doing. With his 5 goals in pre-season thought he might get a 3rd round pick. I think he was a bit weak on the defensive end of the rink.

 

[StingUpdates]

What's Johnston all about if u don't mind me asking?

 

[Fergus31]

People put way too much stock into preseason performances.

 

[dino200022]

Suprised we got what we did for him to be honest, his hot preseason must have built his stock up a little bit. At best he was a borderline 3rd liner on this squad and that is on a good day.

Based on how Max Pack and Grebyonkin have showed in Leafs camp I think we can expect Cowan back at some point earlier than expected. I think he still gets a few games in but they have found a few cheap contracts to play. Cowan coming back sticks Johnny back on the 4th line IMO.

 

[tjziel]

People put way too much stock into preseason performances.

Ya - Denver Barkey comes to mind. I think he scored over a point a game 7pts in 6 Games in preseason as a rookie and then only put up 15pts in 53 games.

Preseason is just that

 

[OHL4Life]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838284745970733225

I do not like this deal. He was ripping it up and looked truly ready to contribute even if he's an 05.
Casualty of the logjam maybe but there should be some spots available early in the season and over the world junior timeframe and potentially injuries.

hed be a heathy scratch once the season starts if the knights kept him.

 

[tjziel]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838284745970733225

I do not like this deal. He was ripping it up and looked truly ready to contribute even if he's an 05.
Casualty of the logjam maybe but there should be some spots available early in the season and over the world junior timeframe and potentially injuries.

He was too old to be a 3rd liner unless you bring intangibles like physicality.

Mark and Dale are smart and know they need roster spots for Read, Bidgood, and Gerber so they can develop them for when Barkey, Cowan, Halttunen, Julien, and Sim are gone next year…..

 

[rve24]

Good luck in Sarnia KJ. Hopefully a shot at some PT and the start of a good couple years in the O.

 

[OHL4Life]

LDN cant trade him and a 3rd for barlow now, too bad.

 

[sbpointer]

LDN cant trade him and a 3rd for barlow now, too bad.

Dodged a bullet there..

 

[LDN]

Good trade for all parties involved. Hope he has a good season in Sarnia!