London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part I

[LDN]

So we are assembling at this point. Adding Peanut back is awesome!

When we have a depleted squad sometimes coaching wins games. Kaeden gone is fine with me..he might get 20 goals with Sarnia but coaches know why hes gone. As soon as Barkey gets back the team will really catch fire.

KJ will hopefully have a ppg season for the sting! I hope he lights it up! It’s a numbers game. He wouldn’t have top 6 mins here

 

[LDN]

Our top 6F currently are O’Reilly, Nicholl, Julien(OA),Van Gorp, Nurmi Van Bommel

My thought would be go Nurmi- O’Reilly- Nicholl
Van Gorp-Julien-Van Bommel

Thoughts on Barkey, Cowan and Halttunnen coming back? Mine is Barkey and Cowan are for sure. Halttunnen is 50/50 chance

 

[LDN]

In the scenario without Halttunnen it would be nice if Semyenov comes but if he doesn’t we would likely want to make a trade to round out our top forward unit.

I’m of the opinion that this is a championship calibre lineup when all the soldiers return.

Barkey-Cowan-Halttunnen (or other import)
Nurmi-O’Reilly-Nicholl
Van Gorp-Julien-Sim
Boulton-Hawery-Van Bommel

You could easily slot Arrowsmith, Read, Gerber or Bidgood in too. All capable OHLers!

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

If you have followed the sharks camp at all your know that Halttunen is like back this week with Dickinson coming back very soon as well.

Barkey is waiting on medical clearance to be sent back and will not play at all for the big club, hard to jump into game mode missing all the work up.

Bonk should be back within a week or two.

Sim will be back once medically cleared 3-4 weeks.

Cowan I think will be back sooner than expected, he has played well but he needed to show some dominance in the exhibition games. The NHL regularly season gets progressively harder. He admitted to reporters post game he still has some work to do.

Next week top 6:

O’Rielly Nicholl Hawery
Nurmi Julien Van Gorp

Nurmi is going to take some time to adjust, as did Halttunen last year. Hawery has show he can use the top minutes while he can, reminds me of Evangelista but stronger at 16.

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Leafs are cutting down the lineup in the next 24-48 hours

 

[Slowpace]

If you have followed the sharks camp at all your know that Halttunen is like back this week with Dickinson coming back very soon as well.

Barkey is waiting on medical clearance to be sent back and will not play at all for the big club, hard to jump into game mode missing all the work up.

Bonk should be back within a week or two.

Sim will be back once medically cleared 3-4 weeks.

Cowan I think will be back sooner than expected, he has played well but he needed to show some dominance in the exhibition games. The NHL regularly season gets progressively harder. He admitted to reporters post game he still has some work to do.

Next week top 6:

O’Rielly Nicholl Hawery
Nurmi Julien Van Gorp

Nurmi is going to take some time to adjust, as did Halttunen last year. Hawery has show he can use the top minutes while he can, reminds me of Evangelista but stronger at 16.

Halttunen will likely be sent to their AHL camp first.