London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part I

[Ken Yates]

The Olympics were in February 98 not the fall. I call bull shit on the whole thread. There is no way an NHL team would allow a player to play exhibition games with university squads

He played games at the world junior championships in January of 1999 and won a silver medal which would mean meaningful games

Rico Fata played for Canada on several Spengler Cup teams..not sure of stats but remembered he was a factor.

 

[dirty12]

I think the Wolves organization has treated and continues to treat Mr. Musty very well. His stats and first round selection is evidence to that. Barlow situation is same but largely different, Barlow gave his GM months of notice. Our situation is best described as a blind side hit that no one knew about. No issue obligating this request but how player/agent dropped the surprise news has left the team in an unfavourable bargaining position.
Why can’t for once the player be responsible for their actions and decisions? We all want what’s best for the player, but the interest of the team and organization under these circumstances is the priority. Furthermore, teams on the player trade list need to step up and make a fair offer.

A fair offer is not necessarily what Papineau is waiting for

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

As insane as this sounds it does make sense if London thinks that Halttunen is on his way back that Semenov is the key piece in a trade. Can’t trade him if Halttunen doesn’t come back.

Could be a hold up with waiting, if the case then maybe it’s something like:

Semenov, Bidgood and a 2nd and a 5th

For Musty

 

[Fastpace]

Why would any team expect a lot for a selfish player, risking disrupt to another team, what did it cost Windsor again, for their first round outing of Shane Wright services?

 

[howlman]

Hunter will straighten him out quick. He'll absolutely dominate with London 100 plus points easy peasy

 

[crowncarrier]

Respectfully, I disagree that he is ready for Pro. Yes, part of his game is ready. But, I think he has a lot he could still improve on, to be ready for the pro game. His skating, his defensive play & his 5 on 5 play. Those being the key points, all things of which Dale is known for improving.

Now with that said, I have not seen him play since the Memorial Cup. He could have worked his tail off this summer and improved those areas of his game. So, my assessment is based on what I saw last season. But, In my opinion, Halttunen is getting a lot of praise for being too good for the O, when I think he has a lot to work on and an extra year showing he can dominate all ends of the game in the O, could be a really good thing for his development.

But, we are all entitled to our opinion and at the end of the day, none of us make the big bucks to make those tough decisions. But my gut, says there is still a chance he comes back, at minimum, I think he will be playing the WJC for Finland.

100%. I too have not seen him since. I do not think he's quite ready for the NHL but I think AHL is perfect for him to grow. That's just my opinion. But, AHL has a purpose and that to develope young players at a higher level and to me I think that league is far better to develope him. BUT....like I said I have not seen him play in the AHL and he could be struggling so you never know. Only time will tell. Appreciate your thought out feedback. Thanks

 

[LDN]

I am perplexed by the Zakharov situation. What happened? Why did the signing disappear?

 

[TheOrangePylon]

I saw this article on a Facebook group, the article seems sketchy at best. I’m not going to post the actual link here, cuz it’s full of pop ups. But the article is written as if it’s before the season, so I wonder if they are taking about his mono and just poor reporting.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?

 

[Fastpace]

I am perplexed by the Zakharov situation. What happened? Why did the signing disappear?

I am just guessing here, I wonder if his free agent availability signing rules were followed to the league standards by London and Zakharov himself

 

[LDN]

I saw this article on a Facebook group, the article seems sketchy at best. I’m not going to post the actual link here, cuz it’s full of pop ups. But the article is written as if it’s before the season, so I wonder if they are taking about his mono and just poor reporting.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?


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False article

 

[Fastpace]

I saw this article on a Facebook group, the article seems sketchy at best. I’m not going to post the actual link here, cuz it’s full of pop ups. But the article is written as if it’s before the season, so I wonder if they are taking about his mono and just poor reporting.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?


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Otto seems to have an act at getting these true informations out, so we'll just have to wait for him.

 

[SSMHoundsFan]

I saw this article on a Facebook group, the article seems sketchy at best. I’m not going to post the actual link here, cuz it’s full of pop ups. But the article is written as if it’s before the season, so I wonder if they are taking about his mono and just poor reporting.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?


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Lots of these BS fake news articles making their rounds throughout the web, don't have to look far than the source of the article....wtf is eplupdate.com ?

 

[TheOrangePylon]

Lots of these BS fake news articles making their rounds throughout the web, don't have to look far than the source of the article....wtf is eplupdate.com ?

Haha totally agree! My thinking is, they took the mono situation and turned it into click bait BS.

 

[SSMHoundsFan]

Haha totally agree! My thinking is, they took the mono situation and turned it into click bait BS.

It's the same situation with a recent Parekh article about speering some fan at Wednesday's game resulting in a 10 game suspension....whatever the technical term is for them, you have these AI robots combing the web for anything related to anything (ie. a twitter/X post) and then boom an article comes out with some misleading click bait style headline to garner views for some random website

 

[Jawk]

It's the same situation with a recent Parekh article about speering some fan at Wednesday's game resulting in a 10 game suspension....whatever the technical term is for them, you have these AI robots combing the web for anything related to anything (ie. a twitter/X post) and then boom an article comes out with some misleading click bait style headline to garner views for some random website

The league actually put out a statement about these articles. They always target Facebook groups. The issue was some of the stories were very personal about players/staff and of course people were taking them all to be true.

Edit: link added

A Thanksgiving note from OHL Communications regarding defamatory content circulating online - Ontario Hockey League

A quick note this Thanksgiving addressing some defamatory content circling online about several members of the OHL community.

chl.ca

 

[Otto]

I saw this article on a Facebook group, the article seems sketchy at best. I’m not going to post the actual link here, cuz it’s full of pop ups. But the article is written as if it’s before the season, so I wonder if they are taking about his mono and just poor reporting.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?


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OHL put out a statement a few weeks ago about being targeted with fake articles. Strong chance if you don't recognize the source, then it's fake.

Edit: Jawk beat me to it

 

[dino200022]

As insane as this sounds it does make sense if London thinks that Halttunen is on his way back that Semenov is the key piece in a trade. Can’t trade him if Halttunen doesn’t come back.

Could be a hold up with waiting, if the case then maybe it’s something like:

Semenov, Bidgood and a 2nd and a 5th

For Musty

Haltty is a PPG AHL, I can't see him being sent down unless he has an awful next 3 or 4 games. Just my opinion.

I can't see Sudbury not slamming the phone down if that is London's starting point in negotiations.

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Haltty is a PPG AHL, I can't see him being sent down unless he has an awful next 3 or 4 games. Just my opinion.

I can't see Sudbury not slamming the phone down if that is London's starting point in negotiations.

Watching the highlights of the Cuda game Wednesday night Halttunen was invisible. He is playing on the 3/4 line with no PP and really not producing (assist was an outlet pass from his own zone). Points don’t tell the story, he should be driving the play 5v5 and he is not.

 

[TheOrangePylon]

Watching the highlights of the Cuda game Wednesday night Halttunen was invisible. He is playing on the 3/4 line with no PP and really not producing (assist was an outlet pass from his own zone). Points don’t tell the story, he should be driving the play 5v5 and he is not.

If he is on the 3/4 line and no PP time, he is playing at best what 12 mins a night? I tried finding TOI stats, but can't seem to find it for the AHL.

Sooo if that's the case, whats best for his development. That or London where he would be line 1 or 1B and PP1, playing 18 - 22 mins a game.

 

[dino200022]

If he is on the 3/4 line and no PP time, he is playing at best what 12 mins a night? I tried finding TOI stats, but can't seem to find it for the AHL.

Sooo if that's the case, whats best for his development. That or London where he would be line 1 or 1B and PP1, playing 18 - 22 mins a game.

He is playing 3rd line and PP. He is not a guy that is ever going to drive a line, even here in London he never did. His footspeed will never allow him to drive a line no matter what level he is at. He was a benefactor of having solid line mates and one hell of a shot.

With that being said I would love to see him back, but I suspect he is going to get a good long look before they think about sending him down. Hopefully I am incorrect as usual.

 

[rve24]

He is playing 3rd line and PP. He is not a guy that is ever going to drive a line, even here in London he never did. His footspeed will never allow him to drive a line no matter what level he is at. He was a benefactor of having solid line mates and one hell of a shot.

With that being said I would love to see him back, but I suspect he is going to get a good long look before they think about sending him down. Hopefully I am incorrect as usual.

Agree with this.

Keepin the dream alive I guess, but Ive never understood why some feel dominating the O to develop is the only option for kids (JMO but it helps some probly and others dont need it) . Players actually do develop in the A as well.
Lots of dominating Jr players flame out quick once they go pro,others who were solid Jr players carve out very good pro careers.
It's about any individuals skill set, determination/drive, work ethic and GAF meter

 

[Otto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849923419594252324

 

[Otto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849933194520326452

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

DROP THE PUCK!!!!!

 

[Knightsfan90]

Haltty is a PPG AHL, I can't see him being sent down unless he has an awful next 3 or 4 games. Just my opinion.

I can't see Sudbury not slamming the phone down if that is London's starting point in negotiations.

Halttunen has not looked good since first game. His defensive game and playing without the puck could use another OHL year. My opinion he's back by end of November then play in the WJC