London Knights 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part VII

[StingUpdates]

Maybe Sarnia oughta raise their first banner & it say "Only Western Conference team to sort of challenge London 2023-2025"

Being tied 2-2 with us 2 years ago has been the only time y'all have had to even remotely sweat in this 3 year "dynasty" run in the west.

Remarkable consistency.

Also, some of y'all thought I complained a lot during our series! I hope this week (& last yr series vs SAG) has made my bitching & moaning look far weaker & more tolerable hahaha.

 

[Maxxim1]

Guess who Kitchener really wanted to play tonight?
Look carefully at the scoreboard at the beginning of the game……

 

[EvenSteven]

Andonovski is a tool. Poor excuse for a C. But hey, the Rags are 'rebuilding' so they had to choose someone.

Most Knight fans, when it looked like the Rangers were selling off after the Rehkopf trade, were on board with the Knights going after Andonovski.

 

[dmead]

Maybe Sarnia oughta raise their first banner & it say "Only Western Conference team to sort of challenge London 2023-2025"

Being tied 2-2 with us 2 years ago has been the only time y'all have had to even remotely sweat in this 3 year "dynasty" run in the west.

Remarkable consistency.

Also, some of y'all thought I complained a lot during our series! I hope this week (& last yr series vs SAG) has made my bitching & moaning look far weaker & more tolerable hahaha.

no worries buddy. you are one of my favourite posters.
Yes, that Sting team on paper was a powerhouse. just ran into a buzzsaw in the Knights.

 

[EvenSteven]

Average age of London Roster is 18.14, Average age of Kitchener roster is 17.80 so almost identical. So yes whatever makes them feel better about thereselves haha.

Average age vs quality of vets.

Teams that go all in always have multiple high end 19 year olds on their roster. Some they already had. Some they trade for at high costs.

This year, Kitchener, in a rebuild / stand pat year have on their roster, two quality 05’s. Andonovski and Pridham while they dealt away their best 05 Carson Rehkopf. They traded for no high end 05 at the deadline (or any other high end player of any age for that matter).

By high end I’ll say:
high end = NHL drafted.

London has 7 NHL drafted 05’s.

Oshawa has 5 NHL drafted 05’s.

Barrie has 4 NHL drafted 05’s.

Oshawa and Barrie are contending teams who went all in trading multiple high end picks and youth for high end vets. Heck, Barrie traded for North Bay’s entire top line from last year. Oshawa did the opposite of the Rehkopf trade when they dealt for Barlow. Both teams made multiple trades. Both teams traded away their 1st rounders.

London, already flush in high end vets, traded for WJC cut Cam Allen. Thats a pretty good player.

Which, of the final four teams went all in at the deadline? All but Kitchener. Rangers were in sell mode and likely would have continued at the deadline if not for the surprise Pridham and Humphreys signings. Those signings, and the performance of the COTY, had this team standing pat due to their position in the standings and the weak western conference.

When you figure the average age of the roster, you have to look past the straight numbers but at the quality of veterans, specifically 19 year olds.

Kitchener was never really winning this series. We all know that. There was hope that Parsons could steal a game or two max. London hasn’t faced an all in team yet in these playoffs. They pretty much have an easy run to the final in a weak western conference. That’s due to as much quality of opponent as quality of team.

But things will change in the final. That’s where they’ll run into a genuine, top flight, all in team. A team built for a long playoff run this year.

The wins won’t be so easy to come by in the final. I’m not saying they’ll run into a brick wall, but they’ll meet genuine competition for the first time this year and it’ll show.

Looking forward to six or seven games.

 

[Knights Watcher]

Most Knight fans, when it looked like the Rangers were selling off after the Rehkopf trade, were on board with the Knights going after Andonovski.

When you say "most Knights fans" you actually mean 3 on this board. Not one Knights fan I know even considered this lughead as a viable option.

 

[M21]

Average age vs quality of vets.

Teams that go all in always have multiple high end 19 year olds on their roster. Some they already had. Some they trade for at high costs.

This year, Kitchener, in a rebuild / stand pat year have on their roster, two quality 05’s. Andonovski and Pridham while they dealt away their best 05 Carson Rehkopf. They traded for no high end 05 at the deadline (or any other high end player of any age for that matter).

By high end I’ll say:
high end = NHL drafted.

London has 7 NHL drafted 05’s.

Oshawa has 5 NHL drafted 05’s.

Barrie has 4 NHL drafted 05’s.

Oshawa and Barrie are contending teams who went all in trading multiple high end picks and youth for high end vets. Heck, Barrie traded for North Bay’s entire top line from last year. Oshawa did the opposite of the Rehkopf trade when they dealt for Barlow. Both teams made multiple trades. Both teams traded away their 1st rounders.

London, already flush in high end vets, traded for WJC cut Cam Allen. Thats a pretty good player.

Which, of the final four teams went all in at the deadline? All but Kitchener. Rangers were in sell mode and likely would have continued at the deadline if not for the surprise Pridham and Humphreys signings. Those signings, and the performance of the COTY, had this team standing pat due to their position in the standings and the weak western conference.

When you figure the average age of the roster, you have to look past the straight numbers but at the quality of veterans, specifically 19 year olds.

Kitchener was never really winning this series. We all know that. There was hope that Parsons could steal a game or two max. London hasn’t faced an all in team yet in these playoffs. They pretty much have an easy run to the final in a weak western conference. That’s due to as much quality of opponent as quality of team.

But things will change in the final. That’s where they’ll run into a genuine, top flight, all in team. A team built for a long playoff run this year.

The wins won’t be so easy to come by in the final. I’m not saying they’ll run into a brick wall, but they’ll meet genuine competition for the first time this year and it’ll show.

Looking forward to six or seven games.

We on this board are tired of Kitchener is rebuilding BS. Please move on.

 

[EvenSteven]

When you say "most Knights fans" you actually mean 3 on this board. Not one Knights fan I know even considered this lughead as a viable option.

You better go back to last fall and read up on it.

 

[EvenSteven]

We on this board are tired of Kitchener is rebuilding BS. Please move on.

Good answer

 

[LDN]

There were many people who wanted Ando. Don’t kid yourself, if he was a Knight he would be loved

 

[Harley49]

We made the trip to the Aud yesterday…. Great place to watch a hockey game….food was very good lots of variety…. cold beer ….crowd was loud …..friendly ….. Dale Hunter isn’t well liked ….seats really tight ….parking free but slow exiting….Lots of Knights fans in attendance… Great time

 

[Matt93]

I’ve been to most arenas in the OHL ad a Knights fan and by far Kitchener had the worst fans. They don’t cheer, they complain. Even if they’re winning they still complain about refs etc.
Tonight some Ranger fan wearing a jersey number 94 (not sure on the name) got so worked up about the Knights layers celebrating he went after Sim when he came off the ice after being announced as the 1st star. Shame on the cop that was right there that basically did nothing about it. This fan was swearing loudly (with kids around) and literally trying to hit Sim by leaning over the railing.
I get it, as a Ranger fan you’re sick of being abused by London year in and year out but the depth they take it to….claiming having 13 NHL drafted players is a conspiracy (was said on their call in show after the game), claiming the refs were paid and affected the game against Kitchener when it was 5 penalty’s for London, 3 against Kitchener and LDN’s included a 5min major and a double minor…asking for London players to be hurt intentionally……
For these and many other reasons it gives me great pleasure when Kitchener loses and even more so when it’s at the hands of the Knights.
Wednesday could be “Kitchener elimination day”, who’s celebrating with me?

94? Was it Perry? I know he was loved so much in Rags land that maybe somebody put his name on the back of a Rags jersey.

If the Knights lost to the same team game after game, year after year you’d hate them too. We just don’t know how that feels

 

[LDN]

94? Was it Perry? I know he was loved so much in Rags land that maybe somebody put his name on the back of a Rags jersey.

If the Knights lost to the same team game after game, year after year you’d hate them too. We just don’t know how that feels

Is our record really THAT crazy against them in the Hunter era?

 

[shootscore115]

There were many people who wanted Ando. Don’t kid yourself, if he was a Knight he would be loved

Ando would have taken Fimis spot on the third pairing and possibly PK for his big body. He would not be in our top 4

 

[Fastpace]

Wait a minute. Isn’t this game count as his game misconduct?? Shouldn’t he be back Wednesday ??? Romano trying to get out of the way of getting hit , Wolley can’t help that . And why is that Andogoonskis head check to Sam a 2 min variety. If that was us it would’ve been 4 mins easy

Common man! Don't blame the victim.

The very reason for Romano trying to get away from the hit, was because of Woolley coming in for the hit. Woolley misjudged his movement, it wasn't intentional. Nevertheless, his action caused an injury, and good on the medics for being able to treat Romano so he could come back. Since these playoffs started, our London players have had their own departures and come back, O'Reilly in Owen Sound and Sim in London against Erie. Both players left the ice and came back to finish the game.

Regardless of whether Romano was serious or not, most players will try to draw a penalty, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Players have made it part of their game unfortunately, a good referee will not be influenced

 

[EvenSteven]

Is our record really THAT crazy against them in the Hunter era?

Yes.

 

[rangersblues]

Common man! Don't blame the victim.

The very reason for Romano trying to get away from the hit, was because of Woolley coming in for the hit. Woolley misjudged his movement, it wasn't intentional. Nevertheless, his action caused an injury, and good on the medics for being able to treat Romano so I could come back. Since these playoffs started, our London players have had their own departures and come back, O'Reilly in Owen Sound and Sim in London against Erie. Both players left the ice and came back to finish the game.

Regardless of whether Romano was serious or not, most players will try to draw a penalty, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Players have made it part of their game unfortunately, a good referee will not be influenced

I'm sure the initial impact that Romano felt was significant and he feared he was seriously injured. Fortunately he wasn't.

I'm sick of opposition fans not giving the players the benefit of the doubt after incidents like this. I'd say 99% of the time there's no acting involved. Rangers fans are as guilty as anyone.

 

[JagrBomb93]

I’ve been very impressed with Romano thus far. He’s been the best Ranger in my opinion this series. He and Lam will be elite players in this league over the next two years. Remind me of the impact that Barkey and Cowan had for us 2 years ago.

 

[Otto]

So, Knights & Habs fans... both teams play tomorrow at 7pm. Knights could eliminate the Rags, but it could also be the Habs last game.

I'm fortunate enough to have two TVs set up, so I can have both games on. But if you had to choose only one, which one is it?

Also, I wish I put in a third TV when we did our renovation.. because the Cubs are on at 6:40

 

[rangersblues]

So, Knights & Habs fans... both teams play tomorrow at 7pm. Knights could eliminate the Rags, but it could also be the Habs last game.

I'm fortunate enough to have two TVs set up, so I can have both games on. But if you had to choose only one, which one is it?

Also, I wish I put in a third TV when we did our renovation.. because the Cubs are on at 6:40

Beat you. I have 3 TVs

 

[BobHockey]

Cowan having another rough game so far tonight.

Huh?

 

[Otto]

Beat you. I have 3 TVs

Ya.. but you can only get 1 channel on each. That's great if you want to simultaneously watch the same theee episodes of Big AL and the Flintstones on CKCO

 

[nelli27]

So, Knights & Habs fans... both teams play tomorrow at 7pm. Knights could eliminate the Rags, but it could also be the Habs last game.

I'm fortunate enough to have two TVs set up, so I can have both games on. But if you had to choose only one, which one is it?

Also, I wish I put in a third TV when we did our renovation.. because the Cubs are on at 6:40

I watch the Knights religiously, so that's the only game in town for me. Grew up a Habs fan...still can't get used to anyone but Danny Gallivan calling the games. Those MTL/Boston and MTL/Nordiques playoffs from the 1970s and 1980s were unforgettable. Don't watch much NHL today, but still cheer for Habs from the sidelines and especially Knights alum.

 

[Billyjack]

They are nauseating

ever listened to your 2 announcers, way, way past their prime!! I have to mute the TV. Wrong most of the time and big time homers

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Game last night was Kitcheners very best effort, emptied the tank and fell short.

I believe we go out and play a similar road game, defense first and this time are a little luckier on the major penalties. It shouldn’t be close.