Niagara Icedogs 2024-25 Season, Part I

[three dog night]

Good test this weekend Barrie tomorrow on TSN post Halloween game and Sudbury Sunday looks like ticket sales have picked up.

 

[frontsfan67]

Trouble is you can’t get a return like Tomasino anymore they change the rules He stays this year don’t know about next season.

this is just off the top of my head but if barrie were to dangle Parker Vaughan at the deadline for a year and a half of Kevin He I would have to think both teams agree to that- no? Would make sense to build around Roobroecks DY+1, Czatas DY+2, Brauti OA, Galiyanov 19, Parker Vaughan, Maximus Crete and Braidy Wassilyn’s DY+1 etc. you guys will be good and competitive next year but you need draft picks still and Parker Vaughan as an 18 year old should be a damn good player. Also Barrie would have the option of trading He next year if they wanted to rebuild

 

[LDN]

this is just off the top of my head but if barrie were to dangle Parker Vaughan at the deadline for a year and a half of Kevin He I would have to think both teams agree to that- no? Would make sense to build around Roobroecks DY+1, Czatas DY+2, Brauti OA, Galiyanov 19, Parker Vaughan, Maximus Crete and Braidy Wassilyn’s DY+1 etc. you guys will be good and competitive next year but you need draft picks still and Parker Vaughan as an 18 year old should be a damn good player. Also Barrie would have the option of trading He next year if they wanted to rebuild

I highly doubt Barrie moves Vaughan!

 

[dogs777]

this is just off the top of my head but if barrie were to dangle Parker Vaughan at the deadline for a year and a half of Kevin He I would have to think both teams agree to that- no? Would make sense to build around Roobroecks DY+1, Czatas DY+2, Brauti OA, Galiyanov 19, Parker Vaughan, Maximus Crete and Braidy Wassilyn’s DY+1 etc. you guys will be good and competitive next year but you need draft picks still and Parker Vaughan as an 18 year old should be a damn good player. Also Barrie would have the option of trading He next year if they wanted to rebuild

This would be a good trade I just don’t see them moving him this year they’re struggling to sell tickets to begin with (thanks in large part to DDD) I think Kevin being around will help sell more at some point the way he’s been playing this year which If that’s the case they’ll want to keep him even more

 

[IceDogs452]

This would be a good trade I just don’t see them moving him this year they’re struggling to sell tickets to begin with (thanks in large part to DDD) I think Kevin being around will help sell more at some point the way he’s been playing this year which If that’s the case they’ll want to keep him even more

I agree with this I think if the IceDogs are on an 85+ point pace at the deadline this year it would have to be a pretty substantial over pay for them to move Kevin this year.

 

[bigsportsfan]

Are you saying that DD is breaking the OHL sanctions against him and still managing the team?
I'm sure the OHL would love to know more about this.

This is a common misconception. DD can manage the team all he wants. He can decide who gets drafted, who gets traded and even who plays and who doesn't. There literally is no restrictions on him in terms of what decisions he can make. He just can't hold the official title of GM and that is it.

 

[bigsportsfan]

What’s the largest change you have seen occur to be a winning team?

The team is winning because of four players - Kevin He, Loshko, Roobroeck and Floris.

Kevin He, Loshko and Roobroeck have 50% of the teams goals this season. Take away these three players and the IceDogs are likley in the bottom half of the standings.

The IceDogs have allowed the second most shots against this season in the entire league. Only the Petes have allowed more shots/game. They are lucky they have Floris who is playing amazing.

Next season OAs Floris and Loshko are gone and if He happens to stay in Winnipeg, this team will be worse next season, not better.

 

[owensound4ever]