Niagara Icedogs 2024-25 Season, Part II

[Sam14]

Dirty. Speaking of statistical analysis how is Lirim Amidovski doing lol

Here is 2 players. Can you tell me which is which?

26gp 8G 4A, 12pts

27gp 6G 19A, 25pts

Hahaha good luck if you're waiting for an answer from dirty12! He's busy...

 

[dirty12]

Hahaha good luck if you're waiting for an answer from dirty12! He's busy...

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I really was busy dammit. Was that a jinx?

Dirty. Speaking of statistical analysis how is Lirim Amidovski doing lol

Here is 2 players. Can you tell me which is which?

26gp 8G 4A, 12pts

27gp 6G 19A, 25pts

How many times do I need to say; yeah you got me there, I did not foresee Romani losing L1 & PP1 duties to a broken collarbone

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Dogs winning 2 to nothing after 1. Fantastic.

 

[Fischhaber]

Dogs winning 2 to nothing after 1. Fantastic.

Robertson has been sensational and also had a sure goal saved by the refs when they blew the whistle early on a loose puck.

Very entertaining run-and-gun hockey so far. You guys have a talented offensive team.

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Another big win on the road.

Four game win streak.

 

[the dog]

Me too, but the other way around

Wrong

 

[Fischhaber]

Wrong

Sure was. Very weird game, with the Soo having at least twice as many chances, but horrendous puck luck. It was frustrating from our perspective, but from a Niagara fan perspective, you just take the lucky bounces and move on. Good road win.

I hope you guys do well going forward, one of the more fun teams I've seen this year.

 

[three dog night]

Robertson the start has the Icedogs double the Sault 8 to 4 before 3,800 plus fans in Sault Ste Marie . Next game Sunday afternoon in Sudbury.

 

[Dog Fan]

7 to 3 WIN

We are on a winning streak.

Rule 1 of a streak: 1) Don't talk about the streak

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Too late!!!

We are on a win streak. Go Dogs!!

Happy to see the shots against were more into the normal range. Happy to see Robertson have a decent game. Happy to see that He is back to racking up points.

The Dogs are full of confidence and playing very well together.

 

[knowescape]

Can’t help but notice that all the naysayers and analytics don’t post here unless they can pile on DD. Never see them support or possibly enjoy how well this edition of the IceDogs are doing. Almost as if success annoys them. Great fans!

As an official member of the naysayers, I usually start most conversations with how much I enjoy the players we have this year. It has been fun to watch from my livingroom or the occasional free ticket gift. I have no quarrel with the boys on the ice.

That said, this is a discussion forum and what do you discuss after a winning game? Shots on net, D too far forward, a F line that fails to collapse and protect the house?

After that, it become a lot of "good game" and there is an entire Facebook group dedicated towards that. If you want volume of posts after a win, head there and wave pom-poms until your arms fall off.

Meanwhile, like in life, bad news sells. If I published a headline stating "Everything is Fine", no one would buy the paper. If I said something controversial like "IceDogs Slide After Trade Deadline" lots of opinions would follow.

So, @Countyview don't think for a second a win offends me. I cheer every goal we get. Enjoy those wins while they last!

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

As an official member of the naysayers, I usually start most conversations with how much I enjoy the players we have this year. It has been fun to watch from my livingroom or the occasional free ticket gift. I have no quarrel with the boys on the ice.

That said, this is a discussion forum and what do you discuss after a winning game? Shots on net, D too far forward, a F line that fails to collapse and protect the house?

After that, it become a lot of "good game" and there is an entire Facebook group dedicated towards that. If you want volume of posts after a win, head there and wave pom-poms until your arms fall off.

Meanwhile, like in life, bad news sells. If I published a headline stating "Everything is Fine", no one would buy the paper. If I said something controversial like "IceDogs Slide After Trade Deadline" lots of opinions would follow.

So, @Countyview don't think for a second a win offends me. I cheer every goal we get. Enjoy those wins while they last!

At what point are you going to start financially supporting the team that is playing very well and entertains you?

Serious question.

Its ok to admit that you are wrong, or partly wrong. The IceDogs clearly are on the better side of some trades and had some excellent drafts. As much as DDD may have screwed things up, he has had some luck and success. Credit when credit is due.

We are obviously going to have a playoff run and we are likely going to have the home team advantage in the first round. That would be a good time to buy some tickets, some beer, some popcorn and maybe the playoff t-shirt!

 

[Fischhaber]

Too late!!!

We are on a win streak. Go Dogs!!

Happy to see the shots against were more into the normal range. Happy to see Robertson have a decent game. Happy to see that He is back to racking up points.

The Dogs are full of confidence and playing very well together.

Much more than decent. A large proportion of shots for both teams in this game were of the breakaway or alone in front variety. I thought he was brilliant.

 

[bigsportsfan]

At what point are you going to start financially supporting the team that is playing very well and entertains you?

What is more important to you. Supporting the team this season or the long term future of the team?

Do you honestly think the IceDogs can compete year after year with only 5 scouts, without a proper GM, without drafting US players, and without going all in for the import draft. There are even strong rumours that they have made unfavourable trades to reduce scholarship costs. The IceDogs I believe have the lowest budget in the OHL. No other OHL teams operates like the IceDogs.

The last 2 seasons have been the WORST seasons in IceDogs history. Now that they are having some success, you aspect fans to come running back. Maybe you’re fine with the IceDogs being the low budget team of the OHL. I’m not okay with that.

Answer me this. What is the plan for the IceDogs. Are they going for it this year? Is next year their year? Are we all in for 26-27? No one knows because DD doesn’t tell the fans anything. We have never had an owner or GM who communicates so little with the fans. Yet you expect fans to still give DD their money?

It’s not a secret that DD is interested in selling the team due to the low attendance. Wouldn’t a better plan be to continue to stay away from the arena and force DD to sell? Do you not agree that a new owner who will run the team properly would be the best solution?

 

[Countyview]

What is more important to you. Supporting the team this season or the long term future of the team?

Do you honestly think the IceDogs can compete year after year with only 5 scouts, without a proper GM, without drafting US players, and without going all in for the import draft. There are even strong rumours that they have made unfavourable trades to reduce scholarship costs. The IceDogs I believe have the lowest budget in the OHL. No other OHL teams operates like the IceDogs.

The last 2 seasons have been the WORST seasons in IceDogs history. Now that they are having some success, you aspect fans to come running back. Maybe you’re fine with the IceDogs being the low budget team of the OHL. I’m not okay with that.

Answer me this. What is the plan for the IceDogs. Are they going for it this year? Is next year their year? Are we all in for 26-27? No one knows because DD doesn’t tell the fans anything. We have never had an owner or GM who communicates so little with the fans. Yet you expect fans to still give DD their money?

It’s not a secret that DD is interested in selling the team due to the low attendance. Wouldn’t a better plan be to continue to stay away from the arena and force DD to sell? Do you not agree that a new owner who will run the team properly would be the best solution?

First of all I don’t think the two choices are mutually exclusive. Supporting the team in the near term may be the best way to ensure the long term future of the team. Secondly, who cares what the budget of the team is if it plays good, exciting hockey. You only cheer for the Yankees and Dodgers? Finally, if I’m a potential purchaser, why would I if there are no bums in the seats when they win? Obviously the community can’t support a winning team!
Most of you use the crutch ‘it’s the rotten owner’ without ever having been in his shoes. Is it only run properly when it’s run the way you want? Is there room for improvement…absolutely…but c’mon guys stop with the whining.