Niagara Icedogs 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[Sam14]

This is insulting. Period.

Discussing roster construction is insulting? Explain that please

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Discussing roster construction is insulting? Explain that please

You are suggesting the content of your post is "over my head". Which is insulting.

Lets run a test Sam. Say 2 goods things about the game today or the previous 2 games that we won?????

 

[Sam14]

You are suggesting the content of your post is "over my head". Which is insulting.

Lets run a test Sam. Say 2 goods things about the game today or the previous 2 games that we won?????

Please read again and explain where I suggested you are in over your head rather than the lack of interest in discussing roster.

“Perhaps, this type of discussion is not for you and that`s fine, however, there are many on here that do like to discuss the topic of roster construct and OHL championships.”


The original post you commented on was an OHL factual post of roster construction post trade deadline

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Lets run a test Sam. Say 2 goods things about the game today or the previous 2 games that we won?????

???

 

[Countyview]

In the simplest of hockey terms there are gamers and there are pretenders. I think we all know where Karen… er Sam falls. Would you want him as a teammate!

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

In the simplest of hockey terms there are gamers and there are pretenders. I think we all know where Karen… er Sam falls. Would you want him as a teammate!

Hell no. He would destroy morale with all his negativity.

If this current team has proven anything its that they rarely give up. They have fantastic confidence in their abilities. The number of times that they have come back to win a game is amazing. A complete reversal of the last two seasons where they get down a little and totally collapse.

I am looking forward to a big win today.

If people are worried about missing the Bills game, they announced on Thursday there will be tv's on the concourse showing the Bills game today.

 

[Dog Fan]

If you are purposely withholding funds that would support the team because you are mad at the owner. Then the team greatly improves. Having the best season we have had in what ... a decade. Loyal fans would buy a few tickets.

A few of you were actively hoping the team lands in last place again this year.

That is the opposite of a fan. IMO.

I couldn't disagree with you more. I know many IceDogs fans, that were previously season ticket holders, that are so passionate about the team and players that they refuse to support the new owner in hopes that he will sell in order to bring in someone who knows how to run a team.

I have been a season ticket holder from day 1. My parents were season ticket holders for the Blackhawks and Fincups and we were family friends with Rudy Pilus. I support local junior hockey with my money and that gives me the right to an opinion on how the current team is run.

I am routing and cheering my ass off at the games for the Dogs and love the team! That doesn't mean I have to cheer for the cheap owner who has proven he doesn't know much about roster construction.

 

[Countyview]

I couldn't disagree with you more. I know many IceDogs fans, that were previously season ticket holders, that are so passionate about the team and players that they refuse to support the new owner in hopes that he will sell in order to bring in someone who knows how to run a team.

I have been a season ticket holder from day 1. My parents were season ticket holders for the Blackhawks and Fincups and we were family friends with Rudy Pilus. I support local junior hockey with my money and that gives me the right to an opinion on how the current team is run.

I am routing and cheering my ass off at the games for the Dogs and love the team! That doesn't mean I have to cheer for the cheap owner who has proven he doesn't know much about roster construction.

I totally understand your position and respect it. It’s not mutually exclusive to dislike the owner and some of his decisions and still be an IceDog fan. You are at least’ cheering your ass off’ which is the sign of a true fan. That’s a much more positive and constructive attitude than some pretenders on this thread. Go Dogs!

I totally understand your position and respect it. It’s not mutually exclusive to dislike the owner and some of his decisions and still be an IceDog fan. You are at least’ cheering your ass off’ which is the sign of a true fan. That’s a much more positive and constructive attitude than some pretenders on this thread. Go Dogs!

…and oh yeah, you probably do remember Mickey Cheravaty! Lol.

 

[Sam14]

???

Did you not say today or the previous two games?

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

That doesn't mean I have to cheer for the cheap owner who has proven he doesn't know much about roster construction.

Really? We have a great roster. It was done by a couple excellent drafts, getting the players to report, some good trades that gave us depth and being on the stick when it was time to get Loshko.

Before this season I would have agreed with this point. Here we are in first place in the Conference and next year is looking even better. So maybe its time to admit he made some good decisions.

Please buy some tickets, an over priced beer and a too salty popcorn.

 

[Sam14]

Lets run a test Sam. Say 2 goods things about the game today or the previous 2 games that we won?????

Watching the Bills today. So no need to wait to answer the question

He, Roobroeck, Czata and Wassilyn have proven they will be as elite as any four OHL players and if they can figure out a way to add two more high-end F they could have one of the best top six F in the OHL next year.

Everyone has an opinion on this but as far as I’m concerned Flores is as good a goalie as anyone else in the OHL. Also, Ben Boudreau is proving himself to be one of this leagues best coaches and I’m not at all surprised by that.

FYI. Very few fans cheer for the IceDogs as hard as myself and the people I attend games with. FACT!!!

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Thank you.

 

[Sam14]

Really? We have a great roster. It was done by a couple excellent drafts, getting the players to report, some good trades that gave us depth and being on the stick when it was time to get Loshko.

All these Points have posted and reposted by several members on here numerous times before but here they are again

Draft? When you pick in the top 5, you don’t get a pat on the back for selecting excellent players. It’s expected that you do. DD had nothing to do with that.

Report? That was John Walters not DD

Trades? Overpaid on all those trades (except the Doherty trade).

Loshko? If DD doesn’t drive the bus into last place, IceDogs don’t get him.

DD has proven nothing in three years. Except that he is cheap and runs a low budget team.

Sell the team so the lost 1500 STH (myself included) can return to supporting junior hockey

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Draft? When you pick in the top 5, you don’t get a pat on the back for selecting excellent players.

2 Words. Sam Dickenson.

You can have high picks but the key thing is getting them to report.

Trades? Overpaid on all those trades (except the Doherty trade).

And yet ... we have amazing depth up front. Largely because of the trades. We also traded for NVV who has been great on the back end.

Sell the team so the lost 1500 STH

Some of those 1500 left because of the offensive Burke scandals.

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Off to the MC. Hoping for another big victory. It would be cool if another Dog gets a hat trick.

Go Dogs and Go Bills.

 

[knowescape]

In the simplest of hockey terms there are gamers and there are pretenders. I think we all know where Karen… er Sam falls. Would you want him as a teammate!

Hell yes! Smart guy, very dedicated and passionate about the team.

 

[knowescape]

I totally understand your position and respect it. It’s not mutually exclusive to dislike the owner and some of his decisions and still be an IceDog fan. You are at least’ cheering your ass off’ which is the sign of a true fan. That’s a much more positive and constructive attitude than some pretenders on this thread. Go Dogs!

So if anyone sits at home and watches every game and cheers at the great plays and yells at the bad calls... Then they are not fans? So if someone has a whole closet full of swag and usually wears team gear half the week, follows the scores and knows every player's name and strengths - they aren't fans either? Does this only apply to the IceDogs or to other team sports as well?

So the family who takes in one game in the whole season, doesn't watch the action, keeps wondering what inning it is and let's their kids kick the back of your chair... Are they bigger fans than me?

 

[Sam14]

2 Words. Sam Dickenson.

You can have high picks but the key thing is getting them to report.

Sam Dickinson is not a good example to support DD drafting or recruitment ability.

This has been mentioned several times before on this site. DD selected Dickinson in a prearranged deal to draft him and trade him to London. DD was told exactly the player he had to select in the 1st round, if he wanted his first pick to report.
This was a situation where Hunter got DD to do what he wanted.

 

[Sam14]

And yet ... we have amazing depth up front. Largely because of the trades.

Any OHL GM with a surplus of draft picks and more importantly willing to overpay can add players to improve their team depth. Nothing to brag about there.

 

[Sam14]

Some of those 1500 left because of the offensive Burke scandals.

Attendance figures doesn’t support that claim and paints a different issue to the attendance (STHs) problems DD is experiencing over the last two years

 

[three dog night]

Are the boys hungover or something s the flu bug going around

 

[Dogs Enthusiast]

Ya that was terrible. When we lose we lose bad.

 

[three dog night]

Peterborough 5/Niagara 2 Melle two goals for the Petes Loshko both Icedogs goal. Little over3,300:watch the game. Next game Saturday night at home against North Bay hopefully the flu bug will pass on

 

[Dog Fan]

Really? We have a great roster. It was done by a couple excellent drafts, getting the players to report, some good trades that gave us depth and being on the stick when it was time to get Loshko.

Before this season I would have agreed with this point. Here we are in first place in the Conference and next year is looking even better. So maybe its time to admit he made some good decisions.

Please buy some tickets, an over priced beer and a too salty popcorn.

In case you missed it, I am a season ticket holder. I do route for the team. I received a card for 10 free popcorns before the end of the 2024 and one mug for 2 seats as a season ticket holder. Oh, by the way, a person in our group of neighbours (who are all season ticket holders) won season ticket holder of the game and was given a mug...the same mug he received for his purchase of his season tickets! Our owner is cheap!