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- Mar 21, 2025
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No idea why they didn't take a flyer out on Del Priore. Local kid and one of the top players in the OMHA this season. I don't get why no team took him.
Both guys you mentioned could get you a 16 year old back in a trade (Roobroeck definitely should)Honestly assuming the team sells him not reporting is probably the best-case scenario. Trade He and Possibly Roobroeck as well and stock the cupboards and prepare for a new era.
Why on a team that is expected to be one of the best next year after all crap and commpaining that the team is not cmpetitive would you now sell the stars of the team and play for the top drift pick next year.Honestly assuming the team sells him not reporting is probably the best-case scenario. Trade He and Possibly Roobroeck as well and stock the cupboards and prepare for a new era.
...as a former STH, willing to return to as one, but only if the team is sold, I'd support a qualified GM retooling this team. Along with moving one or both of those players, the new GM, would need to trade away some bad character players to usher in a new era.Honestly assuming the team sells him not reporting is probably the best-case scenario. Trade He and Possibly Roobroeck as well and stock the cupboards and prepare for a new era.
No idea why they didn't take a flyer out on Del Priore. Local kid and one of the top players in the OMHA this season. I don't get why no team took him.
There was a comment in the Prospects thread that if someone has played on 3-4+ teams over the last 3-4 years that's a major red flag for off-ice concerns and I can't help but wonder if that was partially aimed at Del Priore considering EP has him playing on at least 3 different AAA programsExactly! Good call. The kid had a great year in Oakville (28GP - 29G - 28A - 57pts) and so did a bunch of US based players. Yet, the IceDogs drafted a group of players with three points or no points, that no one knows who they are. Why-TF do they draft these players, that we never see or hear from again. WTF is going on? Seems very shady?
Those two would return an incredible haul of players and draft picks, that would allow a new owner and GM to put in place the foundations for a properly constructed team. One that can sustain success over multiple years and become a franchise other players will want to play for.Both guys you mentioned could get you a 16 year old back in a trade (Roobroeck definitely should)
I suppose that is possible. I don't know the player beyond watching him play. However, from an IceDogs perspective that still doesn't explain why they drafted some of those players they did instead of a series of flyer picks on some higher end US players that could find there way to Niagara in a year or two.There was a comment in the Prospects thread that if someone has played on 3-4+ teams over the last 3-4 years that's a major red flag for off-ice concerns and I can't help but wonder if that was partially aimed at Del Priore considering EP has him playing on at least 3 different AAA programs
If everyone in the league passes on a kid with that level of talent what does that tell you?No idea why they didn't take a flyer out on Del Priore. Local kid and one of the top players in the OMHA this season. I don't get why no team took him.
Because they're no where near good enough to be serious contenders and don't have the draft capital to change that without crushing the team for years.Why on a team that is expected to be one of the best next year after all crap and commpaining that the team is not cmpetitive would you now sell the stars of the team and play for the top drift pick next year.
That makes no sense to me. You have a great lineup coming back with a good coach. Why mess with the good things that you have or are you more interested in DD being runied than your city having a good team.
I think it’s a little naive to think all theses players will be returning or that the coach doesn’t also receive some discipline as well once the current investigation wraps up. With all that hanging over this team it’s no surprise recent draftees are hesitant to report.Why on a team that is expected to be one of the best next year after all crap and commpaining that the team is not cmpetitive would you now sell the stars of the team and play for the top drift pick next year.
That makes no sense to me. You have a great lineup coming back with a good coach. Why mess with the good things that you have or are you more interested in DD being runied than your city having a good team.
Absolutely. Changes need to happen for a variety of reasons this off season. It’s unfortunate, but not surprising, that this team is so oddly configured.I think it’s a little naive to think all theses players will be returning or that the coach doesn’t also receive some discipline as well once the current investigation wraps up. With all that hanging over this team it’s no surprise recent draftees are hesitant to report.
For a team that has been at the bottom of the standings for the last three years, it’s extremely frustrating that they lack a surplus of draft capital.Because they're no where near good enough to be serious contenders and don't have the draft capital to change that without crushing the team for years.
Taking a hard pass on any single player dynamic is short-sighted and guarantees Niagara will never contend. If you aren't willing to have the best, you aren't willing to be the best. This attitude is contagious throughout the team dynamic, where no one believes in the IceDogs.I suppose that is possible. I don't know the player beyond watching him play. However, from an IceDogs perspective that still doesn't explain why they drafted some of those players they did instead of a series of flyer picks on some higher end US players that could find there way to Niagara in a year or two.
WTF is going on with drafting players (4 years worth) that should never have been drafted. What a total waste of draft picks that could serve as "a swing for the fences".
There is a long list of US players that arrived this past season and more coming in the years to come, but Niagara is going to be left behind in that talent pool avenue. Pathetic!
Do you of know of any situations whereby a player agent informs OHL teams “if his client is not selected in the first 4-5 rounds, they’ve requested the player not be selected by any team” so they can pursue the FA route instead?If everyone in the league passes on a kid with that level of talent what does that tell you?
noDo you of know of any situations whereby a player agent informs OHL teams “if his client is not selected in the first 4-5 rounds, they’ve requested the player not be selected by any team” so they can pursue the FA route instead?
Thank. I did not think that was a common practice either.
If everyone in the league passes on a kid with that level of talent what does that tell you?
its not about the hockey at that pointDefinitely a head scratching decision when all 20 teams pass.
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