North Bay Battalion 2022-23 Season Thread

[190 is almost 206]

Can't win unless #31 plays?? Lukin and Nelson both -4 last night! Time to insert #7 into the lineup to get some experience. Rotate 2-7-28 in and out. Never been a fan of Lukin!

lol
So the -4 is on Lukin?

 

[2023]

Can't win unless #31 plays?? Lukin and Nelson both -4 last night! Time to insert #7 into the lineup to get some experience. Rotate 2-7-28 in and out. Never been a fan of Lukin!

They need to play d and stop trying to be forwards.

 

[Samee987]

lol

So the -4 is on Lukin?

Average player with Average skills.

 

[2023]

What’s wrong with ohl refs lately

 

[Wolfman Jack]

Well Arnsby got a blindside hit. Poor guy can't catch a break like his teammate. lol

WJ

 

[190 is almost 206]

Well Arnsby got a blindside hit. Poor guy can't catch a break like his teammate. lol

WJ

Rent. Free

 

[Wolfman Jack]

Rent. Free

In your....

WJ

 

[dirty12]

What’s wrong with ohl refs lately

That was four 5 on 3 PPs to none? I don’t think I’ve seen that before.

 

[hardclimate]

A discouraging weekend for Troop fans. Some will say forget it and move on but something seems to be off with this team. Losing to lowly Flint was predictable enough but getting bombed by Sarnia sure makes the playoff picture harder to think about. Sarnia also played three games in three days but you wouldn’t know it from how easily they outplayed the Battalion. How NB finishes the regular schedule now is anybody’s guess with Barrie only a point behind.

 

[Square Corners]

I didn’t mind OVS on the top line but still don’t understand why Big Mac is not reinserted. They had chemistry and played well together

Thoughts on Vancouver?

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Notes from Wednesday’s workout:

Justin Ertel was on ice in red non-contact. He worked out solo prior to the main event, then participated, but not fully, in line rushes and drills. I believe the original estimate was 6-8 weeks and he played his last game about 6 weeks ago. I will put out the obvious qualifier: “I’m not a doctor” (who knew?), and guess he will be closer to 8 than 6. If so, return could be mid-March giving him 3, 4 or 5 games to become match fit and develop timing while Coach works out line combinations.

Presuming Jacob Therrien will be the casualty upon Ertel’s return, does anyone want to take a stab at the line combos for game 1 of the playoffs?

 

[dirty12]

Notes from Wednesday’s workout:

Justin Ertel was on ice in red non-contact. He worked out solo prior to the main event, then participated, but not fully, in line rushes and drills. I believe the original estimate was 6-8 weeks and he played his last game about 6 weeks ago. I will put out the obvious qualifier: “I’m not a doctor” (who knew?), and guess he will be closer to 8 than 6. If so, return could be mid-March giving him 3, 4 or 5 games to become match fit and develop timing while Coach works out line combinations.

Presuming Jacob Therrien will be the casualty upon Ertel’s return, does anyone want to take a stab at the line combos for game 1 of the playoffs?

Bloom-Jackson-Ertel
Zito-Arnsby-MacDonald (not likely but I would try that)
Petrov-Wakely-Tarasevich
VanSteensel-Romani-Procyszyn

I think it’s more likely Wakely is 4th line centre, VanSteensel on his regular line, and Zito with Petrov-Tarasevich.

 

[190 is almost 206]

Notes from Wednesday’s workout:

Justin Ertel was on ice in red non-contact. He worked out solo prior to the main event, then participated, but not fully, in line rushes and drills. I believe the original estimate was 6-8 weeks and he played his last game about 6 weeks ago. I will put out the obvious qualifier: “I’m not a doctor” (who knew?), and guess he will be closer to 8 than 6. If so, return could be mid-March giving him 3, 4 or 5 games to become match fit and develop timing while Coach works out line combinations.

Presuming Jacob Therrien will be the casualty upon Ertel’s return, does anyone want to take a stab at the line combos for game 1 of the playoffs?

Btw, your usual Wednesday updates are fantastic

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Thanks, 190 - I appreciate your kind words.

 

[190 is almost 206]

Bloom-Jackson-Ertel
Zito-Arnsby-MacDonald (not likely but I would try that)
Petrov-Wakely-Tarasevich
VanSteensel-Romani-Procyszyn

I think it’s more likely Wakely is 4th line centre, VanSteensel on his regular line, and Zito with Petrov-Tarasevich.

I agree with your “it’s more likely” scenario. Just seems odd to have a 30 (almost) goalscorer on the 4th.
Extremely deep team if they can figure it out over the next 11 games.

 

[2023]

I agree with your “it’s more likely” scenario. Just seems odd to have a 30 (almost) goalscorer on the 4th.
Extremely deep team if they can figure it out over the next 11 games.

I think you might see a few zito-arnsby-ertel shifts

I like bloom-Jackson-ertel

 

[2023]

Here we go with the penalties

 

[190 is almost 206]

Good win. We were lucky that none of the times that Larmand was flatten that we didn’t get blindside calls and of course our usual lucky bounces off the end boards.

 

[Wolfman Jack]

Good win. We were lucky that none of the times that Larmand was flatten that we didn’t get blindside calls and of course our usual lucky bounces off the end boards.

Don't forget Arnsby not getting any suspension from the last game! Haha

WJ

 

[dirty12]

Don't forget Arnsby not getting any suspension from the last game! Haha

WJ

There was no suspension warranted; I think 5 min. and the gate was more than a sufficient penalty for Arnsby.
I’m not sure what unsettled the refs that game in Sarnia, but that seemed to be a statement game for the on-ice officials.

I think you might see a few zito-arnsby-ertel shifts

I like bloom-Jackson-ertel

I think there is a good chance of some Bloom-Zito-Ertel as well.

 

[Samee987]

When does Divincentiis get signed by Winnipeg? Only the best goalie in the league!!

 

[190 is almost 206]

When does Divincentiis get signed by Winnipeg? Only the best goalie in the league!!

I saw a couple Jets reps at the game last night. I thought it was going to happen this morning. Odd situation for sure.

 

[yacky]

When does Divincentiis get signed by Winnipeg? Only the best goalie in the league!!

also thought that #19 big mac woulf have signed with Sens by now

 

[2023]

Ertel and Zito waiting for theirs.

 

[The Green Tank]

Thank you Dom. Easily should have been #1 star.