North Bay Battalion 2023-24 Off-Season Thread (Part 1)

[Samee987]

Romani back as well.

 

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And sadly I don’t think we’ll see Wakely back, I think if he’s sent to the OHL he’ll be moved before playing a game with us.

 

[OHL4Life]

And sadly I don’t think we’ll see Wakely back, I think if he’s sent to the OHL he’ll be moved before playing a game with us.

if hes back it probably will be in december and traded

 

[SpezzaNoLookDropPass]

And sadly I don’t think we’ll see Wakely back, I think if he’s sent to the OHL he’ll be moved before playing a game with us.

Just got sent down

 

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Just got sent down

While I’d love to keep both 14 and 16, my belief is 18/27 stay and one of the aforementioned gets moved. Only guessing Wakely as he would net a more valuable return.
Who wears letters?
OVS - C
Romani - A
Pro - A (maybe a sneaky pick for captain?)

With a road/home rotation
Ride - A
Kennedy -A

Some grade A hype the team is building up for Friday’s home/season opener.

 

[OHL4Life]

Wally will stay home until traded. Kingston and Oshawa sniffing

 

[frontsfan67]

Wally will stay home until traded. Kingston and Oshawa sniffing

Kingston better get the guy. If Oshawa gets him we are.. nope don’t think I can say that word on here but starts with a f and sounds like truck

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

D-Wake was not on the ice at Wed. afternoon's workout. Maybe he is dealing with travel fatigue after the return from EDM, or . . .

 

[frontsfan67]

D-Wake was not on the ice at Wed. afternoon's workout. Maybe he is dealing with travel fatigue after the return from EDM, or . . .

If the end goal is to trade- and the market is still pretty high from Rehkopf and soon to be Barlow- they’ll get a high pick package for him right now.

I predict if we don’t see him in any games this week he is traded by the end of next week(hopefully to kingston for my sanity)

Romani if they trade him(I assume they will) they prob wait until Christmas and get a 16 year old plus picks.

Wakely should fetch 2 2nds, 2 3rds, 2 4ths (same price as Logan Morrison)

 

[belair]

If the end goal is to trade- and the market is still pretty high from Rehkopf and soon to be Barlow- they’ll get a high pick package for him right now.

I predict if we don’t see him in any games this week he is traded by the end of next week(hopefully to kingston for my sanity)

Romani if they trade him(I assume they will) they prob wait until Christmas and get a 16 year old plus picks.

Wakely should fetch 2 2nds, 2 3rds, 2 4ths (same price as Logan Morrison)

I see Flint as a possible player on him. He and Clattenburg were Oilers picks this year. They're in need of a top six upgrade and veteran C depth. They're also one of the teams expected to make a deep run this year.

 

[frontsfan67]

I see Flint as a possible player on him. He and Clattenburg were Oilers picks this year. They're in need of a top six upgrade and veteran C depth. They're also one of the teams expected to make a deep run this year.

Kingston has more picks and needs a big upgrade at centre too especially with how loaded the east is. Flint maybe gets it done if they dangle Lombardi and Kingston doesn’t dangle weir/velliaris

 

[dirty12]

Kingston has more picks and needs a big upgrade at centre too especially with how loaded the east is. Flint maybe gets it done if they dangle Lombardi and Kingston doesn’t dangle weir/velliaris

Port Hope is roughly 40 minutes to Oshawa and 1.5 hrs to Kingston and Brampton, dependant upon traffic and weather. I’ll guess those are the three possible destinations, though I think it’s between Oshawa and Kingston.

 

[The Green Tank]

Wakely and OVS would be a nice package. You can’t have enough OVS on your team.

 

[frontsfan67]

Wakely and OVS would be a nice package. You can’t have enough OVS on your team.

Would be a real nice. But because they’re 2 OA’s I think it’s unlikely that happens.

Probably both get traded but to different teams

 

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Van Steensel named captain - North Bay Battalion

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Owen Van Steensel has been appointed captain of the North Bay Battalion, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Friday.

chl.ca

A’s to: 21/2/15

While I’d love to keep both 14 and 16, my belief is 18/27 stay and one of the aforementioned gets moved. Only guessing Wakely as he would net a more valuable return.
Who wears letters?
OVS - C
Romani - A
Pro - A (maybe a sneaky pick for captain?)

With a road/home rotation
Ride - A
Kennedy -A

Some grade A hype the team is building up for Friday’s home/season opener.

Almost called it perfectly.

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Presume this confirms D-Wake is as good as out the door. I have been checking the league site for lineups but the word is this game is not yet available. Looks like attendance will be knocking on the door of 4000.

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Confirmed - the #14 slot is empty. I wonder if they will introduce him as an "extra" as part of the opening ceremony. No pressure, new GM John, the return better be special.

 

[frontsfan67]

Confirmed - the #14 slot is empty. I wonder if they will introduce him as an "extra" as part of the opening ceremony. No pressure, new GM John, the return better be special.

Prob traded in next week or two I assume because he is definitely back now from the oilers camp.

 

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IMO he’s here for tonight to say goodbye, then he gone

 

[Leviathan899]

Port Hope is roughly 40 minutes to Oshawa and 1.5 hrs to Kingston and Brampton, dependant upon traffic and weather. I’ll guess those are the three possible destinations, though I think it’s between Oshawa and Kingston.

I think oshawa is the front runner for Wakely if they don’t expect Roobroeck back.

Kingston has more picks and needs a big upgrade at centre too especially with how loaded the east is. Flint maybe gets it done if they dangle Lombardi and Kingston doesn’t dangle weir/velliaris

Problem with this is Hopkins isn’t going to accept being 3C in his DY, and to me is too good for that role. You already have guindon up the middle too. I don’t really see kingston as a good fit for Wakely. Is the main reason everyone thinks kingston is the spot due to Chris Longo?

 

[frontsfan67]

Problem with this is Hopkins isn’t going to accept being 3C in his DY, and to me is too good for that role. You already have guindon up the middle too. I don’t really see kingston as a good fit for Wakely. Is the main reason everyone thinks kingston is the spot due to Chris Longo?

Hopkins could move to the wing easily if need be

If wakely came to kingston he is the 1C, Guindon 2C. either McNamara/hopkins 3C.

they’d probably roll 3 good lines and have that 4th for younger players

 

[Leviathan899]

Hopkins could move to the wing easily if need be

If wakely came to kingston he is the 1C, Guindon 2C. either McNamara/hopkins 3C.

they’d probably roll 3 good lines and have that 4th for younger players

I think Hopkins requests a trade if that’s the case. He’s not going to accept that in his DY, and frankly shouldn’t. There were already rumblings he wanted out.

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Just prior to the start a few of us in our section were wondering how many games it would take for Jacob Therrien to receive his first suspension. Little did we know it would be measured in minutes rather than games. Presume a hit to the head by a multiple times repeat offender should be worth a few. I thought Mike McIvor was outstanding and Andrew Leblanc might have had his best game since joining the team. Twin Jacob seems to always leave me wanting more.

 

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I don’t imagine Blake Gowan will go looking for Iggy again. Wow!!!

 

[Section5Petes]

I don’t imagine Blake Gowan will go looking for Iggy again. Wow!!!

Yeah I can't argue that Gowan got rocked because he did lol but in Gowan's defense, he was our '08 2nd rounder that has a great two way/offensive game as a dman, so fighting may not be his speciality

Regarding last nights game all I have to do is once again give kudos to North Bay and the impressive development job that the organization continues to do!