North Bay Battalion 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part I

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Barrie better hope that NB doesn’t slip in the eighth spot, cause they could give them fits.
Fun fact Mikey McIvor stood on his head 38 shots in regulation, then OT and 10 rounds of a shootout win and not even listed as one of the 3 stars?
Romani first star? Hard no….
Barrie was without akey Bertucci and Jelsma last night with the number 2 goalie they’ll be fine they’d much rather play u than Brampton or Sudbury in the first round.
 
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Barrie was without akey Bertucci and Jelsma last night with the number 2 goalie they’ll be fine they’d much rather play u than Brampton or Sudbury in the first round.
Ya us too, we had Kent Greer, Briir Long and Reyth Smith out.
Plus, our 3rd string goalie Charlie Larocque.
Might want to look at the season win/ loss record so far. 😱
 
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There was a surprise win I didn't see coming, well done Battalion. There were some interesting stats. Former Colts with NB: 3 x 0 pts. = 0 pts; 3 x -3 = -9. Former Troops with BAR: 2+2+1 pts. = 5 pts; 3 x -2 = -6. As a (formerly) big fan of D-Wake, Tony Romo and OVS, this game had the right mix of ingredients: those players putting some (but not too many) points on the board in a Battalion win.

It was nice to see Iggy Pazii finally get rewarded. He has been flying for the past couple of weeks.
 
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Therrien makes me want to bang my head on the glass. Great setup for AL27 but takes another bone head penalty on the PP. PV6 is a gamer PP1 as of yesterday please. I’ve historically been anti BT7 but I’ve really enjoyed his game when he throws the body around. IP13 is fun to watch, not afraid to use his speed at all
on zone entries.
Turley may be most improved,,,,,,Long close....Enright studlike....an animal next year....guys wont like to come down his side....
 
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Yeah once those guys are back north bay will make a run to the mem cup 👍
We’re in a rebuild with a bunch of rookies and 1 full-time goalie in his first full season, you guys are supposed to be a powerhouse contender and we give you a run for your money every time. You gave us your future in exchange for 1 player who gave us the Quentin Musty treatment and is an OA, 1 player who can score until he meets a physical D pairing and probably won’t OA, and 1 player who is an absolute 2 way gem (we love you OVS) but is an OA as well. You guys will be lucky to win the conference and then if you do, you get the opportunity to be swept by London and enter the 25-26 season with limited youth or talent outside of goaltending.. Who’s really winning here?

Turley may be most improved,,,,,,Long close....Enright studlike....an animal next year....guys wont like to come down his side....
Enright throwing open ice hits to defend the rush in his rookie season gets me fired up. He’s like a Dman from the 80’s, even looks like one. If he can get his skating tuned up a little this off season this kids going places
 
9 Briir Long; 22 Zac Wilson; 23 Stepan Chukharev are out. 5 Kent Greer; 20 Reyth Smith are back in. 34 Mike McIvor has the net. 33 Colin MacKenzie goes for OTT.

Mike was a difference maker Sat., let's hope he can deliver again. What team will we see today? The one with solid wins vs. seemingly superior opponents BRAM and BAR, or the one with 1 point out of 6 vs. teams 8, 9 and 10 in the West?
 
We’re in a rebuild with a bunch of rookies and 1 full-time goalie in his first full season, you guys are supposed to be a powerhouse contender and we give you a run for your money every time. You gave us your future in exchange for 1 player who gave us the Quentin Musty treatment and is an OA, 1 player who can score until he meets a physical D pairing and probably won’t OA, and 1 player who is an absolute 2 way gem (we love you OVS) but is an OA as well. You guys will be lucky to win the conference and then if you do, you get the opportunity to be swept by London and enter the 25-26 season with limited youth or talent outside of goaltending.. Who’s really winning

We’re in a rebuild with a bunch of rookies and 1 full-time goalie in his first full season, you guys are supposed to be a powerhouse contender and we give you a run for your money every time. You gave us your future in exchange for 1 player who gave us the Quentin Musty treatment and is an OA, 1 player who can score until he meets a physical D pairing and probably won’t OA, and 1 player who is an absolute 2 way gem (we love you OVS) but is an OA as well. You guys will be lucky to win the conference and then if you do, you get the opportunity to be swept by London and enter the 25-26 season with limited youth or talent outside of goaltending.. Who’s really winning here?


Enright throwing open ice hits to defend the rush in his rookie season gets me fired up. He’s like a Dman from the 80’s, even looks like one. If he can get his skating tuned up a little this off season this kids going places
Never said u guys don’t have a great future just saying Barrie isn’t fully healthy and I think it’s a little ridiculous to say akey Jelsma and Bertucci don’t make a difference in the outcome of the game. Next year if Barrie decides to go for it again they have one of the best 06 groups in the league and if they decide to sell they have tons of players that will demand big returns so both teams can be in good spots unfortunately for u north bay flammed out in the conference finals 3 years in a row so can’t really judge a team that may make it to the finals.
 
Never said u guys don’t have a great future just saying Barrie isn’t fully healthy and I think it’s a little ridiculous to say akey Jelsma and Bertucci don’t make a difference in the outcome of the game. Next year if Barrie decides to go for it again they have one of the best 06 groups in the league and if they decide to sell they have tons of players that will demand big returns so both teams can be in good spots unfortunately for u north bay flammed out in the conference finals 3 years in a row so can’t really judge a team that may make it to the finals.
We’ve got about 2-3 more years of London dominance ahead, so I wouldn’t hold your breath. I hope we play you in round 1 :)
 
Never said u guys don’t have a great future just saying Barrie isn’t fully healthy and I think it’s a little ridiculous to say akey Jelsma and Bertucci don’t make a difference in the outcome of the game. Next year if Barrie decides to go for it again they have one of the best 06 groups in the league and if they decide to sell they have tons of players that will demand big returns so both teams can be in good spots unfortunately for u north bay flammed out in the conference finals 3 years in a row so can’t really judge a team that may make it to the finals.
Flammed out?
Finals?
Good luck getting past London! What happened last week?
 
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Flammed out?
Finals?
Good luck getting past London! What happened last week?
U never made the finals first of all second there’s no guarantee London even makes the final. There’s a reason u play the games. Hilarious to see u chirping your former players that helped u dig your way outta league irrelevance too lol
 
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U never made the finals first of all second there’s no guarantee London even makes the final. There’s a reason u play the games. Hilarious to see u chirping your former players that helped u dig your way outta league irrelevance too lol
if you’re this upset over 1 loss to us, you’re going to be very upset when you don’t make it past the 2nd round
 
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if you’re this upset over 1 loss to us, you’re going to be very upset when you don’t make it past the 2nd round
Never was upset if u read above I just mentioned that Barrie was without key pieces into the lineup that’s all your guy was upset comparing briar long to guys like akey and Jelsma so I thought I would correct him. I don’t get upset over ohl hockey I don’t have a impact on the team don’t worry I ain’t that far gone 😉
 
4 road games in 6 days loom large for the Battalion's playoff hopes. Questions: How many points is a realistic expectation? Hopefully they can snag 4, but I suspect somewhere between 1 and 3 are more likely. How about the goalie rotation? Do they sacrifice rookie Jack vs. SAG, then use vet Mike for the remaining 3? Or lead with Mike and slot Jack in one of the others?
 
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4 road games in 6 days loom large for the Battalion's playoff hopes. Questions: How many points is a realistic expectation? Hopefully they can snag 4, but I suspect somewhere between 1 and 3 are more likely. How about the goalie rotation? Do they sacrifice rookie Jack vs. SAG, then use vet Mike for the remaining 3? Or lead with Mike and slot Jack in one of the others?
I think Lisson would do good against SAG, seems to play well under a lot of shots. Going to be a good weekend
 

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