North Bay Battalion 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part I

[SoupNazi]

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

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[SeniorJuniorFan]

Circling back to hardclimate and 190 from Saturday: reading between the lines (and the lines themselves) it sounds like D-Wake (&/or his representation) is orchestrating his way off the team and out of town. Am I reading this correctly? If so, I am quite disappointed. At least doing so on the down low might give the team some semblance of a chance to obtain fair market value in a trade. Maybe someone can help me understand the situation.

 

[dirty12]

Circling back to hardclimate and 190 from Saturday: reading between the lines (and the lines themselves) it sounds like D-Wake (&/or his representation) is orchestrating his way off the team and out of town. Am I reading this correctly? If so, I am quite disappointed. At least doing so on the down low might give the team some semblance of a chance to obtain fair market value in a trade. Maybe someone can help me understand the situation.

The twins are a package, so one of VanSteensel or Wakley would be traded. Wakley might be the most sought after (available) OA this season.
The trade of Mathurin and likely trade of Wakely will fill all of the NB draft pick voids.

 

[Samee987]

Circling back to hardclimate and 190 from Saturday: reading between the lines (and the lines themselves) it sounds like D-Wake (&/or his representation) is orchestrating his way off the team and out of town. Am I reading this correctly? If so, I am quite disappointed. At least doing so on the down low might give the team some semblance of a chance to obtain fair market value in a trade. Maybe someone can help me understand the situation.

Here's my take. Last year when GM Dennis talked to the veteran players, they all said they wanted to take another run at a championship. He made a few additions/subtraction with the understanding that this year would be different. Wakely's been released by the oilers. I believe he is pursuing his options. No trade will be made until he agrees to return to the OHL. I don't believe we can be angry at Wakely, ohl/chl humanitarian award plus the work he's done in the city. He owes us nothing.

 

[190 is almost 206]

Here's my take. Last year when GM Dennis talked to the veteran players, they all said they wanted to take another run at a championship. He made a few additions/subtraction with the understanding that this year would be different. Wakely's been released by the oilers. I believe he is pursuing his options. No trade will be made until he agrees to return to the OHL. I don't believe we can be angry at Wakely, ohl/chl humanitarian award plus the work he's done in the city. He owes us nothing.

Released?
Strange thing to do 3 months after drafting him. Released and returned to junior are very different things.

And exactly, he and his team seem to be looking out for what is best for DW14 and there is nothing wrong with that.