One there and an OA D. Add in a good import to that top line with EP21 and we’re cooking.
North Bay Battalion 2024 25 Season Thread Part I
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Good trade piece for an OA, decent value. Doubt you’ll see anything until the deadline with him though. He’s got all that size but doesn’t use it. Speed isn’t there but if he could match his game to EP21’s style he’d probably be okay. I’d be shocked to see SM24 drafted before Amidovski at this point
may 6 2007 is 24Sm birthday, he is not an oa for 2 more years. He played against other teams top line. Give him time to develop. did not get much icetime in Barriebefore he was trade to Troops. Lets all have a little patience wit this lad
Moses started as RW L1 & PP1, from there played his way down to LW L3. He just is not very good 5 vs 5 and does not kill penalties.
Play Amidovski, Wellenreiter, Therrien, Vaughn; develop Carey and Warren, and let another team be patient with Moses.
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I think he is still a good player and likely to only get better from here, but if we’re talking about trade value to get 1-2 quality OA’s to be competitive and lead the young lads Moses carries way more value than our 07 defense pieces. I do still see a far more complete player in Amidovski for the draft though, but last central scouting rankings had Moses higher. I was a big SM24 fan at the beginning of the year but I’m a believer in effort and accountability with a young squad, and there was a noticeable decline that progressed as the year went on. Carey came out flying like a bat out of hell every shift on the 4th line at 16 years old even if we were down 6-1, and Moses played line 1 and pp1 from his first game with our group yet would give up on a shift if the puck couldn’t get past the neutral zone. All I’m saying is there’s a lot of young talent on this team willing to play 100% every shift, and he needs to earn his ice time this year and take that next step. Battalion culture and play style has a reputation for a reason right
Is Wellenreiter back next season? Elite has him playing NCAA next year. The same goes for Kapageridis. If I have the opportunity to get a full scholarship, I'm not sure I put that off in favor of a junior career.
With all the previous NCAA offers made, plus offers this past season to graduating OHL players and rumoured offers to next seasons top 18-19 yr olds, guys like Kapageritis and Wellenreiter probably do not make the line up of NCAA teams until after their OA seasons.
Now that NCAA schools are allowed former OHL players there will be very little need to pay scholarships of practice roster players.
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From an earlier post from apfsds;
NB is only losing 3 players next year. Leblancs and Wigle .
Welly has deferred his NCAA untill 2026
That means they have two overage spots and one import
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I’d think the ideal path for the majority of players unless an absolutely dominant superstar would be to play until their 19 year old season and enter the NCAA in what would be their OA season
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Have heard both deferred their NCAA commitment another year. Elite isn’t always accurate, they had Charlie Larocque as a right handed catcher most of the year lol
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I couldn't believe the way Moses played in the Prospects game. Absolutely amazing. So we know the talent is there. Why he doesn't perform this way is the question ? Maybe not comfortable playing here. True he is still young but his talent is there. We also don't know what goes on in the locker room. Hopefully with a few players leaving this will change.
Maybe the offensive ability and upside can be better utilized at RW on another team. With Amidovski, Wellenreiter, Therrien ahead of him and Vaughn, Ryder, and Warren coming up behind him; Moses will not move up the battalion line up at even strength imo.
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Might’ve been a linemate thing. His best hockey was when he and Wellenreiter were together. I found the Moses-Wigle-Vaughan line didn’t have much chemistry. I don’t know if Moses is used to a defensive style of play either. With his size, puck possession and quick hands, he should be a net front/corners type of guy 5 on 5, but he likes to play the rush. I found on many occasions he would hang back and rely on Wigle to do most of the forechecking. He can be dangerous on the PP at the back end, just needs to work on cycling the puck faster and getting his shot off quicker. If he gets drafted and sees an NHL camp and gets some direction, we might see some big progression.
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Anyone have any thoughts on what our backup goalie situation will look like next year? Lisson returning, Larocque getting another shot, or a recent draft pick like Nadon or Ceranic?
