How does getting an OA center this year help us next year.
I think the wise move at this stage is to see what we have. can Pinelli be a 2 center. can Barlas or Foster be a 3 or 4
Last year everyone on here was calling for a rebuild year. When I suggested that they had the parts to be competitive I was told I was crazy and that the team had to restock the picks that it use for Morrison and Minchi.
Now you guys are saying that we should get rid of picks for a chance to be the best in the East. Frankly I do not see it and you can not convince me that this team would have a shot at the M Cup. The east is weak I think with a lot of teams rebuilding. But I think looking at the west that London and a few others are going to be strong.
Next year we will have Gerrior and a second-year whitehead at least which is more than we have now as well as the annual surprise player.
I am sorry but the good OA centers are going to get picked up for a hefty price and not until deadline.
Any OA we get now is just a player that is cast off from another team.
I paraphrase what was said last year Next year we need a year to recoup what we lost in picks we are low so Donoso and Beck should be trade pieces to recoup the picks. There is no way we can go for it the next 2 years.
The funny thing is that after convincing me and telling me that I was wrong last year he is now taking my side. Interesting.
I have previously outlined how development is excellerated by providing positive playing conditions. High profile scoring wingers need pucks on their sticks in scoring zones. If they are chasing pucks and not in scoring zones because the centre they are playing with is incapable of providing them the support they need, then how does that lead to development?
Chasing a puck around for 60 minutes without the talent on the ice to advance skills and situational development doesn’t constitute player development.
A team requires key positions to be competently filled. The top three centres, the first and second pairing lead D-Man and a goaltender. That is six positions That need to be in place for the remainder of the team to be successful. Without those six key pieces, the team does not have th building blocks for success. Any strategies developed through practise cannot be implemented on the ice Because they dont’ have the key positions covered that allows them to realize their development potential.
Right now, the 67’s have MacK, Mayich and Gardiner. They have three of six pieces. Potentially, Marrelli and/or Mews may fill that key position on defence. Potentially, Pinelli may be able to transition to centre. Maybe Foster as well. Who knows? I don’t think Pinelli and Foster will provide that support effectively but it is possible.
This is why the team utilizes OA’s in key positions even when they are rebuilding. Look at Hamilton last year. How well would Lardis have progressed if Panwar weren’t on that team to help ancor a scoring line? Would that team been better off without PAnwar? Woudl their players have developed at a more advanced rate had Panwar not been on that team? Would the 67’s wingers have developed better two years ago if they hadn’t acquired Johnston? Woudl Barlas as 1 16 year old been developed more efffectively by forcing him onto that centre role on the 3rd line that Johnston held down as an OA? Or was Barlas more effectively developed by shifting him to the wing?
That’s the point. If they are rebuilding, they don’t need a Maillet or Zito but they do need at least one experienced centre that can help provide the required depth down the middle. Additionally, if Pinelli is a valued winger, why move him to centre where he may very likely stagnate from a development perspective? We had the same discussion last year with Rohrer. he was fine but his production was considerably under expectations. Taht may have led him to his decision to go to Europe this year specifically because he didn’t feel he developed to expectations.
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