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Ottawa 67's 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 3)

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Race Dawg said:
I saw that. Fired it right to the Oshawa player camped out on the point. OMG they need to fix those blunders heading into the post-season.
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As we get into the playoffs you are going to see less and less of Horner, Ewle, Mews and Marrelli. Definitely in the last few minutes of a close game
 
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beastintheeast said:
As we get into the playoffs you are going to see less and less of Horner, Ewle, Mews and Marrelli. Definitely in the last few minutes of a close game
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I think it was a forward in that case. Regardless, the players who have alarmed me have been some of the vets. It wouldn't surprise me if Smyth has a hard time getting a regular shift. Mews and Marrelli have shown poise, but playoffs are a different beast.

No repeats of 1988, please.
 
ecraigs said:
I think it was a forward in that case. Regardless, the players who have alarmed me have been some of the vets. It wouldn't surprise me if Smyth has a hard time getting a regular shift. Mews and Marrelli have shown poise, but playoffs are a different beast.

No repeats of 1988, please.
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I think you mean 99
 
beastintheeast said:
I think you mean 99
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Nope, 1988. In those playoffs, Ottawa faced a much weaker Oshawa team in the first round. I remember thinking that Ottawa was 5 goals better than the Generals on any given day with Cassels, Rowbotham, et al. They had a goalie named Hackett and a good defensive system, built by Theriault.

The series went to game 4 with Oshawa leading 3-0 in the series and 5-4 late in game 4. Courtesy of DiMuzio in OT, Ottawa survived and then blew the Generals out over the next 3 games. We beat Cornwall, then lost to the Petes.

But, that was then, this is now. Oshawa has shown that they can play with us. We need to up our game.
 
ecraigs said:
Nope, 1988. In those playoffs, Ottawa faced a much weaker Oshawa team in the first round. I remember thinking that Ottawa was 5 goals better than the Generals on any given day with Cassels, Rowbotham, et al. They had a goalie named Hackett and a good defensive system, built by Theriault.

The series went to game 4 with Oshawa leading 3-0 in the series and 5-4 late in game 4. Courtesy of DiMuzio in OT, Ottawa survived and then blew the Generals out over the next 3 games. We beat Cornwall, then lost to the Petes.

But, that was then, this is now. Oshawa has shown that they can play with us. We need to up our game.
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I was on the Ottawa fan bus that game six. I was a starving student and had no money by gosh darnit I was bloody well going to that game in Oshawa come hell or high water. I bugged my Dad for the $40 to pay Howard Bloom of the booster club so I could get that ticket. We packed the bus and outcheered the entire 2,400 in Oshawa to win 7-2. I remember my Dad standing in line the next day to score tickets to game 7 while I was in school. He said the line up was all the way down Bank Street. The old Civic Centre must have had over 10, 000 that game. Good times beating the Gens!!
 
Race Dawg said:
I was on the Ottawa fan bus that game six. I was a starving student and had no money by gosh darnit I was bloody well going to that game in Oshawa come hell or high water. I bugged my Dad for the $40 to pay Howard Bloom of the booster club so I could get that ticket. We packed the bus and outcheered the entire 2,400 in Oshawa to win 7-2. I remember my Dad standing in line the next day to score tickets to game 7 while I was in school. He said the line up was all the way down Bank Street. The old Civic Centre must have had over 10, 000 that game. Good times beating the Gens!!
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ecraigs said:
Nope, 1988. In those playoffs, Ottawa faced a much weaker Oshawa team in the first round. I remember thinking that Ottawa was 5 goals better than the Generals on any given day with Cassels, Rowbotham, et al. They had a goalie named Hackett and a good defensive system, built by Theriault.

The series went to game 4 with Oshawa leading 3-0 in the series and 5-4 late in game 4. Courtesy of DiMuzio in OT, Ottawa survived and then blew the Generals out over the next 3 games. We beat Cornwall, then lost to the Petes.

But, that was then, this is now. Oshawa has shown that they can play with us. We need to up our game.
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In 1987-1988 season was a great season for OHL hockey. The league was evenly balanced. The top three teams in the Leyden Division, were Peterborough, Ottawa and Cornwall. All three were evenly matched. They battled all season long for first place. It was the Petes and the Royals in the first half battling for the top spot in the division and the Petes and the 67s in the second half competing for the division title. The Petes had a 4-4-0 record against Ottawa and a 3-2-3 record against Cornwall. The middle of the pack teams Belleville and Oshawa were a little behind the top three but they could not be taken lightly and had the ability to win against the top three. Toronto and Kingston struggled with the latter having a disaster of a season.

The contending teams did not have to load up at the deadline and rebuilding teams did not have to sell their best players. The first place Petes were made up of mostly players they had drafted and two free agents, in fact they did not have a player obtained in a trade on their roster, the 67s only made two trades, had one waiver pickup and a free agent signing and the Royals made only one trade which brought in two players and shipped two out. Oshawa who had won the OHL Championship the year before kept all their veteran players at the deadline. In fact they added a top forward at the deadline. Most of the trades in the division were made by Belleville and Kingston. The trades were mostly a player traded for a player or a single draft pick traded for a depth player or an overage. Teams did not have to trade the player they drafted in the first round and/or multiple draft picks for a top player like they do today.

In the playoffs there was some great hockey. With Peterborough and Ottawa playing for the Leyden Division title. I attended the final game in Ottawa were the Petes won game four and the series with Geoff Ingram scoring the winning goal with 23 seconds left in the third period. What was ironic was that Ottawa tied game four in the Oshawa series with 23 seconds left in the third period which started their comeback in that series. This season remains one of my favourite seasons of OHL hockey.
 
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So unless the world comes to an end the PO are
Ott Osh
NB SUD
BAR MISS
PETES HAM

I see 2nd round
Ott Ham
NB Bar

Ottawa and NB (althought it could be a toss up)
 
beastintheeast said:
So unless the world comes to an end the PO are
Ott Osh
NB SUD
BAR MISS
PETES HAM

I see 2nd round
Ott Ham
NB Bar

Ottawa and NB (althought it could be a toss up)
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You should hope that is not the way it goes; Hamilton beat Ottawa 4 games to 1 this season, right? And the possibility of the Petes having a good 5-6 game stretch should be frightening.
 
Petes1987 said:
In the playoffs there was some great hockey. With Peterborough and Ottawa playing for the Leyden Division title. I attended the final game in Ottawa were the Petes won game four and the series with Geoff Ingram scoring the winning goal with 23 seconds left in the third period. What was ironic was that Ottawa tied game four in the Oshawa series with 23 seconds left in the third period which started their comeback in that series. This season remains one of my favourite seasons of OHL hockey.
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We enjoyed the hockey then, as well. It was a difficult time for our family, but hockey offered a distraction.

Kilrea traded a fair amount, but he preferred to add a key player, like Myllari in 1984. The tsunami of draft picks didn't happen. Petes were a better team, Hull, Ricci, Domi, et al, but a 4-game sweep was surprising.

Ottawa did need overtime to survive Oshawa, but the next three games were 7-2, 6-1, 5-0 blowouts. Taking any playoff opponent lightly is a very bad idea.
 
dirty12 said:
You should hope that is not the way it goes; Hamilton beat Ottawa 4 games to 1 this season, right? And the possibility of the Petes having a good 5-6 game stretch should be frightening.
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I'd be surprised if Hamilton beat Peterborough in a 7-game series, but its certainly possible. I'd see it as a slight upset, even if Hamilton had home-ice advantage.

There are no easy paths to winning a championship, you have to beat good teams. Ottawa has put themselves in the best possible position to win though: Oshawa, then Peterborough (or Hamilton), then North Bay (or Barrie) on home ice. IMO, that's a better path than North Bay has (a hot Sudbury team, then Barrie, then Ottawa as the away team), even if Hamilton has had Ottawa's number this season. Not having to travel up to Sudbury is a win for Ottawa. That's not to take anything away from North Bay, as a 67s fan they are imo the biggest threat to Ottawa in the East. North Bay vs. Barrie will be a great 2nd round matchup to watch.
 
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dirty12 said:
You should hope that is not the way it goes; Hamilton beat Ottawa 4 games to 1 this season, right? And the possibility of the Petes having a good 5-6 game stretch should be frightening.
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Playoffs are about coaching and preparing a team to beat the team in front of them. Ottawa has the horses, but they will need to adjust and execute a strategy for whichever team bus pulls up to the gate. Hamilton and Jay McKee have expertly used their resources to beat Ottawa at their weakest point. Can Cameron and staff do the same? We shall see.
 
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ecraigs said:
We enjoyed the hockey then, as well. It was a difficult time for our family, but hockey offered a distraction.

Kilrea traded a fair amount, but he preferred to add a key player, like Myllari in 1984. The tsunami of draft picks didn't happen. Petes were a better team, Hull, Ricci, Domi, et al, but a 4-game sweep was surprising.

Ottawa did need overtime to survive Oshawa, but the next three games were 7-2, 6-1, 5-0 blowouts. Taking any playoff opponent lightly is a very bad idea.
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The main reason the Petes swept the series was that they were well rested after sweeping Toronto in the first round and then having a second round bye. The 67s had to play 7 games against Oshawa and then play Cornwall in the second round.
 
ecraigs said:
Playoffs are about coaching and preparing a team to beat the team in front of them. Ottawa has the horses, but they will need to adjust and execute a strategy for whichever team bus pulls up to the gate. Hamilton and Jay McKee have expertly used their resources to beat Ottawa at their weakest point. Can Cameron and staff do the same? We shall see.
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Part of the playoffs is also how banged up your team is. That to me is why the more in the first round you can play the 3rd and 4th line the better,

A few years ago a stacked Fronts team got beat by the Petes not because the Petes had the better team it was simply that in the first 2 games in Kingston they lost on the scoreboard but won on the ice. NBy the 3rd game star player were starting to hurt and hearing Pets skates. The Petes won the series because they hurt the Fronts stars,
 
Petes1987 said:
The main reason the Petes swept the series was that they were well rested after sweeping Toronto in the first round and then having a second round bye. The 67s had to play 7 games against Oshawa and then play Cornwall in the second round.
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The Oshawa series started off very frustrating for the 67's. Down 3-0 to the Gens who liked to goon things up against the 67's skating style meant Killer had to make drastic adjustments. Once we'd won game 3 there was no way we were losing game 7 in Ottawa. Funny cause the very next year the Generals tried to do the same thing against us (the much younger 67's had the best of Oshawa and built up a 3-0 series lead) after winning 2 straight games in Oshawa but the 67's won game 6 to beat the Gens again. The 67's own the Generals in the playoffs.

Peterborough was always tough. Roger Neilson had a very effective system and defensive brand that was smothering. Sadly for us the Petes always had our number in the playoffs until Ottawa won game 7 at the Bob. That was the year Steve Washburn sent the game into overtime with 3 seconds left lol. The curse had been lifted.....
 
NO Morrison tonight

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ecraigs said:
Something not right there. His injury seems to be lingering.
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Yeah I'm a bit worried but not too much. Likely they want him at full strenght...as games this weekend don't mean much better to rest him. Didn't seem bothered much last week.
 
sirius67fan said:
Yeah I'm a bit worried but not too much. Likely they want him at full strenght...as games this weekend don't mean much better to rest him. Didn't seem bothered much last week.
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Maybe, but he's been out for a lot of games lately and he would be key to playoff success.
 
ecraigs said:
Maybe, but he's been out for a lot of games lately and he would be key to playoff success.
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Morrison is fine. As we know he missed several games after arriving in Ottawa with a groin injury, came back at full strength and looked 100%, missed a few more games on a road trip to rest up, and came back again at full strength. The games this weekend are ultimately meaningless, so why not give him a few more days off before jumping into the playoffs at 100%?

If these were the playoffs, he'd be playing...maybe at 90%, but he'd be playing. Give him those few extra days to make sure he's 100%. It's the right call.

Ideally we'd be in a position to give a few more of our core players a day or two off before the playoffs, but not sure if we have the bodies to do it with Barlas out.
 
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