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Ottawa 67's 2023-24 Season Thread (Part One)

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1-1 in 1st
GOAL #22 Matthew Mayich (1) scores. Assists: #26 Gavin Ewles GAME TYING 1st 17:08
 
Petes1987 said:
The issue I think in part is that their are not many teams looking to add an overage goaltender. London did and was able to obtain Michael Simpson who was the playoff MVP and Erie traded for Ben Gaudreau who played in the World Juniors. I do not think that fact that he is a backup this season is a factor in no interest as he was the starter on the first overall team in the the OHL last year. It just is the lack of interest in overage goaltenders.
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The challenge that I think is out there with Donoso may not be anything Ottawa can control. At the start of the season, it was what is North Bay going to do with Devincentis. That is still the question.

I think Donos will get moved it is just a matter of when. As to backup goalie, I think depending on the team we can get a backup to replace him I do not think Nelson who looks to be the heir apparent for next year should be brought up.
 
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I think the last two games versus Guelph are indicative of how the season has/will go.

If the 67s stick to their system, do not have any major defensive break downs (like they did in Guelph), get solid goaltending, stay disciplined and continue to be efficient on PP and PK, they will will a lot more than their share of games.

I Continue to be impressed with both rookies Whitehead and Brady.
Brady is calm, poised, smart and has that 67s level of compete.
Whitehead has showed some serious skating and speed.

Good to see Kelly back in the lineup. He displayed some skill, but needs to work on moving the puck better.

I agree with has been said earlier in this thread about Marrelli. He will become the anchor of this defensive unit as the season goes on. I think his NHL draft grades will also trend up as the season goes along.

Is Uronen injured?
 
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The challenge that I think is out there with Donoso may not be anything Ottawa can control. At the start of the season, it was what is North Bay going to do with Devincentis. That is still the question.

I think Donos will get moved it is just a matter of when. As to backup goalie, I think depending on the team we can get a backup to replace him I do not think Nelson who looks to be the heir apparent for next year should be brought up.
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To who? How many teams have OA spots left? If those teams needed a goalie and didn't open up an OA spot for Simpson or Gaudreau, are they really going to for Donoso?

I can see Ottawa moving Mackenzie if they don't feel like they will challenge for a championship, as the return would be better, no?

StormWatcher said:
Saginaw may be a landing spot for MacK and the 67's end up holding onto Donoso.

Looking forward to tonight's rematch.
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I'd keep an eye on SSM too, 67s could end up with Landon Miller in return. I really do believe Hounds are watching him closely right now.
 
HF92 said:
To who? How many teams have OA spots left? If those teams needed a goalie and didn't open up an OA spot for Simpson or Gaudreau, are they really going to for Donoso?

I can see Ottawa moving Mackenzie if they don't feel like they will challenge for a championship, as the return would be better, no?


I'd keep an eye on SSM too, 67s could end up with Landon Miller in return. I really do believe Hounds are watching him closely right now.
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The challenge in that scenario is next season. I believe the 67’s organization feels like they have a shot at competing at the top of the league. One of the reasons why is MacK. If they were to trade MacK this year, yes, they would get a decent return but elite goalies don’t generally garner a hefty return compared to elite centres. MacK’s value is higher with Ottawa than as a trade piece. I don’t think they’d get the type of return required to make them seriously consider it.

IMO, Donoso is a better goalie at the OHL level than Gaudreau. Donoso just needs to be a starter and get his reps in and his numbers will calm down immediately.
 
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NoQuit67s said:
I think the last two games versus Guelph are indicative of how the season has/will go.

If the 67s stick to their system, do not have any major defensive break downs (like they did in Guelph), get solid goaltending, stay disciplined and continue to be efficient on PP and PK, they will will a lot more than their share of games.

I Continue to be impressed with both rookies Whitehead and Brady.
Brady is calm, poised, smart and has that 67s level of compete.
Whitehead has showed some serious skating and speed.

Good to see Kelly back in the lineup. He displayed some skill, but needs to work on moving the puck better.

I agree with has been said earlier in this thread about Marrelli. He will become the anchor of this defensive unit as the season goes on. I think his NHL draft grades will also trend up as the season goes along.

Is Uronen injured?
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I believe Brady is the best of the rest on that defence for Ottawa. I think he is now the #4 on the depth chart.

Agree about whitehead. He is one of those 2nd half star candidates. So many need the first half to find their feet and settle into the speed of the game etc. He strikes me as one of those kids that will have a stellar second half as a 16 year old rookie.

Kelly is a shooter and corner man. That is his strength. He isn’t the type of player to collect a bunch of assists. If he can find himself on a line with scoring opportunities, I think he will start to bury the puck.
 
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I think the 67’s should look to move CK plus maybe a pick or Smyth or Horner for a D that can play this year & next. Unfortunately we don’t have the ice time available that he may deserve I think we look like this

Pinelli-Gardiner-Foster
Stoney-Lawrence (OA)-Uronen
Gerrior-_____(OA)-Dever
whitehead-Barlas-Korbler
Hilton

Mayich-Mews
Marelli-______ (CK Trade)
Sirman- Ewles
Brady

Look to move Smyth, Horner & CK

Next Season

Pinelli-Gardiner-Foster
Gerrior (OA)- Barlas-Uronen
(08 1st)- Whitehead-Dever
Hilton-Yani-Korbler

Mayich (OA)- Mews
Marelli-_____ (CK trade)
Brady- Ewles
Dietch

Mackenzie (OA)
Nelson

(Move Sirman in the off-season)
 
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AGranderson said:
I think the 67’s should look to move CK plus maybe a pick or Smyth or Horner for a D that can play this year & next. Unfortunately we don’t have the ice time available that he may deserve I think we look like this

Pinelli-Gardiner-Foster
Stoney-Lawrence (OA)-Uronen
Gerrior-_____(OA)-Dever
whitehead-Barlas-Korbler
Hilton

Mayich-Mews
Marelli-______ (CK Trade)
Sirman- Ewles
Brady

Look to move Smyth, Horner & CK

Next Season

Pinelli-Gardiner-Foster
Gerrior (OA)- Barlas-Uronen
(08 1st)- Whitehead-Dever
Hilton-Yani-Korbler

Mayich (OA)- Mews
Marelli-_____ (CK trade)
Brady- Ewles
Dietch

Mackenzie (OA)
Nelson

(Move Sirman in the off-season)
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I do not see Uronene coming back next year. He is eligible for the AHL or to play in LIga next year, so if he does not make the Knights, then I would think he will play in a men's league.

There is no way that Kordler is going to come back if he is going to be a 3rd 4th line player. It makes no sense.

I am not sure that Barlas

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Barlas-Pinelli-Kelly
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Marelli-euro pick
Dietch- Ewles
Horner Sirman

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Nelson

As stated, I do not see either Euro returning. If Uronen comes back, he will move up but I think we will draft 2 other players

Also if a Euro Center is drafted then Pinelli can move to wing at that stage.

This is based on the players that we have there is, of course, the supposition that 2 draft picks from the next OHL draft will make the team.

There is also the possibility that a young D could be drafted and make the team.

The other thing that will make changes is who the other teams want and Stonehouse
 
beastintheeast said:
I do not see Uronene coming back next year. He is eligible for the AHL or to play in LIga next year, so if he does not make the Knights, then I would think he will play in a men's league.

There is no way that Kordler is going to come back if he is going to be a 3rd 4th line player. It makes no sense.

I am not sure that Barlas

Gerrior (OA)-Gardiner-Foster
Barlas-Pinelli-Kelly
Hilton- Whitehead-Dever
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Draft picks x2
Euro

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Marelli-euro pick
Dietch- Ewles
Horner Sirman

Mackenzie (OA)
Nelson

As stated, I do not see either Euro returning. If Uronen comes back, he will move up but I think we will draft 2 other players

Also if a Euro Center is drafted then Pinelli can move to wing at that stage.

This is based on the players that we have there is, of course, the supposition that 2 draft picks from the next OHL draft will make the team.

There is also the possibility that a young D could be drafted and make the team.

The other thing that will make changes is who the other teams want and Stonehouse
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Currently, Uronen is a half a point per game player in the OHL. He has not asserted himself in any significant way at this level. Nothing about his game suggests he is ready to play in a Professional league next season. Assuming he is going to turn pro at this stage is not realistic. He would have to make a very significant jump to make that happen.

I agree about Korbler though. I think if the 67’s have a player n their list that they feel confident about, it is more likely they use their Import pick and replace him.
 
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OMG67 said:
Currently, Uronen is a half a point per game player in the OHL. He has not asserted himself in any significant way at this level. Nothing about his game suggests he is ready to play in a Professional league next season. Assuming he is going to turn pro at this stage is not realistic. He would have to make a very significant jump to make that happen.

I agree about Korbler though. I think if the 67’s have a player n their list that they feel confident about, it is more likely they use their Import pick and replace him.
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The fact that Uronen is not doing great is a reason for him to go back to Europe and play in Europe if he is not going to be going higher, ala Rohrer. No matter what, if he can make money playing in Europe at home, he may choose that route instead of languishing here in the OHL
 
12 games into the season is no where near enough time to be evaluating the import player position, they are still getting acclimatized to life in NA and the smaller ice. The commitment has been made to them for this year, unless a world class import becomes available at the trade window the team allows them to work through the process and evaluate things in the post season.

Uronen is easily in the top 6 group and with Lawrence and likely Stonehouse graduating a 1st line player next year. Korbler is only 17 so his position on the roster can not be measured against the current top line players, the skills appear to be there and things should progress as he becomes more comfortable playing in the teams system. It appears both players are being overly cautious on the offensive side of the puck at the moment.
 
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A good 2 wins weekend for the 67s. Kept their goals-against low and goals-for high. And the young defence is rounding into form. Horner showed some lovely meanness in hitting players, and Brady is displaying some jump and poise playing with Mayich. Even Caden Kelly got into a scrap (he lost but showed up) and got booted for mouthing the ref (both not what we want him doing too much of).

The only worry is the number of shots against. 40+ is too many even with Mack walling the net.

Our forward lines seem to have solidified into 2 good units:
Pinelli-Gardiner-Gerrior
Stonehouse-Lawrence-Uronen/Dever

Hmmm...I've misplaced Foster, he's playing well too.
No news on Mews...?
 
67’s have a pretty soft schedule the next few weeks. Only one .600+ team over the next 13 games. They’ll have to accumulate the points and start to climb up to first.
 
Looking at Donoso, I think the best trade for him would be to Saginaw. The problem with that is that Saginaw would have to release a Michigan player.

This would give them a goalie who can handle the pressure and has the knowledge to be a winner.

Not sure what we could get back BUT I have a feeling that Saginaw is not gong ot be able to wait until the deadline.
 
Look at that - put some high end talent (Pinelli) on Gardiner’s wing and both of them start going offensively. I thought both guys had tremendous games, including Gardiner with two nice stretch passes to Pinelli for breakaways.

Lawrence has really been a great pickup for the 67s. He's been a consistent presence all over the ice, wins faceoffs, and his size makes him difficult to play against. I've always liked Gerrior, he has great skating and shooting ability (and is our best forward PKer) and finds a way to use those skills to take over a shift or two each period.

I thought Hilton was superb yesterday, creating some good looks for himself and showing a quick release on his hard shot. Whitehead was all over the ice yesterday. Both guys had their best games in the OHL.

Forward depth is looking good.

MacKenzie was elite, as usual.

Anyone notice some of the Barrie players jawing at each other? Sale and another player were going at it near the boards during a failed Barrie power play.
 
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gadder said:
A good 2 wins weekend for the 67s. Kept their goals-against low and goals-for high. And the young defence is rounding into form. Horner showed some lovely meanness in hitting players, and Brady is displaying some jump and poise playing with Mayich. Even Caden Kelly got into a scrap (he lost but showed up) and got booted for mouthing the ref (both not what we want him doing too much of).

The only worry is the number of shots against. 40+ is too many even with Mack walling the net.

Our forward lines seem to have solidified into 2 good units:
Pinelli-Gardiner-Gerrior
Stonehouse-Lawrence-Uronen/Dever

Hmmm...I've misplaced Foster, he's playing well too.
No news on Mews...?
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Foster has been playing with Pinelli and Gardiner the last few games.

Pinelli - Gardiner - Foster
Stonehouse - Lawrence - Dever
Gerrior - Barlas - Kelly
Hilton - Whitehead - Korbler

Misconduct for abusing an official aside, playing the kind of game he played yesterday is Kelly's ticket to having an impact on this team imo.

Ottawa gave up a lot of shots but the defensemen were good at clearing rebounds quick and limiting Barrie to one shot per scoring chance. MacKenzie was great, but after he stopped the first shot there was typically mimimal traffic in front of the net or scoring chances in tight where he needed to make a huge save.
 
With a couple games in hand and 6 games in the next 12 days it becomes a critical stretch in the schedule; against some weaker competition these are games they should win and put up some decent offensive numbers. The game on the 18th could very well determine who is in 1st place in the conference.
 
NordiquesForeva said:
Look at that - put some high end talent (Pinelli) on Gardiner’s wing and both of them start going offensively. I thought both guys had tremendous games, including Gardiner with two nice stretch passes to Pinelli for breakaways.

Lawrence has really been a great pickup for the 67s. He's been a consistent presence all over the ice, wins faceoffs, and his size makes him difficult to play against. I've always liked Gerrior, he has great skating and shooting ability (and is our best forward PKer) and finds a way to use those skills to take over a shift or two each period.

I thought Hilton was superb yesterday, creating some good looks for himself and showing a quick release on his hard shot. Whitehead was all over the ice yesterday. Both guys had their best games in the OHL.

Forward depth is looking good.

MacKenzie was elite, as usual.

Anyone notice some of the Barrie players jawing at each other? Sale and another player were going at it near the boards during a failed Barrie power play.
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Not really a surprise. We’ve both said it all year that Pinelli is a natural winger and is much more impactful in that role. Same with Gardiner. He can’t play the line driver role. he needs to feed better players because that is where he provides value. He sees the ice very well and can anticipate but if he is playing with inferior wingers, his vision is wasted.

I’d still prefer a more consistent 3rd line centre and get Barlas to the wing. Whitehead could potentially fill that role in the 2nd half with the way he is playing. A little OA insurance at centre would be nice though.

I’m not prepared to say it yet but MacK “could” be the top goalie in the league right now from the perspective of impact. That alone makes Ottawa a threat next season with a team that is one year older. The 67’s really need to focus on next year’s roster As much as possible. Identify which players fill which roles and if the prices are low for acquisition this season which they seem to be, go out and get one or two 18 year olds that will help compliment the roster this season as well as next.

Brady seems to be looking good beside Marrelli. It may be good to look at keeping those two together and then place Mews beside Mayich when he returns. See how that works through the deadline to determine if we need a top 4 D-Man or not.
 
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