Ottawa 67s 2024-25 Season Thread, Part II

[sirius67fan]

Mews has never seen a puck that he hasn’t fallen in love with!

Not necessarily a bad thing though!

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

I guess Sudbury still holds the cards but would you want a player that doesn’t want to be there? As soon as their season is over, Musty plays in the AHL. If he prefers that over playing for the Wolves, do you want an uncommitted player like that? I think that is the real question.

Respectfully, your words are uninformed.
Time will tell.

 

[OMG67]

Respectfully, your words are uninformed.
Time will tell.

Are you suggesting Musty didn’t hold out when reassigned wanting a trade?

Unless he has had a big change of heart, he still wants out. Players that don’t want to be there typically don’t give a shit in the playoffs.

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

Are you suggesting Musty didn’t hold out when reassigned wanting a trade?

Unless he has had a big change of heart, he still wants out. Players that don’t want to be there typically don’t give a shit in the playoffs.

He’s enjoyed his time in Sudbury and since back he is a great teammate. Less about the team/environment/city but more about winning in his final year…where that is will be determined.

 

[mianjo]

NO Kingwell or Stonehouse, Mackenzie and Nelson listed as goalies, 16 skaters.

 

[mianjo]

67's lead 1-0

Goal
#23 Will Gerrior (17) scores. Assists: #11 Henry Mews1 st 11:24

 

[mianjo]

1-1

1-2, 15 seconds apart

 

[mianjo]

1-3

2-3

Goal
#9 Chris Barlas (5) scores. Assists: #18 Jack Dever, #29 Cooper Foster POWER PLAY
2nd 15:01

3-3

Goal
#26 Nathan Amidovski (1) scores. Assists: #28 Caden Kelly
2nd 16:54

 

[mianjo]

3-4

 

[mianjo]

3-5

 

[mianjo]

3-6 en Final

 

[OMG67]

Gerrior on a heater.

Amidovski with a highlight reel first goal. May be a play of the night.

Mackenzie made some really nice saves but JEZUS, he is letting in a lot of bad goals.

 

[Rinkrat101]

MacKenzie has to go. He struggled all night at least 2 bad goals this could be a case of lack of playing time . It's time to just run with Nelson .

 

[analyser]

MacKenzie has to go. He struggled all night at least 2 bad goals this could be a case of lack of playing time . It's time to just run with Nelson .

I agree the team produced a fair amount of scoring chances but in the end the difference had a lot to do with goaltending. Parsons is what a 20 yr old goalie should provide and MacKenzie is just not instilling any confidence in the team. He should be gone.

 

[beastintheeast]

MacKenzie has to go. He struggled all night at least 2 bad goals this could be a case of lack of playing time . It's time to just run with Nelson .

I think when Boyd gets this 4 player merry go round figured out things will settle down. It has to be hard on a goalie, especially when he is sitting in the stands and not getting the time on ice.

I have said it all along: the sooner Boyd sorts out the OA situation, the better.

Gerrior is second on the team with goals so hard to release
Mayich is the leader on defence
Mack Who else do we have, and or what 19-year-old is available to back up Nelson
Stonehouse plays a gritty game, but is he the odd man out, and can you find a trade for him, even if it is a late pick?

Boyd put the team in this position. Now, it is time to step up and solve it before Christmas.

 

[OMG67]

MacKenzie has to go. He struggled all night at least 2 bad goals this could be a case of lack of playing time . It's time to just run with Nelson .

That is my assessment as well. You need to either run him out twice a week so he can get on a roll or just go with Nelson. Find an “ok” backup. Rolling him out once a week is just ridiculous at this point. How can he get into a groove?

 

[OMG67]

Ottawa only has 8 more back to back games. Of those 8 games, three of those back to back are not aligned in a 4 day stretch so there is enough recovery time on each end of those back to backs that Nelson could reasonably play those games. So, hypothetically speaking, barring injury, Nelson can play 31 of 36 down the stretch. So, if MacK is gone, we would only need a backup to play 5 games. That’s not bad. Maybe a poor backup costs us 5 points down the stretch vs having a good backup? Does five points in the standings matter at this point?

That would give Nelson 47 games played. Simpson played 48 last year for London which hovers around how many games true starters play in a regular season. All of Gillespie, Parsons, Schenkel, and Leenders played in that range. Carter George played 56 and Oster played 60!

I honestly don’t even care if they have a bonafide backup looking at this schedule and breakdown of games. They can roll with whomever and I think I’d be fine with it.

 

[mianjo]

Pinelli scores for Canada

1-1 after 1

 

[dirty12]

Pinelli scores for Canada

1-1 after 1

I hope he scores 15 in the tournament.

 

[Hinterland]

Ottawa only has 8 more back to back games. Of those 8 games, three of those back to back are not aligned in a 4 day stretch so there is enough recovery time on each end of those back to backs that Nelson could reasonably play those games. So, hypothetically speaking, barring injury, Nelson can play 31 of 36 down the stretch. So, if MacK is gone, we would only need a backup to play 5 games. That’s not bad. Maybe a poor backup costs us 5 points down the stretch vs having a good backup? Does five points in the standings matter at this point?

That would give Nelson 47 games played. Simpson played 48 last year for London which hovers around how many games true starters play in a regular season. All of Gillespie, Parsons, Schenkel, and Leenders played in that range. Carter George played 56 and Oster played 60!

I honestly don’t even care if they have a bonafide backup looking at this schedule and breakdown of games. They can roll with whomever and I think I’d be fine with it.

Nelson should be able to handle it.

In the Q, Huskies rookie goalie Samuel Meloche has played 27 already so if my math is right he's on pace for 64 or something.

 

[OMG67]

Nelson should be able to handle it.

In the Q, Huskies rookie goalie Samuel Meloche has played 27 already so if my math is right he's on pace for 64 or something.

Yeah. Under 50 games is fine. He won’t be following that up with a full slate of playoff games. They will need to go out in the offseason and find a capable backup or hope they have one internal that they can work with.

Toss the five games to whomever and hope Nelson doesn’t get injured and end up in a spot where you are rolling out Conway every game. He isn’t ready for that role.