Ottawa 67s 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[AGranderson]

Who has the best (sarcasm) schedule for the rest of the year, us or North Bay

How much ice time are the 3rd and 4th line getting these days

Is DC coaching to make the playoffs or developing players

How do you make all of these comments, predictions if you don’t even go to or watch the games or no the schedule’s, you just do it all blind? If so that explains your takes

 

[beastintheeast]

How do you make all of these comments, predictions if you don’t even go to or watch the games or no the schedule’s, you just do it all blind? If so that explains your takes

I love it please make up your mind,

Either you want me to say what I think or you want me to get more info. I can listen to the games but it does not tell me what DC is doing.

Instead of giving my opinoin I ask for others and you jump allover me LOL

I guess having me to kick is your favourite past time and means you are leaving others alone so plesae keep picking on me

 

[OMG67]

Who has the best (sarcasm) schedule for the rest of the year, us or North Bay

How much ice time are the 3rd and 4th line getting these days

Is DC coaching to make the playoffs or developing players

I’m sort of going against what I said I was going to do and comment on this year…

Because of players out of the lineup, we haven’t really had a 4th line, maybe just a player or two relegated to the 4th line but other players have to rotate in. Most nights we are playing with 16 skaters.

I think with all the injuries, DC is coaching simply to get through the games. I don’t think development is a strategy right now. Players are moving all over the place in an effort just to scratch together a lineup.

Guys are starting to come back from injury/suspension so we may start to see some sort of structured lineup going forward.

WRT schedule, NB has a three games in hand and we play them two times at home and once on the road. It is likely that those three games will have a significant impact on how we finish in relation to NB. Same with the Petes. Three games vs them as well but we have a 7 point lead. Those are the only games Ottawa has vs below .500 teams the rest of the way. The remainder of their schedule is relatively difficult. NB has Flint, Sarnia, and SSM as below .500 teams left to play in addition to the three vs Ottawa. I’d say Ottawa has the weakest schedule, followed by NB and then Peterborough.

 

[OMG67]

Early prediction:

Kaden McGregor is playing for the Ottawa Valley Titans U-16. He seems to be hovering around that #5 slot in the rankings for the OHL draft. The 67’s have a strong tendency of picking Ottawa kids in round one when it makes sense. If Ottawa were to make the playoffs and sit in that #5/6 pick territory, I could see them going in that direction. Additionally, if they are not picking 1st or 2nd, I could see them go that way at #3 too.

Current stat line: GP 27 G 36 A 39 P 75 PIM 30

I think this is the kid to watch. OVT has a pretty good team. Three players ranked inside the first two rounds.

Defenseman, David Buchman, lines up nicely in the 2nd round for Ottawa as well. We have Niagara’s pick. We should be picking somewhere in the middle.

It is a little too early to truly judge rankings. We need to wait until after the OHL Cup but these would be two names to watch.

 

[Larionov]

So what has become of Ryan White? They acquired him with quite a flourish, and reading between the lines I think that they were hoping for him to replace some of Mews' production and possession skills. When they signed him on January 10 or so, we were told that he was just finishing rehabbing an injury and would be available imminently. It is now February 13...

 

[OMG67]

So what has become of Ryan White? They acquired him with quite a flourish, and reading between the lines I think that they were hoping for him to replace some of Mews' production and possession skills. When they signed him on January 10 or so, we were told that he was just finishing rehabbing an injury and would be available imminently. It is now February 13...

He hasn’t played anywhere since signing with Ottawa.