McMaster is now listed in the preseason roster. Still no Robinson.
16 forwards now appear on the preseason roster, not including any possible additions such as Waters or Lesage. Definitely crowded up front!
Biggest standout this afternoon is probably who was not on the ice....no Brody Waters, looks like he left camp. One less decision to make.Anyone have insights on this afts scrimmage saw the morning stint but wonder of any guys beyond the obvious who stood out in this afternoon's portion of the camp.
Biggest standout this afternoon is probably who was not on the ice....no Brody Waters, looks like he left camp. One less decision to make.
It was a fairly tame scrimmage. 3-0 for Team Red, with 2 goals scored on penalty shots. I thought Machacek continued on from his strong play this morning, otherwise no real standouts.
I think both teams looked tired, especially in the last half of the game.
A quieter day from Lawrence and Samanski.
Straub didn't do too much out there. Wondering if he's not playing at 100%. He looks OK when he has the puck, but when he doesn't have the puck he doesn't skate much or look very engaged. He's the oldest guy at rookie camp, the only '01 there. He's going to have to raise his compete level a few notches at main camp.
I thought Small looked pretty good again today. Just an overall smart player, makes good decisions, doesn't try to do too much, good positioning, makes good first passes, can skate the puck out of trouble under pressure and can lead a rush when he has the space.
Really looking forward to main camp to see how all these young forwards look alongside the vets.
Agree with insights. Attended both scrimmages today. The players that seemed to continued to work hard were Samanski, Czech import, Lawrence, Burroughs, Underwood. Small seemed pretty good, as was Sedley. Seemed to be harder to get a handle on D men. Catalano seemed to be a one man player; while he skated fast and took off with the puck, a bit of a grandstander and not a team player. Very difficult decision for management as all players seemed to have pretty good skills. Latassa and Chenard stood out as goalies. Waters was not on the ice in afternoon scrimmage. Goure seemed to be under the radar; very much like a Nick Suzuki to me...likes to hover around the outside of the play to get that lead pass.
Will be interesting to see who goes onto full camp. What we see and what management are looking for can be two different things. Not a lot of holes to be filled on the team.
Kaleb Lawrence has signed. A brilliant move.
He lead all players at U16 this summer with 7 pt in 3 games, 6'5" centre, just what the Attack need.
Welcome to the Scenic City
Glad he has signed!
Now with Lawrence, Goure and Burroughs,
mixed in with Perrott, seed, Woolley and the ground work is set for a fantastic core 2 seasons from now.
Begs the question, should this team sell regardless this year?
A weird question to ask before the first ex game but it has me thinking.
Dudas nets you a prospect all day, every day. Lyle and Groulx producttion pending probably net some pretty attractive picks.
Could really start to build something great and it would be best to sell off assets rather then watch guys walk out the door for nothing and continue to piddle around picks in trades.
If management is responsible in their approach this season and through next season, we could be in for a very serious two year window.
This will be an interesting season.
He doesn't look that fast, often seems to be the last guy back on the backcheck (which led to at least one goal against that I saw), and generally doesn't appear very committed to the defensive side of the game. In the offensive zone, he seems mostly content to find the open ice and wait for the puck to come to him. I'm wondering if he may be playing through an injury, or is otherwise not 100% healthwise.How did Straub look in the main camp?
Yesterday went pretty good there will be no cuts now until after the Red-White game Fri at 6. I lost my breath once in Thursday's afternoon scrimmage when Brady Lyle went down hard after a incidental collision with Popov. He appeared ok and stayed on bench the rest of the game. It looked like he landed right on his tailbone and you could hear a thud. He was kinda favouring his back when he came off the ice. There are some very tough choices to make with the forward group and in my opinion a couple veterans that are in tough against some of these kids.Is there any other updates how yesterday went? Any word on cuts?
He doesn't look that fast, often seems to be the last guy back on the backcheck (which led to at least one goal against that I saw), and generally doesn't appear very committed to the defensive side of the game. In the offensive zone, he seems mostly content to find the open ice and wait for the puck to come to him. I'm wondering if he may be playing through an injury, or is otherwise not 100% healthwise.
Just my own observation, but what I saw was an overall lack of compete level from Straub. I don't think that has anything to do with being an import. Mechacek, by contrast, looks very good out there and doesn't look out of place at all...looks more or less as good as Samanski, IMO. Straub looks like he maybe hasn't quite made up his mind whether he wants to be in North America. At this point I would take LeSage (our 2nd pick in the 2019 U-18 draft) over Straub, unless he's not playing at 100% healthwise.Given that imports have the biggest adjustments to get used to in coming to the OHL from where they were playing last season (in this case Germany) to playing in the OHL.
Straub could be another example of a European player who is still finding his way coming into a new country and city can be a big adjustment for a kid. Until you put the kid in a pre-season match preferably against Barrie Sunday afternoon his playing may not have anything to do with health or things that would be associated with his playing abilities.
In most cases when it comes to European players coming to the OHL its usually a communication barrier between the import player and coaching instructions this could be a small part of why he may not be living up to fans expections right away.
Just my own observation, but what I saw was an overall lack of compete level from Straub. I don't think that has anything to do with being an import. Mechacek, by contrast, looks very good out there and doesn't look out of place at all...looks more or less as good as Samanski, IMO. Straub looks like he maybe hasn't quite made up his mind whether he wants to be in North America. At this point I would take LeSage (our 2nd pick in the 2019 U-18 draft) over Straub, unless he's not playing at 100% healthwise.
Bryce Caruk not listed on the Red vs. White game roster sheet.
I thought he had a pretty good camp. He seemed to have improved from last year. Had one pretty nice goal in a scrimmage. The fact he was let go speaks to the depth this team has up front this season.He was cut today