That's also up to GM's if they are ok not getting a 16 year old back in return. If they can make deals work without a 16 year old, they would probably prefer moving a guy early. Get your roster set sooner. Let kids develop instead of having someone take up ice time. Plus you probably get a pick or two more in return for a full season's service.
Colby is a quality person .
I think if you break it down, the 07 group is becoming the obvious focus group for the Attack's next contention window in my opinion. Your 06 group is the OA group. The Attack's roster currently has Cormier and Tersigni at forward, Rogers on D and George in net. George is already signed and won't be back as an OA. Tersigni isn't an OA caliber player. Cormier and Rogers maybe. Bring in Bedkowski, who has a late birthday and is draft eligible for the first time this year, and that immediately improves your 06 group. Delisle adds to what appears to be a very nice and deep collection of 07s with what I think appears to be strong 08 group and the pieces of this deal start coming into the picture of what I think they are trying to do.
When do you predict this gets done? Greg Cowan thinks tomorrow. Since it’s almost 5:30, I can’t see it happening this evening.
He is definitely better than a 3rd pair D, you’re not wrong. He’s a good player but he isn’t going to play ahead of Danford or Marrelli. He’s going to do really well for Owen sound though, hes made for the Bayshore. Same with Delisle. Kid plays the game hard and smart. But not going to get a huge role if he stayed in Oshawa this year.
Delisle should be there for 4 seasons, Bedkowski could also play an OA season and therefore 3 seasons for you guys. Plus some 2nd’s and 3rd’s. This is a nice return imo, great hockey trade overall.
You're exactly right.
So Oshawa picks up a prima donna for one season. Barlow doesn’t show very much grit, definitely not a team player. Not really sure why Oshawa wants him.
I don't think we need to be attacking the character of a 19 year old for doing the thing that many other players of similar talent have done previously in the league. This isn't some new phenomenon. Owen Sound won't be giving him away in the deal and gets useful players back and draft capital. Everybody wins.
Sounds like you’re going to get the first half today or tomorrow.
The most recent player comparable talent wise(NHL 1st round pick) is Nick Suzuki. Suzuki had elite IQ and playmaking in addition to a great shot. He was great at using his teammates and making them better which had a greater impact on the team and it's success. Barlow is more of an elite complementary player as he works in tunnels too frequently and forces shots from bad angles rather than trying to make a play. If he ever develops some ability to better utilize his line mates he would have a greater impact overall on the team's success beyond the goal scoring he provides. He also doesn't generate his own offense with the same frequency as a Suzuki would and is more dependent on his line mates to generate chances for him. He's great at finding the quiet parts of the ice to be available for scoring chances but you need somebody who can feed him the puck. There's a number of high end forwards on the Oshawa roster that I'm sure he can find success with.
The part about team success is unquestionably true. And it's not like the roster was bereft of talent outside of Barlow either. The strongest rosters in the Barlow era both exited with 4-0 sweeps in the opening round. The last two years have resulted in regular seasons below expectations and led to brutal first round matchups followed by a swift exit. It's crazy to think that group of talent went 0-8 combined in two playoffs.
If Barlow scores 40 goals this year (he’s done it each of the last 2 seasons), he’ll be in the top 20 for most goals scored in the history of the OHL. Trade is being announced today at noon
