Peterborough Petes 2022-23 Season Thread

[ptbopete]

Panwar is a perfect OA add.......a guy trying to prove to NHL teams that he is worthy of a contract.
He passed up an opportunity to sign a minor league contract, so he will really push himself to have a big year.

The depth the Petes have is impressive.
The nice thing is that the Spearing situation (injury & possible OA upgrade) and the goalie depth situation (possibly adding an OA for stability) do not need to be immediately addressed. This roster will be competitive to start the year as is.

I do feel bad for the younger guys who are getting their ice-time squeezed with additions (Panwar) and players returning (Stillman, Guryev and Avon, Purdeller eventually). The young guys have shown pretty well so far.

Agreed. The third and fourth lines will be pretty good. If we can run four lines with quick shifts, this will help rest our top guys who also play PP and SH situations. Then again the PP can draw from two lines once we have Avon back. . Mayer and McCoy are doing pretty good on the PP but neither are really your classic "quarterback" defensemen. Mayer's two goals were snipes and that is another plus, to set him up for one-timers.

 

[Square Corners]

Agreed. The third and fourth lines will be pretty good. If we can run four lines with quick shifts, this will help rest our top guys who also play PP and SH situations. Then again the PP can draw from two lines once we have Avon back. . Mayer and McCoy are doing pretty good on the PP but neither are really your classic "quarterback" defensemen. Mayer's two goals were snipes and that is another plus, to set him up for one-timers.

The depth is good but the 4th line still wont be used that much, not should it be. Robertson should be out every other shift as much as you can. The big thing is usingf the depth for the penatly kill so Robertson doesnt have to do it

 

[Square Corners]

Gavin White sent back to Hamilton. Now the OAs need to be trimmed down further.

Go get Diaco or Hayes now

 

[snipes29]

First of all, I guess welcome back after your extended hiatus…? Sorry to see I already have you angry and replying to your own posts 15 minutes later trying to shit on me, but it’s a genuine question and something that really could go either way.


But to answer the 2nd post in a row you did, the Gens weren’t good last year lol. If your reasoning for thinking he’s good is he beat a bad team that really struggled to score in the 2nd half last year, that seems weird. But sure, call me trolling I guess. Now do the games against Hamilton. A team who was good that could actually score…

get lost Gennies fan lol

 

[ptbopete]

Go get Diaco or Hayes now

Hayes tried to put Tucker Robertson through the boards on Saturday night and earlier in the night fought Chase Stillman. I'm conflicted as to whether or not that makes him a bad fit for the Petes or a good fit. It would be yet another fast, smaller forward up front for the Petes.

 

[Penguins23]

Any word on how long Avon is out for?

 

[Agent 53]

Great? Not even close. 44 pts in 57 games Should be worth more than s 6th in 2023, a 5th in 2024, then a 4th in 2025. NOTE: in Flint’s 7 year history Flint has only signed two 6th round picks, one 5th round pick, and a couple fourth round picks. Luckily, we have hit on a few later round picks. Flint quite possibly will not sign any of the picks we just received if history is our guide.. Enough Flint talk on the Petes Forum! You are getting a good player Petersbourgh!

Would help if you understood the value of OAs.

It’s win/win for both, Flint probably uses those picks to make other moves to improve the team this year.

 

[Petes]

Any word on how long Avon is out for?

He was returned by Philly today.

 

[Petes]

 

[ptbopete]

Full lineup tonight (minus Spearing) vs North Bay - should be a good one. I'm interested to see how Panwar, Guryev and Avon contribute to the team tonight. Three guys playing their first game with regular shifts will definitely change how the lines and pairings look.

 

[TcNorth]

We gave up a 4th to get Panwar from London, We got a return of a 4th, 5th, and 6th for Panwar.

Theo Hill (OA) was traded to Saginaw for 4, 4, and a 11.

Hill had 53 points, Panwar 44 last year.

Flint got a great return for Panwar, and I don't think the Pete's will be disappointed at all in his game.

Would help if you understood the value of OAs.

It’s win/win for both, Flint probably uses those picks to make other moves to improve the team this year.m

Not if Flint’s history is a guide. So you are saying if Lombardi is traded to Peterborough we should get back a 12th round pick!

 

[Square Corners]

We got lucky no suspension to Stillman expecially with is history. Hopefully he takes teh lesson and doesnt do that the rest of the season

 

[Bra Wavers]

Where is Guryev tonight?

 

[ptbopete]

Where is Guryev tonight?

Not in warmup

 

[Agent 53]

Not if Flint’s history is a guide. So you are saying if Lombardi is traded to Peterborough we should get back a 12th round pick!

First of all, Ted Dent has been the GM for like 4 months, so you can’t say historically he’s done anything. This is his 2nd significant move, and the jury is still out on Cranley.

It’s clear you really don’t understand the value of players, I’d love to understand how in your mind you turned me saying that Flint using those picks to make trades for another players equals Lombardi is worth a 12th rounder.

 

[Petes]

Well that was an absolute snooze fest. Brutal effort…. Not sure what happened to the jump they had vs Hamilton?

 

[Newbie Observer]

Cant get outshout like that and expect to win. North Bay is a very good team

 

[ptbopete]

Cant get outshout like that and expect to win. North Bay is a very good team

Agreed. North Bay neutralized most of the Petes offense. I'm not sure the shots on net were indicative of the game, it was closer than that. The other take away for me is that the Petes still need to find themselves. With the addition of Avon and Stillman, the lines were all changed up and it might take a few games to find some groove. Avon looked really good as did Stillman. Robertson is an absolute stud and works his ass off.

Also what gives with Guryev not playing? We could have used him and might have made a difference in the outcome of the game.

 

[Square Corners]

Cant get outshout like that and expect to win. North Bay is a very good team

Are they? Most peopel in the predictions thread had them finishing 4th-7th. Most had Petes, Barrie, Mississauga as teh top 3

 

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Are they? Most peopel in the predictions thread had them finishing 4th-7th. Most had Petes, Barrie, Mississauga as teh top 3

Not sure why they were predicted so low as they had 19 guys return from last years East final and also added Ertel for free. Any of the 3 you noted along with the Battalion could win the conference imo.

"Predictions are for gypsies"

Toe Blake

 

[Square Corners]

Not sure why they were predicted so low as they had 19 guys return from last years East final and also added Ertel for free. Any of the 3 you noted along with the Battalion could win the conference imo.

"Predictions are for gypsies"

Toe Blake

Yeah i dont put mcuh stock into 1 predcition. But when 60 people say a similar thing, safe to say thats the consensus

Excited for the game tonight. Should be a good one with 2 of the projected top teams. Hopefuilly can take advantage of the fact they wont have Clarke or Cardwell yet

 

[dirty12]

Are they? Most peopel in the predictions thread had them finishing 4th-7th. Most had Petes, Barrie, Mississauga as teh top 3

NB was picked as low as 5th - 3X in the prediction thread. They were picked 1st more often. 2-3-4 were the most common picks for NB.

 

[ptbopete]

Just watched the replay on OHL Live and a convincing 5-0 win by the Petes on the road against Barrie. Guryev's first game back and looked solid, even got in a fight apparently. The replay version of the game somehow skipped the first 7 minutes of the 3rd period so I didn't see the fight. Spearing was back which was good to see. He plays with a chip on his shoulder. Guo sat this game out after playing a lot of minutes in the first three games.

 

[ptbopete]

Wonder if Sztuska gets a start on this road trip. Maybe Friday vs Soo. Likely Simpson tonight but all three games (vs North Bay, Soo and Sudbury) will be tough games and a real test for the Petes.

 

[Newbie Observer]

Not going to win in the league if you only get 3 shots on net in third!