OMG67
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Draft position discussion:
Originally I was of the opinion that the 67’s were going to need to miss the playoffs. There was a lot of talk about expansion. If the OHL were to have expanded, past expansions showed they normally give the non-playoff teams the first picks but then the expansion teams got the first picks after the non-playoff teams. If we’d have expanded by 2 teams, they’d get the 5th and 6th picks. Then the worst playoff teams would pick 7th. The challenge is the bottom 3-4 of the Western Conference were not looking good. For a while, it was looking like the 8th placed team inthe Eastern Conference was going to pick somewhere around 9th if there were expansion teams.
Now, it doesn’t’ look like expansion will happen this coming seaosn and both Flint and sarnia have pulled up their socks a bit. So, the 8th place team in the Eastern conference will ikely pick 5th or 6th. This is not as bad as what it looked like at the deadline.
I had argued that it made no sense for Ottawa to make the playoffs because they would get a Tuesday and Thursday round one playoff games where they’d get maybe 2200 people. Big deal right? However, I am not too sure Peterborough is in the same shoes. I do feel it is in NB, Ottawa, and Peterborough's best interest to miss the playoffs. But, of those three teams, Peterborough would be the team to take best advantage of it. I think they’d gain the added revenue. They’d likely be the most competitive of the three. With a 3rd overall pick last year, combined with the extra ‘07s collected at the deadline last year, they are the least in need of an early pick.
I really don’t think the Petes making the playoffs is a bad thing. It shows growth after a bad season last year. It validates the moves that have been made by management and it gives the younger players a sense of pride in persevering through the rebuild.
Originally I was of the opinion that the 67’s were going to need to miss the playoffs. There was a lot of talk about expansion. If the OHL were to have expanded, past expansions showed they normally give the non-playoff teams the first picks but then the expansion teams got the first picks after the non-playoff teams. If we’d have expanded by 2 teams, they’d get the 5th and 6th picks. Then the worst playoff teams would pick 7th. The challenge is the bottom 3-4 of the Western Conference were not looking good. For a while, it was looking like the 8th placed team inthe Eastern Conference was going to pick somewhere around 9th if there were expansion teams.
Now, it doesn’t’ look like expansion will happen this coming seaosn and both Flint and sarnia have pulled up their socks a bit. So, the 8th place team in the Eastern conference will ikely pick 5th or 6th. This is not as bad as what it looked like at the deadline.
I had argued that it made no sense for Ottawa to make the playoffs because they would get a Tuesday and Thursday round one playoff games where they’d get maybe 2200 people. Big deal right? However, I am not too sure Peterborough is in the same shoes. I do feel it is in NB, Ottawa, and Peterborough's best interest to miss the playoffs. But, of those three teams, Peterborough would be the team to take best advantage of it. I think they’d gain the added revenue. They’d likely be the most competitive of the three. With a 3rd overall pick last year, combined with the extra ‘07s collected at the deadline last year, they are the least in need of an early pick.
I really don’t think the Petes making the playoffs is a bad thing. It shows growth after a bad season last year. It validates the moves that have been made by management and it gives the younger players a sense of pride in persevering through the rebuild.
