Sarnia Sting 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 3)

[davewheeler]

Not sure why you mentioned London here....I read everything on the London board and never once seen this mentioned....but anyway,...

Sarnia has proven they belong in the the Western Conference 3 horse race, and could possibly even be the team to beat at this point considering the strength of their special teams.

Having said that, however, keep in mind that they did have a notable scheduling advantage over both London and Windsor this week when Windsor and London had to play each other in an emotional Thursday evening tilt, while Sarnia had the night off.

Not making excuses, just don't want you Sarnia fans to get too overconfident just yet.

Looking forward to an exciting playoff year, with what I see as 3 equally deserving teams battling it out for the right to square up against (likely) Ottawa in the OHL final! I just hope the Knights can hold on to top spot and let Windsor and Sarnia wear each other down prior the the Western Conference Final.

Cheers!

All I said was London fans are nuts cry about it.

Yeah, London loses to Sarnia, posters express no "woe is me" attitude. Instead, Knights posters compliment the Sting as outclassing the Knights in that game, fully deserving the 2 points, praising the Sting effort. I bet Sting Updates, Ferda, DWheeler, and the rest of pollen nation were blushing with all the outpouring of praise. Lol!
Sarnia has won me over. If we get eliminated, I'd like to see you guys win the West.

Mentioning me in Pollen Nation made me blush

 

[Ferda11]

Well I mentioned weeks back we'd find out what this team is with LDN X4, WSR, NB X2, OTT, FLT, GUE as the upcoming schedule & they go 7-1-2.

The last 10 games played...by the numbers....

PP = 39%
PK = 83.3%
Goals For = 58
Goals Against = 27
Goal Diff. = +31
Shots For Avg. = 32 per game
Shots Against Avg. = 30 per game

 

[Ferda11]

Mentioning me in Pollen Nation made me blush

Word has it if the Sting face the Knights in the playoffs, the Sting are bringing the Pollen Nation back to give Dale some company behind the visitors bench

 

[nelli27]

Word has it if the Sting face the Knights in the playoffs, the Sting are bringing the Pollen Nation back to give Dale some company behind the visitors bench

Those guys are hilarious... I hope so!

 

[StingUpdates]

Word has it if the Sting face the Knights in the playoffs, the Sting are bringing the Pollen Nation back to give Dale some company behind the visitors bench

Would be a lot of "it's all your fault" chants with how prolific this PP has been lolol. Be hilarious if they came back.

 

[Purple Phart]

Would be a lot of "it's all your fault" chants with how prolific this PP has been lolol. Be hilarious if they came back.

Rumour has it, that Dale will resurrect his old tan sportcoat if those guys decide to put in an appearance.

 

[StingUpdates]

Well it took 50 games but here comes Kitchener. 5 Ws in a row, 6-2-2 last 10. Only 1 pt out of 6th. 3 behind 5th (GUE who they beat tonight)

They remain the team I wanna avoid. U can just see it now "better than their record indicates. Got hot at the right time."

Flint also is playing well. SAG&GUE are the two I wanna see the most. OS I can't get a read on at all.

 

[OMG67]

Well it took 50 games but here comes Kitchener. 5 Ws in a row, 6-2-2 last 10. Only 1 pt out of 6th. 3 behind 5th (GUE who they beat tonight)

They remain the team I wanna avoid. U can just see it now "better than their record indicates. Got hot at the right time."

Flint also is playing well. SAG&GUE are the two I wanna see the most. OS I can't get a read on at all.

Good teams don’t worry about round one. They put their heads down and push hard for four games. That is the attitude the Sting need. Get in and out quick. Stay healthy for round two.

 

[StingUpdates]

Good teams don’t worry about round one. They put their heads down and push hard for four games. That is the attitude the Sting need. Get in and out quick. Stay healthy for round two.

The team probably won't worry, but us fans will! Haha. Sarnia could go 68-0 & be facing a team that went 0-68 & I still think we'd all have a bad feeling they'll lose lmao.

Totally unfair, but when somethings happened so much hard not to fear it happening again (and again) no matter the confidence I have in this year's group.

Just like for Leaf fans. Gotta see it to believe it.

 

[OMG67]

The team probably won't worry, but us fans will! Haha. Sarnia could go 68-0 & be facing a team that went 0-68 & I still think we'd all have a bad feeling they'll lose lmao.

Totally unfair, but when somethings happened so much hard not to fear it happening again (and again) no matter the confidence I have in this year's group.

Just like for Leaf fans. Gotta see it to believe it.

Well, you got me on that one!

 

[cupcrazyman2]

Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings – Week 22

1. Seattle Thunderbirds (48-9-1-1)
2. Gatineau Olympiques (41-12-4-2)
3. Winnipeg ICE (49-9-1-0)
4. Sherbrooke Phœnix (42-12-3-2)
5. Halifax Mooseheads (43-9-4-3)
6. Quebec Remparts (45-11-1-2)
7. Ottawa 67’s (44-11-3-2)
8. Kamloops Blazers (40-11-4-2)
9. Sarnia Sting (34-17-5-3)
10. Saskatoon Blades (42-13-4-1)
HM. Barrie Colts (36-16-6-2)
HM. North Bay Battalion (40-17-2-1)
HM. London Knights (41-16-2-0)

 

[Ferda11]

Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings – Week 22

1. Seattle Thunderbirds (48-9-1-1)
2. Gatineau Olympiques (41-12-4-2)
3. Winnipeg ICE (49-9-1-0)
4. Sherbrooke Phœnix (42-12-3-2)
5. Halifax Mooseheads (43-9-4-3)
6. Quebec Remparts (45-11-1-2)
7. Ottawa 67’s (44-11-3-2)
8. Kamloops Blazers (40-11-4-2)
9. Sarnia Sting (34-17-5-3)
10. Saskatoon Blades (42-13-4-1)
HM. Barrie Colts (36-16-6-2)
HM. North Bay Battalion (40-17-2-1)
HM. London Knights (41-16-2-0)

A lot of people tend to forget this is a weekly ranking, not overall. Sarnia deserves the recognition for sure.

 

[Ferda11]

Kyrou signs his 3-year entry level deal with Dallas

 

[StingUpdates]

Kyrou signs his 3-year entry level deal with Dallas

Stars GM said his play since arriving here has been a major reason y they signed him. Seemed to be unsure before hand.

Nice feather in Letang & Co's cap who continue to work extremely well with defenceman.

Just in 2 months Kyrou's defensive game has improved drastically. Been fun to see. He's way better than I thought honestly. Not many like him in the league.

 

[StingUpdates]

I don't like this gap between games haha. Had a nice flow going with how often they were playing.

Definitely a good falloff in anticipation/excitement going into tomorrow after so many games vs elite teams. See if they come out flat or if they believe they can get the division & come out hot.

 

[Ferda11]

I don't like this gap between games haha. Had a nice flow going with how often they were playing.

Definitely a good falloff in anticipation/excitement going into tomorrow after so many games vs elite teams. See if they come out flat or if they believe they can get the division & come out hot.

I'm ok with the lighter schedule heading into playoffs. I am a bit torn on how hard we should push to maybe catch Windsor. Wouldn't mind a division title but also do not want to risk any injuries going up against teams like Erie or Niagara. Be interesting to see how the coaching staff handle the remaining schedule with the line ups after this weekend.

 

[Texcanuck]

I'm ok with the lighter schedule heading into playoffs. I am a bit torn on how hard we should push to maybe catch Windsor. Wouldn't mind a division title but also do not want to risk any injuries going up against teams like Erie or Niagara. Be interesting to see how the coaching staff handle the remaining schedule with the line ups after this weekend.

If you play anything other than hard, that’s when you get injured. Go full throttle, maybe ease up on the shot blocking, but otherwise play the game.

 

[StingUpdates]

By then we may know anyways. We know how this team is vs the lesser skill teams lol.

WSR plays GUE&KIT this weekend. So 2 teams I'd assume they beat, but with their injuries it becomes much closer. Especially KIT who's caught fire.

If we go 2-0 & they go 1-1 the race will really be on then. Be 4 pts w/a game in hand with HAM, GUE, KGN next week for us. If they win both it'll be rather unlikely we gain 6 pts in 6-7 games. They'd have to lose. 3or4 & we'd have to go nearly flawless which isn't impossible but unlikely both happen.

 

[Ferda11]

Safe to say we will have a few extra Sting “fans” going into tonight’s game. West playoff picture could be settled tonight as far as clinching goes.

 

[StingUpdates]

Sounds like Filak is back. Nice to see. Hopefully picks up where he left off.

Wow Surzycia starts again?? Gaudreau is the backup again. So confusing. If Ben was hurt I doubt he'd be the backup. Wish the team relayed ANY sort of info so we knew.

 

[StingUpdates]

Floodgates will open eventually. That sequence of saves by Ivanov was absurd.

 

[Texcanuck]

Sounds like Filak is back. Nice to see. Hopefully picks up where he left off.

Wow Surzycia starts again?? Gaudreau is the backup again. So confusing. If Ben was hurt I doubt he'd be the backup. Wish the team relayed ANY sort of info so we knew.

Kitchener MUCH better than Soo.
This makes sense to me.

 

[StingUpdates]

If Gaudreau is healthy this is pure & utter stupidity.

 

[Texcanuck]

I feel like I’m watching a Sting game…
Yikes

 

[robp1219]

Didn’t see the first goal but the second goal Suryzcia let in was real bad and the third was kinda bad.