Sarnia Sting 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part II

[StingUpdates]

Well final game of the first half. It's pretty ridiculous this is game 36 for Sarnia & others are only at 30/31.. Alas. They managed to beat Kitchener & at least ensure a split this week so if they somehow find a way to even get a point it's a massive win for the club. In saying that im totally expecting an L tonight. London is absolutely rolling. You know Hunter will have them fired up to go into the break riding high. Just wanna see a lot of what we saw vs KIT. Make them earn their goals, be disciplined & make smart plays.

Keep with the good habits that's got them back on track here a bit.

 

[StingUpdates]

Same lines up front except Johnston finally draws back in beside Karimov & Di Iorio. Gotta think this might be his final chance to prove something. Been sat for 2 weeks. Playing former team. If he can't get going for this he won't be able to for anything else.

Listing the 2nd pair as Hurt-Bodin, but I hope that's only for the start.. Be rather dumb to split up 6-72 when they've been such a good pair together. Bridgewater & Barr sitting for Omeri. Stupid for both to be sitting, especially 43. He's been arguably their most consistent Dman the last 20 games outside Young/Fischer.

 

[StingUpdates]

My god Brown is unstoppable now lmao. What a goal.

Can't take 3 penalties 1 being a 4 min penalty vs these guys. Asking for trouble.

Ablofan is a clown. Jumps Hurt for a perfectly clean hit, not even remotely dangerous & then acts like he just fought Chara or something lmao.

5on5 not bad. Wish Surzycia had that 1st goal back.

 

[SarniaStingFan]

My god Brown is unstoppable now lmao. What a goal.

Can't take 3 penalties 1 being a 4 min penalty vs these guys. Asking for trouble.

Ablofan is a clown. Jumps Hurt for a perfectly clean hit, not even remotely dangerous & then acts like he just fought Chara or something lmao.

5on5 not bad. Wish Surzycia had that 1st goal back.

I know we all love Karimov's skill but a period like that is why he doesn't get more ice time. First penalty was really bad. I don't even think Julien touched him and then he cross checks him in the face and gets a double minor. Second penalty was because he couldn't get off the ice. He made a bad back pass into his own zone that didn't connect instead of taking two strides forward, dumping the puck into LDN's zone, and going for a change. That led to an icing, he can't get off, he takes the slashing penalty, and London scores.

They could have come out of that period tied. They played a solid road period at 5v5 but as you said you can't give LDN four PPs

 

[StingUpdates]

Call everything in the 1st then read has a full on bear hug on Bodin for 3-5 seconds and they just stare at it. LDN makes it 3-1 25 seconds later. Brutal. Just brutal.

 

[StingUpdates]

Seriously what the hell is wrong with Letang.

Hurt-O'Brien has been an awesome 2nd pair for this team. It has stabilized Hurt & during a winning streak he splits them up?????

Now the D is getting gashed left and right for the first time in 5-6 games..

Moronic.

 

[JAMER]

Well that was ugly.

 

[StingUpdates]

Yah about what I expected score wise. LDN is on an absolute role. Everything for them is clicking. Impressive to watch.

We are far flatter tonight tho than I expected..not seeing that relentless, we want it more attitude tonight. Seem ready for the break after getting the win vs KIT

 

[SarniaStingFan]

Yah about what I expected score wise. LDN is on an absolute role. Everything for them is clicking. Impressive to watch.

We are far flatter tonight tho than I expected..not seeing that relentless, we want it more attitude tonight. Seem ready for the break after getting the win vs KIT

I agree with your earlier point that the line mixing didn't make any sense. Hurt has been noticeably worse today. Johnston hasn't responded well tonight either. I would have rather stuck with 11F/7D and had Bridgewater in. Hoping we see a good response in the third period. Don't want bad habits to creep into your game before the break

 

[StingUpdates]

Full marks to London. Best team in the league maybe even without their all stars. Just insane how well coached, structured, cohesive they are. No space to make plays. No glaring weaknesses to take advantage of.

But Im rather disappointed in the effort from us. Where was all the stuff that made them successful lately? Didn't feel like the extra effort, uptick in physicality, composure was there. Obviously part of it is LDN, but they seemed to roll over once they made it 3-1 & that's disappointing to see.

I just don't get Letang man. Every coach thinks the same when your winning. Don't touch anything. Instead he takes out Bridgewater who's been rock solid for Bodin who frankly has been awful for a while now & puts Johnston in not only on L3, but PP2 & in the 4on4 time. Splits up 6-72 who've been so good as the 2nd pair & what a coincidence Hurt was putrid tonight with Bodin. I want to put my head thru a wall watching Omeri play PP2 over Karimov & Bridgewater (when he's in).. Another glorious night on the PP as a whole. Straight up embarrassing to watch it. Do they even fricken practice it?!? The new PK strategy is fricken brutal too. 0 Aggression or pressure.

No need to be running Surzycia into the ground either. Maillet has given them good starts. He should've gotten a game lately & at the very least that 3rd period tonight.

Like what in the actual hell is he thinking. Also wasted his timeout challenging that one goal where Sim never even touches Surzycia.

Oy. 3-1-1 into the break is nice to see after November, but come out playing LDN x2, SAG, BRNT. Team is far from out of the hole.

 

[stingwagoner]

All I can say it's out coached HUGE. London most organized breakout I've seen always up middle but we don't adjust. Zero response when they start to play tgeir way we fall into their garbage antics.

LETANG is shit. Break up our best D Pair 72 and 6, sit Bridgewater for bodin and omeri. Put in the Line wrecker 37. Then play him top 9 minutes and 4 on 4 and pp2 wtf
That's on Letang boys fighting, juggles all night back to same garbage coach.

 

[StingUpdates]

All I can say it's out coached HUGE. London most organized breakout I've seen always up middle but we don't adjust. Zero response when they start to play tgeir way we fall into their garbage antics.

LETANG is shit. Break up our best D Pair 72 and 6, sot Bridgewatwr for bodin and omeri. Put in the Line wrecker 37.
That's on Letang boysfighting juggles all night back to same garbage coach.

I don't disagree! I think their effort was the #1 issue tonight, well maybe LDN being significantly better was lol, but what you are saying & what I said only pour more gasoline on the fire of why the game looked the way it did.

He cant help himself. The team FINALLY figures it out a bit, we find stable, solid pairs & he changes them??? Before we play the best team in the league?? Like wtf is that.

These guys finally find some cohesion & chemistry & he switches it up on them & shocker they looked out of sync, disorganized in their own end...

I don't even know what to say anymore with Johnston, Seca's worst trade. He's softer & lazier than Ruzicka & I didn't think that was possible. He benches him twice, healthy scratches him for 2 weeks & his reward is to comeback in immediately into the T9, PP2, 4on4??? Like excuse me????

yet he REFUSES to get away from Edwards-Wainwright-Doucette who haven't looked good together since the moment they formed. Effectively taking out 3 of our best Fs on most nights.

It's utter idiocy.

 

[stingwagoner]

And london better team but show some response they push we push.. we had nothing. Line 4broken up after good 1stperiod energy. Then sat and mixed other guys in. Come on
No clue letang gas him and his kid wtf

 

[stingwagoner]

Beamish bad on draws tonight wasn't his night, letangs plays him more on draws just watch how game goes and adjust ffs arrogance is back
Johnston worst trade to date from DS
D coach is needed