Sarnia Sting 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[SoupNazi]

Continued from Sarnia Sting 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part II

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[robp1219]

If I was sarnia I would consider letting Bodin walk in the off season and drafting a 18 year old goalie in the import draft. Someone that you know will be solid and will for sure come.

 

[stingwagoner]

Be more leaving next season I'd think rather than stat with this coach.

 

[StingUpdates]

If I was sarnia I would consider letting Bodin walk in the off season and drafting a 18 year old goalie in the import draft. Someone that you know will be solid and will for sure come.

Oh, I wouldn't even think about it if I were the team. He isn't good enough. Started well & had me optimistic, but his foot speed is bad, his puck movement has gotten worse & for a guy who's big & said he loves being physical he has not shown that whatsoever. I think the last good hit he threw was vs the Soo back in the opening weeks of the season..

Add in they bring back Fischer/Young/O'Brien/Hurt/Bridgewater/Barr + have Andersen kicking around + Neusteter/Garret are guys they think have good potential that might push for a spot & whoever they take in April. It would frankly be idiotic to bring him back.

I'd totally be on board for taking a goalie. I think Maillet has shown he's a fine/solid goalie, but if they wanna be a team that competes for home ice next yr he likely isn't the guy you turn to for 45-50 starts. Still hoping Grovestine or Osipenko become something, but even if they do then it becomes a luxury & u could flip Maillet & run with one of them + import.

Makes even more sense when you look at how many D are returning like I said + up front there isn't a ton of room either.

Brown-Beamish-Karimov
Wainwright-Di Iorio-Manza*
Luecke-Edwards-Kostuch**??
Simpson-Chamberlain

Gaughan/Hall/any prospects from '24 draft + whoever they take in the coming draft + if they sign any BCHL/USHL kids.

Seems pretty obvious to me honestly if there's a couple good U18 Gs available.

 

[TonyB]

Oh, I wouldn't even think about it if I were the team. He isn't good enough. Started well & had me optimistic, but his foot speed is bad, his puck movement has gotten worse & for a guy who's big & said he loves being physical he has not shown that whatsoever. I think the last good hit he threw was vs the Soo back in the opening weeks of the season..

Add in they bring back Fischer/Young/O'Brien/Hurt/Bridgewater/Barr + have Andersen kicking around + Neusteter/Garret are guys they think have good potential that might push for a spot & whoever they take in April. It would frankly be idiotic to bring him back.

I'd totally be on board for taking a goalie. I think Maillet has shown he's a fine/solid goalie, but if they wanna be a team that competes for home ice next yr he likely isn't the guy you turn to for 45-50 starts. Still hoping Grovestine or Osipenko become something, but even if they do then it becomes a luxury & u could flip Maillet & run with one of them + import.

Makes even more sense when you look at how many D are returning like I said + up front there isn't a ton of room either.

Brown-Beamish-Karimov
Wainwright-Di Iorio-Manza*
Luecke-Edwards-Kostuch**??
Simpson-Chamberlain

Gaughan/Hall/any prospects from '24 draft + whoever they take in the coming draft + if they sign any BCHL/USHL kids.

Seems pretty obvious to me honestly if there's a couple good U18 Gs available.

The wildcard is if Patrick Quinlin (G) comes to the Sting next year. They may also draft a goalie high in the U16 Draft. Good to have depth at all positions.

 

[stingwagoner]

Oh, I wouldn't even think about it if I were the team. He isn't good enough. Started well & had me optimistic, but his foot speed is bad, his puck movement has gotten worse & for a guy who's big & said he loves being physical he has not shown that whatsoever. I think the last good hit he threw was vs the Soo back in the opening weeks of the season..

Add in they bring back Fischer/Young/O'Brien/Hurt/Bridgewater/Barr + have Andersen kicking around + Neusteter/Garret are guys they think have good potential that might push for a spot & whoever they take in April. It would frankly be idiotic to bring him back.

I'd totally be on board for taking a goalie. I think Maillet has shown he's a fine/solid goalie, but if they wanna be a team that competes for home ice next yr he likely isn't the guy you turn to for 45-50 starts. Still hoping Grovestine or Osipenko become something, but even if they do then it becomes a luxury & u could flip Maillet & run with one of them + import.

Makes even more sense when you look at how many D are returning like I said + up front there isn't a ton of room either.

Brown-Beamish-Karimov
Wainwright-Di Iorio-Manza*
Luecke-Edwards-Kostuch**??
Simpson-Chamberlain

Gaughan/Hall/any prospects from '24 draft + whoever they take in the coming draft + if they sign any BCHL/USHL kids.

Seems pretty obvious to me honestly if there's a couple good U18 Gs available.

Would doubt highly Young and Wainwright come back, not both of them and risk injury and turn down NCAA offer. Also manza commited for next season in Ohio hard to see him drinking the koolaid and buying into the lies? Especially after this year.
Still does karimov come back? Or play in KHL? few peices could affect next years team. Might be rebuild again if kostuch doesn't come back, we are still uncertain he comes back at this level. We could see next year being the same as this year with Letangs's lack of development, jefferies pp just to mention on going issues, while seeing fischer dealt early in season as he will demand out!
Just throwing thoughts out there.
Don't think next year is anything like normal alot more moving peices. Players have options we can't just expect things to fall into place.

 

[robp1219]

Would doubt highly Young and Wainwright come back, not both of them and risk injury and turn down NCAA offer. Also manza commited for next season in Ohio hard to see him drinking the koolaid and buying into the lies? Especially after this year.
Still does karimov come back? Or play in KHL? few peices could affect next years team. Might be rebuild again if kostuch doesn't come back, we are still uncertain he comes back at this level. We could see next year being the same as this year with Letangs's lack of development, jefferies pp just to mention on going issues, while seeing fischer dealt early in season as he will demand out!
Just throwing thoughts out there.
Don't think next year is anything like normal alot more moving peices. Players have options we can't just expect things to fall into place.

I think young and wainwright come back, they get lots of playing time and have been treated great and had decent personal success (mostly young). Manza and karimov are the two I’m worried about, have to play both down the stretch, and Seca will have to get a new good coach and promise them more minutes next season. Hopefully they can sell it to them and they come back. No way Karimov plays in the KHL next season. MHL or VHL. Maybe at best 2-3 games in the KHL. He will be a late NHL draft pick and didn’t develope at all and didn’t play much this season and his confidence probably isn’t too high either.