SSM Greyhounds 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 2)

[DeletedAccountt]

Punnett was the answer to that rather than Frasca. I will not be happy with any 3rd pairing defenseman brought in at today's market value, I guarantee that.

Not even Buchinger?

 

[HockeyPops]

At Jorian prices? Are you crazy?

 

[DeletedAccountt]

At Jorian prices? Are you crazy?

has there been any deal like that? I think Saginaw paid a premium to pry him from there.. Brantford was not shopping him. The deal was “too good to pass”

 

[Kristina Hazzard]

Soo		LW	C	RW	LD	RD	G
	1​	Beck	McConnell-Barker	Hayes G	Karki	Kudryavtsev L	Schenkel
	2​	D'Intino	Allard	Mignosa	Carlisle	Gibson	Miller
	3​	DeZoete	Frasca	Cloutier	McConnell-Barker	Virgilio
	4​	Brown	Martin	Hayes T	Evans
	S		Vader	Fantino

This should Change with one last Trade

 

[Kristina Hazzard]

has there been any deal like that? I think Saginaw paid a premium to pry him from there.. Brantford was not shopping him.

THIS IS TRUE

 

[HockeyPops]

Buchinger is so unecessary. We need a 4/5 D to shelter our 06s, not a 1D. Why blow your wad on Buchinger?

 

[DeletedAccountt]

Buchinger is so unecessary. We need a 4/5 D to shelter our 06s, not a 1D. Why blow your wad on Buchinger?

Why save the 1 2nd pick we have ? lol. You think Raftis kept one singular 2024 2nd round pick just to have one player picked in the first four rounds of the draft?

I think they’re still shopping a certain someone (or 2) .

 

[HockeyPops]

I 100% do. He needs to draft players to play with Martin. He can restock 2025+ with gibson et al next year.

The birth years adjacent to your best group are still important for that group to succeed.

 

[Houndzfan20]

I 100% do. He needs to draft players to play with Martin. He can restock 2025+ with gibson et al next year.

The birth years adjacent to your best group are still important for that group to succeed.

Gibson could net us an 07 next year if konnor smith got one this year lol

 

[DeletedAccountt]

Gibson could net us an 07 next year if konnor smith got one this year lol

Yeah I think by the end of the year the Hounds have at least two 07s to play with Martin.

 

[richardn]

Soo		LW	C	RW	LD	RD	G
	1​	Beck	McConnell-Barker	Hayes G	Karki	Kudryavtsev L	Schenkel
	2​	D'Intino	Allard	Mignosa	Carlisle	Gibson	Miller
	3​	DeZoete	Frasca	Cloutier	McConnell-Barker	Virgilio
	4​	Brown	Martin	Hayes T	Evans
	S		Vader	Fantino

This should Change with one last Trade

I think there’s no way Hayes plays on the 3rd line. Clouitier will move to the off wing on the 2nd line and dintino to the 3rd line. Brown will likely be on the bench as the 23rd forward and 4th line will be dezote martin and Fantino. Brown is just too soft and shys away from contact. He panics when people come at him. He’s got skill but still playing like a scared boy playing with men. He’s not cut out for the bottom 6 and not ready for the top 6.

 

[DeletedAccountt]

Every contender has added to their d-core in some way or another, except the Soo so far

I think there’s no way Hayes plays on the 3rd line. Clouitier will move to the off wing on the 2nd line and dintino to the 3rd line. Brown will likely be on the bench as the 23rd forward and 4th line will be dezote martin and Fantino. Brown is just too soft and shys away from contact. He panics when people come at him. He’s got skill but still playing like a scared boy playing with men. He’s not cut out for the bottom 6 and not ready for the top 6.

I can’t help but to think brown is still being shopped. He will be useless. He’s not going to be happy sitting on the bench even more….

 

[richardn]

Every contender has added to their d-core in some way or another, except the Soo so far



I can’t help but to think brown is still being shopped. He will be useless. He’s not going to be happy sitting on the bench even more….

Hounds didn’t really need to add D in my opinion. Our top 4 will eat the important minutes annd maybe the best top 4 in the league and our bottom 3 d guys are all serviceable.

 

[Houndzfan20]

I think there’s no way Hayes plays on the 3rd line. Clouitier will move to the off wing on the 2nd line and dintino to the 3rd line. Brown will likely be on the bench as the 23rd forward and 4th line will be dezote martin and Fantino. Brown is just too soft and shys away from contact. He panics when people come at him. He’s got skill but still playing like a scared boy playing with men. He’s not cut out for the bottom 6 and not ready for the top 6.

Give the kid some credit. 23rd forward on a 12 player forward combination?

Haha kidding, we know what you were saying lol

 

[richardn]

Every contender has added to their d-core in some way or another, except the Soo so far



I can’t help but to think brown is still being shopped. He will be useless. He’s not going to be happy sitting on the bench even more….

And ya I still think they are shopping Brown as well. I would think a bottom feeder would take a chance on him with his high upside for a graduating veteran. I imagine Brown will be a good player when he’s 19 and gained some strength and confidence

 

[DiggityDawg]

Look what Kitchener just did. Sale and Savard.

 

[DiggityDawg]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSF.	TO	TEAM	TRANSF.
Jan. 9	BAR	Eduard Sale Olivier Savard		KIT	Kyle Morey Blair Scott OTT 4 2025 SAG 5 2026 SAG 2 2026 KIT 4 2026 KIT 3 2027 WSR 3 2027 BFD 4 2027 NIAG 5 2027

 

[HockeyPops]

Every contender has added to their d-core in some way or another, except the Soo so far

London did not

 

[DeletedAccountt]

London did not

True, forgot about them

 

[HockeyPops]

True, forgot about them

Are you a rookie here? Never forget about London!

 

[East Avenue Bully]

London did not

They don't have to, their D is solid. It's their Fwd depth that may hold them back in playoffs.

 

[HockeyPops]

They don't have to, their D is solid. It's their Fwd depth that may hold them back in playoffs.

It's particularly pertinent to the discussion here, as leading into the deadline we debated as to whether our D or London's D was stronger.

 

[Fischhaber]

It's particularly pertinent to the discussion here, as leading into the deadline as to whether our D or London's D was stronger.

They were undoubtedly the top 2 in the league in my opinion. They probably still are. That's why Raftis prioritized forwards.

 

[dirty12]

They were undoubtedly the top 2 in the league in my opinion. They probably still are. That's why Raftis prioritized forwards.

Saginaw, NB, and maybe Sudbury have a contenders D now too.

 

[Fischhaber]

Saginaw, NB, and maybe Sudbury have a contenders D now too.

Sudbury is the one team lacking a top 10 defenseman of that group, but they are 6 deep, so I generally agree.