Any team that wants to win a championship needs an Owen Beck on their team. He plays a 200 foot game and is the best face off player in the OHL. He also the experience of winning an OHL Championship and playing in the Memorial Cup and winning a gold medal at the World Juniors and maybe another this year. Successful teams need players goal scorers like Gavin and Avery Hayes, Jack Beck and Brennan Othmann but they also need players like Chase Stillman, Jonathan Melee and Owen Beck to truly be a contender.
What if they have their own Owen Beck but he doesn't get any recognition he deserves because he had a Injury that kept him out of an entire season? Owen Allard. I watched that game, I watched Allard win draws clean on Beck.
I think Allard is very underrated in this league but is one of the best 200 foot players in the league, he may very well be one of the fastest skaters in the league, his faceoff % is increasing.
I'm not sure the team that blows their load on Beck IS the team that will win it all. Just saying.
I struggle to see the difference between a Brennan Othmann and a Chase Stillman, I also struggle to take it seriously when Jack Beck is literally out-pointing every player on that list that's still in the OHL.
As we continue to play the league will be more aware of what we have to offer.