One or two drafts doesn’t cut it. In order to have a contender you need to have multiple wins in drafts and find imports that will come over when you have the depth. Can’t always trade your way to get in contention and then trade again to get over the top at the dead line. Papineau is nearing the end of his rope imo.
Stillman was a no brainer as his father was the coach. Collins is decent. Weeks turned out pretty good under18 draft pickup. Well see about Chromiack. Pharhand is decent. I like Delic.
I do agree when performance drops below expectations people need to be held accountable, but the OHL is a quick cycle league and some teams more than others were affected by the pandemic. At the deadline before COVID hit Barrie sold everything, setting the stage a couple of years later to be a deep excellent team with a ton of picks. Picking Goyette at 11 was a steal. Collins was a 5th rounder I think…can RP and scouting staff do better? Yes of course, this can be echoed through the league. Patience…I for one see the potential and skill. It’s up to the players and those who teach and guide them to find the high performance consistency we saw glimpses of against Barrie, Petes and two periods against Ottawa…
Goyette was not a steal. He and his father made it known he wanted to be in a french community. He and along with Stillman was a gift.
The pandemic cannot be used as an excuse. Teams have had consecutive winning seasons. I don’t buy the cycle league. Yes to a certain extent but Barrie has had one bad season and have multiple playoff runs. North bay has done it several times and way more than Sudbury. At what point does the fan base stop buying this baloney. Rob Papineau has been here 5 years now. Hiring coach Dunc is a horrible decision! His lack of ability to make small moves prior to a season to swap out players he maybe made a mistake on in the draft is something he doesn’t do. A big reason for his failure as a GM to this point. If his 19-20 year old group was better minis Ranger and Toure this team would be tougher to beat and maybe would have early season success like Ottawa is having. I have run out of Papineau’s patience.
Agreed and Byfield was a no brainer. A kid out of Spad could of made that pick! Musty I’m beginning to think is a mistake. Some beauties are skating with Oshawa, Owen Sound and Guelph who we maybe should looked at with more intensity. Who and why they recommended Musty has me scratching my head. Then don’t get me started on McCallum.
Ritchie would have made sense as the 1st OA selection
Michael Derbidge! 17 years left wing! Drafted in the 4th round in 2021. Good size, physical, some soft touch around the net. Drops the mitts. Much upside! Wolves didn’t reward him with the ice he deserved after having a great pre season and was one the top goal scorers.
everyone for years said ritchie and barlow were the top 2 05s, i dont get why they over thought it with musty.
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I respect your view point and it is becoming obvious I’m not privy to your inner circle of information! We’ve played less than 10 games, of which key members have been suspended. I still hold high hopes and will keep the faith! I hope the entire team gets better…soon! I see the upside and will continue to believe as the optimistic (maybe delusional) fan….Go Wolves Go!!
not really sure what this has to do with my post but nothing wrong with that
Several teams were hit harder than the wolves when the league shutdown. Miss was a top contender, Oshawa was likely to host the memorial cup. The Petes missed their contending year playoffs then were unable to sell some big time players.
It’s a very good question. I see this team being inconsistent all year with this current roster. Without a coach who can implement systems and consistent line combination really baffles me. Another big concern is someone who can control the PP like a Capibanco or McFadden or Thompson or a Dodero. I don’t see anyone who can move the puck with pace back there. Robinson is the one they are hoping for but I’m sorry he’s a huge liability because he doesn’t move the puck quick enough. Others are just not built to run the PP. Mania and Chromiak maybe in time. The power play will continue to suffer as a result and if that doesn’t work you don’t win many games imo.
