While I think Papinreau is around an average GM at the OHL level, I think he's done a good job of putting pieces in place for this year. I'll continue to say, that with a league-average PP and PK, this Wolves team is near the top of the league in the standings. Special Teams are 100% a coaching issue, especially with as much talent as this team has.
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He's put the team in the position they are in now, that is talent rich with assets and picks to use in trade to make the team better. Adding the pieces to complete the push is what will determine what he is as a GM. Being a seller is easy, translating the assets into players is a whole other ball game.
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190 is almost 206
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In my humble opinion it’s the type of players they draft. The Wolves always have a McCallum type and with the exception of Byfield their stars always come with “baggage”. Reading this thread for years I’ve found that it’s like Groundhog Day, same issues year after year from a fan standpoint.
I was genuinely hoping that this year was going to be different. I expected North Bay lower in the standings and as a northern guy it would have/be a nice FU to the rest of the league from the North. F$@k the Greyhounds.
If they had coaching this year would b higher up in the standings not one player on this roster has any faith in the coaching so until that’s addressed doesn’t matter what players they add
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We need a coach... We need a goalie coach.... We need a goalie... We need an owner who gives a heck about Hockey.
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unbelievable, not sure what happened to Vondras, he started off ok, but he is a mess.
I'm sure we'll hear after the game about how Vondras is still going through the flu and it's not his fault.
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The consecutive undisciplined play at the end to give them power play chances was hard to watch.
With better goaltending & better discipline this felt like it should have been a 9-2 game.
With better goaltending & better discipline this felt like it should have been a 9-2 game.
Well it was an exciting game for sure!
I would argue that allowing 3 short-handed goals kind of diminishes what the power play achieved by going 5 for 6 or what ever it was. It was encouraging that they had great opportunities and finished on the PP. They seemed to move the puck much better, but you can't allow 3 shorties and say the PP was good. The PP allowed half of Barrie's goals!
Rob's done fine! Lots of assets to move, a pretty deep roster. With Musty and Dvosky playing the way they are, they can carry the team a long way!
Might need to figure out the crease but I would be patient if I were him. There's no rush for that IMO. Give Vondras and Chucky a month to figure it out.
Let's see if special teams can be better. Coaching is the bigger issue. Bringing in better players doesn't help if the coach can't deploy them properly and get this team playing right.
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Yes it was!
We had a great time. The guys really seem to play better when they're at home. It helps the fans have been showing up. Probably 3.5k there last night
Looks like 4.7K is what the attendance was! It was bumping for sure!
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