Sudbury Wolves 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 3)

[SoupNazi]

Continued from Sudbury Wolves 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 2)

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[WeThe North]

Congrats to Walton on being invited to the Prospects game ! I remember I took some heat for saying he would be one of the big risers in this draft. I can even say if he was playing for a team where he could get a bigger role he’d be a first rounder…

 

[CTrain10]

Villeneuve not making it is definitely a surprise. I’d say he’s better than Walton, but Walton has got the size on him.

 

[howlman]

The Petes are licking their chops to get Walton in the deal for Beck & Mayer.

 

[WeThe North]

Villeneuve not making it is definitely a surprise. I’d say he’s better than Walton, but Walton has got the size on him.

Villy’s floor is safe for a 4th line role in the NHL at some point but Walton is way more skilled and his upside is huge.

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

Villeneuve not making it is definitely a surprise. I’d say he’s better than Walton, but Walton has got the size on him.

Not to take away anything from Walton because he is most deserving; however, for Villeneuve not to be included is embarrassing for all NHL Scouts who had input. I’ve read names on the list that make me think politically motivated selections based on the teams that historically get league favouritism. Not sure about other leagues who plays like Villy? Name one player in the O. Any age.

 

[OHL4Life]

Not to take away anything from Walton because he is most deserving; however, for Villeneuve not to be included is embarrassing for all NHL Scouts who had input. I’ve read names on the list that make me think politically motivated selections based on the teams that historically get league favouritism. Not sure about other leagues who plays like Villy? Name one player in the O. Any age.

theres as many forwards from sudbury as from london?

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

theres as many forwards from sudbury as from london?

I’m not that familiar with Landon’s prospect, is he better than Villy?

 

[Wolfman Jack]

Not to take away anything from Walton because he is most deserving; however, for Villeneuve not to be included is embarrassing for all NHL Scouts who had input. I’ve read names on the list that make me think politically motivated selections based on the teams that historically get league favouritism. Not sure about other leagues who plays like Villy? Name one player in the O. Any age.

This omission is a travesty!

WJ

 

[OHL4Life]

I’m not that familiar with Landon’s prospect, is he better than Villy?

yes, I think most London prospects are overrated, ie nichol but orielly is legit

 

[Section5Petes]

The Petes are licking their chops to get Walton in the deal for Beck & Mayer.

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

yes, I think most London prospects are overrated, ie nichol but orielly is legit

I guess time will tell. Actually, I watched Nichol as a U16 and I loved his game. Just not to familiar with O’Rielly…don’t get me wrong, I wish all prospects well but something must be up. It started when he wasn’t invited to Hilinka. That was puzzling. Now this, what has Villy done that has turned scouts off. I can’t speak for everyone here in Sudbury, but he and his game are loved in the Old Barn in the Big Nickel.

 

[djscooter]

The Petes are licking their chops to get Walton in the deal for Beck & Mayer.

Hard pass.

 

[howlman]

Hard pass.

We shall see what Papineau decides to do. But you know full well if you are the Petes, starting point and main young piece you'd want coming back in a Beck/Mayer type blockbuster deal would be either Walton or Villeneuve. Both might be completely off the table for Papineau, we don't know. I'd assume for sure Villeneuve is a hard NO in any deal, he's going to be a playoff beast for the Wolves.

Fans may not like it, but don't be surprised if we see three separate package deals involving a Protz + picks package, Taylor + picks package, and Walton + pick package that nets the Wolves 3 to 4 new impact/veteran players. #ALLIN #GETITDONEPAPS

 

[NorthernBridge7]

K.Walton upgraded from a C to a B by Central Scouting (2nd or 3rd round projection) - very nice!

 

[armchaircoaches]

Were did u see that?

 

[NorthernBridge7]

Were did u see that?

18 OHL Players Selected to Compete in 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game - Ontario Hockey League

Eighteen OHL players have been selected to compete in the 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game that takes place on Wednesday, January 24th in Moncton, New Brunswick.

chl.ca

Very bottom says these are the grades as of Dec 18th.

 

[djscooter]

We shall see what Papineau decides to do. But you know full well if you are the Petes, starting point and main young piece you'd want coming back in a Beck/Mayer type blockbuster deal would be either Walton or Villeneuve. Both might be completely off the table for Papineau, we don't know. I'd assume for sure Villeneuve is a hard NO in any deal, he's going to be a playoff beast for the Wolves.

Fans may not like it, but don't be surprised if we see three separate package deals involving a Protz + picks package, Taylor + picks package, and Walton + pick package that nets the Wolves 3 to 4 new impact/veteran players. #ALLIN #GETITDONEPAPS

I don't think Beck is the right piece for this team. I think, like most habs/leafs prospects, he get's very overrated. I know that's a very unpopular opinion on this board.

 

[Wolf on a Wire]

We should be targeting one or two of: Sova, Mayer, Smith, McCoy, Punnett, Leblanc twin on D
Ludwinski, Jelsma, Mellee, Dubois, Lavoie, Wakely, Romani upfront.

 

[djscooter]

We should be targeting one or two of: Sova, Mayer, Smith, McCoy, Punnett, Leblanc twin on D
Ludwinski, Jelsma, Mellee, Dubois, Lavoie, Wakely, Romani upfront.

Smith, McCoy, Ludwinski, Wakley are probably my favorite names from that list. Each brings something the wolves lack a bit of. Will be interesting to see what they do, regardless.

 

[WeThe North]

My wish list is

Sova, Buchinger, Nelson,Smith

Roobroeck, Guindon, Jelsma, Lavoie and Poitras if he comes down after WJC.

Biggest get is a real number 1 goalie.

Pretty sur we stick with our 3 OA’s

 

[Voice from the North]

We should be targeting one or two of: Sova, Mayer, Smith, McCoy, Punnett, Leblanc twin on D
Ludwinski, Jelsma, Mellee, Dubois, Lavoie, Wakely, Romani upfront.

Mayer would be an upgrade on Toure and not too expensive compared to the others on your list. Dubois is big and is probably an upgrade on McCallum and can play on the wing. Get Beck involved in a bigger deal and the Wolves have almost everything they need. The fact all of these guys have won before would be a big boost to the room where very few have made it past round one.

 

[Voice from the North]

My wish list is

Sova, Buchinger, Nelson,Smith

Roobroeck, Guindon, Jelsma, Lavoie and Poitras if he comes down after WJC.

Biggest get is a real number 1 goalie.

Pretty sur we stick with our 3 OA’s

Buchinger is a nice wish but Guelph is almost certainly not selling, Poitras or not.
If we stick with our 3 OA's were not winning anything, we need an upgrade on at least 1.

 

[howlman]

Did a quick count, and it looks like the Wolves have 5 player cards remaining. If anyone wants to double check my math lol

 

[djscooter]

Did a quick count, and it looks like the Wolves have 5 player cards remaining. If anyone wants to double check my math lol

I get the same thing, 5 remaining, 4 if we convert Signoretti to a full card.

This is the big reason I don't think we add a goalie. Not going to burn yet another player card on the position. Also why we're likely to stick with the current OAs.

2nd Mississauga goal, Van Vliet needs to not chase like that on a 5 on 3, practically a free goal.