Sudbury Wolves 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 4)

[WolvesFanInNorthBay]

Delic heading to the dressing room in some discomfort.

 

[armchaircoaches]

Why on gods green earth we put our 4 th line on in our vs there no#1 line

In our end

 

[WolvesFanInNorthBay]

Why on gods green earth we put our 4 th line on in our vs there no#1 line

In our end

KMac special… as I type this VanVliet gets one with a beauty pass from Villeneuve or as some announcers say “Villenoove”

 

[WolvesFanInNorthBay]

KMac special… as I type this VanVliet gets one with a beauty pass from Villeneuve or as some announcers say “Villenoove”

Villenoove on the scoresheet again - 3-2. Despite the slowness, Wolves are pressing. Goaltending holding up and may actually steal one tonight if the Wolves can have a strong 3rd.

 

[billoink]

Vandenberg playing great to this point and should own the net till he loses it. Showing he is our go to goalie at this point. Hope the coaching staff sees it that way if in fact it is up to them.

 

[Wiserbud]

Well, pretty decent announcers for a change. Breath of fresh air!

Vandenberg has been solid. Liking the effort now. And short-staffed too.

 

[I Loveallsports]

Freddie!!!

Haven't seen villy in awhile hmm

 

[I Loveallsports]

Anyone see Villeneuve ?!

 

[WolvesFanInNorthBay]

Anyone see Villeneuve ?!

Haven’t seen him on the bench. Didn’t see him leaving either. Saw Delic and Musty leave, but they both came back. Goyette almost ended it with the goal of the century. Off the post.

 

[I Loveallsports]

Im happy with the point. Big tilt tomorrow night

Hope villy is okay

 

[djscooter]

Wolves looked like a team plagued with the flu and they gutted their way to a point, you take it and you're happy about it.

 

[Wiserbud]

Very happy with how Vandy played. Certainly can't fault him, actually give him credit for the single point. Some grit from the team, down 3-0 and a few players out. I will take it.

 

[Wolfman Jack]

Wolves looked like a team plagued with the flu and they gutted their way to a point, you take it and you're happy about it.

Hope that's all it is with Villy is the flu bug.

WJ

 

[I Loveallsports]

What a beautiful move by Goyette. Post saved the soo there.

 

[cub]

almost snuck out a win, good comeback by the Wolves. Vandenberg was solid facing over 40 shots. Villy goal was something else, too bad didn't see much of him after that. Freddie congrats on his first and second goal for the Wolves. Lots of guys missing, and got a point.

 

[WeThe North]

We have 3 of the top 6 ppg players
I don’t remember the Wolves having such high profile guys at once. Villy seems inspired to play with Goyette and Delic we are seeing his best offensive moments ever. The lines look really good 15 games from playoffs.

My only question mark is Walton. It feels like he’s lost his momentum completely since the prospects game. We definitely need more from him. He has to find his confidence back soon.

 

[WeThe North]

Vandenberg playing great to this point and should own the net till he loses it. Showing he is our go to goalie at this point. Hope the coaching staff sees it that way if in fact it is up to them.

Every time one of our goalies has a good game you guys post that from now on he’s proven he should be the go to guy based on a 1 game sample. It doesn’t make sense as a matter of fact if we look at our goaltending I feel like they play better not playing too much. We need to stop wanting a clear number 1 and hope that both Vondras and Vandy can be good when getting the start.

 

[yalbmert25]

Why on gods green earth we put our 4 th line on in our vs there no#1 line

In our end

Soo gets last change

 

[armchaircoaches]

I no that they shouldn’t of been sent out

 

[djscooter]

My only question mark is Walton. It feels like he’s lost his momentum completely since the prospects game. We definitely need more from him. He has to find his confidence back soon.

Walton game has definitely had a tough stretch recently, but I think that's just the consistency problem that most young players have in the OHL. At this point Walton is actually the youngest skater on the everyday roster. In fact our three youngest everyday skaters are Walton, Villeneuve and Musty, it's pretty incredible how much production they get out of the "youth" left on the roster.

 

[HockeyPops]

What's more incredible is just how little youth there is. Your roster will have 12 players age out next year (and maybe a 13th gone if Dvorsky is one-and-done).

For comparison, Petes had 10 after last season and Sarnia had 11. 13 is CRAZY.

 

[WeThe North]

What's more incredible is just how little youth there is. Your roster will have 12 players age out next year (and maybe a 13th gone if Dvorsky is one-and-done).

For comparison, Petes had 10 after last season and Sarnia had 11. 13 is CRAZY.

Nothing crazy about that when you expect to win a Championship.

 

[djscooter]

What's more incredible is just how little youth there is. Your roster will have 12 players age out next year (and maybe a 13th gone if Dvorsky is one-and-done).

For comparison, Petes had 10 after last season and Sarnia had 11. 13 is CRAZY.

I believe Saginaw has 12-13 as well, for what it's worth. Ultimately, if the team succeeds no one will care, if the team does not succeed it will speed up the rebuild.

 

[HockeyPops]

I believe Saginaw has 12-13 as well, for what it's worth. Ultimately, if the team succeeds no one will care, if the team does not succeed it will speed up the rebuild.

Saginaw - 10
North Bay - 10
Sault Ste. Marie - 9
London - 8 (maybe more if Bonk/Cowan/Dickinson aren't back)
Kitchener - 7

I say again, 13 is CRAZY turnover on a roster of 24.

Here is Saginaw's for reference:

3 OAs age out:
03 - Christopoulos
03 - Hache
03 - Bloom

7 of these 04s either move on or get traded:
04 - Castle
04 - Beck
04 - Sapovaliv
04 - Lalonde
04 - Oke
04 - Dionicio
04 - Haight
04 - Donovan
04 - Mangone
04 - Forgione

 

[djscooter]

Saginaw - 10
North Bay - 10
Sault Ste. Marie - 9
London - 8 (maybe more if Bonk/Cowan/Dickinson aren't back)
Kitchener - 7

I say again, 13 is CRAZY turnover on a roster of 24.

Here is Saginaw's for reference:

3 OAs age out:
03 - Christopoulos
03 - Hache
03 - Bloom

7 of these 04s either move on or get traded:
04 - Castle
04 - Beck
04 - Sapovaliv
04 - Lalonde
04 - Oke
04 - Dionicio
04 - Haight
04 - Donovan
04 - Mangone
04 - Forgione

Like, I said, ultimately, who cares. You definitely seem to care about this a lot more then any Wolves fans do.

If you win great, if you don't, you were rebuilding anyways.

I assume in the numbers for Sudbury you counted Ryan Pryce(7th d-man, 8th once Jackson's Jr. A season finishes), Mauro(13th forward, likely 14th-15th once a few Jr. A seasons finish as well). Both these guys are well below the caliber of any of the guys you listed for Saginaw.