Who'll stop The Reign: The 2023-24 Ontario Reign Thread

[ru4reals]

Good to see Toby back. Great win by the Reign.

 

[Eagle Fang]

Good to see Toby back. Great win by the Reign.

Oh nice, didn't even realize that! Good catch and good to see him back so quickly.

Edit: Just saw they show the scrum in the highlights. It started with a player shoving Bjornfot of all people, from behind.

 

[ru4reals]

Oh nice, didn't even realize that! Good catch and good to see him back so quickly

Didn't see the game but looks like they crosschecked him again by the boards and then a scrum took place. Also, good to see Turcs getting a goal. Seems as if once Hudon came back they took Turcotte off the 1st unit PP and inserted Akil Thomas. Not to be nit picky but some of the decisions for Turcott really annoying. Maybe someone who saw the game can comment.

 

[kinghock]

Didn't see the game but looks like they crosschecked him again by the boards and then a scrum took place. Also, good to see Turcs getting a goal. Seems as if once Hudon came back they took Turcotte off the 1st unit PP and inserted Akil Thomas. Not to be nit picky but some of the decisions for Turcott really annoying. Maybe someone who saw the game can comment.

I would say:

Turcotte>Akil Thomas
Marco Sturm does not know how to use Clarke creativity on PP.
PP he designs for Reighn is very primitive.

 

[Statto]

I would say:

Turcotte>Akil Thomas
Marco Sturm does not know how to use Clarke creativity on PP.
PP he designs for Reighn is very primitive.

Different types of players and Akil has a scoring touch on the pp (double ‘13’ his total ‘6’ in 113gp vs 111gp for Turcotte). I’d say the fact he’s a RHS was a factor but they have plenty available. Thomas has taken some games to get going after the injury. He has 5 points in his last 5 games and has 7 in 10 (just 2 in his first 10).

I‘d have them both on the first unit and move Tynan, I’m just seeing what the rationale may be.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Love that the Reign are always a tough team and stand up for each other. Kings only have Englund. Reign have Hodgson (injured?), Helenius, Doty, Ward and even Connataun.

 

[ru4reals]

I would say:

Turcotte>Akil Thomas
Marco Sturm does not know how to use Clarke creativity on PP.
PP he designs for Reighn is very primitive.

Exactly I just don't get it. It's been like this for a few years now. Turcs when wealthy is the far better player yet constantly passed over. Does he have a sh*tty attitude, does the coach not like him because of something. A real mystery really.

 

[regulate]

I would say:

Turcotte>Akil Thomas
Marco Sturm does not know how to use Clarke creativity on PP.
PP he designs for Reighn is very primitive.

Reign runs the same systems as the Kings, including PP and PK. Thomas is in there for his shot from the slot on the set up from down low. He has a much better shot than Turcotte and is right handed.

 

[Eagle Fang]

Exactly I just don't get it. It's been like this for a few years now. Turcs when wealthy is the far better player yet constantly passed over. Does he have a sh*tty attitude, does the coach not like him because of something. A real mystery really.

There was that Rosen article which touched on Turcotte, and this part in particular always stood out to me:

But health and his response to injury were concerns when they’d drafted him. A significant hip injury and mononucleosis removed him from the USNTDP lineup for large swaths of his draft year, and upon arriving at Wisconsin, he didn’t endear himself to the more senior Badgers when he was slow to return from a second half lower-body injury while the team struggled in Big Ten play and those around him were aware he intended to turn pro at the end of the season. Perhaps it’s simply a reflection of not quite fitting in with an insular and often obtuse hockey culture, but teammates in the L.A. organization and Eisbären Berlin, with whom he trained early in the 2020-21 season, were not quick to warm to him.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Hilariously, we have added to our stable of brown labels



Jack Hughes, Alex Laferriere, Kirill Kirsanov...

 

[BaileyFan]

Hilariously, we have added to our stable of brown labels



Jack Hughes, Alex Laferriere, Kirill Kirsanov...

Reminds me of when they signed a guy named Johan Fransson shortly after adding Matt (Mike) Greene and Brad Richards(on).

 

[ru4reals]

 

[All The Kings Men]

Reminds me of when they signed a guy named Johan Fransson shortly after adding Matt (Mike) Greene and Brad Richards(on).

Let us never forget the time of Randy Robitaille.

Randy Robitaille Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Randy Robitaille, a hockey player from Ottawa, ONT born Oct 12 1975 who was active from 1993 to 2014.

www.hockeydb.com

 

[BringTheReign]

Hilariously, we have added to our stable of brown labels



Jack Hughes, Alex Laferriere, Kirill Kirsanov...

It’s a market inefficiency we’re exploiting. Laferriere and Kirsanov at least look like they have legit NHL futures.

 

[mysterman2]

Clarke still the leader of all AHL dmen as a true rookie. Guys behind him all 3-4 years older.

impressive.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Clarke still the leader of all AHL dmen as a true rookie. Guys behind him all 3-4 years older.

impressive.

7th in overall AHL scoring period as well

 

[Statto]

Thomas is starting to get going also with 7pts in the last 6. Hopefully he can get a full year in.

 

[kings11]

Thomas is starting to get going also with 7pts in the last 6. Hopefully he can get a full year in.

And isn’t that when he and Turc were paired?

 

[regulate]

I thought Cody Haiskanen, who the Reign signed to a PTO due to all the injuries they have on D looked pretty steady last night, looked like he belonged at the level. He came from the team right down the road from me, the ECHL Idaho Steelheads and was a whopping +53 last season, with 5 goals and 29 assists. He is 6-4, 200. Older player with some games in the USHL prior to playing 4 years in the NCAA, he is 26. I'd like to see more.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Maltsev signs with KHL.

 

[Remparts666]

Clarke still the leader of all AHL dmen as a true rookie. Guys behind him all 3-4 years older.

impressive.

I don’t know who that is yet but he’ll need a right handed one timer to set up on the pp with the big club . Could be doughty

 

[BringTheReign]

Maltsev signs with KHL.

Meh. More icetime for the kids with potential NHL futures.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Maybe that'll get Turcotte off the third line.

 

[LeftKinger]

Turcotte elbowed heads to the locker room… should’ve been in the NHL instead of JAD

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Yup, didnt look AS bad as his other ones so hopefully it's just protocol, but surprise surprise, rot your guy down the lineup in the AHL...