Windsor Spitfires 2024-25 Season Thread, Part I

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Wow , very promising opening three games.
These rookies play like they've been in the league for years already, Lemieux, Garden, Belchetz, and Hicks. This could be a repeat of the 07-08 team. They went 18-43-2-5 in 06-07, and 41-15-7-5 in 07-08. I see similar components with these rookies.

2-0-1 without Protas, Spellacy and Mathurin these last two games. Any update on his injury? When everyone is back , this offense will be hard to contain.

Belchetz is insane, preseason doesn't mean anything but he has six short handed goals in 8 games. That is how you know he is just different. 8 points in three games to begin the season.

Yeah he's big and has the NHL shot, but I have been most surprised by his Hockey IQ, he knows how to get in behind the defense and into open areas of the ice as seen in his shorthanded goals. THey were all either breakaways or partial breakaways. There will be ups and downs but I think he could put up 80 points. Only three games but so many great signs.
 

hockeylegend11

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Well never I would see a game where 16 skaters excluding goalies dressing of 18 skaters had at least a point tonight and 8 of them had multiple point nights.
The 2 players who didn't register a point tonight for Windsor were dmen Tanner Winegard and Adrian Manzo although what Winegard brought to the table was his fight ing ability destroying 2 Rangers in back to back scrap
Windsor's 4 -16 year old rookies all had notable games,6 points from Belchetz including 4G,2 goals from Lemieux and a gutsy fight,oh with Belchetz forgot he got jumped and to fight so had the Gordie Howe Hatrick,along wit 2 assists,1 goal from Garden and some scrappy play,plus Hicks had 2 assists to give Windsor 's 16 yesr olds a total of 7G,,4A and like I said 2 fights.
Outwater had his best game as a Spit 2G,2A,Morneau had 1G,3A,plus he jumped too,so a Gordie Howe hat-trick for him too.
What was interesting was the 2 leading point producers from last year's team Greentree and Abraham each only had 1 point today,a goal by Greentree and an assist by Abraham.
Cole Davis,Woodall and Gaymes all had 2 point games today,1 and 1 for Gaymes,2 assists each for Davis and Woodall.
Never figured 12-2,thought maybe 6-2,and Windsor with 3 in 4 didn't look like the tired team.
Costanzo played very well tonight faced 35 shots and was very solid.
Spits scored 1 PP goal tonight so did Kitchener both were 1-6 in that category, while Windsor scored 2 shorties and 9 even strength goals,and Kitchener scored 1 5 on 5 goal.
 
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hockeylegend11

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Wow , very promising opening three games.
These rookies play like they've been in the league for years already, Lemieux, Garden, Belchetz, and Hicks. This could be a repeat of the 07-08 team. They went 18-43-2-5 in 06-07, and 41-15-7-5 in 07-08. I see similar components with these rookies.

2-0-1 without Protas, Spellacy and Mathurin these last two games. Any update on his injury? When everyone is back , this offense will be hard to contain.

Belchetz is insane, preseason doesn't mean anything but he has six short handed goals in 8 games. That is how you know he is just different. 8 points in three games to begin the season.

Yeah he's big and has the NHL shot, but I have been most surprised by his Hockey IQ, he knows how to get in behind the defense and into open areas of the ice as seen in his shorthanded goals. THey were all either breakaways or partial breakaways. There will be ups and downs but I think he could put up 80 points. Only three games but so many great signs.
I have some answers on a couple of things
1st dealing with Mathurin he has been experiencing back spasms held out as a precaution again tonight like last night, I do expect him in the lineup Thursday vs the Sault, and they cam use him as I expect Winegard to get a suspension for being the 2nd fight,as well Lemieux who tossed for the same reason after his fight.
However I do have good news re forward Ilya Protas,talking to his billet Protas picked up tonight and was dropped off at the rink tonight during the game,so expect to play Thurs vs the Sault,great he scored 3 goals in the1 game before he left for Washington, just what we need another stud player,had 3 goals in the 1 game played.

Finally wouldn't surprise if Spellacy was back by next weekend he impressed those in Chicago looks to have a bright future.
 

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Meant to add Christoforo after 3 games has 1G,6A,7 points and is a +9 so far to lead the D in scoring
He was a +6 in the game vs Kitchener.

Spits averaged 6 goals a game during the 5 game exhibition season,now in the last 3 regular season they have scored 21 goals for an average of 7 per so far
Spits including exhibition season are now 7-0-1,2--0-1 during regular season
 
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Glad to hear Mathurin is day-to-day and it’s not more serious. When I saw he was taking warmups at least, I assumed it’s not long term. Better safe than sorry right now.

I’m not trying to be overly optimistic, but Kitchener went 5-0-0-1 in the preseason. Saginaw are coming off a Mem Cup win (with high turnover but still a top team IMO).

I’m excited to see a larger sample size, but with the immediate impact we’re seeing, not just from Belchetz, but from the other 08’ group, plus Nesbitt now looking great, Outwater, who I’ve been down on, showing some spark, it has me excited.

I can see guys cooling off, but with our quantity of good prospects, I don’t expect it to all happen at once. Someone’s gotta be going. Plus a few more additions? I’m intrigued. Now, I also expect every team to be playing a little less sloppy in a month from now.

Good bounce back for Joey. In those big lead games, it’s easy to let an extra 2/3 slide by as it wont effect the outcome, but props to them for keeping numbers down while still putting up the points.

Sorry most of you don’t like the goal song… but I’m here for it. There’s gotta be a story here.
 

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