Windsor Spitfires 2024-25 Season Thread, Part II

[windsor7]

These little, offensive, D men are to plentiful here! We need to contain our zone and clear the zone better. Our guys are getting manhandled out front.
Im also concerned with the lack of progress many are displaying. Some things need to be changed. You can’t expect to acquire all the needed pieces in one year.

So far under Bowler being gm he doesn't envision d man that do that. Only focusing on offensive guys.

 

[Cherrydon]

And after the break is no picnic. 6 games in 9 days before the trade deadline. Backup goaltending and taking advantage of the 5 Knights being away at the WJC is paramount

 

[windsor7]

I'd deal Manzo before 24 or 44, only because 24 is a local kid and 44 is much improved over last season and you may actually need him. I appreciate Manzo but, to me, Hicks has a higher ceiling.

Need 44 pinching all the time n not covering forwards??

 

[Cherrydon]

I'd deal Manzo before 24 or 44, only because 24 is a local kid and 44 is much improved over last season and you may actually need him. I appreciate Manzo but, to me, Hicks has a higher ceiling.

It can be also said that Woodall (great community kid by the way) playing 70 plus less career games is gaining faster than Cristoforo is improving.

 

[Teflon]

Listen, those 3 make quite a few mistakes. That combined with a lack of physicality has me moving 2 as well.

 

[tomschman]

I believe that the problem with the D is more of a coaching philosophy than the players themselves. Whatever D men are on the ice, one of them is playing as a 4th forward and the other is playing as a true D. This has been an issue for several years with a complete turnover of D men and coaches.

I don't like Dmen constantly deep in the O zone, but I think different Dmen might have the same result.