Windsor Spitfires 2024-25 Season Thread, Part IV

[ohloutsider]

Windsor hands down has the worst TV coverage of any team in the OHL!! ....Just my opinion

Watched it later last night and ya the camera work was bad but tbh I watch it all the time and it is not usually that bad. I'm assuming someone new on the camera maybe because it was family day?

A few thoughts...

- First, well done by the Spitfires to have a Family Day ceremony with the billets, along with "forever 18" scrolling across the jumbotron during it. That's an appropriate passing of the torch, if you will.
- Owen Sound isn't a bad team and, if George is on his game, you're in for a tough night.
- Fortunately, the Spitfires' D came to play and Costanzo was dynamite. The one goal was more on the forwards not taking Leonard, but one mistake isn't that big of a deal.
- Windsor kept the OS forwards to the outside for the most part. The Attack had a few chances inside and Costanzo did his thing.
- Great goal by Lemieux; nice pass from Eichler and it's in. Greentree with a beauty five-hole; kind of appropriate that the captain scores a big goal on in this game.
- Protas into the EN. His 37th of the season. He needs three more to become the Spitfires' all-time single-season Import leader for goals. Kuhnhackl had 39 back in the day.
- Cristoforo now has a career high in points and +/-. He and Greentree are 1/2 in the league for that.
- Greentree needs eight points for 100!
- It would be really nice if Gaymes could stop stirring up thing that don't need it. I like his physical side but, man, minor penalty after minor penalty doesn't make sense.
- I'll always appreciate Greentree's enthusiasm while defending teammates to officials.
- Sarnia, Flint, Saginaw - road Fri, road Sat, home Sun. Busy weekend coming up before the always-fun eastern swing.
- Now 16 points up on Saginaw with 14 games left each. I still don't think it'll be easy as Saginaw's on a roll but get the points and keep going. If the Spirit win out, the Spitfires need 13 points in 14 games to take the division.
- Sounds like Abraham is hopeful for Friday with an upper body (nothing specified). I don't know much about Costello or Mathurin; hoping the best on both.

They need 12 points. A tie goes to Windsor with a stronger ROW.

 

[OHLTG]

Watched it later last night and ya the camera work was bad but tbh I watch it all the time and it is not usually that bad. I'm assuming someone new on the camera maybe because it was family day?

Yeah, they're volunteers and I know some are newer, so things like this are going to happen from time-to-time.

They need 12 points. A tie goes to Windsor with a stronger ROW.

Touche.

 

[RayzorIsDull]

My comment had nothing to do with any scoring drying up or how good/bad Saginaw has played. We know they've played well with Parekh, Misa, and Chernyshov leading the way (along with Oke). We know Windsor had a few games where they struggled. But that wasn't where the conversation was going here. It was simply that it doesn't matter what you do against a lower-seeded team, you're not in a position to "win" with some. If you beat them, you're supposed to so meh. If you lose, how do you lose to a lower-seeded team, (insert analysis here).

DC was pointing out prior you're not learning much from the team in these games. Regardless of the result he isn't wrong. You're not going to learn much about this team over these next 15. There are many players that need to step to get ready for the playoffs.

 

[Teflon]

I disagree, you do learn from these games. Who can focus when thats a tough ask, who is willing to hone their craft just a bit more, who can put the fact nothing matters other than winning out of their head, who is willing to still do the little things that keep you sharp…. Number 1 should also be, who will give me 60 min of hockey!!! This team has struggled with that all year!

 

[hockeylegend11]

I disagree, you do learn from these games. Who can focus when thats a tough ask, who is willing to hone their craft just a bit more, who can put the fact nothing matters other than winning out of their head, who is willing to still do the little things that keep you sharp…. Number 1 should also be, who will give me 60 min of hockey!!! This team has struggled with that all year!

I would disagree about struggling all year re 60 min of hockey,last 5 games have only allowed 10 goals,a 4-0-0-1 record,have outscored the opposition 16-4,5 on 5 in the same stretch.
Also after 54 games so far the Spits have allowed 2 or less goals in a game 25 times,last year in 68 games it happened 6 times,yes 6 times,and it should 5 of the 8 D on this year's team played here last year ,Christoforo, Woodall, Eichler, and Walton, all regulars,plus Winegard.
I think going from 19th last year to top 2 or 3 this year has been an amazing accomplishment so far plus continuing to finish in the top 10 in Canada for months compared to last year the bottom 10.
Have things been perfect of course not but the overall improvement including effort should not be ignored or dismissed, right now so one of the most improved teams in Canada not just the O.