Windsor Spitfires 2024-25 Season Thread, Part IV

[Travis Bickle 77]

Always great to beat the dirtiest team in the league...The London Knights!! Beauty shorthand goal from Spellacy!!

 

[tomschman]

Awesome F'ing Win

 

[LDN]

Must feel so great

 

[Teflon]

Great to get that win!! Just shows how important it is to play 60 minutes!
Do the knights just have to be the dirtiest in the league? Just a lack of class!! I could list the issues but why bother. Makes this old timer want to lace them up and wreak some havoc on that team of cowards!!

 

[BoogieB]

Froggie for Prime Minister !!

 

[crowncarrier]

Just a question....where does the booing for Cowan come from?

 

[OHLTG]

Just a question....where does the booing for Cowan come from?

From what I heard, the initial booing was for Team Canada.

 

[LeProspector]

Just a question....where does the booing for Cowan come from?

He’s a good player.

 

[DetSpitsFan]

Didn’t think Joey looked that bad but third one was soft. Felt the goalie change fired em’ up.

Spellacy’s great, but if that puck doesn’t go over the glass.. we have a different tone, but maybe a less exciting game. What a game winner.

One of the most exciting games I’ve been to this season. I’d rather see this Spits team down by 3 then up by 3, but truly didn’t expect the comeback vs London.

Keeps the dream of 1st place alive, and Frogget’s shaping up pretty well. Lots of special teams tonight. Both teams with 2 PP goals, and the Morneau goal was basically one, then the Shorty.

One of those games that gets you excited for the next. Elliot’s first loss in the OHL, now 20-1. Good to be that 1, but also an impressive stretch on his end.

London’s got a quicker turn around with Kitchener Wednesday.

 

[DetSpitsFan]

Just a question....where does the booing for Cowan come from?

Rivalry game, and being “The” supposed guy for a failing team Canada WJ team… he got the hot crowd against him.

Undeserved IMO, and better reserved for those dirty players that make the nasty infractions, but hey, if the crowd can frustrate a team, I’m all for it.

If admission is being paid, you got the right to cheer, boo, cry or celebrate.

 

[spits]

What a win, these Spits are dawgs out there. Down 3-0 and no quit. That 3rd period was great. Really dominated that 3rd and Elliot made a ton of beauty saves to keep it 4-3.

I thought Kennedy was outstanding tonight, really the entire defense was, held them to 1 even strength goal and only 6 shots in the 3rd. Not an easy thing to do against that dominant squad. Also it seems Walters knows when to push his guys and when to stay quiet on the bench. He was calm at times and rattled at others. He seems to be an intense coach, hehe.

I was surprised to hear the crowd booing Cowan every time he touched the puck. By the 3rd period when the crowd was really into the game, the boos got louder and Cowan had some giveaways. I think it got to him. I'm a Leafs fan, so I like Cowan. He is not the same this season though. Barkey is shifty as heck.

Morneau and Protas were solid as usual and really thought Nesbitt had one of his better games, he thrives in these types of games. Good to see Spellacy make up for his blunder with that beauty winner.

One thing that sort of sucks the rest of the regular season, they have secured the #2 seed and a slim chance they can place 1st. Games are important but when you already know where you are finishing in the standings, it sort of takes some excitement away.

 

[DetSpitsFan]

I didn’t realize it was such a drought vs London, but makes sense with last year.

First time we beat the knights since March 23’ when we clinched First in the Conference on the road.

First W vs London while Greentree’s had the C

 

[spitsfan24]

I didn’t realize it was such a drought vs London, but makes sense with last year.

First time we beat the knights since March 23’ when we clinched First in the Conference on the road.

First W vs London while Greentree’s had the C

Technically, we beat them recently at home, unless you meant to add a caveat that London couldn't be down five guys due to the World Juniors in order for it to count.

 

[OHLTG]

Some thoughts...

- First London PP goal was a one-timer that I think Costanzo wants back. He looked like he could have it but, nope. Second one was a defensive issue where the player found the one gap away from anyone, yet in the slot. Tic, tac, boom. Third one was a point shot that created a rebound and it's in. Nesbitt needed to take the guy but missed. Oh well.
- I don't think Costanzo played poorly but he likely wants at least two of the goals back.
- Froggett made me nervous; it's London we're talking about. Boy do I like being proven wrong in this case. He was a rock, making some monster saves.
- Spits' first goal was hard work and puck movement. Nice shot from Morneau.
- Protas... the guy is a beast. You're not stopping him if he has a chance. Nice pass from Cristoforo on the first goal. The second one was a beauty shot, wide open. I thought Nesbitt tipped it in (I was close to it), but Protas works, too.
- That's the Spellacy we've been waiting for. Speed to burn, hands figured it out, one of the biggest goals of the season! And... SH!
- Yes, going down 3-0 wasn't fun but this team has shown what it can do when it gets going. What a response to Thursday!
- Allowed just six shots against in the third period. The defence, most of the game, was what you wanted. They hit, they played smart, and they got the job done.
- No idea why Gaymes dropped the gloves. I believe he's at three fights now. I do appreciate McNamara going with Halttunen for the hit on Nesbitt. I want to see the replay because it looked like an ugly hit on Nesbitt so... instigator seems odd. I'm not a fan of that rule in most cases, including this one. But, props on McN for going, regardless.
- Amazing energy from the crowd, all over the Knights from start to finish. As close to a Windsor Arena crowd as we've seen in quite some time. They were loud, into the game, taunting, chirping, the works. More of that, please!

On another note, someone was hit in the stands with a failed clearing attempt in the first period, I believe. I couldn't tell much other than they got help and had to leave the game. Hopefully they're okay and I know the Spits were worried/hopeful (from the post-game coverage on YT).

Also... hopefully Davis and Costello return on Wednesday or next weekend, at least. Last I heard, they were close so...

 

[windsor7]

From what I heard, the initial booing was for Team Canada.

Had world jr skates on also lol

 

[rve24]

Spits deserved the W. Played a better game than LK. Would be a fun PO match.

 

[windsor7]

Windsor clawed their way back to a win.
They didn't play well for opening 30 minutes.
Had lots of troubles.
London sat back a bit in 2nd period and Windsor was the better team after that.
Good crowd. Not a ton of London fans. Would be more if this was a 2 pm game instead.
London tried to goon it up after they lost the momentum. Seen that script before. Good for Windsor for not falling for it completely.
Lucky the refs held back sharmin a couple times or he might actually have to back up stuff he talks about when there is a scrimmage..
Joey struggled. Froggett played great.
Defense was their normal self..
Windsor relying on their usually 2 players. Though big goal by Spellacy was the difference.
Pp needs a lot of help still. Windsor could of buried London a lot earlier if they could only score.
Whoever runs the Spitfires twitter account. Way to stay humble..

 

[Billyjack]

Didn’t think Joey looked that bad but third one was soft. Felt the goalie change fired em’ up.

Spellacy’s great, but if that puck doesn’t go over the glass.. we have a different tone, but maybe a less exciting game. What a game winner.

One of the most exciting games I’ve been to this season. I’d rather see this Spits team down by 3 then up by 3, but truly didn’t expect the comeback vs London.

Keeps the dream of 1st place alive, and Frogget’s shaping up pretty well. Lots of special teams tonight. Both teams with 2 PP goals, and the Morneau goal was basically one, then the Shorty.

One of those games that gets you excited for the next. Elliot’s first loss in the OHL, now 20-1. Good to be that 1, but also an impressive stretch on his end.

London’s got a quicker turn around with Kitchener Wednesday.

Tuesday

 

[DetSpitsFan]

Technically, we beat them recently at home, unless you meant to add a caveat that London couldn't be down five guys due to the World Juniors in order for it to count.

Not sure how I forgot about that. I had previewed one of the remaining LDN/WSR games on the OHL site and it had Windsor at 1-2 vs the Knights this year, assuming they hadn’t updated with yesterday’s game. Thanks for clarification!

Tuesday

I gotta stop posting when I’m tired

Yes, Tuesday! Thank you!

 

[high slot]

Can someone answer this for me. Ive watched Londons games on tv. While one of their players is in a fight, someone else gets close to the fighters slapping his stick on the ice like a fool. Usually players bang there sticks on the boards from the bench. Sunday night they did the same.Is it just me or should they be given a misconduct penalty. Nobodies going to jump in, 2nd fight same stoppage.

 

[Otto]

Can someone answer this for me. Ive watched Londons games on tv. While one of their players is in a fight, someone else gets close to the fighters slapping his stick on the ice like a fool. Usually players bang there sticks on the boards from the bench. Sunday night they did the same.Is it just me or should they be given a misconduct penalty. Nobodies going to jump in, 2nd fight same stoppage.

This isn't a London thing, it happens frequently across every league.

 

[All the Answers]

Some thoughts...

- First London PP goal was a one-timer that I think Costanzo wants back. He looked like he could have it but, nope. Second one was a defensive issue where the player found the one gap away from anyone, yet in the slot. Tic, tac, boom. Third one was a point shot that created a rebound and it's in. Nesbitt needed to take the guy but missed. Oh well.
- I don't think Costanzo played poorly but he likely wants at least two of the goals back.
- Froggett made me nervous; it's London we're talking about. Boy do I like being proven wrong in this case. He was a rock, making some monster saves.
- Spits' first goal was hard work and puck movement. Nice shot from Morneau.
- Protas... the guy is a beast. You're not stopping him if he has a chance. Nice pass from Cristoforo on the first goal. The second one was a beauty shot, wide open. I thought Nesbitt tipped it in (I was close to it), but Protas works, too.
- That's the Spellacy we've been waiting for. Speed to burn, hands figured it out, one of the biggest goals of the season! And... SH!
- Yes, going down 3-0 wasn't fun but this team has shown what it can do when it gets going. What a response to Thursday!
- Allowed just six shots against in the third period. The defence, most of the game, was what you wanted. They hit, they played smart, and they got the job done.
- No idea why Gaymes dropped the gloves. I believe he's at three fights now. I do appreciate McNamara going with Halttunen for the hit on Nesbitt. I want to see the replay because it looked like an ugly hit on Nesbitt so... instigator seems odd. I'm not a fan of that rule in most cases, including this one. But, props on McN for going, regardless.
- Amazing energy from the crowd, all over the Knights from start to finish. As close to a Windsor Arena crowd as we've seen in quite some time. They were loud, into the game, taunting, chirping, the works. More of that, please!

On another note, someone was hit in the stands with a failed clearing attempt in the first period, I believe. I couldn't tell much other than they got help and had to leave the game. Hopefully they're okay and I know the Spits were worried/hopeful (from the post-game coverage on YT).

Also... hopefully Davis and Costello return on Wednesday or next weekend, at least. Last I heard, they were close so...

Halt's hit was greasy dirty. Should have been looked at by the stripes. Definitely got away with one.

 

[ohloutsider]

Was at the game last night and something going this morning so posting a little late on this one.
Some have already posted on this but I was very impressed with the play of Nesbitt. Definitely drawing attention from the Knights. Not sure how the hit on him was not a penalty but it seemed to get the Spits more engaged after. Also seems to be the go to guy for key faceoffs. Not sure on his numbers but coaching staff are putting more trust in him for the key ones. Scouts have to be seeing this as well.

Another thing for me was the 4 08's getting quality ice time. Can't say enough about them when all 4 are an important part of the teams success. Not sure how many other teams are using 4 rookies and having the success the Spits are getting from them? This looks very promising for the future.

I saw the ill advised quote from the Spitfire media team and they need to be better.
Having said that London does not lose gracefully and when you see their head coach going off on a tyrant and Simpson having to guide him towards the dressing room you can see why they act that way. They were trying to start fights, screaming at the bench, slaming doors, throwing things on their bench and taunting the Spit bench. Not liking to lose is one thing but that was over the top. Starting with the head coach and down they need to be better. London fans calling the post classless is true but an internal review of their own teams behavior is over due. Rant over.

 

[OHLTG]

Halt's hit was greasy dirty. Should have been looked at by the stripes. Definitely got away with one.

It happened in the one small area of the ice I can't see very well. I even had to stand up and look around a player to see who got hit (then realized it was Nesbitt).

 

[windsor7]

Was at the game last night and something going this morning so posting a little late on this one.
Some have already posted on this but I was very impressed with the play of Nesbitt. Definitely drawing attention from the Knights. Not sure how the hit on him was not a penalty but it seemed to get the Spits more engaged after. Also seems to be the go to guy for key faceoffs. Not sure on his numbers but coaching staff are putting more trust in him for the key ones. Scouts have to be seeing this as well.

Another thing for me was the 4 08's getting quality ice time. Can't say enough about them when all 4 are an important part of the teams success. Not sure how many other teams are using 4 rookies and having the success the Spits are getting from them? This looks very promising for the future.

I saw the ill advised quote from the Spitfire media team and they need to be better.
Having said that London does not lose gracefully and when you see their head coach going off on a tyrant and Simpson having to guide him towards the dressing room you can see why they act that way. They were trying to start fights, screaming at the bench, slaming doors, throwing things on their bench and taunting the Spit bench. Not liking to lose is one thing but that was over the top. Starting with the head coach and down they need to be better. London fans calling the post classless is true but an internal review of their own teams behavior is over due. Rant over.

Bad tweet by Windsor media for sure..