The OHL Thread 2

CharlieGirl · Post #201 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:11 pm

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:chicken:

CharlieGirl · Post #202 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:12 pm

What a shame London has to go to the Memorial Cup through the back door.

Bwahahahahaha!!!

Balki Bartokomous · Post #203 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:16 pm

It makes the OHL final that much better. They'll win the Memorial Cup though.

CharlieGirl · Post #204 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:03 am

Deathstroke wrote:It makes the OHL final that much better. They'll win the Memorial Cup though.

Hard call. When it's a short tournament like that, any team there can win. However, I'd love to see them become the OHL version of the Buffalo Bills. A long layoff can go one of two ways - well rested or rusty.

Not that it really matters, but it shows how fucking pathetic this league is:

OntarioHockeyLeague ‏@OHLHockey
Congrats @GoLondonKnights on tremendous #OHLPlayoffs run - 9 straight series wins - 10th #OHL team to win back-to-back Robertson Cups '12/13

No other departing team has received congratulations from the OHL, nor did they congratulate Guelph, Oshawa or Erie for winning their series.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #205 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:54 am

Shawinigan came and won it in 2012 after a very, very lengthy layoff. That home crowd really helps in the Mem Cup. I'm hoping Erie and Guelph hurt each other a lot in the next round. Nothing easy, it must go seven games and multiple overtimes.

CharlieGirl · Post #206 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:48 am

Yes, but recent history shows differently:

2009 - Rimouski - first team eliminated
2010 - Brandon - lost in final
2011 - Mississauga - lost in final
2013 - Saskatoon - first team eliminated

I have a feeling the Knights will want to make up for their disappointing playoffs, and will come out guns blazing in the Memorial Cup. But I won't be heartbroken if they don't.

CharlieGirl · Post #207 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:16 am

Another for the "OHL is pathetic" files. This was ruled a Guelph no-goal on review. Luckily it didn't affect the outcome of a game.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #208 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:07 am

They really missed Maata, and I don't know if Stolarz will be available because he still has three games left. If Oshawa makes it somehow, then I really hope that the Knights don't win it.

CharlieGirl · Post #209 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:57 pm

Deathstroke wrote:They really missed Maata, and I don't know if Stolarz will be available because he still has three games left. If Oshawa makes it somehow, then I really hope that the Knights don't win it.

Their defense corps was decimated, between Maatta not returning (but they knew that early on), Bell going down and Austin being diagnosed with mono. Two OA d-men when they went into playoffs with just 6 experienced defensemen was a recipe for disaster.

I would put money on Stolarz playing game 1 of the Memorial Cup, unless they choose to start Patterson However, goaltending wasn't their downfall.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #210 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:56 pm

Generals-Battalion in round three.

CharlieGirl · Post #211 by **CharlieGirl** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:38 pm

As much as North Bay is a feel good story, I don't think they have much of a chance vs the Gens. They could surprise, but I wouldn't put money on it.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #212 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:35 pm

They played the Gennies tough this season. And game one will be Laughton free.

CharlieGirl · Post #213 by **CharlieGirl** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:38 pm

The OHL has waived the last 2 games of Stolarz' suspension, so he'll be in game 1 of the Memorial Cup.

mayoradamwest · Post #214 by **mayoradamwest** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:26 pm

CharlieGirl wrote:The OHL has waived the last 2 games of Stolarz' suspension, so he'll be in game 1 of the Memorial Cup.

Lol.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #215 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:20 pm

Guelph beats Erie 5-4 in game one. Crazy game in Guelph. They may kill each other.

CharlieGirl · Post #216 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:35 pm

Deathstroke wrote:Guelph beats Erie 5-4 in game one. Crazy game in Guelph. They may kill each other.

I walked away from the game for about 4 minutes and missed 2 goals and got back in time to see a Guelph goal. Definitely not a goaltending duel.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #217 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:29 pm

Western Conference hockey is so high octane, goaltending and defense is hardly ever a factor lol. This North Bay-Oshawa match up has the chance of being a real tightly contested affair. Like, 3-2 games the norm. It could honestly go either way.

CharlieGirl · Post #218 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:05 pm

The Oshawa-North Bay game was fantastic! I started watching Guelph-Erie but got bored - no defense, but at least Nichols was better tonight.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #219 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:21 am

CharlieGirl wrote:The Oshawa-North Bay game was fantastic! I started watching Guelph-Erie but got bored - no defense, but at least Nichols was better tonight.

I'm so sad right now.

CharlieGirl · Post #220 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:59 pm

Deathstroke wrote: I'm so sad right now.

Getting Laughton back will be huge.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #221 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:09 am

Yeah, and hopefully they don't allow 51 shots tomorrow. North Bay is a tense team though. Not going to be easy.

CharlieGirl · Post #222 by **CharlieGirl** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:35 pm

Holy shit, I did not see this coming. North Bay up 2-0 heading home.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #223 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:14 pm

They made a mess in our house, it's time for us to go and make a mess in theirs. Barclay Goodrow is a beast though. Such a beaut.

CharlieGirl · Post #224 by **CharlieGirl** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:00 am

I was really hoping for a game 6 in Erie, but the way it's looking, a game 5 might be a stretch.

TGR · Post #225 by **TGR** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:29 am

Good god. I didn't expect Guelph to roll over Erie that easily.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #226 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:30 am

Erie is getting killed. Oshawa is going to get swept too. No way they're winning two in North Bay. They may take one for North Bay in five, but that's it.

CharlieGirl · Post #227 by **CharlieGirl** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:44 am

It's going to be entertaining watching a friend of mine who was a Brampton fan, then become a Storm season ticketholder when Brampton moved.

He says he's a Guelph fan now, but I can't see him cheering against Goodrow.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #228 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:23 pm

Goodrow is awesome. I wonder how many shorthanded breakaways he'll have tonight. Wish the Generals could get to the finals, but it's over.

CharlieGirl · Post #229 by **CharlieGirl** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:25 am

Erie wins tonight to force a game 5. North Bay wins to make it 3-0.

I expect Guelph will come out flying at home on Friday night.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #230 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:36 am

I'm just gutted right now. Complete loss for words, the Battalion have been so frustrating, but they've been great. Spent a whole hour talking to Karon right now.

CharlieGirl · Post #231 by **CharlieGirl** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:16 am

Deathstroke wrote:I'm just gutted right now. Complete loss for words, the Battalion have been so frustrating, but they've been great. Spent a whole hour talking to Karon right now.

Wish I'd seen this -- love her!! I haven't talked to her in a bit, but this must be eating at her something awful.

As for the game, North Bay is doing everything right to shut down the Gens and the score shows it. It might have been better for the Gens if they'd had a tougher path to the conference finals. North Bay learned what they needed to do vs Niagara, and the team was forced to come together to win.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #232 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:27 am

CharlieGirl wrote:Wish I'd seen this -- love her!! I haven't talked to her in a bit, but this must be eating at her something awful.

As for the game, North Bay is doing everything right to shut down the Gens and the score shows it. It might have been better for the Gens if they'd had a tougher path to the conference finals. North Bay learned what they needed to do vs Niagara, and the team was forced to come together to win.

Well they played tough games. Most games in the first two rounds were one goal games. But those teams don't come close to matching the size, speed and experience of North Bay. The Generals have six rookies in the lineup, and two important ones on D. It's a shame, but if you look back in the thread, I had said that I think this was our CF and that NB would take it.

CharlieGirl · Post #233 by **CharlieGirl** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:34 pm

I expected the series to go at least 6 games. Wow... congrats to North Bay. Considering those folks waited 11 years to get a team back, this is nice.

I don't think they'll be able to handle Guelph (assuming Guelph finishes off Erie on Friday night - if they don't, then gawd only knows), but it should be a fantastic final.

If North Bay does win the OHL, I know a bunch of Brampton fans that will slash up.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #234 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:38 pm

I'm devastated right now. To see tears in those boys eyes is super tough for me. Being able to share a hug with some of them was surreal to me. I didn't think those kids thought of me in that regard. I'm totally touched.

CharlieGirl · Post #235 by **CharlieGirl** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:59 pm

Deathstroke wrote:I'm devastated right now. To see tears in those boys eyes is super tough for me. Being able to share a hug with some of them was surreal to me. I didn't think those kids thought of me in that regard. I'm totally touched.

The one thing the Generals have always had is great kids. Not just good players, but quality kids. I hate the last game of an OHL'ers career. It's always so hard to watch.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #236 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:16 am

I want to draft Dal Colle so bad. Stupid Devils. Laughton is such a gem. I've been CG'd.

CharlieGirl · Post #237 by **CharlieGirl** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:11 am

Deathstroke wrote:I want to draft Dal Colle so bad. Stupid Devils. Laughton is such a gem. I've been CG'd.

LOL - sucks, doesn't it?

Dal Colle is a lot of fun to watch - I wouldn't be averse to the Flyers drafting him, but I think he'll be long gone by then.

I am very much looking forward to watching Laughton in orange and black. I just hope to hell Holmgren is fired before he can package him in a trade for an aging goon.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #238 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:15 am

CharlieGirl wrote:LOL - sucks, doesn't it?

Dal Colle is a lot of fun to watch - I wouldn't be averse to the Flyers drafting him, but I think he'll be long gone by then.

I am very much looking forward to watching Laughton in orange and black. I just hope to hell Holmgren is fired before he can package him in a trade for an aging goon.

Already sent down this year for Rosehill and Newbury lol.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #239 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:06 am

A retrospective of the 2013-14 Oshawa Generals

http://devils-advocates.ca/blog.asp

CharlieGirl · Post #240 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:30 am

Deathstroke wrote:A retrospective of the 2013-14 Oshawa Generals

http://devils-advocates.ca/blog.asp

Nice work! I hope they keep you around next year. Just think, if you'd listened to me telling you to pay attention to the OHL, your first week or so might have been easier! :)

Balki Bartokomous · Post #241 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:13 pm

I wouldn't trade the awkward experience for even a second =)

Balki Bartokomous · Post #242 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:31 pm

Neil Joynt, the longest serving billet in the OHL has been charged with sexual assault by two young men. I'm surprised this doesn't pop up more. Glad it doesn't, but surprised.

CharlieGirl · Post #243 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:35 pm

Deathstroke wrote:Neil Joynt, the longest serving billet in the OHL has been charged with sexual assault by two young men. I'm surprised this doesn't pop up more. Glad it doesn't, but surprised.

I just read an article about it. Gawd, I hope the accusations are false.

Most teams spend a lot of time finding the right families for players. There have been a lot of stories about billet moms and/or their friends with players -- also dead fucking wrong.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #244 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:25 pm

CharlieGirl wrote:I just read an article about it. Gawd, I hope the accusations are false.

Most teams spend a lot of time finding the right families for players. There have been a lot of stories about billet moms and/or their friends with players -- also dead fucking wrong.

Yeah, it's bad. I'm glad it doesn't happen a lot, that we know of anyway. Just gross. Those are kids. Stupid people.

CharlieGirl · Post #245 by **CharlieGirl** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:19 pm

Guelph-North Bay final.

My friend Steve is probably ready to slash up. On the other hand, he won't be disappointed no matter who wins.

The schedule is really screwy.

Game 1, Thurs., May 1 North Bay at Guelph, 7:00
Game 2, Fri., May 2 North Bay at Guelph, 7:00
Game 3, Tues., May 6 Guelph at North Bay, 7:00
Game 4, Wed., May 7 Guelph at North Bay, 7:00
Game 5, Fri., May 9 North Bay at Guelph, 7:00*
Game 6, Sun., May 11 Guelph at North Bay, 2:00*
Game 7, Mon., May 12 North Bay at Guelph, 7:00*

Two back to back games, with 4 days off in between.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #246 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:33 pm

I'm probably going to get down to Guelph for games one and two. I really want to see Goodrow play live some more. Same with Nick Paul. He's a steal for Dallas in the 4th round.

CharlieGirl · Post #247 by **CharlieGirl** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:36 am

We're looking at game 2. i think it's going to be a great series. Both teams are well balanced with speed and size, defensive play (although I think NB is stronger defensively), and offensive players (Guelph gets the nod here).

Balki Bartokomous · Post #248 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:35 am

You should really get up to NB for a game.

Balki Bartokomous · Post #249 by **Balki Bartokomous** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:17 pm

City stinks, but that atmosphere up there is OUTSTANDING.

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