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Post by excanucksfan on Sept 10, 2007 15:38:58 GMT -5
It would appear that the IceDogs now have their first 2 lines set.
The one line will be 5'9" 165lbs Michael Swift, 5'9" 168lbs Jason Bergeron and 6'0" 180lbs Jadran Beljo.
Their second line is 6'3" 185lbs Luca Caputi, 5'10" 178lbs Jordan Foreman and 5'10" 185lbs Stefan Legein.
Only 2 players 6 foot or above on the first 2 lines. Even their third and fourth lines will be small with only Dylan MacEachern (6' 160 lbs) and Reggie Traccitto (6' 197lbs) above the 6 foot mark.
Does anyone else think the IceDogs are too small and may get banged around a lot. I know that hockey has changed with the new rules, but bodychecking is still allowed and fights still happen in the OHL.
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Post by jaskratch on Sept 10, 2007 20:48:57 GMT -5
the Ice Dogs will be one of the smallest and toughest teams to play against in the OHL. This is going to be an incredibly fast and tenacious team who will punish their opponents regardless of their size. When people see Legein and Foreman together on the same line they'll realize size won't be an issue. Let's not forget that Scott Fletcher is flat out the toughest player in the league and will strike fear into every player who steps onto the ice at the Jack. Fletcher is the kind of player who makes every one of his teammates a little bit braver.
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Post by back2back on Sept 10, 2007 22:15:29 GMT -5
Yes, I heard Legien and Foreman are very tough. Infact, I have heard people call the Legien, Foreman, Caputi line one of the toughest in the OHL. Hard to believe though given their size. I guess we will see when we actually get to watch these players play.
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Post by puckhound on Sept 11, 2007 7:15:38 GMT -5
Their forwards did look small Sunday compared to the Owen Sound players but remember that the full team is not together yet. Even though players like Freisen and Aggozino are around 5'9" they never quit and are tenacious on the puck.
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Post by sportscrazy on Sept 11, 2007 12:57:58 GMT -5
I think their forwards are too small and may get pushed around a little. Their D is pretty big and the new defenceman VanLaren is suppose to be pretty tough. He lead his Tier 2 Jr. A team in penalty minutes last year and he was only 16 years old. So I think what they lack in toughness in their forwards there D will make up for it.
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Post by hockeyobserver on Sept 13, 2007 20:20:04 GMT -5
remember the game has changed
quick and fast works now
you dont need to be a hulking guy
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Post by back2back on Sept 13, 2007 22:06:46 GMT -5
After seeing tonights game I think they are too small. The game was very rough and few IceDogs seemed willing to answer the bell.
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Post by hockeyobserver on Sept 14, 2007 14:08:01 GMT -5
who cares about the bell
they answered where it counts.. the net.
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Post by mia on Sept 14, 2007 14:17:45 GMT -5
It is OK for the regular season but come playoff time size does matter , Just ask the Buffalo Sabres!, and by the way thats what happened to the Dogs last year!
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Post by excanucksfan on Sept 14, 2007 15:49:27 GMT -5
who cares about the bell they answered where it counts.. the net. Yes but how long will that happen. If every game is like that the players will soon get intimidated and shy away from the puck. When that happens they won't be scoring many goals. Maybe that doesn't happen it the OHL and that is more of a Jr. B thing. But I remember in the past watching the Canucks beat a more talented Falcon team in the playoffs because the Falcons got man-handled by the Canucks in the regular season and were playing scared. |
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Post by coldpooch on Sept 14, 2007 16:14:48 GMT -5
It is OK for the regular season but come playoff time size does matter , Just ask the Buffalo Sabres!, and by the way thats what happened to the Dogs last year! Sure as Hell you are not talking about the Missy IceDogs. If you look on the OHL site you will see they iced one of the biggest teams in the league. The reason they lost was because of one player......STAAL!!!! |
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Post by coldpooch on Sept 14, 2007 16:15:24 GMT -5
who cares about the bellthey answered where it counts.. the net. I agree  |
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Post by coldpooch on Sept 14, 2007 16:17:06 GMT -5
who cares about the bell they answered where it counts.. the net. Yes but how long will that happen. If every game is like that the players will soon get intimidated and shy away from the puck. When that happens they won't be scoring many goals. Maybe that doesn't happen it the OHL and that is more of a Jr. B thing. But I remember in the past watching the Canucks beat a more talented Falcon team in the playoffs because the Falcons got man-handled by the Canucks in the regular season and were playing scared. Yes that is more of a JR. B team. You do not play in this league if you are imitated easily. The coaches find this out in a hurry during the exhibition season. |
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Post by hockeyobserver on Sept 16, 2007 8:47:23 GMT -5
Yes but how long will that happen. If every game is like that the players will soon get intimidated and shy away from the puck. When that happens they won't be scoring many goals. Maybe that doesn't happen it the OHL and that is more of a Jr. B thing. But I remember in the past watching the Canucks beat a more talented Falcon team in the playoffs because the Falcons got man-handled by the Canucks in the regular season and were playing scared. Yes that is more of a JR. B team. You do not play in this league if you are imitated easily. The coaches find this out in a hurry during the exhibition season. agreed.. this isnt lower tier junior the bottom line is if they continue to focus on the offence and score goals.. they'll win. lets wait until after exhibition to see the real team when guys get back from camps and then we can judge them when they have some games under their belt for now, i say they're fine |
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