Deep Thoughts • 11/12/2017
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Mark Seidel
Deep Thoughts: Welcome to another Deep Thoughts which represent my PERSONAL views & don’t reflect ANY Organization that I work with!
DT: It’s that special holiday season so in the annual tradition, we have some Deep Thoughts Xmas/Hanukah gifts for each team:
DT: Barrie – I’d like to give the gift of the quirky Leo Lazarev to keep playing well. The decision to move Propp raised eyebrows but Dale & Jason Ford have proven to be right!
DT: Erie – We give @HDBrownie a HUGE return to re-stock the cupboards for his big pieces like Taylor Raddysh, Jordan Sambrook, Owen Headrick & even possibly Kyle Maksimovich. Also, Santa wants to give some love to unheralded rookie Maxim Golov!
DT: Flint – We’d love to give the phenomenal fans in Flint some more wins because they deserve success. Barclay already traded his presents to Hamilton so maybe he can turn the surprising return of Jalen Smereck into more young assets.
DT: Guelph – The Storm get a much-needed dose of consistency. This team looks like a great young team some nights but awful the next. Merkley & Lalonde need to step it up & let’s face it, George got his Xmas present this summer by getting Cam Hillis.
DT: Hamilton – I’d really like to give Hamilton a new rink to play out of because the First Ontario Centre/Copps Coliseum is too cavernous to create an atmosphere but that is down the road. I’ll give them good luck in the playoffs for a quality coaching/management group.
DT: Kingston – Kingston’s GM Darren Keilly (an occasional nemesis) gets the gift of wisdom to decide if this team should become buyers or hang on to their youth because next year should be their year to take a run. Either way, the future looks good in the Limestone City.
DT: Kitchener – The Rangers get the gift of loading up and going ALL IN! They need to add some big pieces to compete for the Western title, but I think the young GM, Mike McKenzie will have the stones to do it!
DT: London – London usually gets nothing from DT Santa but this year is different because they lost Mete & Joulevi. We are going to give them a healthy Victor Mete after the World Juniors & maybe Brady Tkachuk. If they get those 2 then they get nothing from us for years to come!
DT: Mississauga – Ahhhh Mississauga…So many gifts left from the James Boyd/Jan Egert regime but they need the gift of a playoff spot & the understanding that solo rushes by stars…over and over… don’t work in this League.
DT: Niagara – The Icedogs get the gift of respect from the rest of the hockey world. Billy Burke & his staff have done a good job taking over from Dave Bell & Joey Burke has shown that he can deal with anybody & do well ie. Maksimov & Paquette deals. Stephen Dhillon should also get some respect from NHL clubs for all his work!
DT: North Bay – We are going to give Stan Butler the gift of a 2001 first rounder and a bunch of assets/picks if he decides to move Cam Dineen & Brett McKenzie. Stanley has never been a bigtime deadline seller & the recent wins make it tougher but the return for those 2 would be tempting.
DT: Oshawa – The most important gift of all we can give is to have a healthy Bob Jones back behind the bench after his horrible health scares. After that, it is all gravy but we’d like to give some draft love for Serron Noel & William Ennis!
DT: Ottawa – Like Guelph, their best present came in the summer with the hiring of Andre Tourigny as the Head Coach. We were going to give them the gift of a goaltender, but they opened that present early & got Noah Battaglia from Milton!
DT: The most obvious present in this holiday season is the gift of goaltending in Owen Sound. The second most obvious might be a mulligan for Dale so he could have kept Christian Propp instead of flipping him to North Bay, but we have faith in Degray to find a solution before January 11th.
DT: Peterborough – The Petes get the gift of putting it all together & playing well because the roster is way better than the results. We will also give them some help on the back end to solidify things, but a lot of guys have under achieved but they have 3 months to turn it on.
DT: Saginaw – Dave Drinkill & his group got the Xmas Miracle on Johnson Street with their massive comeback against Sarnia so that is one present down & they got 2 of 3 gifts from last years DT Xmas list (Jenkins & Goldowski) so they get some ’18 NHL Draft love for Everett, Giroux, Jenkins, Katic & Grondin!
DT: Sarnia – Nick Sinclair & Derian Hatcher have put together a great year thus far but we shall gift them a couple high impact pieces before the deadline. In a perfect world, they would get a high impact scoring forward & more importantly, a bigtime defenceman to help them push for a western title.
DT: Sault Ste. Marie – The team that takes the puck & won’t give it back get the gift of some jam & grit. They play a very unique possession game but if we give them a couple guys that are hard to play against & a Colton White return, it should be a great spring in the Soo.
DT: Sudbury – I’d like to give the Wolves the gift of health because they have been decimated by injuries to some of their key players but I’ll give them the wisdom & patience to get full return on guys like Sokolov & some of their vets as we get to the trade deadline.
DT: Windsor – The Spits don’t really need anything from DT Xmas because they won the Memorial Cup & they are going to get huge returns for some moveable assets like Brown, Luchuk, Day & others. What I will give is the guarantee that Michael Dipietro isn’t going anywhere this year.
DT: Since I’m in the giving mood, I’m going to give the Acadie-Bathurst the Flyers 2nd rounder, Pascal Laberge. Laberge will provide some help for the Titan down the stretch.
DT: I’d like to give Quebec City some love for Xmas as well because the NHL isn’t giving them any. Am I the only one that thinks Quebec City would be an enormous success as opposed to Houston? I remember the Nordiques/Habs rivalry & I want it back.
DT: I’d like to send some love to a top 2002 goaltender, Christian Sbaraglia who is playing well in Omaha of the USHL. It was a crime that he wasn’t invited to the Under 17 tournament because we think he is one of the best ‘tenders in that whole age group in Canada. I just hope Hockey Canada didn’t hold it against him that he is playing in the USHL.
DT: Scouting travel Pet Peeve: Why the hell do people on a single lane highway drive 80 KM/Hour until the passing lane & then speed up to 120KM/Hour so that nobody can pass them???!!
DT: In closing, a lot of us are privileged to work in this game & tens of thousands of people would love to get an opportunity so we should all be thankful. Have a safe & happy holiday season & enjoy the World Junior Championships & the Trade Deadlines!
With
Mark Seidel
Deep Thoughts: Welcome to another Deep Thoughts which represent my PERSONAL views & don’t reflect ANY Organization that I work with!
DT: It’s that special holiday season so in the annual tradition, we have some Deep Thoughts Xmas/Hanukah gifts for each team:
DT: Barrie – I’d like to give the gift of the quirky Leo Lazarev to keep playing well. The decision to move Propp raised eyebrows but Dale & Jason Ford have proven to be right!
DT: Erie – We give @HDBrownie a HUGE return to re-stock the cupboards for his big pieces like Taylor Raddysh, Jordan Sambrook, Owen Headrick & even possibly Kyle Maksimovich. Also, Santa wants to give some love to unheralded rookie Maxim Golov!
DT: Flint – We’d love to give the phenomenal fans in Flint some more wins because they deserve success. Barclay already traded his presents to Hamilton so maybe he can turn the surprising return of Jalen Smereck into more young assets.
DT: Guelph – The Storm get a much-needed dose of consistency. This team looks like a great young team some nights but awful the next. Merkley & Lalonde need to step it up & let’s face it, George got his Xmas present this summer by getting Cam Hillis.
DT: Hamilton – I’d really like to give Hamilton a new rink to play out of because the First Ontario Centre/Copps Coliseum is too cavernous to create an atmosphere but that is down the road. I’ll give them good luck in the playoffs for a quality coaching/management group.
DT: Kingston – Kingston’s GM Darren Keilly (an occasional nemesis) gets the gift of wisdom to decide if this team should become buyers or hang on to their youth because next year should be their year to take a run. Either way, the future looks good in the Limestone City.
DT: Kitchener – The Rangers get the gift of loading up and going ALL IN! They need to add some big pieces to compete for the Western title, but I think the young GM, Mike McKenzie will have the stones to do it!
DT: London – London usually gets nothing from DT Santa but this year is different because they lost Mete & Joulevi. We are going to give them a healthy Victor Mete after the World Juniors & maybe Brady Tkachuk. If they get those 2 then they get nothing from us for years to come!
DT: Mississauga – Ahhhh Mississauga…So many gifts left from the James Boyd/Jan Egert regime but they need the gift of a playoff spot & the understanding that solo rushes by stars…over and over… don’t work in this League.
DT: Niagara – The Icedogs get the gift of respect from the rest of the hockey world. Billy Burke & his staff have done a good job taking over from Dave Bell & Joey Burke has shown that he can deal with anybody & do well ie. Maksimov & Paquette deals. Stephen Dhillon should also get some respect from NHL clubs for all his work!
DT: North Bay – We are going to give Stan Butler the gift of a 2001 first rounder and a bunch of assets/picks if he decides to move Cam Dineen & Brett McKenzie. Stanley has never been a bigtime deadline seller & the recent wins make it tougher but the return for those 2 would be tempting.
DT: Oshawa – The most important gift of all we can give is to have a healthy Bob Jones back behind the bench after his horrible health scares. After that, it is all gravy but we’d like to give some draft love for Serron Noel & William Ennis!
DT: Ottawa – Like Guelph, their best present came in the summer with the hiring of Andre Tourigny as the Head Coach. We were going to give them the gift of a goaltender, but they opened that present early & got Noah Battaglia from Milton!
DT: The most obvious present in this holiday season is the gift of goaltending in Owen Sound. The second most obvious might be a mulligan for Dale so he could have kept Christian Propp instead of flipping him to North Bay, but we have faith in Degray to find a solution before January 11th.
DT: Peterborough – The Petes get the gift of putting it all together & playing well because the roster is way better than the results. We will also give them some help on the back end to solidify things, but a lot of guys have under achieved but they have 3 months to turn it on.
DT: Saginaw – Dave Drinkill & his group got the Xmas Miracle on Johnson Street with their massive comeback against Sarnia so that is one present down & they got 2 of 3 gifts from last years DT Xmas list (Jenkins & Goldowski) so they get some ’18 NHL Draft love for Everett, Giroux, Jenkins, Katic & Grondin!
DT: Sarnia – Nick Sinclair & Derian Hatcher have put together a great year thus far but we shall gift them a couple high impact pieces before the deadline. In a perfect world, they would get a high impact scoring forward & more importantly, a bigtime defenceman to help them push for a western title.
DT: Sault Ste. Marie – The team that takes the puck & won’t give it back get the gift of some jam & grit. They play a very unique possession game but if we give them a couple guys that are hard to play against & a Colton White return, it should be a great spring in the Soo.
DT: Sudbury – I’d like to give the Wolves the gift of health because they have been decimated by injuries to some of their key players but I’ll give them the wisdom & patience to get full return on guys like Sokolov & some of their vets as we get to the trade deadline.
DT: Windsor – The Spits don’t really need anything from DT Xmas because they won the Memorial Cup & they are going to get huge returns for some moveable assets like Brown, Luchuk, Day & others. What I will give is the guarantee that Michael Dipietro isn’t going anywhere this year.
DT: Since I’m in the giving mood, I’m going to give the Acadie-Bathurst the Flyers 2nd rounder, Pascal Laberge. Laberge will provide some help for the Titan down the stretch.
DT: I’d like to give Quebec City some love for Xmas as well because the NHL isn’t giving them any. Am I the only one that thinks Quebec City would be an enormous success as opposed to Houston? I remember the Nordiques/Habs rivalry & I want it back.
DT: I’d like to send some love to a top 2002 goaltender, Christian Sbaraglia who is playing well in Omaha of the USHL. It was a crime that he wasn’t invited to the Under 17 tournament because we think he is one of the best ‘tenders in that whole age group in Canada. I just hope Hockey Canada didn’t hold it against him that he is playing in the USHL.
DT: Scouting travel Pet Peeve: Why the hell do people on a single lane highway drive 80 KM/Hour until the passing lane & then speed up to 120KM/Hour so that nobody can pass them???!!
DT: In closing, a lot of us are privileged to work in this game & tens of thousands of people would love to get an opportunity so we should all be thankful. Have a safe & happy holiday season & enjoy the World Junior Championships & the Trade Deadlines!
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