Deep Thoughts • 11/11/2019
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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! This edition has many different thoughts so unfollow if you don’t want them but don’t complain about the content if you stay.
DT: For everyone out there that is thinking Kyle Dubas is on the hot seat, you couldn’t be further from the truth. VERY rarely is a GM fired without being able to hire his own Coach. Kyle will be afforded the opportunity at some point, to bring his own guy in.
DT: All of this talk of back to back games for NHL Players being so difficult is utterly ridiculous. The private planes, the chef prepared meals, the 5+ star hotels, the massage therapy, the lack of physical play & so much more should afford no player or team an excuse.
DT: I made this rant before & I’m sure my Analytic friends will shoot it down but not having Goalies play on consecutive nights is ridiculous. We fully expect Forwards & Defensemen who play 25 minutes a night while blocking shots & endure some physical play to gear up & “tenders get a pass.
DT: More Analytic fodder. Players like Ryan Reaves, Austin Watson & Tom Wilson are HIGHLY coveted by most GM’s in the League despite the average fan thinking they can’t play. It can’t be quantified by numbers but skilled Teams need that presence to make everyone more comfortable.
DT: The Nick Foligno suspension is completely unfair. He got a piece of Bellemare’s head & that's unfortunate but a player with Foligno’s track record has to be taken into account. He’s played every shift incredibly hard & never once been suspended. Things happen at high speeds.
DT: The Don Cherry firing was very predictable for so many reasons but like most things, it came down to money. Sportsnet wanted to part ways this summer when they purged great people but the advertising revenue was too attractive for Coach’s Corner so they retained him.
DT: His comments started a firestorm & advertisers knew that they would be targeted if they stuck with him so they bailed & Sportsnet responded. For all the moral indignation & weak apologies out there about his comments, it came down to money & not some moral line in the sand.
DT: On the topic of Remembrance Day & the National Anthem, could people at sporting events show a little class & pay respect to these traditions. I’m not sure if it’s a millennial thing or self-absorbed people but it sickens me the way people react when these honourable practices take place.
DT: George Burnette has been around the OHL for a very long time but I think his finest work has been done over the past few years in Guelph. He really loaded up & got his team to the Memorial Cup last year & has bounced back this year with another quality team.
DT: We are now into November & teams are starting to figure out whether they are buyers or sellers so I’d suggest to those teams that are selling, they should do it sooner rather than later. I see a lot of potential Sellers so the market will get flooded very quickly.
DT: As I often do, I go back & review our previous rankings to see where we missed or hit & it appears that our rankings of Arthur Kaliyev(17) & Nick Roberston(19) look pretty good so far since both were 2nd rounders. Both have lit the OHL up this season & appear destined for great things.
DT: Tyson Foerster is a player that a bunch of NHL Scouts want to talk to me about quietly. Some question his skating but I’m telling you that his high hockey IQ, feel for the game, finishing skills & ability to make others better will transfer to the NHL so people shouldn’t sleep on him.
DT: Some players at the recent Under 17 Championships that impressed are as follows: Cole Sillinger, Corson Ceulemans, Simon Edvinsson, Brandt Clarke, Prokhor Poltapov, Danny Zhilkin, Dylan Guenther, Nikita Chibrikov, Chaz Lucius & Sean Behrens.
DT: The Under-age kids that were impossible to ignore & most notable of those was the incredible Brad Lambert. It will be a good year to finish last in the OHL this year because you can draft Lambert 1st overall in the Import Draft & Adam Fantilli 1st in the Priority Selection.
DT: I will say I was very pleased with the performance of the Northern Ontario kids at the Under 17’s as well. Ben Gaudreau, Max McCue & Chase Stillman all showed why they will be high NHL Draft picks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
With
Mark Seidel
Deep Thoughts: Welcome to another Deep Thoughts which represent my PERSONAL views & don’t reflect ANY Organization that I work with! This edition has many different thoughts so unfollow if you don’t want them but don’t complain about the content if you stay.
DT: For everyone out there that is thinking Kyle Dubas is on the hot seat, you couldn’t be further from the truth. VERY rarely is a GM fired without being able to hire his own Coach. Kyle will be afforded the opportunity at some point, to bring his own guy in.
DT: All of this talk of back to back games for NHL Players being so difficult is utterly ridiculous. The private planes, the chef prepared meals, the 5+ star hotels, the massage therapy, the lack of physical play & so much more should afford no player or team an excuse.
DT: I made this rant before & I’m sure my Analytic friends will shoot it down but not having Goalies play on consecutive nights is ridiculous. We fully expect Forwards & Defensemen who play 25 minutes a night while blocking shots & endure some physical play to gear up & “tenders get a pass.
DT: More Analytic fodder. Players like Ryan Reaves, Austin Watson & Tom Wilson are HIGHLY coveted by most GM’s in the League despite the average fan thinking they can’t play. It can’t be quantified by numbers but skilled Teams need that presence to make everyone more comfortable.
DT: The Nick Foligno suspension is completely unfair. He got a piece of Bellemare’s head & that's unfortunate but a player with Foligno’s track record has to be taken into account. He’s played every shift incredibly hard & never once been suspended. Things happen at high speeds.
DT: The Don Cherry firing was very predictable for so many reasons but like most things, it came down to money. Sportsnet wanted to part ways this summer when they purged great people but the advertising revenue was too attractive for Coach’s Corner so they retained him.
DT: His comments started a firestorm & advertisers knew that they would be targeted if they stuck with him so they bailed & Sportsnet responded. For all the moral indignation & weak apologies out there about his comments, it came down to money & not some moral line in the sand.
DT: On the topic of Remembrance Day & the National Anthem, could people at sporting events show a little class & pay respect to these traditions. I’m not sure if it’s a millennial thing or self-absorbed people but it sickens me the way people react when these honourable practices take place.
DT: George Burnette has been around the OHL for a very long time but I think his finest work has been done over the past few years in Guelph. He really loaded up & got his team to the Memorial Cup last year & has bounced back this year with another quality team.
DT: We are now into November & teams are starting to figure out whether they are buyers or sellers so I’d suggest to those teams that are selling, they should do it sooner rather than later. I see a lot of potential Sellers so the market will get flooded very quickly.
DT: As I often do, I go back & review our previous rankings to see where we missed or hit & it appears that our rankings of Arthur Kaliyev(17) & Nick Roberston(19) look pretty good so far since both were 2nd rounders. Both have lit the OHL up this season & appear destined for great things.
DT: Tyson Foerster is a player that a bunch of NHL Scouts want to talk to me about quietly. Some question his skating but I’m telling you that his high hockey IQ, feel for the game, finishing skills & ability to make others better will transfer to the NHL so people shouldn’t sleep on him.
DT: Some players at the recent Under 17 Championships that impressed are as follows: Cole Sillinger, Corson Ceulemans, Simon Edvinsson, Brandt Clarke, Prokhor Poltapov, Danny Zhilkin, Dylan Guenther, Nikita Chibrikov, Chaz Lucius & Sean Behrens.
DT: The Under-age kids that were impossible to ignore & most notable of those was the incredible Brad Lambert. It will be a good year to finish last in the OHL this year because you can draft Lambert 1st overall in the Import Draft & Adam Fantilli 1st in the Priority Selection.
DT: I will say I was very pleased with the performance of the Northern Ontario kids at the Under 17’s as well. Ben Gaudreau, Max McCue & Chase Stillman all showed why they will be high NHL Draft picks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
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