BTW, the latest CHL rankings have Erie at #5. Sault Ste. Marie is #3. (Having seen the Greyhounds twice on my OHL roadie recently, let me say...they EARNED that ranking. They kicked the hell out of Saginaw and out-dueled Sudbury.) Don't be surprised, though, to see Erie move up a notch for next week.
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Ginger Vitis (10-11-2014)
Everyone is kicking the **** out of Saginaw right now. Rebuild year.
2 assists for McDavid against Kitchener Oct 11 and 2 assists tonight as London beat Erie 4-3.. 20 points in 7 games he leads the OHL in scoring..
Connor shows good hands in this SO goal against Kitchener
3-3-1 through seven games is NOT what I'd call kicking the hell out of Saginaw.Originally Posted by JATMtheJATM
Now, Niagara...THEY'RE getting their teeth kicked in night in and night out. Still looking for their first win 6 games into the season.(To be fair, they're dealing with injuries, most notably to Brendan Perlini.)
And as for this week's rankings when it comes to OHL teams: Erie moves up to #4, the Soo to #2, and Belleville is #8. (Oshawa gets a honorable mention.)
Last edited by ckg927; 10-16-2014 at 05:29 PM.
their record is not indicative of what they are trying to do. patterson is on the market as well.
2 assists last night for Connor in a 3-2 win over Sudbury and a goal and 2 assists for Connor tonight in a 6-2 win against London..
Before the start of the season some of Connor detractors thought after Connor Brown, Andre burakovsky and Dane Fox graduated McDavid wouldn't have much talent too play with and questioned if Connor could elevate his game and that of his inexperienced linemate Alex Debrincat.. And so far Connor has done all his detractors thought he couldn't do.. His PPG is up considerably more from last year and his Otters are just as good as they were last year and are currently the best team in the OHL
Which is what a once a decade/generational player does
http://media.wgr550.com/a/98289731/1021-jay-mckee.htm
Former Sabre Jay McKee who is the Erie Otters Assistant Coach
"He is a generational player he will be just as good as as Sidney Crosby" " What I like most about Connor is he is very humble" " Players take a extra 2 or 3 strides to try and hit him..He sees these hits coming his skating and vision prepares him for this"
One thing that McKee goes on and on about is McDavids skating.. It is his best assets and he does it better than anyone else..
McKee says the Otters have 11 rookies on the team this year which is a marked difference from last year where Erie had a more experienced team..Has not mattered at all MCDavid is carrying this team on his back and so has Dylan Strome the Otters have not lost a game yet in regulation so far
coastal (10-22-2014)
No way we end up with him... it's just not Buffalo luck.
but damn... it would be cool.
trapezeus (10-24-2014)
Oh we won't get him but it has nothing to do with luck. The NHL will rig it so he goes to some struggling market to try to save the franchise, just like how FL got the #1 pick last year and Pitt got Malkin and Crosby.
Speaking of Florida getting the No.1 pick Ekblad has looked really damn good so far.. Playing 20 minutes a night with Brian Campbell and Panthers fans are thrilled with how good he has looked for a rookie
coastal (10-22-2014)
The only game I saw him play was the one against the Sabres and they shut us out. He certainly looked like he belonged, except when Girgs nearly put him through the boards.
Meanwhile Reinhardt has been kinda meh. Long term I'm not concerned- just looks like they got the rare plug and play rookie and we didn't.
A bunch of us said if the Sabres got the No.1 pick you cant let a defensemen of Ekblads ability slip through your fingers but it's a moot point anyway..Reinhart definetly needs to get bigger and improve his skating
Best to send him back to juniors.
gebobs (10-23-2014),Ginger Vitis (10-22-2014)
4 pts. 1G 3A
Last edited by DetDannyWilliams; 10-22-2014 at 07:54 PM.
Against Niagara in a 8-4 Erie win at the FNC in front of 11 300 people..Put on one heck of a show
McDavid highlights from lasts nights game against Niagara at the FNC
Connor didn't score but still one heck of a deke
trapezeus (10-24-2014)
Roadtripping from ATL to see the Erie McDavids on 11/7 in Erie followed by the Sabres on 11/8 and the Bills on 11/9.
Lehner's history. He just doesn't know it yet.
casdhf (10-24-2014)
In fairness, Pitt finished last in 04 and lost the lottery. Malkin was the consolation prize.
You'll enjoy the arena. Trust me: It looks NOTHING like it did even 2 years ago. They did a rehab that cost well over $40 million and it was well-spent. And the place rocks as well as it did when it was...well, less new. This is how SabreFan SHOULD act, IMO.
I'm planning on heading to the game myself(I take in a few Otter games a season, and have been for a few seasons).
gebobs (10-23-2014)
should we do a jack eichel watch too? seeing hes so highly coveted as well?
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