tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post4940630211888218406..comments2024-03-28T10:57:16.064-04:00Comments on OHL Prospects: Sunday Top 10 - Winners and Losers of the Trade DeadlineBrock Ottenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237782074032840702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-87976441165317103952010-01-18T18:55:49.080-05:002010-01-18T18:55:49.080-05:00One more thing if Nigro comes back as an OA (not s...One more thing if Nigro comes back as an OA (not signed yet as far as I know) then we have 4 solid OA's with Nigro, Gibbons, Lindsay & Nesbitt so one of the 3 forwards could be traded for a veteran dman. We probably will see another 16 yr old on defence next yr as well so that would give us 6 plus Ryan Hanes who I omitted in my previous post so that would be 7 but still not the type of group I would go with if you are to be a serious contender. Need some offence from the back end as well and none of those guys seem to bring that. It will be interesting to see how things play out this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-76767308879792854782010-01-18T18:08:06.186-05:002010-01-18T18:08:06.186-05:00Re: The Top 4 next year.
I think you raise some t...Re: The Top 4 next year.<br /><br />I think you raise some terrific points. I think you can count on Gibbons returning as an OA, and he should be able to make a fairly large impact at both ends of the ice in his final year. But he'll need a partner. Is Cody Ceci that guy? Like you said a lot of pressure for a 2nd year player. A lot of pressure for a December birthday second year player whose going to be still less physically mature than his peers. Obviously I think we can expect him to take on a larger role next year, but expecting him to be an impact top 3 defender on a good team is unfair IMO. <br /><br />If Ottawa really wants to compete next season, they'll have to totally revamp their defense. Either by the Import Draft or by trade, or both.Brock Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237782074032840702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-47114522689019799402010-01-18T09:13:49.375-05:002010-01-18T09:13:49.375-05:00Brock, re Ottawa I completely agree about the defe...Brock, re Ottawa I completely agree about the defence. If next season they are to be contenders they needed to add a dman and a guy like Chiarot would have been a good fit. Who will be our stud on d next year? The top 4 will be Gibbons (if he returns as an OA), Zanetti, Ceci, Harwick. Can't think of any beyond those 4. Ceci will have to be the guy but alot of pressure for a 2nd yr player. I think some of the inconsistent goaltending this season is probably more a result of inconsistent play from a d core that has been overrated all season and of course the injuries to Cuma and Demers early in the season didn't help but the team and goaltendiing has been pretty good since November. Both Perugini and Mrazek are still relatively young by OHL standards when talking about elite goalies and if they both continue to improve Ottawa may be able to deal one of them in the off season for a capable dman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com