SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 38 minutes ago, BlastPast said: Making his 67's debut tonight in some kind of freak game against QMJHL Gatineau ; not an exhibition and counts towards their respective records I believe. EDIT: My mistake, he's backing up tonight. Lol, yeah it’s the “Battle of the Ottawa River” series between Ottawa (OHL) and Gatineau (QMJHL). Here’s Mikey pregame: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Lol, yeah it’s the “Battle of the Ottawa River” series between Ottawa (OHL) and Gatineau (QMJHL). Here’s Mikey pregame: Very cool, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2018 In his 67’s debut, DiPietro saved 24/25 en route to a 5-1 win and 2nd star honours in game two of the “Battle of the Ottawa River” between Ottawa (OHL) and Gatineau (QMJHL). 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ruilin96 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I am going to the Team Canada game on Friday. Don’t know if DiPietro will play, but I do hope to see him in action. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Good Luck in the World Jr's Mikey, remember to part your hair down the middle and you'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 11:58 PM, Hindustan Smyl said: I’m basing this on nothing but a hunch, by does anyone else besides me feel that Dipietro will not only be our goalie of the future, but will also be a future star in this league? Im going to go out on a limb and make this prediction. Despite being undersized, Dipietro just seems so confident and dynamic back there. He also really seems like he enjoys the challenge of being the goaltender back there. The impression I get from Demko is that he’s a little stiff. I think Demko might be a decent goalie in the league one day, but I’m not seeing stardom in him. Hopefully, I’m wrong. I am not totally sold, sorry. His style still is not that of a professional netminder. He has made great strides and is starting to use angle control versus sheer athleticism but is compare to Demko, it is an unfair situation as Demko may have the best fundamentals in any prospect goalie in all of hockey right now....period. Rave reports about Demko's angles and body management. He needs (Demko) to work on his glove hand and rebound control but every young goalie has a few tweaks. MD is making good strides but he needs to show (at least to me, and as I am not the Canuck's coaching staff this means zilch) a more stable platform with his hips and keep square to the shooter longer before his acrobatic nature comes into play. Will say this, MD projects to be a more "exciting" goalie than Demko. Highlight reel saves more likely but so are whiffs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: I am not totally sold, sorry. His style still is not that of a professional netminder. He has made great strides and is starting to use angle control versus sheer athleticism but is compare to Demko, it is an unfair situation as Demko may have the best fundamentals in any prospect goalie in all of hockey right now....period. Rave reports about Demko's angles and body management. He needs (Demko) to work on his glove hand and rebound control but every young goalie has a few tweaks. MD is making good strides but he needs to show (at least to me, and as I am not the Canuck's coaching staff this means zilch) a more stable platform with his hips and keep square to the shooter longer before his acrobatic nature comes into play. Will say this, MD projects to be a more "exciting" goalie than Demko. Highlight reel saves more likely but so are whiffs. Will be interesting to see if he adapts well to the goalie equipment changes that have started to show up now. I hope they put goalies back in gear closer to the Pre-Roy era. Smaller or at least more athletic goalies should have an advantage over lumps who rely on size/filling the net. Wrap-arounds, shots from further out, deflections in-close, breakaways, all might be much more likely to go in. And, if the pads are adjusted much, then even the classic Hasek/Quick strategy of always covering the entire bottom of the net might not even be enough. They want higher scoring games. I suspect that changing goalie equipment and/or adjusting the net size is the easiest way to do this. Not even 3 on 3 in OT or allowing for more powerplays or even many more penalty shots would do as much. There was a reason that teams scored a lot more goals prior to Patrick Roy. My hypothesis is that the smaller the gear that goalies wear, the more they have to use judgment and athleticism. Of course, taller probably always helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, gameburn said: Will be interesting to see if he adapts well to the goalie equipment changes that have started to show up now. I hope they put goalies back in gear closer to the Pre-Roy era. Smaller or at least more athletic goalies should have an advantage over lumps who rely on size/filling the net. Wrap-arounds, shots from further out, deflections in-close, breakaways, all might be much more likely to go in. And, if the pads are adjusted much, then even the classic Hasek/Quick strategy of always covering the entire bottom of the net might not even be enough. They want higher scoring games. I suspect that changing goalie equipment and/or adjusting the net size is the easiest way to do this. Not even 3 on 3 in OT or allowing for more powerplays or even many more penalty shots would do as much. There was a reason that teams scored a lot more goals prior to Patrick Roy. My hypothesis is that the smaller the gear that goalies wear, the more they have to use judgment and athleticism. Of course, taller probably always helps. Agree with a lot of this. No question as equipment shrinks that athleticism will be more important. Size does help too though. Ideal "modern" goalie is 6'4" to 6'6" with an even greater proportional wingspan but with the Usian Bolt physique and range of motion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Rob_Zepp said: Agree with a lot of this. No question as equipment shrinks that athleticism will be more important. Size does help too though. Ideal "modern" goalie is 6'4" to 6'6" with an even greater proportional wingspan but with the Usian Bolt physique and range of motion. Beautifully put. In other words, a guy who has to choose between career as NBA high-end Guard or an NHL goalie. These guys are so elite now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 5:38 PM, Nancouver said: I agree 100%. His attitude is second to none and so much compete in his game. He strikes me as a big game clutch kind of player. And he's the type to listen, to constantly learn, always improving his game. A dream to coach, I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, gameburn said: And he's the type to listen, to constantly learn, always improving his game. A dream to coach, I'm guessing. I always wondered what that term meant until I saw the quote from Växjö Lakers head coach Sam Hallam when asked about coaching EP40 "Kid was a dream to coach, he taught us something new every day". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: I always wondered what that term meant until I saw the quote from Växjö Lakers head coach Sam Hallam when asked about coaching EP40 "Kid was a dream to coach, he taught us something new every day". Beautiful. Wonderful writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Had a great first game Rough 2nd game for DiPietro and team Canada https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2018-19/selection-camp/stats/game-summary?gameid=2469 Canada up 3-2 and give up 3 unanswered goals in a span of 10 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just now, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Had a great first game Rough 2nd game for DiPietro and team Canada https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2018-19/selection-camp/stats/game-summary?gameid=2469 Canada up 3-2 and give up 3 unanswered goals in a span of 10 mins. That’s because there’s no Jett Woo. Bad decision not having Jett. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 DiPietro #40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Alflives said: That’s because there’s no Jett Woo. Bad decision not having Jett. ‘Tis the season. Hanging the lights, trimming the tree, drinking eggnog, and picking apart Hockey Canada’s roster decisions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rob_Zepp said: I am not totally sold, sorry. His style still is not that of a professional netminder. Will say this, MD projects to be a more "exciting" goalie than Demko. Highlight reel saves more likely but so are whiffs. Hasek Edited December 14, 2018 by smokes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 hours ago, smokes said: Hasek If Dipietro even comes close to duplicating Hasek's performances back in the 90's when he was with Buffalo; we would have an elite level goalie whose save percentages were exceptional for a decade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: If Dipietro even comes close to duplicating Hasek's performances back in the 90's when he was with Buffalo; we would have an elite level goalie whose save percentages were exceptional for a decade. I know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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