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Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 12:23 pm
We can talk about what we know for sure
Last year, the lowest GAA was MNS followed by VP
Neither team had strong goaltending, maybe even call it weak
Their defense was the best, take your pick
The only other team with a very good GAA was MB Unlike the top two this was courtesy of their excellent goalie
Offense matters but you can have good offense (TE, ST) with bad defense and the results will show
If MNS and VP kept their defensive core and MB and FT didnt improve there because they focused on 'scoring' then the results
Will be the same!
This is not necessarily true. Take FT who had two strong F scoring the majority of their goals. They will go from two to five or six and regardless of how strong your defence is that's very challenging to manage for a full three periods. The defence will have their work cut out for them. Even VP and MNS didn't have sufficient defensive depth last year to survive three lines of forwards, each of which this time around will have two star scorers. And on top of that the word is that both VP and MNS lost defence kids to AAA.
It also shows that both FT and MB coaches are aware of the need to boost their offense in order to take over VP and MNS in the standings.
Temu Elliot Friedman analysis. I need to get a life and stop checking in on this site. These have to be bots. Go Toros! I hear the beast are thinking about dropping to single A bc of unfair playoff formats.
Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 12:23 pm
We can talk about what we know for sure
Last year, the lowest GAA was MNS followed by VP
Neither team had strong goaltending, maybe even call it weak
Their defense was the best, take your pick
The only other team with a very good GAA was MB Unlike the top two this was courtesy of their excellent goalie
Offense matters but you can have good offense (TE, ST) with bad defense and the results will show
If MNS and VP kept their defensive core and MB and FT didnt improve there because they focused on 'scoring' then the results
Will be the same!
This is not necessarily true. Take FT who had two strong F scoring the majority of their goals. They will go from two to five or six and regardless of how strong your defence is that's very challenging to manage for a full three periods. The defence will have their work cut out for them. Even VP and MNS didn't have sufficient defensive depth last year to survive three lines of forwards, each of which this time around will have two star scorers. And on top of that the word is that both VP and MNS lost defence kids to AAA.
It also shows that both FT and MB coaches are aware of the need to boost their offense in order to take over VP and MNS in the standings.
Temu Elliot Friedman analysis. I need to get a life and stop checking in on this site. These have to be bots. Go Toros! I hear the beast are thinking about dropping to single A bc of unfair playoff formats.
I was told the MNS D got better with the replacements of the kids they're lost to AAA. Think about that for a second.
Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 12:23 pm
We can talk about what we know for sure
Last year, the lowest GAA was MNS followed by VP
Neither team had strong goaltending, maybe even call it weak
Their defense was the best, take your pick
The only other team with a very good GAA was MB Unlike the top two this was courtesy of their excellent goalie
Offense matters but you can have good offense (TE, ST) with bad defense and the results will show
If MNS and VP kept their defensive core and MB and FT didnt improve there because they focused on 'scoring' then the results
Will be the same!
This is not necessarily true. Take FT who had two strong F scoring the majority of their goals. They will go from two to five or six and regardless of how strong your defence is that's very challenging to manage for a full three periods. The defence will have their work cut out for them. Even VP and MNS didn't have sufficient defensive depth last year to survive three lines of forwards, each of which this time around will have two star scorers. And on top of that the word is that both VP and MNS lost defence kids to AAA.
It also shows that both FT and MB coaches are aware of the need to boost their offense in order to take over VP and MNS in the standings.
I heard that the beast are looking to sign a couple brick kids. The coach and parent group are aware that getting better players is a good idea when forming a team. A dad told me that all the aaa players are looking to join the triple crown of best goalie, best coach and best hockeytalkers
Guest wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 12:23 pm
We can talk about what we know for sure
Last year, the lowest GAA was MNS followed by VP
Neither team had strong goaltending, maybe even call it weak
Their defense was the best, take your pick
The only other team with a very good GAA was MB Unlike the top two this was courtesy of their excellent goalie
Offense matters but you can have good offense (TE, ST) with bad defense and the results will show
If MNS and VP kept their defensive core and MB and FT didnt improve there because they focused on 'scoring' then the results
Will be the same!
This is not necessarily true. Take FT who had two strong F scoring the majority of their goals. They will go from two to five or six and regardless of how strong your defence is that's very challenging to manage for a full three periods. The defence will have their work cut out for them. Even VP and MNS didn't have sufficient defensive depth last year to survive three lines of forwards, each of which this time around will have two star scorers. And on top of that the word is that both VP and MNS lost defence kids to AAA.
It also shows that both FT and MB coaches are aware of the need to boost their offense in order to take over VP and MNS in the standings.
Temu Elliot Friedman analysis. I need to get a life and stop checking in on this site. These have to be bots. Go Toros! I hear the beast are thinking about dropping to single A bc of unfair playoff formats.
I was told the MNS D got better with the replacements of the kids they're lost to AAA. Think about that for a second.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri May 02, 2025 1:05 pm
Mns d from last year (blond kid who likes to skate) was playing against them today. Has he moved to a different team?
IRCC, a few pages back someone mentioned he went AAA.
New kids spotted on their team today: girl (99% sure from TW), 12 from ST and 2 new D-men in addition to the girl (missing are long blonde hair, the small kid and the other long hair).