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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:11 pm One of the worst things about coaches are the ones that act like they are the joystick and try and control every-move of the player on the ice. Typically these coaches do that because they are too lazy to have good discussions with players before the game and get them to buy into playing a role. They just want to show up and do the minimum amount of work. What coach in our age group do you think is the worst for this?

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:03 pm What do you realistically do if you a low to bottom end team: Reps, Majors, Sens, Red Wings, Titans, Nats?

There is only a certain amount of 2012 kids that can play AAA hockey. Just because borders are open, it doesn't mean kids outside the GTA all of a sudden are better options. Yes there will be top kids from Hamilton, Milton, Oakville, Ajax/Pickering, Whitby but you won't be able to upgrade talent to where you'll be competitive with the top 6.

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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:11 pm One of the worst things about coaches are the ones that act like they are the joystick and try and control every-move of the player on the ice. Typically these coaches do that because they are too lazy to have good discussions with players before the game and get them to buy into playing a role. They just want to show up and do the minimum amount of work. What coach in our age group do you think is the worst for this?

Referencing this^^^

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:24 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:03 pm What do you realistically do if you a low to bottom end team: Reps, Majors, Sens, Red Wings, Titans, Nats?

There is only a certain amount of 2012 kids that can play AAA hockey. Just because borders are open, it doesn't mean kids outside the GTA all of a sudden are better options. Yes there will be top kids from Hamilton, Milton, Oakville, Ajax/Pickering, Whitby but you won't be able to upgrade talent to where you'll be competitive with the top 6.

Sens, Red Wings, Titans and Nats are already competitive with the Top 6. Being competitive to me is being able to stay close in most games and maybe squeaking out a couple of wins against them over the course of the season.

TRW has beaten DMF and Marlies and tied Rebels. Nats have beaten VK twice and tied DMF and Rebels. TT has beaten Rebels twice and tied DMF. Sens have tied the Marlies and Rebels.

Unlikely that they will pass the Top 6 teams in the standings next year, but they will give them competitive games just like this year.

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Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:50 am Is it true that only top 4 regular season get automatic invite to following years silverstick?

Confirmed. NYR, JRC. My guess is DMF and TM grab the other 2. MR/VK/TM have toughest remaining schedule.

MR is the better team of the VK TM and DMF group. I don't think they have the speed to compete with JRC or NYR.

Ok ij or CT’s mom or dad. Any team between 1-6 can win or lose any night so don’t think you are the cats meow over there. You’re sitting in 6th but still arrogant

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:58 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:01 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:50 am Is it true that only top 4 regular season get automatic invite to following years silverstick?

Confirmed. NYR, JRC. My guess is DMF and TM grab the other 2. MR/VK/TM have toughest remaining schedule.

MR is the better team of the VK TM and DMF group. I don't think they have the speed to compete with JRC or NYR.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:34 pm I hear lots of changes are happening on TM and VK. Many of those kids are calling around. VK goalies are sick and tired of the team and the toxic dressing room is becoming too much for some others. TM the new coach is an absentee landlord and is cleaning house and all those midgets are gone something like 9 kids gone. Both these teams will be worse off next year. BOOK IT. It's funny how these coaches don't learn how to develop the kids they have and lose kids every year and just replace like a revolving door. Great coaching and training NOT. Development is non existent in the G and it's a sad story and broken beyond belief. The simple fact is there are not a lot of talented kids to fill spots to magically become a top team.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 7:42 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:34 pm I hear lots of changes are happening on TM and VK. Many of those kids are calling around. VK goalies are sick and tired of the team and the toxic dressing room is becoming too much for some others. TM the new coach is an absentee landlord and is cleaning house and all those midgets are gone something like 9 kids gone. Both these teams will be worse off next year. BOOK IT. It's funny how these coaches don't learn how to develop the kids they have and lose kids every year and just replace like a revolving door. Great coaching and training NOT. Development is non existent in the G and it's a sad story and broken beyond belief. The simple fact is there are not a lot of talented kids to fill spots to magically become a top team.

... you do realize that this age group has some of the most stacked benches u10-18 right? JRC, NYR, VK,
MR, ex pro's, with a high end skills coach..
you are upset that junior has his dads genes, unathletic and dumb. It pains you to hear that you are not being asked back to VK. reps/mm look like a good option next year!