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Alright made our last roster move today. Added Kristopher Dion and dropped Carlo Tait . Tait is better now but won't get any play time. Made this move thinking one or two seasons from now.
We lost 31-26 to Slovenia in our friendly today. We outshot them and had less turnovers but are low chem was an issue.
Two more friendlies (vs U.K. and Venezuela) before the World Championship Qualifiers get started
Two more friendlies (vs U.K. and Venezuela) before the World Championship Qualifiers get started
We picked up our first win in a friendly vs the United Kingdom. Still building chem for our starters.
Looking at switching Beck for Clipperton next game to try and strengthen our Left Defensive wing
Looking at switching Beck for Clipperton next game to try and strengthen our Left Defensive wing
I had Ty Clipperton in that position. He had a bandaid with 1 day left so I thought he'd be okay to play. Not sure if NT is different than my regular team.
Must admit I was very disappointed with our loss to Belgium. We needed to beat them and the lost makes it pretty tough to qualify.
Their Goalie Edwin Van dijk was phenomenal with a 48% Save Percentage.
I was very pleased with:
Harvey Coates 6/9 and a BS
Doug Dion 4/6 on FB's and a ST
Jerrell Stewart 9/18 and 2 A's
Disappointed with:
Brant Duchesne 2/9 = 22% and 2 TO's
Phil Keen 5/14 = 36% and 3 TO's
Jonas Vinnicombe & Ken Moodie = Wings Combined for 1 goal.
Next game vs Greece is a must win. No Excuses
Their Goalie Edwin Van dijk was phenomenal with a 48% Save Percentage.
I was very pleased with:
Harvey Coates 6/9 and a BS
Doug Dion 4/6 on FB's and a ST
Jerrell Stewart 9/18 and 2 A's
Disappointed with:
Brant Duchesne 2/9 = 22% and 2 TO's
Phil Keen 5/14 = 36% and 3 TO's
Jonas Vinnicombe & Ken Moodie = Wings Combined for 1 goal.
Next game vs Greece is a must win. No Excuses
I would have expected him to play too. Too bad.
Playing balanced usually results in one back taking shots from 6m line and the other two shooting from farther away. I wouldn't be too hard on Duchesne and Keen since 7/8 of their shots came from the 9m line. Up close they did much better.
May I suggest playing VH? Energy means nothing if you don't make it to the next round.
May I suggest playing VH? Energy means nothing if you don't make it to the next round.
Surprised that balanced resulted in 52 shots from our backs and pivot and only 2 from our offensive wings.
Wasn't sure about energy in these games but your advice sounds solid.
Wasn't sure about energy in these games but your advice sounds solid.
Solid win against Greece yesterday. Not sure why we gave up so many Fast Breaks (13) but other than that it was a well played game.
Shouts outs to:
Brant Duchesne for shooting 5/8 and 3A's
Bradyn Lewis for 4 steals, 1 BS, and a goal
Harvey Coates for shooting 9/12 and 4/4 on penalties
Disappointed with:
Ken Moodie for 5 Turn Overs
Jonas Vinnicombe for shooting 1/5 at 6M
We play the Czechs next week
Shouts outs to:
Brant Duchesne for shooting 5/8 and 3A's
Bradyn Lewis for 4 steals, 1 BS, and a goal
Harvey Coates for shooting 9/12 and 4/4 on penalties
Disappointed with:
Ken Moodie for 5 Turn Overs
Jonas Vinnicombe for shooting 1/5 at 6M
We play the Czechs next week
Solid win today vs #6 world ranked Latvia. Surprised to see us beat them by 13 point (33 to 20) when both teams played on VH.
Shout outs to:
Doug Dion shooting 3/3 on FBs + 3 Steals
Harvey Coates shooting 8/10
Éric Malcolm Sv% 41
Disappointed with:
Jonas Vinnicombe for shooting 1/4 and 2 Turnovers
Note: Feeling bad that I keep calling out our Offensive Wings - need to find to game plan to help them be more successful
Shout outs to:
Doug Dion shooting 3/3 on FBs + 3 Steals
Harvey Coates shooting 8/10
Éric Malcolm Sv% 41
Disappointed with:
Jonas Vinnicombe for shooting 1/4 and 2 Turnovers
Note: Feeling bad that I keep calling out our Offensive Wings - need to find to game plan to help them be more successful
Are you happy with the build on Vinni? I have no issue switching it up a little if needed. But I've found that offensive wingers have never really been dominant players in the game, for whatever reason.
He's got a career 60.3% Shooting Percentage in 44 World Championship matches and a career 69.6% in 200+ regular season games. Unfortunately, he's only clicking at a 20% in our 3 WC games so far this season. It's either bad luck or I'm not setting him up to be successful - No concerns with the build at this point.
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