for Pete's sake Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Haven't seen any discussion on this yet, but I'm curious to know if anybody else thinks this was the right decision. Going with London over Western Michigan I had the pros as: - more games, more ice time (maybe groomed as a net presence on a stacked PP) - guaranteed big game experience hosting the memorial cup - primed with a hockey mad Canadian city - allowed to work on his "pugalistic" skills And the cons as: - more "practice time" (time in the gym to slowly add muscle) - would be tested immediatley in a scoring role (Murray gave that impression) I have the coaches as an even wash. While the Hunters are proven developers of major league talent, I see Andy Murray as no slouch and he reportedly has a great strength and conditioning coach in Tim Herrmann. Long time reader first time poster. Maybe I'm looking for positives in this mediocre start to the off-season, but I was happy to hear about this news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davehab Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 As far as I'm concerned there is no replacement for game experience, and he will play many more games in the OHL. While the Gym time is nice, the kid is already huge and from what I hear he may need to work on his skating and the best way to do that is to skate more. Plus the Hunters will turn him into one mean SOB ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Haven't seen any discussion on this yet, but I'm curious to know if anybody else thinks this was the right decision. Going with London over Western Michigan I had the pros as: - more games, more ice time (maybe groomed as a net presence on a stacked PP) - guaranteed big game experience hosting the memorial cup - primed with a hockey mad Canadian city - allowed to work on his "pugalistic" skills And the cons as: - more "practice time" (time in the gym to slowly add muscle) - would be tested immediatley in a scoring role (Murray gave that impression) I have the coaches as an even wash. While the Hunters are proven developers of major league talent, I see Andy Murray as no slouch and he reportedly has a great strength and conditioning coach in Tim Herrmann. Long time reader first time poster. Maybe I'm looking for positives in this mediocre start to the off-season, but I was happy to hear about this news Welcome aboard. We were discussing this in the draft thread (in the Habs Talk subforum) but that's a well done analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I go to London frequently. Family. Why does no one report on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Good analysis. Now for most players the increased gym time is an advantage, but McCarron is already huge, so I think losing that but having more games is a good move for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Seems like Bergevin prefered London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 welcome to the board. agree with you as well. Looking forward to see how he performs at that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'll get to see McCarron first hand. The Knights won't stunt his growth as a hockey player. Those thinking that he will wind up in Hamiliton at the end of the year might want to cool their jets abit. I will remind everyone that the Knights are hosting the cup round robin, therefore McCarron will not be done till the junior cup is decided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I see McCarron playing two full seasons in London. First season bottom six, second season top six. That'll give him great flexibility before the AHL/NHL. Nothing wrong with patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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