Tuesday, January 10, 2012

OHL dead line Trade: Biggest Impact

I think the trading of Ryan Spooner to the Sarnia Sting from the Kingston Frontenacs for Ryan Kujawinski. Involves the player(s) that will have the biggest impact on their new teams both, short and long term.The impact that Spooner will have on the Sting has been felt immediately(3GP 3G 1A). With highly ranked Nail Yakupov joining, Sarnia's another promising young 2012 prospect Alexander Galchenyuk, on the IR. Spooner comes to a 1st place club, where attendance is up 15% , the Sting are hoping for a long playoff run. Having never made it by the 2nd Rd since the franchise moved to Sarnia, the hope was that Spooner would give the Sting a nice depth scoring option, but now with Yakupov joining Galchenyuk on the IR, his role will increase. Spooner a 2nd round pick of the Boston Bruins was an invite to Team Canada’s Selection Camp this past December but could not participate after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. Ryan also is looking for more playoff success, never making it by the 1st Rd in his OHL Career with both the Peterborough Petes & Kingston. Sting GM called Spooner "one of the elite players in all of junior hockey". In order to acquire him they had to pay a very high price. That being said they feel that Spooner is another piece that will help them contend for an OHL Championship this season.”

That high price they paid was rookie centre man Ryan Kujawinski. The 6'2" 195lbs, 16 year old was Sarnia’s 1st Rd selection in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection, 4th overall. Giving the Fronts a 1st rounder from 2011 draft after trading Max Domi to the Knights of London.
“This is part of the rebuilding process,” said General Manager Doug Gilmour. Kujawinski brings an imposing size, he's a good skater for his size and loves to shoot the puck, and in the words of Gilmour has "a ton of potential". Ryan recently competed for Team Ontario at the U17’s. in two games with Kingston he has already matched his goal total he had with the Sting in 29 games. In Kingston he will get more ice and be a big part of this team moving forward.

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