Considering Fleury will be 20 before Dec 31, that means he's going to Laval, correct? Great time to have Joel Bouchard come in.
Yes, he'll play in the AHL next season. I'm hoping Mete gets sent to the AHL too, but we'll see what a summer of training does for him. He'd play 25 minutes a night, PP & PK, all defensive situations, in the AHL. It's a better situation for him.
Fleury, Mete, Bourque, maybe Lernout would give us a decent young core on D in Laval then we add Brook & maybe Tyzska & Walford next year. The depth on D is getting better & should improve more after this year's draft too.
I expect we'll take at least 1 D, probably 2, among our first 6 picks this year.
With Primeau & Hawkey, we're good with goalie prospects too.
Really need to upgrade the forward situation. A lot rides on the development of Evans & Poehling. Hopefully Bouchard can help some of these prospects take the next step.