Deep Blue Metallic
Bo knows hockey.
- Mar 5, 2021
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That was painfully obvious tonight. Nashville has a veteran team with a smattering of kids. Ours is a bunch of kids with a smattering of bottom-6 veteran forwards and Clifton.Our U23, average weight under 190lb team is not ready for playoff hockey, nowhere close. Nashville plays a heavy, playoff style and is exposing how fragile this team is.
Hopefully someone in the organization will realize that internal development alone isn't nearly enough. Let's not crush the souls of another generation of young talent by denying them quality veteran leadership.
We're talking 2-3 vets, not even significant offensive producers, but not Grandpa EJs either. Guys who eagerly stick their beaks into rough play, finish every check with gusto, play hard to every whistle, skate their asses off on every backcheck, and demand likewise from everyone else. Bully guys like Skinner at practice and in the room until even he gets it.
Give them that and a full season of this calendar year's UPL, and this team is looking down in the standings at bubble teams.
Oh, and a coach. Ya, need a coach too.