Hopefully Dagenais turns out to be a Raphael Lavoie type late developer.
Still a lot of questions for this team. Most probably won't get answered until we near start of the season.
Imports?
Will be interesting to see who they select at draft. They'll definitely have to bring over at least one player and see how it pans out. I feel like Zadina has a better chance of returning than Somppi but it will depend on which NHL team picks him. Will likely get at least an audition which will make things even more complicated. Somppi seems like a shoo-in for the Crunch.
20 Year olds?
Maher, Ryczek, ...Somppi obviously if he somehow returns, but otherwise it'll be a battle for the last spot. I didn't mind Crossley last year and he is a good defensive asset. He might even put up 30 pts if given a larger role. Had a pretty decent shooting% on limited opportunity last year. Dachyshyn and Cooper Jones didn't end up contributing a whole lot and Barbosa seemed to be out of the lineup frequently toward the end of season.
2nd goalie?
They'll have to bring one in unless they go with Blais, McLaren or one of this years draftees which would all be very inexperienced options. Could always wait until Christmas and see which teams are selling at that point. Maybe Baribeau becomes available. We've had success in finding some diamonds in the rough the past few years like Mann-Dixon and Eric Brassard, so maybe they'll do it again.
How does this year look for guys like Cole Stewart and Gavin Hart? Will depend on how many other recruits they can bring in I guess.
