Hemstrom is missing from your list as well.
Although I’d love if they brought hemstrom back. The odds of that happening are very very slim I believe.
Couple factors- hemstrom could want to make the jump to play pro back in his home country of Sweden.
If he were to come back- although he would be one of the best star chl imports, he would be an overager and take 2 spots from guys for the fronts in a year that many think will be a good year for them.
And hate to be that guy- but I wonder how bad his injury is too and how it could affect his game. That’s the least of the worries but it is something to think about.
What I hope happens is they let Chromiak go(wouldn’t be surprised if some team in the ohl snagged him back up and he saw success with another team in a bigger role such as Valentin zhugin)
Also hope they pick a puck moving d man in the draft- one that can quarterback a powerplay. (Would fit well with burns on the top line too as he is a defensive d man)
If they do all this and with picking Betts I think the move at the import draft would be to get an import centre, not a goalie and then trade McNamara for picks as they would be filling McNamaras role on the 2nd/3rd line and we would get picks we could use later in the year.
Something tells me the fronts may have been caught off guard with Zhigalov going home last summer.
I keep hearing it will be a very active off season for Kingston.
Zhigalov played in the ushl last year. Didn’t do very well either and ushl skill level is arguably worse than the ohl.
I agree it makes sense that it would be very active. Hopefully not TOO active before the season starts so they have a good amount of cards still by the deadline for some upgrades