Updates:
Early thoughts on the lineup for next year?
If the rumour of bidding on Memorial Cup is true. Does the team stand pat and waste Noel McShane ? Do they do something similar at the deadline and trade a Noel etc. ? Or are you trying to go as far as you can keeping the most picks for that Mem Cup year? Will be interesting to see. Just seeing yours and others thoughts on here.
Oh I agree it’s too early to know. Just creating a conversation that I hope stays as a Generals conversation and doesn’t get high jacked by certain people if you know what I mean.Obviously far too early to guess what'll happen next deadline, but judging on Hunt's past, I think he stands pat for the most part next deadline but tries to get younger (add some '01s). The Gens have a ton of 2nd round picks and none of them are in the next draft, so even if Hunt does nothing in terms of selling, he will still have a ton of 2nd and 3rds to trade for the 2021 year. Right now the team looks like:
F Lines:
Antropov-McShane-Noel
Eggenberger(OA and Euro)-Neumann(OA)-Tullio
Robinson-MacLean(OA)-Gagnier
Michaud (unsigned)-Harrison (unsigned)-Drouin
Others: McKinney
D Pairings:
Brewer-Moore
Ennis-Vallati
Gross(Euro)-?
G:
Paputsakis
Sbrocca
Others: Schell (unsigned)
The imports will be a big question. Is Eggenberger back? I'd guess no but it'll be up to whichever NHL team drafts him. Also if the plan is 2021, do you let Gross go play pro in Europe for a year so you can draft a younger guy who will still be here and play a big role in 2021?
Oh I agree it’s too early to know. Just creating a conversation that I hope stays as a Generals conversation and doesn’t get high jacked by certain people if you know what I mean.
I doubt Eggy is back but if he is my buddy already has a nice sign for him to be put to use lol.
Yes agreed. I was thinking more along the lines of having that OA Euro spot taken up which rarely seems to happen. He seems so powerful at times but then goes away. If he can learn that power forward role if you will, he will become a Pro hockey player. He definitely has a Pro buildHis skating isnt ready for AHL I don't think, but is he too big and strong to play another season in the O? Will all likely depend on which team drafts him
Yes agreed. I was thinking more along the lines of having that OA Euro spot taken up which rarely seems to happen. He seems so powerful at times but then goes away. If he can learn that power forward role if you will, he will become a Pro hockey player. He definitely has a Pro build
Traditionally, teams do not retain players who occupy OA and import status. I thought Eggenberger more or less disappeared in the playoffs. I would like to see a Rossi type import recognizing he played with Ottawa's top players most of the year. Really liked Bollers for his energy and enthusiasm and Resnick really came on in the latter part of the year and started to score goals but overagers of this calibre cannot be on the 3rd or 4th lines. Lastly, what was the story on Drouin? Did he ever hit the ice? Why did they carry him on the roster all year? It would be nice if DeBoer stuck around but I would not hold my breath.The lineup posted above does not look like the framework for a Mem Cup contender (in my opinion).
Should the Generals go after Saginaw Goalie Ivan Prosvetov (99) Saginaw may want to unload him for his baseball swing plus other antics may come cheap, or draft an Goalie in the Euro draft or develop what we have.
Ottawa vs Guelph: does any one know if Marco Rossi played this evening? According to all reports prior, he was apparently done for the season after Game 4?? Just curious......thanks
I'm a huge fan of the fact that the Gens send a team to WSI 15U because it creates name recognition and can be a nice little recruiting tool. But, I don't understand why this year there are so many Connecticut players when they're out of the draft area. Seems a little counter-intuitive to me. Lots of Detroit kids though, which is nice, and a New Jersey kid who I saw on this board is regarded pretty highly. Recent draft pick Austin May was on the team last year (and attended rookie camp) so hopefully they can get him away from Providence College.