Coming up to draft time. Might as well look at what we’re working with.
Defense
Mancini (03)
Smith (02)
Mintyukov (03)
Schlueting (02)
Forwards
Baber (01, OA)
Duhart (01, OA)
Bloom (03)
Codd (03)
Klein (04)
Beck (02)
Bulovs (02)
Goalie
Lennox (02)
Oke (04)
At first glance: That’s a decent top four on defense. Will just need to round out the bottom pair. Goalie should be set too. It gets rough on offense though. 7 forwards by my count. Not a lot of experience on the attack. There’s one solid line there and a group of mid level guys. Don’t think we’re going to be outscoring folks unless we really hit the jackpot on signings. Have to figure the upcoming drafts are going to be forward heavy. We have a 1st, 4th, and Import pick. That get us another line but would still be a couple bodies short. Will need to sign some guys from previous classes. Push hard for guys like Owen Baker, Dean Loukus, Ryan Cooper, or Brandon Balazs. Think this team is likely to hover around 0.500 for a bit before they slip a few games under. They will have to move Lennox at some point (and pray for Perfetti to return) to restock. This is going to be a year to enjoy watching the young kids play and be happily surprised if we make the playoffs.