Just curious if the "all in thinkers" as I was..are still thinking the "all in"? Byfield playing a reduced role as the tournament progressed while being coached by the best junior guys in the business...makes me pause. I get he was young but I think you could make the argument that he will be back next season.. Any opinions on this? Take the fan element out of your responses..
The argument could always be made that he would be back. If he is back next year it’s not because of his performance in the U20 tournament. I still believe as of right now he is more likely to be in the NHL next year then here based on his current draft ranking and history of players drafted in that position. I don’t think Papineau can count on him being back and I would go out on a limb and say Papineau will treat this deadline like Byfield is gone next year.
Are you suggesting that we should hold off going all in to try to go all in next year? The defence should be better next year but we graduate a lot of players and I think our roster looks weaker next year then this season. Also the division will be much more difficult. Even if Byfield is back do we have a better shot next year? That’s a tough question!
if Byfield returns next year and we go for it this season, if we fall out of contention we could always trade him next year. We would recoup everything we give up for a run this year.
if we buy this year and Byfield returns there’s obviously no downside to that. They should try to win this year and go from there!
