I think Moore is the most likely one to be back. Albrecht and Budy didn’t even practice last week, so they might need more time even if they do resume practicing this week. Just a guess though.
I wasn’t surprised about Schmaltz. Heard he was playing center and was the standout freshman forward in preseason. I was more surprised they put Senden at wing.
From what I listened to when Schlossman was on Chris Peters Hockey Sense podcast yesterday, Schmaltz is the standout forward of the freshman group so far.
I don’t think Calder is center - I think he’s just a winger. It sounds like Schmaltz and Costantini of the freshmen are both centers, so I imagine we’ll see one or both of them get looks at center.
I think it’s unlikely, though both clearly have leadership capabilities.
I’d say it depends when they vote on captains. Because I’m not sure most of our returning players have even met Ford or Calder yet, and they’re the ones who vote on captains.