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My guess on captains: Rhett -- C, Jones -- A (would be 100% ok with Jones getting the C, but I'll defer to the 4 year UND player), Pooly -- A, Janatuinen -- A Shane gets an A if he's back, too.

Huge, huge, huge.

I'd guess a new signee at a hockey city like Ottawa gets just a wee bit of attention, too. Not to mention, you are getting paid to play hockey. Is this really an argument? Lol

If you're not referring to Wolanin, this is fine, but he's starting in the NHL.

Ok, so your dream is to play in the NHL and you've had a great career that included winning a national championship. Then, after your best personal year, your draft team offers you a contract, a huge load of cash in a signing bonus and to immediately start in the NHL, which would achieve a lifelong dream. If you stay your senior year to try and test free agency, you could blow out your knee and never make the NHL. Could you honestly pass this up?

He'll absolutely get that this coming season.

Sure some players lacked development, but many players also grew by the boatload. I'll give Bowen a pass due to injury. JJ had a better run towards the end of the year. Hoff and Peski were my two main disappointments, but they are both capable of taking steps forward. Hoff was fantastic in the third place game. Kawaguchi, Regier and Kierstad developed really well. Adams is TBD for me. The talent level is clear. He just need to develop his physicality.

Ahhh touche! I misread.

Wouldn't this make him a "duck and bunny" captain? .... He's just stating his opinion lol.

Agreed. I wish Mike would have been able to have a little foresight on this. He'd be a big minutes guy for this team in 18-19, IMO. With that said, he might be chastised on here for being a bottom six player

Yup. Oxbow and I don't always see eye-to-eye, but this wasn't bad at all.

Hajdu and Schloss say Poolman and Jones are back. Does this mean this game is done?

HAHAHA that's SO awesome that they even mentioned it. That makes me so happy.

More what? Pylon defensemen? Correct, the usually have more of those coming in. As a Ranger fan, I am just THRILLED we got him in one of those trades.

I'd say the departure is well overdue and certainly not early haha.

I'll go: Leaving -- Gersich, Wolanin Coming -- Keane, Huber, Tychnonick (sp), Scheel, Hain, Weathersby, Senden

You stay out of this

Meh. I still don't think they we're pegged as guys to play a grinder role as frankly, that's not their body type. Regardless... moving on.

Yeah, so this one outlier qualifies you more than the coaches... got it.

And what would this accomplish? We'd only be able to get similar players to replace them this late in the game.

Lol that's why I said if......

Those two had good production in HS hockey and don't physically play a grinder role. I don't understand what y'all are hung up on. Wasn't Yon a Mr. Hockey finalist?

Rhett will be a Top 6 if he's back.

Man, we need more Zombos around here.

Hahaha I wrestled with this one, actually. I've always written "shortsighted" one word, but I got the squiggly red line today! EDIT: I see you caught my typo.... nevermind lol.