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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 22:19:01 GMT -4
I notice that McKenna put up some pretty good numbers in Austria this season. Not sure what kind of competition he was up against though. As for Lavoie I thought he looked really good in the playoff games I saw before he got hurt. I would say he's a prime candidate to be on the team next season. Yeah, I think Lavoie and Cyr are two rookies who are essentially guaranteed a spot Lavoie struggled in first half prior to his injury. Came back and continued to struggle but end of season and into playoffs was contributing and looked confident. Foot work is everything with him for improvement and to keep his game simple by moving the puck. Cyr despite injuries during the season peaked in the playoffs and played well.
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 3, 2016 7:05:24 GMT -4
I notice that McKenna put up some pretty good numbers in Austria this season. Not sure what kind of competition he was up against though. As for Lavoie I thought he looked really good in the playoff games I saw before he got hurt. I would say he's a prime candidate to be on the team next season. Yeah, I think Lavoie and Cyr are two rookies who are essentially guaranteed a spot I think Cyr will step in and play top 9 right away, Lavoie may only be the #7 or 8 d-man to begin. Because he missed a lot of time this year, he is going to have a bigger adjustment period to the Q.
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 3, 2016 8:38:43 GMT -4
So there goes 2015-16...should be a lot of turnover next year with 3 OA and 9 19 year olds. I expect almost half of the 23 player roster to be different. This year's roster was 3-8-9-3 in terms of 17-18-19-20 Guys that will probably be back... 17-Murphy Mooney Tesink 18-Kilma Klima Holwell Askew Bower Guys that may not be back... Cormier Pickard(might move one of them as they probably won't want two 19 year old bangers in the bottom 6). Blade Man...likely will have a younger back up goalie(if Bouchard returns) or more experienced vet(if he doesn't). Maybe Kelly Klima, he's been in the doghouse a lot the past month and will be 19...but I expect him back. In terms of OA's...Garland is gone, so is Richard...Karabacek has pro options plus takes up two spots, same for Weiderer. Donaghey is signed. Bouchard might play pro(unlikely). There is also Smith Malatesta and MacEwen. Plus a trade is also possible... Johnson Kosack and Sweeney will be big losses as OA's. Guys that can penciled in: Mika Cyr, Alex Lavoie, Sam Meisenheimer and Grayden Gottschalk. It would be nice to get one of the goalies drafted in 2015 to sign (Grant/Waite/Petruzelli). Cyr - Askew - Bower Murphy - Klima - Klima Pickard - Meisenheimer - MacEwen This is how I see the top 9. Fourth line would have Gottschalk on the right side. LW/C can be filled with draft picks/free agents. In a perfect world, it's Jeremy McKenna, Adam Dawe and Gottschalk. Defensively, Malatesta - Holwell Mooney - Tesink Lavoie - Bornstein Here is my thought on the roster: Personally I would see this as a rebuilding year and try and add picks at the draft, look at moving one of Cormier/Pickard plus whichever OA's can get me a good pick. Then look at moving guys like Bower Klima(s) Holwell Askew at midseason. I suspect they will go the opposite direction based on Shannon's comments in the paper. Goal: I don't see Dixon back, not good enough to play at 19. Bouchard, I would entertain having him back at 20 if I can get Waite or Grant to report, have a 20-17 duo. The alternative is to trade for a veteran 19 or 20 year old for a 3rd to 5th rounder. Last resort would be an 18 or 19 year old FA however that is hit and miss. If Grant/Waite/Petruzzelli won't come, then draft a good goalie in round 1 or 2. Tired of the goalie carousel. Defense: This will likely be the weakest position on the roster. Holwell will be back but other than that a lot of guys will probably move on(Sweeney Kosack plus one or both of Donaghey and Malatesta). Mooney showed good things with the puck, defensively, it will take work. Tesink is a safer player, but not as skilled. Ideally those two are #4 and 5, not #3 and 4. Desperately need a couple of FA's here or keep Donaghey or Malatesta possibly. Lavoie will likely be on the roster, Bornstein is an option along with Aspirot. Really need a couple of young d-men in the pipeline with all the guys moving on the last 2 years. I would definitely grab a Euro d-man, probably in rd 1. Forward Some big names gone, but quantity is coming back if not quality. Bower Klima x2 Askew Murphy Cormier Pickard Plus likely 1 or 2 of Weiderer Karabacek Smith McEwen. I could see a Euro forward being drafted if Weirder is not back as an OA. Cyr should be in the mix on line 2 or 3. Apparently Meisenheimer and Gots chalk(should be a teacher with that name!) are guaranteed spots. That leaves 3-4 spots for young draft picks(2015 or 2016) and FA's. As I said Earlier, there will be a very big roster turnover no matter what, will be interesting to see where those guys come from... Bouchard(20) Waite(17) Holwell(19) Tesink(18) Euro Malatesta/Donaghey(20) Mooney(18) Lavoie(17)/Bornstein(18)/draft pick Klima(19)-Klima(19)-Askew(19) Bower(19)-Murphy(18)-McEwen(20)/Weirderer(20) Cormier(19)/Pickard(19)-Meisenheimer(18)-Cyr(17) Gottschalk(18)-Euro?/McKenna(17)/MacArthur(17)/FA/draft picks(2016)
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 3, 2016 14:48:15 GMT -4
In terms of draft picks for 2016...
1st(Vic) 4th(Chi) 4th 5th 6th(Vic) 6th 6th(RN) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Ideally a couple veterans get moved for top 5 picks...but I find it unlikely. Would not be surprised to see them slide back(again) and add a couple extra picks later.
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Post by Penguins23® on May 3, 2016 15:07:01 GMT -4
As nice as it would be to take a gamble on Bowers if he's still on the board, with only 1 pick in the first 3 rounds, the Cats really can't afford to gamble.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2016 15:10:07 GMT -4
In terms of draft picks for 2016... 1st(Vic) 4th(Chi) 4th 5th 6th(Vic) 6th 6th(RN) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th Ideally a couple veterans get moved for top 5 picks...but I find it unlikely. Would not be surprised to see them slide back(again) and add a couple extra picks later. I can see the 8th pick being moved to a team with a late first rounder, early 2nd rounder. Halifax maybe? 8th overall for 15th and 23rd?
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 3, 2016 15:30:19 GMT -4
As nice as it would be to take a gamble on Bowers if he's still on the board, with only 1 pick in the first 3 rounds, the Cats really can't afford to gamble. It hasn't stopped them in the past...
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 3, 2016 15:40:21 GMT -4
I was looking at the playoff stats...noticed a couple of things...
-Murphy was a complete non factor with 1 point in 15 games. Cats desperately need him to become a contributor every night.
-the Klimas really struggled also...combined 10 points in 26 games and -7. Kevin was hurt, but Kelly really struggled since his brother's injury and even after his return.
-as I said earlier, Johnson with 8 goals in 17 games will leave a bigger hole than I expected
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Post by jazz on May 3, 2016 18:52:01 GMT -4
Do you guy think it is a slam dunk Garland will not be back as a 20? He became much less of an impact player when the competition became tighter and more physical. And his defence clearly is not at a high level. If he moves to the AHL before he bulks up he will get crushed in my mind.
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Post by statsman18 on May 3, 2016 20:51:05 GMT -4
In terms of draft picks for 2016... 1st(Vic) 4th(Chi) 4th 5th 6th(Vic) 6th 6th(RN) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th Ideally a couple veterans get moved for top 5 picks...but I find it unlikely. Would not be surprised to see them slide back(again) and add a couple extra picks later. I can see the 8th pick being moved to a team with a late first rounder, early 2nd rounder. Halifax maybe? 8th overall for 15th and 23rd? If I'm Cam I would do that all day any day.
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Post by npsh on May 3, 2016 21:34:08 GMT -4
Do you guy think it is a slam dunk Garland will not be back as a 20? He became much less of an impact player when the competition became tighter and more physical. And his defence clearly is not at a high level. If he moves to the AHL before he bulks up he will get crushed in my mind. As the Cats progressed in the post-season Garland's stock diminished in my view. R-N had his number and their defensive core handled him quite effectively to the point R-N didn't seemed concerned about his floating and hanging out in the neutral zone. The AHL is another rung enroute to the NHL, a tougher one at that. He(Garland) will have to adjust his game that is a probable fact.
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Post by joehockey on May 3, 2016 21:51:26 GMT -4
I can see the 8th pick being moved to a team with a late first rounder, early 2nd rounder. Halifax maybe? 8th overall for 15th and 23rd? If I'm Cam I would do that all day any day. I think it's a good trade for both. Moncton gets two relatively high picks, something they haven't had much of recently and Halifax has a Like 5 or 6 picks in the to two roundsso losing one pick while moving up gives them a quality over quantity.
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Post by joehockey on May 3, 2016 21:53:42 GMT -4
In terms of draft picks for 2016... 1st(Vic) 4th(Chi) 4th 5th 6th(Vic) 6th 6th(RN) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th Ideally a couple veterans get moved for top 5 picks...but I find it unlikely. Would not be surprised to see them slide back(again) and add a couple extra picks later. I can see the 8th pick being moved to a team with a late first rounder, early 2nd rounder. Halifax maybe? 8th overall for 15th and 23rd? That's what I've thought they would do but with now with Bower back in the draft the 8th pick might have more value now assuming Moncton thinks Bower will report.
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Post by Captain Obvious on May 4, 2016 6:52:12 GMT -4
Do you guy think it is a slam dunk Garland will not be back as a 20? He became much less of an impact player when the competition became tighter and more physical. And his defence clearly is not at a high level. If he moves to the AHL before he bulks up he will get crushed in my mind. He has nothing left to prove in the Q, plus he is signed, so I can't see him back. He won't learn defense playing in the Q and putting up 2 PPGM, AHL or even ECHL would be better for that.
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Post by statsman18 on May 4, 2016 7:50:45 GMT -4
I can see the 8th pick being moved to a team with a late first rounder, early 2nd rounder. Halifax maybe? 8th overall for 15th and 23rd? That's what I've thought they would do but with now with Bower back in the draft the 8th pick might have more value now assuming Moncton thinks Bower will report. Halifax can take him at 7 and then get the 8pick from you guys for the 16th and 24th.
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