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Post by statsman18 on Apr 27, 2016 12:23:49 GMT -4
Rouyn has most of their team returning as well... they should be very strong again next year I don't think Val Dor and Gatineau will be as strong as they were this year but until the draft nobody can make predictions with any accuracy oh Blainville are adding Jeremy Roy and Allain..... gotta figure they are going all in If Montembeault doesn't come back Blainville might pull a Halifax and flip them at the dead line. Like What happened with Donaghey. Once again things become a lot clearer after the draft. One team I think could be maybe a sleeper is Victo. Not say they'll be the best but a top 5 wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by eagleog on Apr 27, 2016 13:29:14 GMT -4
Halifax might surprise and finish in the top 10. They never stay down long and with the amount of picks they have they might deal for assets.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 27, 2016 14:03:37 GMT -4
Halifax might surprise and finish in the top 10. They never stay down long and with the amount of picks they have they might deal for assets. Looking at what most teams in the division should return I think Halifax has 1 more year left in the bottom 5 unless they turn a few picks into veterans which makes no sense to their rebuilding plan.
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Post by eagleog on Apr 27, 2016 15:37:03 GMT -4
Halifax might surprise and finish in the top 10. They never stay down long and with the amount of picks they have they might deal for assets. Looking at what most teams in the division should return I think Halifax has 1 more year left in the bottom 5 unless they turn a few picks into veterans which makes no sense to their rebuilding plan. I know what you're saying but their young core learned a lot this season and should take some steps forward.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 27, 2016 15:42:34 GMT -4
Looking at what most teams in the division should return I think Halifax has 1 more year left in the bottom 5 unless they turn a few picks into veterans which makes no sense to their rebuilding plan. I know what you're saying but their young core learned a lot this season and should take some steps forward. For sure. But Charlottetown and us are returning a few vets from this season. SJ should be a powerhouse. Bathurst will be good. With a schedule heavy on games in the division they'll have a tough time early on. A lot will depend on how good their new Euro is right away.
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Post by moosefan1994 on Apr 27, 2016 15:53:39 GMT -4
Halifax might surprise and finish in the top 10. They never stay down long and with the amount of picks they have they might deal for assets. The division will be too strong for Halifax to finish top 10 next year. Moncton is the only team I can possibily see taking a significant tumble, Saint John will be a powerhouse, Bathurst is 2nd in division or they should be and Eagles and Islanders have too many returning vets to go down too much. 15th or 16th at best for the Mooseheads which I can live with- missing the playoffs again would suck but if it meant Parent or Simoneau I would get over it I suppose.
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Post by Citris on Apr 27, 2016 16:03:18 GMT -4
The division will be too strong for Halifax to finish top 10 next year. Moncton is the only team I can possibily see taking a significant tumble, Saint John will be a powerhouse, Bathurst is 2nd in division or they should be and Eagles and Islanders have too many returning vets to go down too much. 15th or 16th at best for the Mooseheads which I can live with- missing the playoffs again would suck but if it meant Parent or Simoneau I would get over it I suppose. Define "significant tumble". Cape Breton's roster is getting ravaged, Charlottetown's situation is not much better.
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Post by moosefan1994 on Apr 27, 2016 16:19:48 GMT -4
The division will be too strong for Halifax to finish top 10 next year. Moncton is the only team I can possibily see taking a significant tumble, Saint John will be a powerhouse, Bathurst is 2nd in division or they should be and Eagles and Islanders have too many returning vets to go down too much. 15th or 16th at best for the Mooseheads which I can live with- missing the playoffs again would suck but if it meant Parent or Simoneau I would get over it I suppose. Define "significant tumble". Cape Breton's roster is getting ravaged, Charlottetown's situation is not much better. I think both teams will still have enough to be competitive at least and to stay ahead of Halifax for sure. We'll know for sure in 6-7 months.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 27, 2016 16:32:49 GMT -4
The division will be too strong for Halifax to finish top 10 next year. Moncton is the only team I can possibily see taking a significant tumble, Saint John will be a powerhouse, Bathurst is 2nd in division or they should be and Eagles and Islanders have too many returning vets to go down too much. 15th or 16th at best for the Mooseheads which I can live with- missing the playoffs again would suck but if it meant Parent or Simoneau I would get over it I suppose. Define "significant tumble". Cape Breton's roster is getting ravaged, Charlottetown's situation is not much better. Realistically before getting into any draft picks we're looking at something like: Dubois/Martineau/Fiore Fournier/Carozza/Hoyt Bertrand/Smith/Boucher MacIntyre/Bisson Baillargeon/Green Jessiman Assuming we add a Euro and a veteran goaltender that's not an awful lineup. Assuming Halifax adds a stud European and drafts well they'll be a very young team that will have a great 1st line then rely on a lot of 16/17yr olds. Right now I think that for next year we're a bit ahead. Come Christmas time toward the end of the trade period that probably changes. But I think our 2nd/3rd lines have a step up on what you have to offer. And we also could have a nice group of draft picks leaving the 2016 draft depending on how a few things go if we take all 3 1st rounders that we can currently have.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 27, 2016 16:35:10 GMT -4
Define "significant tumble". Cape Breton's roster is getting ravaged, Charlottetown's situation is not much better. I think both teams will still have enough to be competitive at least and to stay ahead of Halifax for sure. We'll know for sure in 6-7 months. A lot will be clearer in a few weeks after the draft. We can pretty much guarantee that Halifax picks a great Euro while we shoot for a serviceable player who can give us 2 or 3 years. Since we're really talking about what teams will be better in September through to the deadline or so I think CB and Charlottetown easily have a step up that's probably removed after Xmas but at that time Halifax is probably trading down a bit as well. That's where the window opens for a Bathurst to make a huge step forward.
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Post by pivotman95 on Apr 27, 2016 16:49:20 GMT -4
I think both teams will still have enough to be competitive at least and to stay ahead of Halifax for sure. We'll know for sure in 6-7 months. A lot will be clearer in a few weeks after the draft. We can pretty much guarantee that Halifax picks a great Euro while we shoot for a serviceable player who can give us 2 or 3 years. Since we're really talking about what teams will be better in September through to the deadline or so I think CB and Charlottetown easily have a step up that's probably removed after Xmas but at that time Halifax is probably trading down a bit as well. That's where the window opens for a Bathurst to make a huge step forward. any body think there is any chance we trade jessimen and re draft a goalie? In know this sounds cliche but he is only 5 10 and that's not easy being a goalie and when he was up he did not look great
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 27, 2016 16:54:38 GMT -4
A lot will be clearer in a few weeks after the draft. We can pretty much guarantee that Halifax picks a great Euro while we shoot for a serviceable player who can give us 2 or 3 years. Since we're really talking about what teams will be better in September through to the deadline or so I think CB and Charlottetown easily have a step up that's probably removed after Xmas but at that time Halifax is probably trading down a bit as well. That's where the window opens for a Bathurst to make a huge step forward. any body think there is any chance we trade jessimen and re draft a goalie? In know this sounds cliche but he is only 5 10 and that's not easy being a goalie and when he was up he did not look great No, nobody thinks there is a chance of that.
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Post by Citris on Apr 27, 2016 17:11:55 GMT -4
Realistically before getting into any draft picks we're looking at something like: Dubois/Martineau/Fiore Fournier/Carozza/Hoyt Bertrand/Smith/Boucher MacIntyre/Bisson Baillargeon/Green Jessiman Assuming we add a Euro and a veteran goaltender that's not an awful lineup. Assuming Halifax adds a stud European and drafts well they'll be a very young team that will have a great 1st line then rely on a lot of 16/17yr olds. Right now I think that for next year we're a bit ahead. Come Christmas time toward the end of the trade period that probably changes. But I think our 2nd/3rd lines have a step up on what you have to offer. And we also could have a nice group of draft picks leaving the 2016 draft depending on how a few things go if we take all 3 1st rounders that we can currently have. Yea, that should still be good for 3rd in the division. I guess I just kind of didn't like the implication that losing Svechnikov, Lazarev, Joly, Leblanc isn't "significant". I still think Cape Breton is better than Halifax next year, and probably by a good margin. Even if Halifax drafts a stud Euro, I think it'll be Fortier and whoever that is who has to carry the offense.
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Post by statsman18 on Apr 27, 2016 18:29:31 GMT -4
Halifax doesn't even have a Coach yet. It's pretty hard to even perdit how a team will do with out a coach. Yeah if it Midgley seems to be the front runner but maybe he changes some systems and they don't work as well as Dom's did. A lot of things have to be worked out there now.
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 27, 2016 19:39:43 GMT -4
Halifax doesn't even have a Coach yet. It's pretty hard to even perdit how a team will do with out a coach. Yeah if it Midgley seems to be the front runner but maybe he changes some systems and they don't work as well as Dom's did. A lot of things have to be worked out there now. You mean the new Coach could do worse than missing the playoffs ?
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