Coming down to the wire ...

[CatsFan]

billy said:

mc2006 said:

Heard a rumour that 2 goalies were let go tonight ( not sure who .. ) & Bobby Little was let go as well ..

my guess would be Dupuis and Cooling.

That would be my guess as well.

[Optimus Reim]

Cody Wilson also signed last night. So it leaves only 1 spot left between Herr, Goyens, Tolles and Boyle. I think Tolles so far has played the steadiest out of them. Made a few mistakes last game but he seems to know his limitations a little better then Goyens or Boyle IMO. Herr I would like to keep around but that is a tough call as I would rather use a forward spot for a tough guy. But I am unsure if La moureux can do the job. His fight in Bathurst didn't look all that impressive. But it was one of the Cats better performances in the fight department. Plus he is only 18 and will get better I am sure. Oh well hopefully him and Herr are dressed tonight in Saint John. I also heard that the Dogs are going to be starting Mayer tonight as well.

[digitalman]

Whoever gets that last spot between Boyle, Tolles, Herr, and Goyens hopefully won't get too much ice time. None of them (except Herr who wasn't playing) made a good case for themselves thursday night. It kills me to say Goyens is probably the best of the four, although Boyle or Tolles would probably be better if they hade two full seasons experience too.
I don't see Flynn keeping a 25 man roster for the whole season anyways so he could easily drop a defenceman throughout the season. The good news is that with the surplus of forwards, we won't be forced to dress seven defenceman like we did so often last season, sometimes even eight defenceman.
Does anybody know how badly hurt MacAusland is and if he's in the lineup tonight or not?

[Optimus Reim]

I guess where as the 19 YO's need to be decided on by Mon and the trade deadline ends then as well should we expect to see any trades by then. I am sure one or two of our 19"s can play in the Q. Obviously their value would be hindered but it would be good to get something now as opposed to letting them go.

[1fan]

digitalman said:

Does anybody know how badly hurt MacAusland is and if he's in the lineup tonight or not?

T & T mentioned his groin injury in this morning's paper, has only skated lightly so far. Doesn't sound like he'll be in the line-up tonight.

[CatsFan]

mc2006 said:

billy said:

my guess would be Dupuis and Cooling.

That would be my guess as well.

So I guess I was wrong in my assumption. Tayler & Dupuis were cut, along with Bobby Little.

[wild1]

Would there be any trade value at all for Herr, Tolles, and Goyens? I could see maybe a late pick 8th to 10th rounder. As for Forwards like Lepage maybe a 5th rounder.

[Captain Obvious]

wild1 said:

Would there be any trade value at all for Herr, Tolles, and Goyens? I could see maybe a late pick 8th to 10th rounder. As for Forwards like Lepage maybe a 5th rounder.

Lepage is not worth a 5th, he'll probably be on waivers. Smith, Goyens also and either Herr or Tolles.

[bikerboy]

what is funny about Lepage at the time he was Midget AAA he was the best scorer of his team

[Captain Obvious]

bikerboy said:

what is funny about Lepage at the time he was Midget AAA he was the best scorer of his team

He was playing MAAA as a 17 year old though.

[Arnold Slick]

penguins23 said:

Here is my dream scenario here....trade for a 20 year old d-man. You can give up one of the 20's along with a pick or something. Then we can keep Watson along with 2 20 YO forwards. Our 2 missing D-man can be Wilson the new player. We can get rid of Little,Boyle,Herr and the rest of them. Boyle last night was a joke, his feet are way too slow to play in this league. He got beat 4 or 5 times and he's very vulnerable out there. I don't know if it's still the injury or what but I was very unimpressed. Goyens has watched too many Keith Yandle clips. Herr "thinks" he can fight. Little just got killed in his fight last night. Tolles has been inconsistent, he's had his flashes but has made too many mistakes.

I agree that trading for a 20 year old defeceman would be great. There are rumblings out of CB that one of the 20 year olds wants out and if that guy is Beau Prokopetz I think he would be a perfect fit here. Very solid defenceman d-man who would be a huge help with all the young and/or inexperienced guys we're going to have out there. My only concern about him would be that the Cats would be his 4th Q team in only 3 seasons. Had a falling out of sorts in Bathurst, was traded from Drummondville to CB because the Eagles wanted some help on D and now "possibly" wants out of CB for unknown reasons. I say possibly because I have no idea if he's one of their 20's that wants out, but it does seem to make sense.

Just throwing that idea out there because I think it would be really beneficial for us to add a veteran d-man like Prokopetz or Samuel Richard from VDO to solidy the blueline. I also don't believe either of those players would be overly expensive to acquire. Maybe a 3rd or 4th round pick?

Edit - Also wanted to add that I don't see the point of trading for Picard-Hooper in a rebuilding year when we might have to give up a good 18 year old forward to acquire him. As many people have mentioned before we already have a surplus of forwards but are quite low on experienced d-man. Maybe Danny Flynn is more confident than me in the D we have now, but I would personally be putting a higher priority on trying to acquire a veteran d-man to help out the young guys than trying to acquire another 20 YO forward.

[Penguins23®]

OK well tomorrow is the day we put 19 year olds on waivers and have to cut 18 year olds heading to CEGEP.... Here on the players that we will know for sure tomorrow...

Goalies
1-Riopel(18)
2-Sniderman(20)
3-Cooling(18)
5-Bolduc(18)


8-Lavigne(19)
Defensemen
1-Barberio(17)
2-Pianosi (17)
3-Baca(18)
4-Dimitruk(17)
5-Goyens(19)
6-Tolles(19
7-Gomes(19)
8-Eastman(19)
11-Boyle(18)
14-Wilson(18)
16-Herr(19)


Forwards
1-Marquardt(20)
2-Mangan(20)
3-Morehouse(20)
4-Eagles(19)
5-Labelle(18)
6-Cameron(18)
7-Brannon(18)
8-Lessard(18)
9-Bezak(18)
10-MacLellan(19)
11- Sill (19)
12-Brown(16)
13-MacAusland(16)
14-Brenton(18)
15-Lepage(19)
16-Lamoureux(18)
17-Lincourt(20)
18-Watson(18)
20-Stephens(17)
25-Smith(19)


Locks for the team
We will find out tomorrow if they are cut or not for sure
Can be cut or traded whenever

[buckybuckbuck]

The problem I have with your "Locks" forwards is that we would be a smaller team then even last year. Mangan is playing strong and Eagles is a forth line when not injurred. I'd put Lamoureux on the team for a forth line over Eagles and Lincourt has a fire under his ass this year that makes him an excellent trade item or first line forward.


I see the colors more like this

1-Marquardt(20)
2-Mangan(20)
3-Morehouse(20)
4-Eagles(19)
5-Labelle(18)
6-Cameron(18)
7-Brannon(18)
8-Lessard(18)
9-Bezak(18)
10-MacLellan(19)
11- Sill (19)
12-Brown(16)
13-MacAusland(16)
14-Brenton(18)
15-Lepage(19)
16-Lamoureux(18)
17-Lincourt(20)
18-Watson(18)

I don't think this would have been anywhere near the problem if we let Brown and MacAusland play JrA a year. They look barely ready and it may be dangerous to have them out there against Q level teams. It would have also give them a year to fill out.

[CatsFan]

buckybuckbuck said:

The problem I have with your "Locks" forwards is that we would be a smaller team then even last year. Mangan is playing strong and Eagles is a forth line when not injurred. I'd put Lamoureux on the team for a forth line over Eagles and Lincourt has a fire under his ass this year that makes him an excellent trade item or first line forward.


I see the colors more like this

1-Marquardt(20)
2-Mangan(20)
3-Morehouse(20)
4-Eagles(19)
5-Labelle(18)
6-Cameron(18)
7-Brannon(18)
8-Lessard(18)
9-Bezak(18)
10-MacLellan(19)
11- Sill (19)
12-Brown(16)
13-MacAusland(16)
14-Brenton(18)
15-Lepage(19)
16-Lamoureux(18)
17-Lincourt(20)
18-Watson(18)

I don't think this would have been anywhere near the problem if we let Brown and MacAusland play JrA a year. They look barely ready and it may be dangerous to have them out there against Q level teams. It would have also give them a year to fill out.

I think of anyone, Morehouse is the safest bet for a 20 yo here this year. I know that sounds funny, but I just can't see him leaving. I do however agree with you about MacAusland. I think he should take a year and play with the Beavers. He will fill out a little and get some playing time there. I think that he could play with the Beavers and play a few games for the Cats if need be. IMO, he's not ready for the Q. I still think he's too small.

[buckybuckbuck]

mc2006 said:

I think of anyone, Morehouse is the safest bet for a 20 yo here this year. I know that sounds funny, but I just can't see him leaving. I do however agree with you about MacAusland. I think he should take a year and play with the Beavers. He will fill out a little and get some playing time there. I think that he could play with the Beavers and play a few games for the Cats if need be. IMO, he's not ready for the Q. I still think he's too small.

You know I like Morehouse as much as anyone, but if you want the best team next year and the year after then Morehouse and Eagles have no place. They would be my first trades maybe to CB which still might have some chance with the leftovers from last year.