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Post by curtis on Jun 7, 2007 14:30:22 GMT -5
There are certainly a number of things that can happen between now and opening night, but here is how I see things as of today:
Marquardt - Mangan - Brannon Lessard - Labelle - Cameron Eagles - Sill - MacLellan Brown - Morehouse - Lepage
That leaves:
Brenton Watson Lincourt Samuels-Thomas (no guarantee) MacAusland (not likely this year)
I could see Brenton as the 13th forward, with Watson going home, and Lincourt being traded. I could also see Morehouse traded to make room for a 20 yo defenseman.
There is also the possiblity of other US forwards reporting, but I'm not holding my breath. And I've probably forgotten someone....
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Post by MacKevin on Jun 7, 2007 15:08:47 GMT -5
There are certainly a number of things that can happen between now and opening night, but here is how I see things as of today: Marquardt - Mangan - Brannon Lessard - Labelle - Cameron Eagles - Sill - MacLellan Brown - Morehouse - Lepage That leaves: Brenton Watson Lincourt Samuels-Thomas (no guarantee) MacAusland (not likely this year) I could see Brenton as the 13th forward, with Watson going home, and Lincourt being traded. I could also see Morehouse traded to make room for a 20 yo defenseman. There is also the possiblity of other US forwards reporting, but I'm not holding my breath. And I've probably forgotten someone.... I think it will be different than that by quite a bit. I don't believe you will see Mangan back or make the cut, Marquart is as ready for AHL as he will ever be. LePage, who I like a lot, will have difficulty making the cut, and Watson, who I would like to see developed into what he "might" be. Watson's return will depend on other US drafts and whether they report. The rocks are (in my opinion which isn't worth much) Brannon Lessard Labelle Cameron Brown Less of a rocks Morehouse Lepage MacLellan Eagles Sill I also wouldn't be surprised to see Eagles, Marquardt, Lincourt, or Morehouse traded. For that matter I wouldn't be surprised to see all sorts of trades take place for other players beside those.
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Post by Dman on Jun 7, 2007 20:17:35 GMT -5
There are certainly a number of things that can happen between now and opening night, but here is how I see things as of today: Marquardt - Mangan - Brannon Lessard - Labelle - Cameron Eagles - Sill - MacLellan Brown - Morehouse - Lepage That leaves: Brenton Watson Lincourt Samuels-Thomas (no guarantee) MacAusland (not likely this year) I could see Brenton as the 13th forward, with Watson going home, and Lincourt being traded. I could also see Morehouse traded to make room for a 20 yo defenseman. There is also the possiblity of other US forwards reporting, but I'm not holding my breath. And I've probably forgotten someone.... I think it will be different than that by quite a bit. I don't believe you will see Mangan back or make the cut, Marquart is as ready for AHL as he will ever be. LePage, who I like a lot, will have difficulty making the cut, and Watson, who I would like to see developed into what he "might" be. Watson's return will depend on other US drafts and whether they report. The rocks are (in my opinion which isn't worth much) Brannon Lessard Labelle Cameron Brown Less of a rocks Morehouse Lepage MacLellan Eagles Sill I also wouldn't be surprised to see Eagles, Marquardt, Lincourt, or Morehouse traded. For that matter I wouldn't be surprised to see all sorts of trades take place for other players beside those. I think Curtis is alot closer than you are. I think Mangan will be a big part of next year's team, as will Marquardt (he hasn't signed anything with Columbus yet, nor did he get an invite to join their AHL affiliate when the Cats were eliminated from the playoffs this year).
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Post by MacKevin on Jun 7, 2007 20:20:02 GMT -5
We will see.
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Post by Dman on Jun 7, 2007 20:45:11 GMT -5
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Post by Ace on Jun 8, 2007 6:19:08 GMT -5
Your still forgetting a euro (if we go with a forward) and I really think there will be other US players comming this year that we are not taking into account. This years team I think will be a lot different from last years.
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Post by hockeyfan99 on Jun 8, 2007 7:01:50 GMT -5
There are certainly a number of things that can happen between now and opening night, but here is how I see things as of today: Marquardt - Mangan - Brannon Lessard - Labelle - Cameron Eagles - Sill - MacLellan Brown - Morehouse - Lepage That leaves: Brenton Watson Lincourt Samuels-Thomas (no guarantee) MacAusland (not likely this year) I could see Brenton as the 13th forward, with Watson going home, and Lincourt being traded. I could also see Morehouse traded to make room for a 20 yo defenseman. There is also the possiblity of other US forwards reporting, but I'm not holding my breath. And I've probably forgotten someone.... Good post and just throwing in a few outsider opinions. Marquardt-Magnan-Brannon Lincourt-Cameron-Eagles Lessard-Labelle-Brown/Euro MacLellan-Sill-Euro/Brown Brenton Barberio Pianosi Euro Ouskun Free Agent Tolles Boyle I think if you were going to move Lincourt you would have done it at the draft. Likely now the only way he moves is if you get a 20 yr old defenseman which is unlikely. Besides he has got skill and playing with workers like Eagles and Cameron could help. On the 3rd line Lessard & Labelle appeared to show some good chemistry and pairing them up likely with Brown could work out well and be good for his development. Could also be the new Euro but given that he is your 2nd pick (I know you have 2 1st round selection) there is greater risk especially since grabbing a 17 yr old is probably the best option. If both Brown and the Euro play well then a player like Lincourt could be moved later in the season to make room. Conversly for a team still trying to develop it doesn't really make sense to have 20 yr old Morehouse or 19 yr old Lepage on your 4th line. I expect your first Euro pick to be a defenseman and should probably be alright. I also see you bringing in a 19 yr old Free Agent to help get you through the season. Not sure how his rehab went but Boyle at 18 could become a very good depth defenseman. I see a lot of similarities in Boyle's game to Dave Macdonald who played very solid and safe and was a great 3rd pairing guy but not a Top 4 defenseman because of limited offensive contributions. Overall not a bad lineup other than the defense which looks a little weak. But certainly a competitive one which could finish 4th-6th in the division.
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Post by curtis on Jun 8, 2007 7:12:11 GMT -5
hockeyfan99, what do you see happening to Goyens?
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Post by hockeyfan99 on Jun 8, 2007 7:25:01 GMT -5
hockeyfan99, what do you see happening to Goyens? My opinion only but Goyens is a 19 yr old and likely as good as he is going to be. I think your GM wisely didn't trade him at the draft as insurance in case he can't find a 19 yr old Free Agent upgrade. If Moncton can't find a good 19 yr old Free Agent then I see Goyens in that spot. But given your Team's Resources and history of finding good Free Agents I am predicting that you will get one in which case I think Moncton would be better off moving Goyens and using those 6 and 7 spots on younger defensemen like Tolles & Boyle or others. Just my outside opinion. Billy or Steve may have a more informed one since they follow the team more closely.
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Post by curtis on Jun 8, 2007 7:28:59 GMT -5
MacKevin, how would a PPG center like Mangan not make the cut? I could see him traded for a defenseman, but why would we cut him?
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Post by gongshow on Jun 8, 2007 8:33:49 GMT -5
I might as well take a crack at this.
Marquart-Mangan-euro Lessard-Labelle-Cameron Samuels-Sill-Brannon Lamoureux-Brown-Brenton
Ouksun Pianosi Barberio Euro Dimitruk 20yr old(acquired via trade)
Obviously a 20 yr old d-man is desperatly needed.Up front personally I wouldn't keep MacLellan as we have Sill and Brannon to fill that void(plus they are much better offensively).
Brenton I would keep.....he can burn any d-man in the Q with his speed...if he can strenghten himself over the summer he could be very effective.
Lepage I like but I think it's time to turn the page and focus on building a contender for the upcomming years...being 19 he doesn't have enough impact to take the place of another on the team,but could be useful to another team and may yeild us anywhere from a 5th or 7th round pick.
I'm pretty sure we'll see both Dimitruk and Samuels-Thomas here so I made a spot for them assuming they are at least half as good as Nevin claims they are.
Lamoureux should be a 4th liner....great size,tough as nails and has proven to have a half decent scoring touch.
Eagles I wouldn't mind seeing him traded.....very injury prone player,inconsistent etc....but i'm pretty confident he'd yield us a decent draft pick in a trade.
Overall I like the lineup up front,the only thing is we don't have any young players(that I know of)that should become a potential top 5 league leader in points....hopefully this can be acheived via the euro draft( a la Radulov )....other than that I love the addition of Sill and Brannon as they will add lots of grit...same goes for Samuels and Lamoureux except they're not shoe-ins......Cameron and Labelle will have to up their ppg production though if they're going to be line #2.
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Post by curtis on Jun 8, 2007 9:07:43 GMT -5
Lamoureux is listed as a defenseman on the Q site. Is that wishful thinking, or could he be the 6th/7th defenseman while taking on the tough-guy role?
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Post by gongshow on Jun 8, 2007 9:24:40 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure he's a winger.....if not he'll be converted.But i'm about 98%sure that he is a winger.
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Post by gongshow on Jun 8, 2007 9:30:24 GMT -5
Billy wrote this on Lamoureux about a month ago.
One guy that was not mentionned that's pretty much a lock is Remy Lamoureux who will add size(6'2" 215lbs), physical play and toughness. He was converted from defense to forward and played MAAA as a late birthday, he had a pretty solid regular season in Amos...If you add him and Brannon plus the maturing of Lessard, your forwards are suddently bigger, tougher and more physical.
Season 43 GP 12-20-32 153 PIMs Playoffs 10 GP 3-7-10 32 PIMs
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Post by curtis on Jun 8, 2007 12:47:38 GMT -5
you add him and Brannon plus the maturing of Lessard, your forwards are suddently bigger, tougher and more physical. Sill looks to have a solid build (6'0", 180+), and I would also expect last year's rookies to be in improved physical condition as well. We should be stronger along the boards, no question about it.
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