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Coughler
Crandall
Brandt
All of the Brits
Happy to keep:
If the Coughler, Cox, Sanford line were to return then I feel we'd need to have size elsewhere in the forwards.
Joey Martin and Crandall together would be exciting, but I feel we'd need to replace Reid with a big bodied goal scoring winger (someone in the mould of Sam Herr). As much as I appreciate Reid's sniping ability, I felt at times that he was a little one-dimensional and once teams worked him out his goals dried up somewhat (3 goals in the final 12 league games).
I wouldn't be disappointed to see Mikkelson (retiring) and Louis (what a warrior he's been for us) return.
The third line needs to be a checking line, and if Dixon were to return this is where he should stay. I'd want to see Waller and a big, tough, checking winger alongside them (An Ian Mcintyre clone please).
4th line of Davies, Duggan and Brandt would be fine.
Herr-type and Mcintyre-type would provide the size and grit that we lacked at times.
Thank you for your efforts:
McNally (too hit and miss - he'd follow a good performance with an anonymous performance)
McNulty (did nothing wrong, but is replaceable and upgradeable)
Lammon (again, did nothing wrong, but we can upgrade for sure).
Register
Coughler
Crandall
Brandt
All of the Brits
Happy to keep:
If the Coughler, Cox, Sanford line were to return then I feel we'd need to have size elsewhere in the forwards.
Joey Martin and Crandall together would be exciting, but I feel we'd need to replace Reid with a big bodied goal scoring winger (someone in the mould of Sam Herr). As much as I appreciate Reid's sniping ability, I felt at times that he was a little one-dimensional and once teams worked him out his goals dried up somewhat (3 goals in the final 12 league games).
I wouldn't be disappointed to see Mikkelson (retiring) and Louis (what a warrior he's been for us) return.
The third line needs to be a checking line, and if Dixon were to return this is where he should stay. I'd want to see Waller and a big, tough, checking winger alongside them (An Ian Mcintyre clone please).
4th line of Davies, Duggan and Brandt would be fine.
Herr-type and Mcintyre-type would provide the size and grit that we lacked at times.
Thank you for your efforts:
McNally (too hit and miss - he'd follow a good performance with an anonymous performance)
McNulty (did nothing wrong, but is replaceable and upgradeable)
Lammon (again, did nothing wrong, but we can upgrade for sure).