As Koop says the Spire deal is huge, and not only for this season, but in rebuilding our reputation among players for next season - whether it's the same guys coming back or new ones.
All the signs seem to point to Prpich coming back fairly soon, but I'm holding my breath as Terry does seem to have a habit of suggesting players will be back sooner than the reality. That's why the Fulton situation is a worry. He's now having his second scan on an injury which was supposed to be day-to-day. Also hartwick was 'due to return' Boxing Day and now we're looking at a medium term layoff by the looks of it.
I would think it could be at least a short while before we see Fulton, Campbell, and Hartwick. The players are working their socks off at the moment, but I think it'll only be a matter of time before we see more injuries if we keep playing with such a short bench. Terry mentioned we were down to the bare minimum on Saturday (which I assume also explains why we couldn't fight after Voth was thrown out)
I think Koop made the point on another thread that we need replacement forwards before D which I agree with, but if Leclair is available that move should probably be made IMO. I'm not a big fan, but I think he would be a better fit in our D than Cov's and we need any bodies we can get. His lack of physicality is shown up with Cov's lightweight D, but he could have a more offensive role with us.
We clearly need goalscoring (particularly with Prpich needing time after coming back from injury and Fulton out for who nows how long) but I think an extra body is better than no-one at the moment so if Gillies is released by Sheff he may be an option. At least then Latulippe can focus on his offence which was the reason he was brought to the club. At the moment I can't help but think his scoring is being limited by all the defensive duties he is having to carry out.
