Ti-girl
11-16-2006, 09:46 AM
I was watching the Blades/Tigers broadcaset on Shaw and the announcers kept repeating that "It was now or never" for the Tigers. And about how this was the year for the Tigers to make a run for the Memorial Cup and then it will be years of rebuilding.
What do you think?
Personally, I think that while this year the Tigers do have a great chance, the drafting has been strong enough that next year and the year after's teams should still be realitvly strong.
Sure, Russell, Helm, Dorsett, Keetley and Stevens will be gone, but I think that the Tigers managment will do what they did with the 04-05 team and keep two blueliners (like they did with Marr and Blanshan) and then one OA forward.
With Ennis, Lowry, Swystun, Benfeld and Glass staying on the team and Holfeld who has proved that he can play I think that the Tigers won't really go through a "rebuilding phase" (wasn't that supposed to be last year anyway?) but will just keep replacing their top players that have left with ones they have built from within their club.
Just my 2 cents...
What do you think?
Personally, I think that while this year the Tigers do have a great chance, the drafting has been strong enough that next year and the year after's teams should still be realitvly strong.
Sure, Russell, Helm, Dorsett, Keetley and Stevens will be gone, but I think that the Tigers managment will do what they did with the 04-05 team and keep two blueliners (like they did with Marr and Blanshan) and then one OA forward.
With Ennis, Lowry, Swystun, Benfeld and Glass staying on the team and Holfeld who has proved that he can play I think that the Tigers won't really go through a "rebuilding phase" (wasn't that supposed to be last year anyway?) but will just keep replacing their top players that have left with ones they have built from within their club.
Just my 2 cents...