In your opinion what team is the best? I know it's a tough question because each team is different.
02-03 3rd in Memorial Cup
03-04 Memorial Cup Champs
04-05 This years team
05-06 Next years team
In your opinion what team is the best? I know it's a tough question because each team is different.
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We had strength at every position.
Our top line that year was Mcloed, Shultz, and Mosie. They scored early and often sometimes seemingly at will. Kiel made a ton of room for the others and this line could have replaced most teams power play line that year.
Defense was a younger Shea Weber with Duncan Keith, Thomas Slovac and Josh Gorges. I can't think in recent memory of a better group of d-men.
Having Kelly Guard in net and Marc Habscheid on the bench didnt hurt.
All in all this team didn't rely on systems as much as last years and was an offensive threat most nights. They should have won the cup but thems the breaks.
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This is a tough poll question and I still don't have an answer. I'll say this though, Kelowna will have an excellent team next year! Most of the guys will be back and we won't be losing too many guys. Only question mark for next year will be on the blueline.
Card, Cumiskey
Couture, Joe
Reinholt, ???? (perhaps Bauer moves to Defense?)
I think Hamilton will pick up another 19 year old or 20 year old D-man in the off-season.
I picked next years team as the best. With potential 20 yr olds Bodie and Couture, Hamilton will be able to pick another good 20 yr old defenseman. Losing Weber, Deschamps and Palin will leave a hole, but Cumisky, Card and Joe will all be one more year older and better.
Scoring will be no problem with Spurgeon, Keller, Bodie, Comeau, Ray, Howarth, Ofukany and so on. Losing Moisy will hurt but Spurgeon and Ray can pick it up.
Goaltending next year is also no problem with Yeomans and Westblom, might even look at moving one of them to add another good scorer or defensman.
It's hard to pick from the other three teams, 02/03 was great offensively, 03/04 team was great defensively. This years team is very good in all aspects and is probly the most rounded team of all four.
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Will Darzins be back next year?
I doubt it, probly he will be In Milwaukee in the AHL, but you never know. I would love to see him next year here but probly not.Originally Posted by mccabe23
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So if Darzins doesn't come back, do we part ways with Blanar and bring in two fresh Euro faces? Blanar is an ok 'mucker' but I'd like to see two offensive euros in Kelowna. I'm assuming Kelowna hasn't had very high picks in the Euro draft as of late. But you'd think the Well of Euro talent is deep over there.
Next years team is going to be probably the best yet in my books.... If only we could get Weber back next year.... But i agree both Euro's will probably be gone and time for 2 new ones. Maybe Hamilton should trade up in the Euro draft and get a good sniper..... just my 2 cents.
will be very thin on the back end.
Mike Card was offered a pro contract to play in Germany last year. Something in the $275,000.00 per year area. His dad has connections there and may be gone next year. If that happens we would lose Weber, Card, Palin and Deschamps.
That would be a very thin back end by my count.
Next year is way too far off to count IMO. On paper Kootenay was supposed to be fourth or fifth this year and Tri Cities was supposed to be top of their division. Don't forget how good Van was supposed to be this year.
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This is a no brainer. Next years team is going to be the best yet. We will be in the same situation Team Canada was in this year, an abundance of 19 year olds with tons of experience in the league... Next year is looking like this...
20s - Bodie, Couture and Darzins, Weber or ???
19s - Card, Ray, Comeau, Spurgeon, Howarth, Keller, Sylvester, Blanar, Cumiskey, Yeomans
18's - Reinholt, Bauer, Ofukany, Westblom
17's - Cuthbert, Hill, Joe
16's - Schenn, Breitkreuz, and ???
IMO...it's looking bloody promising for next year......