Next season

[saskatoonman]

So what Is this team going to look like next season?
Do we need to make any trades?
What should be the strongest part of the team?

[lordstanley]

Next years team will be very very good again

Hamilton i heard is 50/50 to come back 20 year old spots will be taken by Trask Dziurzynski and either Hamilton or Morrison

Hamilton Benson Trask
Nicholls Olsen Dziurzynski
Collins Sutter Stransky
Bews Daae A.Elliott
Stovin

Siemens Dietz
Thrower Cox
Stipancik Europeon
Pichonski

Oswald
Todd/or Euro

Without Hamilton

Nicholls Benson Trask
Dziurzynski Olsen Collins
Stransky Sutter Bews
A.Elliott Daae Stovin
Penner

Siemens Deitz
Thrower Cox
Stipancik Euro
Pichonski

Morrison
Oswald/Todd

[lordstanley]

So what Is this team going to look like next season?
Do we need to make any trades?
What should be the strongest part of the team?

So what Is this team going to look like next season? very good offensive again goaltending is a question mark if Hamilton comes back, little weaker at the center position, and can deitz or siemens lead this team on the PP with Eliott gone

Do we need to make any trades? Yes maybe a top line center or a Goalie if Morrison doesn't come back

What should be the strongest part of the team? Puck moving defense good young talent and vets that know how to lead this team into a playoff spot no question about it.

[hotdog-pocket]

Haha, Hamilton WILL NOT be back next year. The guy will be AHL eligible and will surely be playing a 3rd or 4th line role in OkC with the Oil farm club.

I think the lines look something like this.

Z - Benson - Nicholls
Collins - Olsen - Trask
Bews - Sutter - Stransky
XX - XX - Elliott

Siemens - Dietz
Cox - Thrower
Stipancik - XX

Morrison
Oswald

The 20's being Z, Trask and Mo.


I wouldn't say that's "very very good". The team will surely address a couple of areas and likely try to add another 18 year old or two.

[lordstanley]

Haha, Hamilton WILL NOT be back next year. The guy will be AHL eligible and will surely be playing a 3rd or 4th line role in OkC with the Oil farm club.

I think the lines look something like this.

Z - Benson - Nicholls
Collins - Olsen - Trask
Bews - Sutter - Stransky
XX - XX - Elliott

Siemens - Dietz
Cox - Thrower
Stipancik - XX

Morrison
Oswald

The 20's being Z, Trask and Mo.


I wouldn't say that's "very very good". The team will surely address a couple of areas and likely try to add another 18 year old or two.

Well i heard from a very very reliable source Hamilton is 50/50 same situation as Viedensky was this year, The Oilers want him to come back to Junior and dominate 1 more season not, to mention he had a late draft so it is not out of the question at all

[Kerry Clark]

Nah Hamilton is going to the AHL next year and with how bad the bottom six is in Edmonton he could get a late season callup if his AHL season is strong.

[lordstanley]

Nah Hamilton is going to the AHL next year and with how bad the bottom six is in Edmonton he could get a late season callup if his AHL season is strong.

People were saying the same thing about Marek last year and i said you'll see so i stand by that comment

[Joe Hallenback]

There is a good chance Hamilton actually makes Edmonton next year

Prized prospect
2nd round pick
Huge year in Junior and World Junior member

=

Not coming back as a 20 year old

[hotdog-pocket]

Well i heard from a very very reliable source Hamilton is 50/50 same situation as Viedensky was this year, The Oilers want him to come back to Junior and dominate 1 more season not, to mention he had a late draft so it is not out of the question at all

Reliable source or not, decisions like that can't possibly be "50/50" right now. Stuff like that doesn't get pre-decided. If he's 50/50 next fall, then come talk to me.

[Trav]

I can see the Blades going and getting a center for the top line, just don't think Benson is ready to be the top center, could be wrong.

The forwards will be young with Trask, DD, Nicholls and Collins leading the way. 2 20's and 2 19's there. Then you got Stransky, Benson, Elliott, Bews, Olsen joined by rookies Brett Stovin, Hudson Morrison and Austin Daae who were late cuts. So you got 12 forwards there.

I can see the Blades picking an import forward to join Stransky, do they go young and hope they get a guy that turns out like Stransky has in his first year or do you try and get an older player and hope theirs no contract issues? My hope is a 18 yr old nhl drafted center who can center the top two lines.

Defense, not to worried bout that with Dietz, Cox, Siemens and Thrower being the top four, joined by Stimpancik who I think will turn out good, the final two spots I can see going to Mackin Pichonsky, a 95 born d-man who did well in his midget league and Turner Lawson if he decides to commit to the Blades. Michael Statchuk could also be in the mix. Mite actually be worth getting a decent 5th 6th d-man from somewhere for cheap, if there's not a couple youngsters ready for regular shifts.

Goaltending is a question mark? Not to keen on Morrison being the starter but ill give him a chance. Oswald and Todd likely battling for backup.