I'm just going to start off with a couple fun facts from last seasons off season thread...

-On April 6 last year, when the Pats season was over, when discussing Klimchuk's value for being moved, Patsdude had suggested as an off season deal...

TO BRN
Klimchuk

TO REG
1st ovr pick
Gabrielle ('97) or Lindgren ('96)
Tanner Kaspick (2nd rd 2013 pick)

Now, he was only traded right before the deadline, so this return wasn't near as much, but how about that for kind of calling part that over a year ago!

-Just before the draft, on April 30, 'witness' suggested that if Leschyshyn is available at 13, take him! Well, he went 6th overall and now is a Regina Pat and has been nothing but a pleasant surprise as an under age player. Paddock picked a good player to center the '99 group around.

-One last thing that stood out... On May 6, 'Bighat' came out of nowhere and said, "We won't be trading any of our top players, we will have 1 of the stronger teams this coming year. The following year is where we will struggle. We have a group of 16-17 yr olds that will play well next year but will have a strong veteran leadership aswell." ...no one believed this would be the case, but the season came and the Pats were one of the top teams in the league in the first half. It can be argued whether they had the same level of success under Cameron, but it happened.

This was all before the team was even sold, so it's kind of neat that this was said over a year ago already. There were a couple other things too, but they didn't stand out as much. Except for Brooks. Only 'chopper' showed a lot of confidence in him. I, too, saw his progression at the end of the previous season and thought he would at least be a part of the team this past season. Well, he pretty well shoved any doubters faces into the dirt and proceeded to dance a jig on top of their heads. Now he looks to become a top 20 in two years when the Pats look to start making legit playoff runs.

Now let's get to next season...