Did they really cut Plachta?
That's another surprise. As far as shooters/goalscorers go, I would take Peterka and Pföderl over Plachta (even though he had a good season), but I am not sure I would have kept Fischbuch or Samanski over him. Though, I like having Samanski on the team, and Fischbuch has more to offer than just being a trigger man. Still having a specialist of Plachta's calibre would seem like a good idea.
I haven't heard anything, but he could also be hurt.
A few more random thoughts about the roster:
- I would have picked Bugl over Ancicka as third string goalie
- A little surprised Zimmermann is still on the roster, but he has performed well for the national team in the past.
- Pleasantly surprised that Sennhenn still here. Everytime I watched him this season he played very well. His development the last few seasons has been amazing.
- A little sad that Krauß was cut, but it makes sense. He is another young player whose development has been nothing short of amazing.
- Glad that Schütz is still on the team. He had an outstanding season (especially early on) and I hope he can take the next step.
- Considering how many talented young players weren't even able to sniff on a roster spot this time, things are looking promising for the future (more so among forwards than defensemen). I was very worried a few years ago, about what we would do once the generation of Noebels, Plachta, Ehliz etc. retires. Now not so much.
