Ok, I think we need to cut a few players some slack. Moskal is a defensive specialist, which every team needs, he's not going anywhere. Nelson, has some defensive use as well, probably staying but could be upgraded. Keane is not even half way through his sophomore season after playing sparingly in his first season and being recently thrown into a top 4 role, yet people here seem to want to string him up from the rafters....geez people, have some patience with the kid.
Tymkin, well, have at 'er! He's been around long enough to know better and still plays like a bonehead...some of us said at the start of the year he should never have been awarded a letter, he continues to show us why! Panwar has shown me nothing since he was drafted...I'd take that bag of pucks at this point. Guskov, has very limited skill, but seems to have peaked at the end of last season....upgrade. Dunkley, very little skill there....yes he works his butt off, but the talent just ain't there....sorry. McGurn looks to be Panwar 2.0....very expendable.
The goaltenders, yikes.....I hate to say it, but I have more confidence in Brochu over Mis-cue right now, and at least Brochu has some potential.
Having said all of that, we were still able to reel off a 7 or 8 game winning streak before our star players departed, and with some added scoring and defensive depth, and hopefully a real goalie, I think this team can be great again; however, next year could be really ugly if we don't add to our current depth.
Look for Mark to acquire some decent talent, but talent which will still be around next season. I can't see them going after the one-and-dones, not after what we've witnessed over the past two weeks.
