It would make ZERO sense to trade away D’Amato for draft picks - - especially in a championship season.
A top 4 defenceman who logs a ton of PP time (D’Amato) is infinitely more valuable than a 3rd line winger (Torrance).
Proclaiming Svozil to be “an above average”
Defenceman already before even seeing him play a single game is absurdly optimistic.
Based on that assumption, Sinivouri can immediately step into a middle six forward role.
Many seem certain that Roobroeck will be in the AHL this year, but I’ll believe that when I see it.
Just because you've never seen Svozil play, doesn't mean that's the case for me lol. I watched a handful of his games last year. He'll step in and be a capable OHL D-man right away. Won't be as good as D'Amato but is 2 years younger.
Which of these two hypothetical lineups looks like the better team?
Option 1:
F:
Torrance-Ritchie-Sennecke
Sinivuori-Griffin-Buckley
Smith-Delisle-Franssen
Toms-Costello-Graham
Others: Rogowski, Pylypuik, Heins, Serov
D:
Sandhu-Marrelli
D'Amato-Danford
Svozil-Bedkowski
Others: Rodriguez, McDonell, Blaseg
G:
Oster
Gravelle/Bender
Option 2:
F:
Torrance-Ritchie-Sennecke
Griffin-
Wakely*-Buckley
Smith-Delisle-Sinivuori
Franssen-Toms-Graham
Others: Rogowski, Costello, Pylypuik, Heins, Serov
D:
Sandhu-Marrelli
Bedkowski-Danford
Svozil-Rodriguez
Others: McDonell, Blaseg
G:
Oster
Gravelle/Bender
Wakely is just a placeholder. That name could be any good OA
To me it's option 2 and it's not even close as it still has a good D-core, an elite goalie, and 2 lines that can be counted on to score whereas option 1 has a good D-core, an elite goalie, and 1 line that can be counted on to score