Given how this team spends half the game in the box, it's amazing how soft they are.
Down to 7th in the conference. Joke of a season.
It's what was always going to happen, we took advantage of an easy 1st half and now we have a gauntlet.
Now in terms of rebuilding Ottawa, North Bay, Peterborough and Brantford are way ahead of us. We have 2x 2nds this draft, likely get back the 2nd from the Hage deal but then no 2nds until 2029.
In comparison including 2029 draft
Brampton has 5x 2nds and 2x 3rds Brantford has 10x 2nds and 6x 3rds, Niagara has 4x 2nds and 5x 3rds,
North Bay has 4x 2nds, 3x 3rds plus 3 1st rounders from last season
Ottawa has 8x 2nds and 5x 3rds
Peterborough has their boat load of 1st from last years deadline plus 6x 2nds, and 7x 3rds
Yes we can sell off a combo of Villy, Walton, and Mews, but North Bay can still move Therrien, Procyszyn, Ride and McIvor, Peterborough and Ottawa will also still have players to move next year.
This is just the Eastern conference I picture Brantford loading up next year, they may lose Lardis but will still have Brown, Vanacker, O'Brein, Protz, Jiricek and Leenders. They will weaponize their picks.