RUMOURS

[Doom]

So if (big if) all rumours were to be confirmed and being realistic with who is likely to ice on what line I have something like this.

Import-Morley-Import
Vallerand-Neumann-Ciampini
Import-Simpson-Dowd
Import-Whistle-Graham

Tansey-Saucerman
Petgrave-Diffley
Import-Jones

Greenfield
Morrone
Brit Backup

Would look okay, two high end first line wingers and we’ll be in a good place. If they’re average additions (I.e we’re actually looking for our 2nd line wingers now) then we may struggle to attain silverware, albeit still a decent squad of players.

I think you're being a tad optimistic, but if that is our lineup I'd feel reasonably optimistic, especially if we could throw Nevalainen in there.

I've not seen the Diffley rumour....Is that Brien? He looks a decent enough stay at home defenceman.

Regards

Doom

[SteelerBlade]

So if (big if) all rumours were to be confirmed and being realistic with who is likely to ice on what line I have something like this.

Import-Morley-Import
Vallerand-Neumann-Ciampini
Import-Simpson-Dowd
Import-Whistle-Graham

Tansey-Saucerman
Petgrave-Diffley
Import-Jones

Greenfield
Morrone
Brit Backup

Would look okay, two high end first line wingers and we’ll be in a good place. If they’re average additions (I.e we’re actually looking for our 2nd line wingers now) then we may struggle to attain silverware, albeit still a decent squad of players.

I think you're being a tad optimistic, but of that was our lineup I'd feel reasonably optimistic, especially if we could throw Nevalainen in there.

I've not seen the Diffley rumour....Is that Brien? He looks a decent enough stay at home defenceman.

Regards

Doom

Yeah that’s the one. Diffley was rumoured on one of the Twitter accounts that are usually there or thereabouts.

[House_of_Steel]

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https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1 ... ver-cooper

[southernsteeler]

From The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hoc ... er-4194535) it looks like Ciampini is making a return for next season in orange.

Unless he's on a second line, I really can't say I'm particularly enthralled....

[Joesteeler]

From The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hoc ... er-4194535) it looks like Ciampini is making a return for next season in orange.

Unless he's on a second line, I really can't say I'm particularly enthralled....

If we could have something like:

import - import - import
Ciampini - Neumann - import
Vallerand - Dowd - Simpson

I'd be very happy with that

[Doom]

From The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hoc ... er-4194535) it looks like Ciampini is making a return for next season in orange.

Unless he's on a second line, I really can't say I'm particularly enthralled....

Agreed.

I'm not seeing much imagination yet in our recruitment.

To be fair, if you'd asked me in early February I would have wanted Ciampini back, but like so many others he fell away badly.

Another year older, will he be taking another step down the declining ladder?

Regards

Doom

[smbmetal]

From The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hoc ... er-4194535) it looks like Ciampini is making a return for next season in orange.

Unless he's on a second line, I really can't say I'm particularly enthralled....

Me neither. Whilst he’s certainly not a bad player by any means, surely we can do better?

[House_of_Steel]

Surely he would after be second line how can you justify a player that didn’t even finish top 20 in the league on the first?

[Brian]

Just get the feeling that we are re- signing crowd favourites regardless of last years performances and that we already have our first line. Just a feeling.

[Doom]

Just get the feeling that we are re- signing crowd favourites regardless of last years performances and that we already have our first line. Just a feeling.

If that is the case then I can't see better than 3rd or 4th place next season.

In The Star article recently Tony Smith was quoted as saying he'd like to see a brand new 1st line, although the quote was taken from a few months ago.

If the signings to date don't include any 1st line forwards I'd feel quite encouraged, but if there are 2 or more already signed then I think we're in trouble.

I guess time will tell.

Regards

Doom