Goaltending:
Kiprusoff retires
Former 1st round pick Irving cuts ties with franchise (a lesson as to why we shouldn't be picking a goalie in the 1st round in the coming draft)
MacDonald and Brossoit wind up with the NHL jobs
Ramo retreats back to KHL,
and Berra plays with Ortio in the AHL.
Gillies continues to age like a fine wine in Hockey East.
Taylor joins whatever AHL squad Irving signs with and beats him out of his starting job there too.
Defense:
Giordano, Wideman, Brodie remain in the top 3 rotation.
Cundari and Breen make the squad as rookies.
Babchuck walks, Carson does too.
Sarich, Butler and Smith fill out the backend roster.
Wotherspoon pulls a Brodie and plays 4 games to start the season before being send down to Abbotsford.
Forwards:
to come (maybe...)
__________________
Death by 4th round picks.
|