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Originally Posted by kirant
Who are the key players they'll lose this year? Carruth, Rattie, Rutkowski, Jones, maybe Wotherspoon from my count.
They actually could still be safe for next year if they can rebuild their defence. Losing 2 or 3 defence will hurt the team, but Burke could be a decent enough replacement for Carruth. I think we're already seeing their offensive replacements for Rattie. And some players, like Iverson, will fill the support team slots.
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Think he is referring to the fact that the winterhawks have forfeited 9 Bantam draft picks including 5 first rounders from 2013-2017 because of player benefit violations.
They may still be able to ice a competitive team but it seems unlikely they will ice a championship caliber team for the next few years.