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Originally Posted by Monahan23
better goalies
better defence-men
worse forwards
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Not sure if Engellend is any better than Butler to be honest. The D is pretty much the same.
Goaltending is the only sure improvement and no doubt the forwards got a little worse considering no one is here to replace Cammy (Raymond/Setoguchi are not adequate replacements)
The potential for this team to be better will be based on a few things but it is possible.
1. A huge step forward from the likes of Backlund, Brodie, Colborne, Monahan. If these 4 young players have better years than last the team could be better
2. Glencross is healthy, and hungry for a big pay day. Glencross does have the potential to replace Cammy's offense if he is engaged and healthy
3. A rookie or 2 comes in and impresses. Johnny, Sven, or Sam could come in and be a 40-60 point player
I am of the opinion though that this team takes a step back. They caught a few teams off guard last year and indont see that happening again. I also think the 3 teams below them did more to improve this summer. Is it enough to make up the over 10 points they were behind? Not sure at this point