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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Ahem...from the beginning of the season.
So not only were they a young inexperienced team right off the hop, but...
They lost Granlund to graduation then trade.
They lost significant time down the stretch from Wotherspoon, Hathaway and Nakladal due to graduation/NHL callups.
They lost leading scorer Derek Grant due to injury for a significant time.
They lost there captain and veteran Aaron Johnson to injury and to the Spengler Cup. He hasn't even dressed for 30 games this season.
They lost Gillies for the whole season basically, then Poulin was out for a long stretch too, plus Ortio they lost to NHL call up. Goaltending has been a mess for the team.
Kylington lost a couple months to a concussion.
Anyways, all I'm saying is that our expectations for this team should have been tempered right from the beginning.
It's made up of almost all prospects/1st & 2nd year pros and has zero AHL ringers on it.
Next year could be very similar too, as we hope to have Jankowski, Mangiapane, Anderssen, Pollock, Kanzig, McDonald and who knows how many others graduate to the pro ranks.
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But how many opponents are icing AHL ringer lineups? I think most teams have these conditions. It is a farm system for all 30 teams and every team drafts 7 players a year, and have been doing so for decades now.
I think it's an excuse. The team is underperforming IMO.