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Originally Posted by Buff
We're going to lose a lot of our top scorers too. Ross and Elmer are done in the WHL, Leschyshyn, Henry and Bellerive are old overages next year and all likely to turn pro. That leaves Cozens who is expected to go top 5 and could even make the NHL right away, depending on who drafts him. Addison on the point should be back unless he makes the Penguins. Barlage is back and needs to step up and could.
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Yeah, the Hurricanes are screwed if they lose all three of Bellerive, Leschyshyn and Henry. Is that the word out there? They are likely gone? I was hoping to get at the very least one of them back, but hopefully two. All three seems like a pipe dream. If not, we'll end up with guys like Mahavolich/Cox/Prefontaine/Wilson as our 20's, and we might as well flush the season down the toilet if that happens.
I'm thinking Cozens will be back though, not sure I see him going straight to the NHL. Addison should be back as the anchor on D as well.
Potential 20's - Bellerive, Henry, Lecshyshyn, Cox, Mahavolich
19's - Shepard
18's - Cozens, Barlage, A. Hall, J. Hall
17's - Boyko, Boucher, O'Neill
16's - Stringer
Potential 20's - Prefontaine, Wilson
19's - Addison
18's - Palivko, Jones, Cotton
17's - Regier?, Boucher?
16's - Arntsen
18's - Tetachuk
17's - Thomson
Still an open import spot.
The team needs a couple of those impact 20 year old forwards back though, as well as Cozens, or it looks ugly.
With so few 19 year olds the team will need high impact 20 year olds for sure. They will also need the 18 year olds to step up as well.