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djsFlames · 08-01-2019, 11:53 AM

This has basically been how we've traded off leading into 19/20 with our offseason moves

Hathaway --> Lomberg / Dube
Neal --> Lucic
Stone --> Kylington
Smith --> Talbot

You probably have some minor gains and minor losses in there. Overall, the change is probably minimal, if just neutral.

It may feel like a bad one but that's just cause there's been so little action that everything done has been magnified.

If those depth changes are basically a wash, then outside of that, I think the young core being older makes you better and Valimaki will be a marked improvement to the third pairing.

And I still think Lucic just being a scary monster out there provides a boost to the psyches of the skilled players.

08-01-2019, 11:53 AM	#76
djsFlames Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jun 2012 Exp:	This has basically been how we've traded off leading into 19/20 with our offseason moves Hathaway --> Lomberg / Dube Neal --> Lucic Stone --> Kylington Smith --> Talbot You probably have some minor gains and minor losses in there. Overall, the change is probably minimal, if just neutral. It may feel like a bad one but that's just cause there's been so little action that everything done has been magnified. If those depth changes are basically a wash, then outside of that, I think the young core being older makes you better and Valimaki will be a marked improvement to the third pairing. And I still think Lucic just being a scary monster out there provides a boost to the psyches of the skilled players. Last edited by djsFlames; 08-01-2019 at 11:55 AM.