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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Okuliar returned to the Canes line up yesterday but still no Addison or Cozens. Canes must be giving them plenty of time to recuperate or something.
Just keep winning though. If they beat Swift tonight they'll go to 7-1-2 since those three players left for the WJC.
Barlage, Hall, Boyko, Thacker and Wheatcroft all stepping up in their absence. Good sign for next season, well and for the rest of this season too I suppose.
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Sucks that this is Addison's last year with the team. I can't see him being an overage player, he'll be in the AHL. So, I'm somewhat surprised that they didn't make another move to add depth to the team for a strong playoff run.
I assume Anholt felt Cozens, Addison and Okuliar returning would be similar to trade deadline acquisisions, except these guys are already gelled with the team. They did quite well without them, they're only stronger with them. I used to hate when a team's players went to World Jrs, because it made that team weaker, but really, it helps others to realize what they can achieve by having to step up in the absence of their star players. In this case it looks like it worked. We'll see what happens when Cozens and Addison return.