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Originally Posted by Buff
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.
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Hopefully Addison and Cozens dont have a post WJC lull and show up guns a blazin. Also hoping all the players that took a step forward in their absence don't slow down just because the big boys are back.
Weird year so far. I was expecting a bit of a down year for the Canes this season, but they've been unreal and getting better. You can almost make the argument that their record should be better than it is as I can almost count on one hand the amount of games where they actually the worse team. Several unlucky losses, especially to Saskatoon.
Yet, its funny because the one team that has really outplayed the Canes on most of their games is Med Hat, and that's the team they are most likely going to face in round 1 lol.
Also being a top 5-7 team in the league but 3rd in the division is another little quirk.