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sureLoss · 09-04-2019, 08:40 PM

Last season the Heat were 4th in GF/G with 3.45 and 30th in GA/G with 3.71.

The Heat did lose some of their top offensive guys in Graovac, Rychel, and Lazar, but the Heat last season were more score by committee than being carried by those 3. I still expect a reduction in GF/G but that is okay. It is also looking more likely that Czarnik gets sent down this season, which might help the offense a lot.

The real killer last season was the GA. One of Gillies, Parsons, or Zagidulin need to step and take 1A and have a great season.

What worries me the most is the D group. Yelesin and Leslie need to be big time difference makers with Valiev, Hamilton and Nielsen returning and AOM gone (arguably the Heat's best stay at home d-man). The forwards will need to tighten up their 2 way games otherwise.

09-04-2019, 08:40 PM	#14
sureLoss Some kinda newsbreaker! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style Exp:	Last season the Heat were 4th in GF/G with 3.45 and 30th in GA/G with 3.71. The Heat did lose some of their top offensive guys in Graovac, Rychel, and Lazar, but the Heat last season were more score by committee than being carried by those 3. I still expect a reduction in GF/G but that is okay. It is also looking more likely that Czarnik gets sent down this season, which might help the offense a lot. The real killer last season was the GA. One of Gillies, Parsons, or Zagidulin need to step and take 1A and have a great season. What worries me the most is the D group. Yelesin and Leslie need to be big time difference makers with Valiev, Hamilton and Nielsen returning and AOM gone (arguably the Heat's best stay at home d-man). The forwards will need to tighten up their 2 way games otherwise. Last edited by sureLoss; 09-06-2019 at 11:33 AM.