If the Hamilton rumor is true, it is a big loss. If this happens, did they take him and his u21 minutes for granted when negotiating this offseason? 14 league appearances including 12 starts and 2 CC appearances, team 11-2-3 in his games. Sure, no goals, and it was a "quiet" 1100 minutes, but he didn't play token minutes and certainly didn't show as any sort of weak link given his age, and he is the type of player they need to grow and develop with as a club.
Pepple, even if he is in better shape and has a fair bit more confidence than he showed last year, is still very young, very unlikely to get minutes like that up front.
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