Heckuva season. I think most of us were dreading playing Ottawa, so making it to the finals was an awesome surprise. Wish they could’ve made a competitive series out of it, but hopefully they come into next season with a chip on their shoulder.
Some big shoes to fill with Punnett, Rolofs, and Lockhart all moving on. Should be interesting to see how Roger plans to build out next seasons team. With #68 likely back next year, we’re only making 1 import selection. Kinda hope they focus on D with that one. Danford, Marrelli, Bedkowski, and D’Amato (if kept) are a solid returning 4, buts it’s thin after that with Sandhu and Rodriguez. Rodriguez saw more ice time than he was probably expecting this playoffs, so we’ll see if that benefits him coming into next season.
I was very impressed with Delisle and Griffin in the playoffs. A rough season for Griffin overall, but I think both of those guys are going to take big steps next season.
Also going to need a new captain. My vote is Danford.