What do people think about this....
North Bay has the current OHL Goaltender of the Year in Dom DiVincentiis AND Ty Nelson - a 25 goal, 75 + point player from the back end. The options I'd see are: a.) Trade either one early and start the rebuild now, and/or b.) Wait until the deadline to see where NB is going and what the top contenders are willing to give up to acquire them. Now me - I love DiVincentiis as a player, and there were times where he carried the team on his back during that long run last season. He's a real workhorse....but at the same time, I don't think they have the pieces overall this year to go on the same kind of run. And - would Charlie Robertson even *want* to wait another year in the wings at this point? I think not. To me, it would make more sense to deal DdV (when the price for his acquisition should be at its highest) and shore up the defence *around* Robertson (Mathurin and Nelson could be a lethal Top 2 if they remain healthy) my only questions are a.) who is (likely) North Bay's Top 6 and b.) who is available out there for a trade that could address the obvious loss of scoring punch? My Top 4 (If I had the choice....
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Nelson
Mathurin
Christopoulos (OA)
Kennedy
My other two OA's at this point( if they choose to return) would be Zito and Arnsby.....but it's bound to be a difficult decision with so many OA's for this club to choose from