Re: Vermont 2013-2014 Season Thread : The Golden Year
Interesting problem for McCarthy, he can't really leave until they are either in or out of tourney, which means he can't entertain offers I don't believe.... Tough spot
I think the Cats will be as good next year although hoping they don't lose Paliotta early. Thinking that his being a Chicago draft choice bodes well for him staying. He could be dominant next year if he stays. don't see much risk elsewhere of losing top guys. Yeah, McCarthy is a big loss but getting Reynolds back helps and lets face it, the freshmen forwards and McCarthy carried the team for much of the season. Shaw could be a monster power forward the next three years, he had a pretty strong breakout weekend and a half inch here or there on a couple of his chances and Cats are playing Friday largely because of him. Puskarich is obviously a gifted snipe that we have not seen in years (compare his and V Stalberg freshman numbers and you get the point). Bradley is good and should develop. I like Forgionne and what he has to offer going forward with his speed. Do wonder what happened to Stenerson? I liked his game but he disappeared.
We have some talented D coming in. I think the assistants have improved the recruiting and it showed in this seasons freshmen and it will show in the incoming class next year also.
We are losing a decent sized class but outside of McCarthy I'm not sure we are losing anything on the ice that will not be replaced or upgraded (don't know about locker room though, do suspect having met McCarthy that he was a good leader, hoping Paliotta stays and helps there)
So I think the next few years is pretty bright. Getting Reynolds back alone goes a fair distance in offsetting McCarthy loss, he was closest thing to sniper we had before Puskarich arrived.
And one other important point. Hoffman had a break out last few weeks. He played beyond where I thought he could. If the Hoffman of the past three weekends shows up regularly the next two years that is a HUGE upgrade in the net and we start winning a lot of games that we lost this past RS due to goaltending. I like where things are headed. Now about that powerplay which is our final peice of the puzzle.......
Interesting problem for McCarthy, he can't really leave until they are either in or out of tourney, which means he can't entertain offers I don't believe.... Tough spot
I think the Cats will be as good next year although hoping they don't lose Paliotta early. Thinking that his being a Chicago draft choice bodes well for him staying. He could be dominant next year if he stays. don't see much risk elsewhere of losing top guys. Yeah, McCarthy is a big loss but getting Reynolds back helps and lets face it, the freshmen forwards and McCarthy carried the team for much of the season. Shaw could be a monster power forward the next three years, he had a pretty strong breakout weekend and a half inch here or there on a couple of his chances and Cats are playing Friday largely because of him. Puskarich is obviously a gifted snipe that we have not seen in years (compare his and V Stalberg freshman numbers and you get the point). Bradley is good and should develop. I like Forgionne and what he has to offer going forward with his speed. Do wonder what happened to Stenerson? I liked his game but he disappeared.
We have some talented D coming in. I think the assistants have improved the recruiting and it showed in this seasons freshmen and it will show in the incoming class next year also.
We are losing a decent sized class but outside of McCarthy I'm not sure we are losing anything on the ice that will not be replaced or upgraded (don't know about locker room though, do suspect having met McCarthy that he was a good leader, hoping Paliotta stays and helps there)
So I think the next few years is pretty bright. Getting Reynolds back alone goes a fair distance in offsetting McCarthy loss, he was closest thing to sniper we had before Puskarich arrived.
And one other important point. Hoffman had a break out last few weeks. He played beyond where I thought he could. If the Hoffman of the past three weekends shows up regularly the next two years that is a HUGE upgrade in the net and we start winning a lot of games that we lost this past RS due to goaltending. I like where things are headed. Now about that powerplay which is our final peice of the puzzle.......
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