Arm Chair Coach Time - Keep or Release?

[smbmetal]

Nationality Age
CAN Mitchell Balmas Forward 27 Keep
GBR Ivan Bjorkly Nordstrom Forward 22 Keep - Brit
CAN Daniel Ciampini Forward 34 Retiring?
GBR Sam Cooper Defenseman 20 Keep
CAN Dominic Cormier Defenseman 27 Keep
GBR Daniel Crowe Goaltender 21 Keep - Brit
ITA Marco De Filippo Goaltender 34 Release
USA Brien Diffley Defenseman 29 Release
GBR Robert Dowd Forward 36 Keep
USA Matthew Greenfield Goaltender 30 Keep - No 1 priority if the rumour is correct he wants to return?
CAN Sacha Guimond Defenseman 34 Release
FIN Joona Huttula Defenseman 28 Unsure
FIN Joel Janatuinen Forward 30 Release
FIN Mikko Juusola Forward 27 Keep
GBR Reece Kelly Defenseman 23 Keep - Brit
CAN Daniel Leavens Forward 31 Release
GBR Ben Norton Goaltender 21 Keep - Brit
GBR Nathan Ripley Forward 23 Keep - Brit
USA Colton Saucerman Defenseman 32 Retiring?
GBR Cole Shudra Forward 26 Keep
CAN Mark Simpson Forward 29 Keep - rumour I heard is that he's fallen out with Fox?
CAN Kevin Tansey Defenseman 32 Keep
CAN Samuel Tremblay Forward 29 Keep - does he only want to play at the NIHL level though? Works hard.
GBR Finlay Ulrick Forward 25 Keep - Brit
FIN Veeti Vainio Defenseman 27 Release
CAN Marc-Olivier Vallerand Forward 36 Release
GBR Curtis Warburton Goaltender 23 Keep - Brit
CAN Patrick Watling Forward 31 Release
GBR Brandon Whistle Forward 27 Keep - Signing elsewhere?

In my arm chair that means I'd be looking for 8 new players. We need to improve our special teams for next season that is for sure.

[Doom]

Fairly close to what we had, although Huttula got 19/20, with our threshold for staying being 14....so he was a definite keep.

Watling was 15/20, so he was also on our keep list, but not by a large margin.

Regards

Doom

[smbmetal]

I was disappointed with Watling this year compared to last season. I wonder if the Uni course took some of his focus away? I'd release him and look for a similar player. I still am very much on the fence with Huttula. I would re-sign him if we were struggling to improve on him.

[ginger]

Keep:

Greenfield
Tansey
Cormier
Huttula
Kelly
Balmas
Watling (unless better available)
Juusola
Dowd
Simpson
Golod (probably top priority from forwards)
2 ways

Potential:

Sauce
Shudra
Leavens (at right price/3rd line role)

Rest for me are all replaceable. I'm assuming Ciampini retiring is highly likely, as otherwise I'd add him to potentials depending on budget/role.

Also left Tremblay out as already signed to the Dogs. Shame his PHD takes up so much time as I'd definitely take him full time

[smbmetal]

Oops........Completely forgot about Golod! I would re-sign him in a heartbeat!

[Sully]

Mitchell Balmas Keep
Ivan Bjorkly Nordstrom Keep
Daniel Ciampini Keep 3rd line
Sam Cooper Keep
Dominic Cormier Defenseman Keep
Daniel Crowe Goaltender Keep
Marco De Filippo Goaltender Release
Brien Diffley Defenseman Release unless fully fit!
Robert Dowd Keep
Matthew Greenfield Goaltender Keep
Sacha Guimond Release
Huttula Undecided
Joel Janatuinen Release
Mikko Juusola Keep
Reece Kelly Defenseman 23 Keep unless we can tempt Sam Jones back.
Daniel Leavens Forward Release
Ben Norton Goaltender Keep
Nathan Ripley Keep
Colton Saucerman Release
GBR Cole Shudra Keep
Mark Simpson Forward Keep
Kevin Tansey Keep
Samuel Tremblay Keep
Finlay Ulrick Keep
Veeti Vainio Defenseman Release
Marc-Olivier Vallerand Release
Curtis Warburton Goaltender Keep
Patrick Watling Undecided
Brandon Whistle Forward Keep

[greeny]

For me, i want to see a total new group of imports, not that i wouldnt have any of this group back. This group has delivered what we wanted a [grand slam]. So for me i want to see what other players are out there , dont want to see same players all the time. Hopefully foxy can put together another strong team, i would like to see a more feisty bigger team with some character players not holding back on sticking up for the team when it is needed.

[paul johnston]

Keep:

Greenfield
Tansey
Cormier
Huttula
Kelly
Balmas
Watling (unless better available)
Juusola
Dowd
Simpson
Golod (probably top priority from forwards)
2 ways

Potential:

Sauce
Shudra
Leavens (at right price/3rd line role)

Rest for me are all replaceable. I'm assuming Ciampini retiring is highly likely, as otherwise I'd add him to potentials depending on budget/role.

Also left Tremblay out as already signed to the Dogs. Shame his PHD takes up so much time as I'd definitely take him full time

Pretty similar to my thoughts.
I'm not sold on Kelly as 6th D, certainly in the short term. The Brit group is a major issue. Would be nice if Brit guys weren't just the guys who soon end up riding the pine a lot of the time and we get some quality there.
Watling a fav last year but disappointed this year. 50/50 on him. If retained as first line Centre would expect much more from him especially in the big, tight games when star players need to shoe up.
Simpson if no higher than 3/4th line, just doesn't have the puck handling/distribution for higher up the lines but is his body and injuries an issue now.
Feel we have to move on Saucerman and Leavens if only from an age and speed issue-need to get younger and faster. Expected more goals from Leavens but he never quite got going.
I liked Vainio but Fox didn't with Diff and Guimond continuing to both play ahead of him so don't expect to see him.

[ginger]

Keep:

Greenfield
Tansey
Cormier
Huttula
Kelly
Balmas
Watling (unless better available)
Juusola
Dowd
Simpson
Golod (probably top priority from forwards)
2 ways

Potential:

Sauce
Shudra
Leavens (at right price/3rd line role)

Rest for me are all replaceable. I'm assuming Ciampini retiring is highly likely, as otherwise I'd add him to potentials depending on budget/role.

Also left Tremblay out as already signed to the Dogs. Shame his PHD takes up so much time as I'd definitely take him full time

Pretty similar to my thoughts.
I'm not sold on Kelly as 6th D, certainly in the short term. The Brit group is a major issue. Would be nice if Brit guys weren't just the guys who soon end up riding the pine a lot of the time and we get some quality there.
Watling a fav last year but disappointed this year. 50/50 on him. If retained as first line Centre would expect much more from him especially in the big, tight games when star players need to shoe up.
Simpson if no higher than 3/4th line, just doesn't have the puck handling/distribution for higher up the lines but is his body and injuries an issue now.
Feel we have to move on Saucerman and Leavens if only from an age and speed issue-need to get younger and faster. Expected more goals from Leavens but he never quite got going.
I liked Vainio but Fox didn't with Diff and Guimond continuing to both play ahead of him so don't expect to see him.

Kelly is the best young Brit D apart from the Hazeldines. He'll keep improving but he needs time to adjust to Fox's systems as they're pretty demanding.

There's a few I don't think we saw the best of due to injury. Watling, Leavens and Vainio probably all fall in to that category. Watling was excellent the last 12 games or so and I think that's probably due to being healthy.

[Brian]

I would keep Diffley and Watling personally. Not sure we will find better out there and their performances against the Champions League teams and last year show that for me they have the required class and experience. Just my opinion but I have seen just about every game this season.