HELLO!

WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE

1. David Perron: Skilled player, first shot scorer, skilled and gritty. Great season. 
2. Andrew Ference: The big addition to the blue line, he struggled. 
3. Boyd Gordon: The ideal UFA option and they landed him. Wow! Nice season. 
4. Jason LaBarbera: Oh, it did NOT go well. 
5. Denis Grebeshkov: A reasonable long shot bet that didn’t work out. 
6. Anton Belov: I don’t think he returns. 
7. Jesse Joensuu: The new Hartikainen, I think Hartikainen was better. 
8. Phil Larsen: He looked good on the wing, not so much on the blue. 
9. Ryan Hamilton: AHL winger signed with hopes of NHL time, foot speed a killer. 
10. Andrew Miller: Spent the season in OKC. 
11. Will Acton: Spent significant time in the NHL this season. 
12. Richard Bachman: No matter what happens, we’ll remember “the game”. 
13. Brad Hunt: AHL All-Star, played 3 NHL games. Yes he did. 
14. Darnell Nurse: Almost made the Oilers, spent a productive season in the OHL. 
15. Marco Roy: Injuries derailed a strong start. 
16. Bogdan Yakmiov: Big C from Yak City, he had a good year and may be coming over. 
17. Anton Slepyshev: Looked good at WJ’s, we’ll see. 
18. Jackson Houck: Scored 34 in the WHL. 
19. Kyle Platzer: Scored 22 in the OHL
20. Aidan Muir: Started slowly, but posted 41 points in 54 USHL games.
21. Evan Campbell: Didn’t score for a long time, but ended up with 9 goals. 
22. Ben Betker: Impressive season with Everett. Big, strong, good speed. 
23. Greg Chase: Enjoyed an exceptional season. Looks like a draft steal. 
24. Luke Gazdic: Found himself a home.
25. Linus Omark: He arrived, he played, he left. 
26. Ilya Bryzgalov: Ditto.
27. Steve Pinizzottto: Gritty winger came over for Martindale, interesting player.
28. Laurent Brossoit: ECHL dynamo, we’ll see how things go in the AHL.
29. Roman Horak: I always liked him in Calgary, and he looked good last night.
30. Jordan Oesterle: Recently signed college defender, we’ll see.
31. Ben Scrivens: Rivals Nurse, Perron and Gordon as MacT’s best moves of year one.
32. Viktor Fasth: Suitable 1B, we’ll see if he has sustain.
33. Mark Fraser: Gritty defender, coverage gaps.
34. Matt Hendricks: Added some experience to the bottom 6F.
35. Ty Rimmer: He played well in a few AHL games.
36. Chet Pickard: He did not. 

ARRIVING SOON

1. Dillon Simpson: His college career is over, we await his signing.
2. John McCarron: College winger could stay another year.
3. Joey LaLeggia: Ditto.
4. Erik Gustafsson: Had a good year in Sweden, may be ready.

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?