highheat wrote:i dont think dl will be ahead of south for the lone reason that dl wont be able to reload as well as south. south, year in and year out, is able to reload with good underclassmen to back up their quality seniors. the one advantage dl will have over south is their goalie. groves returns with tons of experience against high caliber teams, where as south, who will most likely have drew kelly in net, doesnt have that experience.
You're right that DL won't be able to reload as good as South, but they will still have a good chance in the East. South does reload year in and year out, but Devils Lake still has solid players in the likes of Henke, Byram, and the aforementioned Heit, who sounds like he will be playing forward next year from what he has told me. With these guys leading the team, in addition to a solid Goaltender in Groves, I think that the Firebirds will be able to put up another good fight in the East Region next year.
Now that we're on that topic, who does everyone think are the top two or three players to watch from each team in the East next year?