The Fort Erie Falcons have decided that enough is enough and it is time for a change! With respect to the late Owen Hart, this phrase is one that Falcons GM Matt Young has adopted after a dreadful three week run with a group that was expected to have a long CCHL season.
The Falcons sent star forward Claude Giroux to the surprising Capeside Loons in exchange for young forward Anthony Beauvillier, prospect Quinn Hughes and Las Vegas' first-round pick in 2017.
Young met with the media for the first time since the trade on Sunday morning, having returned from a scouting trip.
"Listen, things need to change. This group is too expensive to play how we have and the Loons came in with a strong offer for Giroux. We're excited to see what Beauvillier can do for us and it means others need to step up. It seemed like there were a lot of nights where we were waiting for Claude to provide all of the offence rather than create ourselves," said the savvy Young.
While trading your leading scorer may not always be in the better interests of the team, Young is hoping that this is addition by subtraction.
"We still have a good group here capable of so much more. If these guys can figure it out, we can be really dangerous in the final 60 games of the season."
Although Young believes the team can still be ultra-competitive this season, he won't rule out more changes if the team continues to struggle.
"Absolutely, we'll look at anything. The results have not been good enough to date and we're open for business. If another GM wants to discuss any of our players, we're open for discussion. I'm not sure we'd discuss Mitch or Sebastian but otherwise sure why not? We have to be better," concluded Young.
It should be an interesting couple of weeks in Fort Erie should these struggles continue.
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