Few teams possess the talent, speed, skill and depth of the Chinook. Pastrnak and Gaudreau give them two elite goal-scorers. Giordano and Carlson are a strong pair on defense, and Price remains one of the top goalies in the League.
Why they could miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Chinook appear likely for a postseason berth unless they have to deal with a lot of
major injuries that would challenge their depth. The bottom 2 lines would need to
increase their productions.
Breakout candidate
Tkachuk. The 22-year-old will be in the lineup to open the season and is expected to
expand on his production (44 points) last season. Tkachuk has emerged as an
extremely valuable player for the Chinook. He plays a very complete two-way game,
especially given his age, but the thing that elevates both Tkachuk and his teammates is
that he’s such an incredible pain in the ass to play against. At a very young age, he’s
already emerged as the league’s top agitator.
On the hot seat
Panarin. With his 14 million contracts. Panarin needs to up his production this year to
prove then he is worth the contract or things will goe south really quick.
Quotable
"I think last year was good practice for this year. Going into last year, we had a big
target on our backs, and that hasn't changed this year. I think you look around our
division, and you see every team added a lot, every team got better, and I think our
conference is going to be a lot tougher. It seemed like every free agent that was picked
up came into our conference." -- Captain Mark Giordano
Bold Predictions:
1. Johnny Gaudreau will lead the CCHL in assists
2. David Pastrnak hits the 50 goals mark
3. Panarin will be traded before the deadline
4. Chinook and Musicmen will have at least 5 trades with each other this season
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