Victoria British Columbia
From downtown Victoria at the corner of Michigan & Montreal streets the owner and GM of the Ronin held a press conference today where he answered some questions and talked about the plan for the team for this as well as upcoming seasons.
“Its a lovely overcast day here on the Pacific coast of North America and the team feels blessed to call this place our home,” he began. “While we haven't had much post season experience the team is in pretty good financial shape so we don't forecast any money issues for some time to come. We like our team depth and feel some of our younger players are showing some of their upside in the minor leagues. After the announcement to begin the rebuild the team has had a number of offers from CCHL teams that might have made our team stronger over the short term but did not fit into our plan to develop something special here in the Pacific Northwest. While we did acquire a very expensive player in PK Subban we felt his talent was well worth the price we paid. Fortunately we can afford his contract this season and will wait to see how well his new season will be before we make a decision to retain him or any of our other UFA.”
“With the team currently in an early playoff spot we felt it was the right time to have this little team discussion with the fans. We recognize that it will be tough slogging to make the playoffs this season but we remain hopeful that the team will remain competitive for the rest of this season. The future looks promising and we ask for patience to help us finish up the long term strategy. The kids are coming so look for more younger players in the lineup as we move forward together.”
“I'm available for some questions, if you have any”.
A fan raises his hand “I'm the guy who told you that you made my kid cry by trading off some of the better players last season. I just wanted you to know that she is still a fan of the team.” Pausing he continues “but I do have a question. Do you really believe the teams top 6 can lead this team to the playoffs ?”
Yes we have full confidence in our guys to score plenty of goals and in fact the blueline should be able to improve team scoring as well. The powerplay looks very strong to start the season. Please tell your daughter that its often darkest before the dawn, we never intended to make her cry but things are looking better now.
The mayor steps forward and says “while I love the city and the team, just how many goalies does this team think it needs ?”
Well Ms Helps when it comes to guarding the net our belief is you can never have enough. The team actually has 2 very promising kids who are working their way towards joining the team in the next season or three. While we wait on them we also have some established NHL goalies who can maintain a level of play in front of a team that is clearly in transition. We have time for one more question, yes you over there in the Yakuza jersey.
“When will we see Svechnikov in a Ronin jersey ?”
Not too long now. With the right move or two he could be here sooner rather than later.
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