State of the Loons

 

With just over two weeks until the trade deadline, the Loons have begun making some moves. We would love to get our word count up and break down all of our minor moves built around trying to squeeze a few more wins out this year, but no one wants to read about how Riley Sheahan will fit into our lineup. The big news is around our captain Pierre Luc Dubois. Rumors continue to swirl around an unhappy PLD being traded to his hometown team the Montreal Canadiens. Loons fans along with Loons management do not share the same love of the Canadiens and there has not been a Canadien player or prospect on the Capeside roster in our history. So what will happen if Dubois becomes a Canadien? Is he that good for us to break our personal policy on the hated Montreal Canadiens? Not likely. What is more likely is that Dubois will be on the move in the CCHL as well. 

 

Multiple CCHL general managers who maintain a twitter account have already reached out either extending offers or just letting us know that they are ready to make a deal. So lets make some bonus money with a blog while setting the groundwork. Dubois is just 22, so we are not looking to take on any 30 year old players to replace him. A deal we will most likely be looking for will mirror the NHL rumors of 2-3 high end prospects, likely a center and a defenseman. It's no secret that the Loons suck and are in financial trouble after our large investment in last years draft, so we would be looking to add two or three prospects ready to contribute to the Loons roster while playing on their rookie deals as we keep our payroll low. So there it is. If crazy Joe Davola... I mean John Tortorella keeps making a scene and PLD gets his dream of playing on the big stage in his hometown - Dubois could be yours.

 

In other news Craig Janney and the Loons have mutually agreed to part ways just weeks after agreeing to a contract extension. Janney's personal views that he has been sharing publicly on twitter do not match the views of the Loons organization and it snowballed enough to make a change. After Siberia refused our request to interview their head of public relations, we ionically announced today, inauguration day, that Steve Heinze has become the second ever Loons Head Coach. Steve was born in Lawrence, MA and played 3 years at Boston College and then 9 years for the Bruins. As a lifelong Massachusetts resident, Steve knows the passion that our fans have and will work hard to eventually lead a winning team in Capeside. Joining Steve in Capeside is fellow local kid, Adam Gaudette. After bringing the Ottawa Barracudas to Capeside, our first scouting trip was 3 years ago to the Beanpot where we watched a younger Gaudette score a hat trick to give Northeastern its first Championship in 30 years. That day we made our first of many offers to Siberia, many were done just so we could facetime that hard working Director of Entertainment and Public Relations. Still working on that relationship however!