Miller's Musings

 Another week full of losses and roster churn…

(11/22/25) GEO signs D. O’Connor to a 2 yr., $2.5M contract…

Georgetown signs the speedy bottom 6 forward with an eye towards contributing next season, but the team’s current struggles will likely see him getting a look on the 4th line and PK sooner rather than later. 

(11/23/25) GEO waives T. Brodie...(waiver expiration date 11/26/25)…

Acquired in the big trade with Fergus, the veteran D was looked at as little more than a depth option and after making one appearance for the Millers, was waived and subsequently cleared. 

(11/23/25) CHP trades D. Cozens & J. Schwartz to GEO for J. McCann & J. Drysdale…

The focus of the aforementioned trade with FEK was Drysdale, moved onto Chippewa along with Jared McCann for Dylan Cozens and Jaden Schwartz. 

McCann wasn’t working as the 2nd line C, so as much as he’s liked by Georgetown’s management, he was sent back to CHP to get a natural C in Cozens and a scoring winger in Schwartz. GEO is hopeful that Cozens can lock down the 2nd line C spot for the next several years. 

(11/28/25) GEO signs J. Van Riemsdyk to a 1yr., $1M contract…

The veteran winger is a depth signing, and could get a look as a PP specialist if the club decides to move out scoring forwards as part of a re-tool.

(11/28/25) AMO trades D. Toews & W. Foegele to GEO for T. Sanheim & A. Copp…

After a fast start Sanheim had not found chemistry with any partners and was dispatched for what the club hopes will be an answer to their recent scoring woes, trading in the sturdy defensive-minded blue liner for a puck-moving (yet still strong defensively) D in Toews and a middle 6 scoring winger in Foegele.

Millers management plans on letting these new additions gel and gain some chemistry before deciding their next move. There are some depth players who were floated on the trade block but the response was tepid. Although it’s difficult to project the lineups while things are in flux, this is a best guess as to how the team shapes up for the next few weeks. 

Forwards:

Larkin-Kasper-Necas

Cozens-Schwartz-Guenther

Gourde-Foegele-Moore

McCarron-Johansson-Mikheyev

The club want to give Marco Kasper every chance to find his game, but in case the rookie can’t expect Martinook to re-enter the lineup on the 4th line and a winger to move up. O’Connor, Rasmussen and Robinson may make the odd appearance. JVR is expected to act more as a mentor then an on-ice contributor, at least for the time being. Joseph is highly unlikely to see the ice until next season. 

Defense:

Toews-Roy

LaCombe-Edmundson

Chatfield-Marino

Gustafsson will act as the 7th D barring a trade. Shea is 8th. Matinpalo would only play in an emergency. 

Goal:

Dostal

Allen

Grubauer

No changes here. The club is happy with Dostal’s performance.