Millers Musings

 Georgetown makes 2 deals, welcoming back a franchise mainstay in one of them. 

(12/18/25) GEO trades Y. Gourde & David Goyette-p to SEN for C. Sissons

Yanni Gourde’s 4th time with the organization lasted a little bit longer than last season’s return, but hopes that he could lock down the 3rd line C spot didn’t pan out. Gourde was fantastic on the power play, with 7 of his 13 points (in 21 games)  coming on the man advantage. Unfortunately 6 even-strength points and a minus 8 and 29 PIMS led to Millers management approaching Senneterre about Sissons, and the Beavers agreed to move him for Gourde and prospect David Goyette. 

Sissons trends more towards being a 4th line C these days, but the Millers plan to play him in-between Foegele and Johansson on the 3rd line to start, as well as the penalty kill. Sissons will allow Marco Kasper to continue as the LW on the top line, where he has shown good chemistry with Larkin and Necas. Sissons is signed for a couple more years. 

(12/19/25) FEK trades S. Theodore to GEO for J. Edmundson

A couple of months after moving him out, Georgetown welcomes back Theodore after he’s not seen the ice for Fergus since thy acquired him. Edmundson had been okay since he was acquired for Jamie Oleksiak, but the club wanted another puck mover on the blue line. In his return Theodore was on the 3rd pair and the 2nd PP unit, which is where he’s likely to stay unless there are injuries.

The Millers are likely not done, still hunting for more scoring for their 18th-ranked offense. Looking at the recent arrivals among the forwards, Dylan Cozens has been outstanding, Jaden Schwartz has been fine, Foegele has been excellent on the PP but not so great on ES, and Johansson has seen the majority of his time in the bottom 6 and with not a lot of PP time, so the jury is still out there.