Mid-Season Team Report Card: Shamrocks (Trevor)

Calgary (CP) Now a shell of its former self, the Shamrocks have seemingly exploded their team in hopes of a better future. Has it worked?

Click Here to view Trevor's Pre-Season Report Card.

Significant Roster Changes:
+ Tim Connolly
+ Jonathan Toews
+ Patrick Kane
+ Kari Lehtonen
+ Evgeni Nabokov
- Alexander Ovechkin
- Zdeno Chara
- Chris Mason
- Henrik Sedin
- Brian Rafalski
- Andrew Brunette
- Nic Antropov
- Petr Budaj

Analysis:
How the mighty have fallen. I really fail to see how the moves that he has made so far will improve his chances to win the pool in the next 3 years. IMHO, both his forwards and defence have gotten significantly weaker. I will agree though that in net he has improved vastly, but without a supporting cast, I'm skeptical of how high the Shamrocks will finish next year.

Grades:
+ Forwards (F): Ranks 12th in G, 9th in A. There are some people the Shamrocks can build around... starting with Kane, Toews and Richards. The problem is there are no established superstars that you can count on to produce every year. With exception to Richards, Trevor may have no other 100 PPt scorers.
+ Defence (D-): With exception to Hainsey, the Shamrocks no longer have a defencemen in the top pairing especially after losing Rafalski and Chara... two deals that have really puzzled me.
+ Goalies (C+): Got Nabokov for OV-1 but has failed to find a consistent 2nd goalie after having as many as 6 on his roster.
+ Special Teams (B): Ranks 6th in PPG, 5th in PPA. The bright spot of the Shamrocks has been the PP. Despite being near the bottom in total points, an astounding 46% of them come on the PP, which is a GDHL league high.
+ Goon Factor (B-): Ranks 4th in PIM. I like this team's overall toughness. An area that PPts could be made up.
+ Overall (C-): IMO, I don't think that Trevor will get too many bites from the leaders since a lot of his extra assets are of low value and the people with good upside are untouchable. A long summer may be ahead.

Fur Engee (CP)