Season preview III: The predictions
BoB grades forwards, defensemen and goalies after each home game.
So why not give preseason grades for each position?
Miami lost three players from 2016-17 but has added six – seven if you count reshirt freshman Christian Mohs – so BoB takes a look at each position heading into this season.
FORWARDS: C. The RedHawks were well below average in scoring last season, and they should be improved from 2016-17 overall. That said, depth beyond the team’s top two lines is still a question mark.
Miami’s Louie Belpedio (photo by Cathy Lachmann/BoB).
DEFENSEMEN: C-. Again, lots of question marks after the first pairing, and Louie Belpedio has been banged up multiple times. Grant Hutton is the best shut-down defenseman on the team, and the final four spots are all up for grabs with Jared Brandt transferring to Niagara.
GOALTENDING: A. Ryan Larkin was named team MVP by the team back in April, as he faced a Grade-A chance shooting gallery much of the season. His health is key in 2017-18. Larkin missed several games due to injury and was out for the end of the team’s playoff series vs. Minnesota-Duluth.
OVERALL PLACE OF FINISH: 4th. Miami finally earns a home series in the conference tournament after heading to the road back-to-back seasons. Both the offense and defense improve and Larkin is stellar in net.
Posted on October 5, 2017, in 2017-18 and tagged 2017-18 miami redhawks, carson meyer, gordie green, grant hutton, josh melnick, kiefer sherwood, Louie Belpedio, ryan larkin. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
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If Miami finishes in the bottom half of the conference is Rico let go? I like Rico but the team has underperformed the last few seasons.
Coach Blasi still has five years left on a huge contract, so I seriously doubt it. IMO it would take several more poor seasons for Blasi’s job to be in jeopardy.