Friday, May 15, 2020

Georgie talks off-season moves on Rogers

Saint John Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie was a guest on Rogers TV this week. On the show, Georgie discussed the Peter Reynolds signing; the upcoming QMJHL Entry Draft; the team's goaltending situation; and a variety of other topics.



A few takeaways:
  • As Georgie has mentioned publicly in the past, the team does have "a few trades lined up" which will presumably be finalized when the league's trading period opens up ahead of the draft next month.
  • On the No. 3 pick in next month's Entry Draft: "I don't suspect that we'll move that pick. I expect us to pick at three. But if something makes a lot of sense for us - not just for this year but more multiple seasons - we'll certainly look at it. But as of now I would expect to pick at three."
  • The Reynolds signing seemed to solidify that the Dogs could very well remain a strong team after the "all-in" season of 2021-22. Georgie said he's hoping the team can remain competitive for the next three seasons.
  • As expected, it sounds like the Sea Dogs are in the market for a veteran goaltender to split the load with Noah Patenaude this season. "I think that Noah has all the potential to be a starting goalie," said Georgie. "It's probably too early to give him that right away next season... a platoon situation makes most sense. There are a lot of goalies out there that are 19 and 20 that I think could be good mentors for Noah or share the duties. We're going to look at getting a goalie in here to share those duties with Noah and may the best goalie win."
  • On COVID-19 and the possibility of a delayed or cancelled season impacting trades: "We won't be making any moves for one-year guys if there isn't clear compensation from the other team should there be a hold up to the season."

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