A NEW New York

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Well, looks like it’s end the of an era in New York. A team that definitely had some ups and downs over the past few seasons is now seeing a lot of their talent age out and move onto greener pastures. Acyd Burn and Julius Freeman, two players that were acquired two seasons ago and were big pieces of the teams success, have retired. Their starting goalie, A Red Guy, announced his surprising retirement two seasons early despite having his best season yet. 
 

It’s safe to say New York will have a rebuilding year and will hope for lottery success. They have the 7th overall pick this season, their first 1st round selection since the S71 draft, when they selected Hugh Jass in the same spot. Before that, their only other high selections were in S68 with the 2nd overall selection of Lance Flowers, and in S65 they took Carles Puigdemont who was a bust, only spending two seasons in New York before leaving and becoming inactive.

Goaltending won’t be their focus, as they’ve got two young prospects who will both compete for the starting job. Look for New York to try and offset the loss of some fire power up front by taking the best available forward that falls to number seven. Luckily, there is a solid number of recreates at the front of this draft, so they are very likely to get an active player who can slot in one day one of next season.

 

Hopefully luck is on their side, as they’ll need a couple of nice lottery picks to bring back the success they’ve grown accustomed to over the past few seasons.

Edited September 4, 2020 by TheFlash