what do you mean by raw rookie , as far as i know striet will be ready for the season so hes not a norris candidate but not a rookie either , and from what i saw of cote , he didnt do bad last year in the few games he played , if toronto can get away with 2 rookies in their lineup for a whole year , and other teams can break their rooks in i think we can also . im not that worried about it unless we develop another injury in camp or earliy on .

Somehow I can't see Carbo shuffling his D every night.  I think that they might go with Cote for a while just to see what he brings to the table.  He looked ok for the 3 games he played last year.

Don't tell me that Streit is going to play.  I would rather see Dagenais than him.....then again....it's been a long long day.

rwp2le wrote:

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Streit is going to break out this year.  He will become our most mobile D-man.  I know Dandy can skate, but he isn't all that great with the puck.  Streit can do both.  He just lacks confidence.  He has captained the Swiss team for years now, he can't be that bad.  He just needs some time to adjust to the North American game.

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Well said rwp2le, well said

ripp. with regard to striet being captain of the swiss team , im going to paraphrase a quote from a movie , and i hope i dont offend anyone or their family , but being captain of the swiss team is like being the smartest kid with down syndrom .