Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
What probably needs to happen is about 10-12 of the teams in HoCo (across all divisions) need to contract/merge. There are several good players buried on terrible clubs who’d stand to develop a lot more someplace else. This would also restock the rec ranks because that’s where a lot of these kids should be playing. And there is nothing at all wrong with that. It would improve the experience for everyone all the way around.

Cept of course for the pay to play club directors being paid handsomely.
Couldn't agree more. A lot of these Elite teams are not looking for kids. If you were to take the top kids from KP, FCA White, 91 and Predators you would probably have a solid Elite team. These teams are also relative to each other. The bottom 10-12 kids on these teams are probably A, AA or even rec players hurting the top players performance. But then again it's a money thing with these clubs.

Consolidating those teams wouldn’t actually do all that much to improve performance. It’s the top 4-5 players on NL, Hawks, etc. that separate them out. If you moved the Hawks goalie, FO, and top 2 offensive players to KP that team would finish no worse than fourth and likely higher in elite. Same thing if you gave BLC, the NL goalie, FO, and top 2 offensive players. But if you gave KP or BLC the entire rosters of Blue Claws, FCA White, and 91, they’d have more depth but would be marginally better if at all. People don’t want to admit it, but only a handful of kids on any elite team is an actual difference maker.