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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3425642, member: 4819"] Agree with everything Jeremey is saying here. Cannot look at the transfer market in a vacuum and label teams winners and losers without taking into context everything else going on with rosters. Hopkins did a better job than SU in the transfer market, which roster would you rather have? I am sure if Syracuse lost more fifth year guys, they would have been much more aggressive in the transfer market and probably could have picked up more of the known quantities. I don't know if their strategy was the right one in terms of transfers (will the roster be unmanageable with so many players?) but I think they were limited by only being able to take guys who were okay not starting. SU brings back every starter save Fernandez and Mellen, though as mentioned Mellen has been replaced by Murphy who I think has held his own. The new guys can add depth and hopefully challenge guys for minutes. But I don't know how you offer, for instance, Charlie Bertrand a spot when you already have all three starters coming back including a top five incoming recruit. The only critique I might really have for SU is that they didn't bring in a top notch day one starting defensemen to help Kennedy move to LSM. But I don't think that player existed in the transfer portal. I think Wykoff is most likely to see the most time, where isn't clear yet though. Hapney and Horan could challenge for playing time but wouldn't be surprised if they have to wait a year or two. We've discussed recently that the defense suffered a rash of injuries last year, have to imagine the coaching staff wanted more bodies for insurance. In a recent article they mentioned Tenaglia was willing to play midfield, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try him in that role. [/QUOTE]

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