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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1025959, member: 716"] Seth makes a good point -- forward is arguably the most difficult position in the zone and we're replacing 100% of them -- but my concerns are alleviated by a couple of things. First, Grant wasn't a very good defender; for all the hype he got, he was lost quite a bit. (I also thought C.J. took a step backward this year.) Second, Roberson was a good defender for a freshman. Will he be a good defender without that 'for a freshman' qualifier? Will be a good teacher and help bring the guy on the other side up to an adequate level? SU hasn't had a lot of great defensive forwards over the past couple decades of zone play, so the bar isn't set too high. It's not ideal for both forwards to be getting significant minutes for the first time, but we'll see how it goes. If we're not a 2008-level disaster, we should be OK. [/QUOTE]