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| Shaun Sutter |
“The Red Deer Rebels
are selling the farm to load up for the Memorial Cup!”
This has been a common refrain from pundits near and far in
wake of the blockbuster trades the Rebels have made over the past couple of
weeks.
There’s a concern out there that the Rebels are doomed to
follow the lead of the Saskatoon Blades in going all out now by giving away
their future. (We all know how that
worked out for them )
Team brass, however, is confident in their belief that the
Rebels cupboard for next year and beyond is not as empty as many believe.
Assistant GM Shaun Sutter spoke with Cam Moon during
Wednesday night’s broadcast on 106.7 The Drive of the Rebels’ 5-0 win in
Saskatoon. Sutter presented the team’s case that they are indeed not
talent-strapped for the post-Memorial Cup era.
“A lot of people see what’s going out the door, the
abundance of draft picks and players going out,” Sutter noted. “But, we’ve
accumulated an abundance of draft picks for this reason, to hopefully keep our
younger players in the fold, those on our roster and those who aren’t on our
team, so we can have success down the line.”
