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This team lacks scoring, so if an option does present itself to find a little touch up front, expect Danielle Marmer to take it."}},{"id":"9vX3qS7_FO","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LW","C","RW"],["Ella Huber","Susanna Tapani","Abby Newhook"],["Jill Saulnier","Shay Maloney","Sophie Shirley"],["Loren Gabel","Liz Schepers","Olivia Mobley"],["Taylor House","Laura Kluge","Jaden Bogden"],["Jenna Goodwin","",""]]}},{"id":"WFHnH5IjdR","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LD","RD","G"],["Megan Keller","Haley Winn","Aerin Frankel"],["Grace Dwyer","Amanda Boulier","Amanda Thiele"],["Rylind MacKinnon","Leah Stecker",""],["","Maeve Kelly",""]]}},{"id":"6jSzvd_4nG","type":"header","data":{"text":"PWHL Detroit ","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"e5x__w7FnV","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Signed Players: 13/19"}},{"id":"7E8OjfOEHj","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Their blueline is completely done, but Detroit needs a pair of goaltenders and will likely want to sign another forward or two before they head into the summer. 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Hamilton's biggest need is another defender, preferably one with PWHL experience before they close up shop for the summer, and they might want one more forward as well. They also still need a third goalie."}},{"id":"8rdU3LS1JL","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LW","C","RW"],["Emily Clark","Alina Müller ","Elyssa Biederman"],["Abby Hustler","Brianne Jenner","Peyton Hemp"],["Kayla Vespa","Alex Vasko","Jade Iginla"],["Megan Woodworth","Mya Vaslet",""]]}},{"id":"tjsdryCthN","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LD","RD","G"],["Nicole Gosling","Riley Brengman","Kayle Osborne"],["Nelli Laitinen","Allyson Simpson","Emma-Sofie Nordström"],["Zoe Boyd","",""]]}},{"id":"V64vAy3cZy","type":"header","data":{"text":"PWHL Las Vegas","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"miNfwGiqg0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Signed Players: 10/19"}},{"id":"wvNi7rTijT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Vegas has the fewest players signed, they also drafted more players than any other team trading away two expansion signings for picks, so it makes sense. 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Coyne Schofield would complete their forward group, and leave the mix up to a third goalie and one more defender. They might try to find a blueliner before the summer."}},{"id":"8pLPfHVLTn","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LW","C","RW"],["Viivi Vainikka","Taylor Heise","Grace Zumwinkle"],["Maddy Christian","Kelly Pannek","Dominique Petrie"],["Klara Hymlarova","Sam Cogan","Elizabeth Giguere"],["Peyton Anderson","Claire Butorac","Lara Beecher"]]}},{"id":"Y2GJmZ5KSO","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LD","RD","G"],["Lee Stecklein","Sidney Morin","Maddie Rooney"],["Tova Henderson","Natalie Buchbinder","Darya Gredzen"],["Brooke Becker","Sara Swiderski",""]]}},{"id":"hOM2BL9_Nz","type":"header","data":{"text":"Montreal Victoire","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"7WMfLb6jrw","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Signed Players: 16/19"}},{"id":"yg1LGlOEl6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Add in Emma Maltais and this is a very deep and talented roster up front. 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Montreal is also in a prime position to make a trade with a team looking for offense when camp opens."}},{"id":"ZhaYoD7pO4","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LW","C","RW"],["Abby Roque","Marie-Philip Poulin","Laura Stacey"],["Petra Nieminen","Lina Ljungblom","Jessie Eldridge"],["Catherine Dubois","Jade Downie-Landry","Avi Adam"],["Kaitlin Willoughby","Alexandra Labelle","Skylar Irving"],["Emilie Lavoie","",""]]}},{"id":"z0zm3PRUsm","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LD","RD","G"],["Kati Tabin","Maggie Flaherty","Ann-Renee Desbiens"],["Nadia Mattivi","Jessica DiGirolamo","Hailey MacLeod"],["Zoe Uens","Erica Rieder",""],["","Tamara Giaquinto",""]]}},{"id":"jIgNifjSNN","type":"header","data":{"text":"New York Sirens","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"z_YHdnYw8v","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Signed Players: 17/19"}},{"id":"QhdzzHt0tu","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"When expansion kicked off, New York looked lost. 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Goaltending will need to prove themselves, but Elaine Chuli and Callie Shanahan can now fight it out for time, or perhaps Kaley Doyle steals a chance."}},{"id":"e8fIWGQz63","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LW","C","RW"],["Elisa Holopainen","Casey O'Brien","Sarah Fillier"],["Carina DiAntonio","Kristyna Kaltounková ","Paetyn Levis"],["Denisa Krizova","Elle Hartje","Katelyn Roberts"],["Anna Bargman","Naomi Boucher","Clair DeGeorge"],["Emmy Fecteau","",""]]}},{"id":"RgBOkowcGl","type":"table","data":{"withHeadings":true,"stretched":false,"content":[["LD","RD","G"],["Micah Zandee-Hart","Maja Nylén Persson","Elaine Chuli"],["Emma Peschel","Jaime Bourbonnais","Callie Shanahan"],["Nicole Vallario","Dayle Ross","Kaley Doyle"],["Lauren Bernard","",""],["Grace Wolfe","",""]]}},{"id":"e80LRJ_ZWy","type":"header","data":{"text":"Ottawa Charge","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Sx2yULDryL","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Signed Players: 17/19"}},{"id":"3WazNd_YRt","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Following their trade for Jenna Buglioni, Ottawa's forward depth looks strong. They lack some star power up front, but a bounce back from Cava and McQuigge, another step from Kadirova and Wozniewicz, and the potential of Ray, Buglioni, Greig, and Pistekova to contribute in a meaningful way, there's promise. Their blueline still has a tinge of mobility concerns, but they also ooze experience and compete. No questions in net. 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