There were many question marks for the Great Falls Grizzlies coming into Season 70, and many shoes to fill, especially with the crop of forwards that graduated from the team since last season. To that effect, the newly assembled first line of James Dion, Tiberius Kane and Kyle Latreille will become the focal point of the attack, as the other lines are all mostly composed of rookies playing in their first full SMJHL regular season. Nonetheless, the 4th and 8th overall picks in this season's draft, Levin Schattenaxt and Andre Latreille, will be on the wings for Loosh O'Sullivan on the second line, so this secondary scoring threat may develop further as the season progresses. The Grizzlies also boast one of the best defensive pairings in the league in Pork Tenderloin and Chris Valentine, but the lack of observable progress from the second pairing - with veterans Matt Ox and Joshua Weber losing steam as they progress towards a possible SHL contract - is concerning for any Cup aspirations the Montana-based team might have. And while Great Falls may have lost their goalie Copernicus Doomslatter to an early call-up by the Los Angeles Panthers, the duo of Bandit Heeler and C.J. Sparks has been very solid for the Grizzlies when called upon. All in all, the Grizzlies' faithful will have to expect a similar situation to last season - a team that can rival for the top of their division, but that may be lacking the final bit of "oomph" to truly become contenders for the Four-Star Cup.

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