Carter Crutchfield is preparing for his season a little differently this go around compared to last time. With the young defenseman joining the Chicago Syndicate this season, Crutchfield has a lot more additional preparation to do, such as studying game tape from other SHL teams to see what the level of play is (Crutchfield has mainly been keeping up with the juniors as that is the league he is in), as well as working on his skills further to become a better defenseman and more of an asset for the Chicago Syndicate. With being traded this offseason from the San Francisco Pride, Crutchfield has to learn the city of Chicago and learn his way around, which is probably a little more difficult than the whole hockey part of things. With that being said, I think that Crutchfield will have a good debut for the Syndicate and hopefully elevate his level of play to match the level of play in the SHL.

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