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11- Leo Roze had his rookie season this year and it’s fair to say that he had a very good one when looking at what might have been expected from him. Team wise, Chicago finished 13th which is pretty good as many people were assuming they might be one of the worst teams this year but they played well. Leo only had 5 goals and 29 points but for a rookie defensive defenseman that’s not too bad. He would also finish in top 10 for blocks alongside his D partner Ho-Lee Smokes. He’d also be the only player on the team to finish with a positive plus/minus with 4 while #2 has -10. Leo had a great season once you look at anything besides point total and exceed expectations heavily. The question is if Leo is going to be able to maintain this? I think so as Chicago, and Leo himself, are young and going to be getting better every season. Leo already stands out on the defensive side of the game but maybe he grows into the offense side more as time goes on. His partner in Ho-Lee Smokes is only a year ahead of him and they both already are playing so well that they might become the best defensive pairing in the league pretty quickly. Whatever his future is, his rookie season will go down as a very good one when looking at everything that he was able to do.
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12- The only correct IIHF prediction is Leo Roze will carry Latvia to a gold on the back of a 30 goal tournament. Book it. Seriously though, I think Latvia will keep pushing for a medal and maybe even win one this year. They’re always underdogs but the pairing of Roze - Tymer coming back from their QCC days will be scary for any team going up against them. Latvia, similarly to Chicago as mentioned before, is a team that people should be watching as a lot of their stars are just getting to the SHL and making an impact already. That impact will only get greater as seasons progress

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