In the upcoming season for the Colorado Raptors, expectations are quite tempered. Regarding the recent SMJHL draft, they added star centreman Normand Marineau, along with a few other rookies post-draft. Regarding talent, the Raptors would be widely seen as a middle-of-the-pack team in the South division. To contend for the cup this season, they need their best players to step up and play a massive role.

On offense, the entire first line of veteran forwards including Nathangus McExplosion, Baron Samedi, and Raw Cheese McPickle will have to carry the team on their backs. They quickly showed in the seven pre-season games that they can certainly take matters into their own hands, leading the entire league in points.

The defensive pairing of Cadmael Ixazaluoh and Bojan Miovski will have to play upwards of twenty-five minutes per game to account for the lack of defensive depth on the Raptors roster. Finally, the goalie tandem of Tomas Suchanek and Timo Leppanen will play at their absolute best to keep the Raptors in tough games with their subpar defense ahead of them. This should be an exciting SMJHL season for Raptors fans as they will try to will their way to another championship!

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