Blaze get more Fussey

A couple of days later than originally anticipated, but Owen Fussey has signed for the Blaze. This move was rumoured since before the end of the season and is definitely a big signing for the Blaze. Fussey scored 35 goals in 46 games on a mediocre Edinburgh Capitals side (granted it was their best ever finish, but 6th out of 8 is still not good) and should hopefully go some of the way to replace the goals that Adam Calder scored last season.

However, Fussey will probably occupy a 1st line role alongside Luke Fulghum and Dan Carlson; something that Calder did not have for the majority of last season. Calder scored 33 in 45 game, but that includes 6 in his last 2 games. Fussey will need to at least match that total again next season if he is to be considered a success. Obviously Fulghum will take a lot of the scoring responsibilities as well.

There is nothing to say that the Blaze won’t go down the route of having three balanced lines rather than the eggs in one basket approach either. Quite often, the interesting thing about the off-season is not who is going to play for the Blaze, but where they’re going to line up.

TDD

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