Potential Free Agent Targets For The Ottawa Charge
The PWHL's Expansion Player Distribution Process has seen 29 players sign with one of the four new organizations, and while the focus has been on what each team is losing, it's worthwhile to check in on what each team could gain in phases 5 and 6, beginning on June 16.
Through the first three phases of PWHL expansion, a total of 29 players signed with the league's newest additions, which included notable names from an Ottawa Charge roster that capped off its second consecutive trip to the Walter Cup Finals.Signed through expansion: Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark, Rory GuildayProtected in Phases 1 and 3: Gwyneth Philips, Ronja Savolainen, Rebecca Leslie, Gabbie Hughes, Fanuza Kadirova, Sarah WozniewiczLosing two-thirds of an organization's leadership group is tough, and compounded when factoring in a top-pairing defender with a very high ceiling. And while the focus has been on which players the organization is prepared to lose in the remaining phases of expansion, what about shifting to players the Charge could add.
Here are some intriguing free agent options available to the Charge and why each would be a good fit on the roster. For this exercise, the team's existing free agents have been left out, but should remain as options.ForwardsOttawa remain a team which struggles to score with any degree of consistency, finishing the regular season right in the middle of the league at 2.
37 goals per game. While adding the likes of Jessie Eldridge or Abby Roque would go a long way here, those moves are unlikely, according to reports.Theresa Schafzahl, who finished the season with the Seattle Torrent following the trade for Jessie Eldridge, would be a good starting point in this discussion.
Schafzahl had 15 points in 30 regular-season games and offers a blend of physicality and defensive awareness, finishing with 22 blocked shots.Credit: The PWHLNatálie Mlýnková could also be intriguing here and has familiarity with head coach Carla MacLeod from coaching with the Czech national team. In her first season in the league, Mlýnková finished with 10 points, a positive plus/minus rating and played a disciplined game while adding a shooting percentage (10.
9%) that would have put her fourth on the team in the category.Finally, there's Ottawa's very own
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