Chrome LC
Adam
- FO – Connor Farrell
- A – Jordan Wolf
- A – Justin Guterding
- A – Matt Gaudet
- M – John Ranagan
- M – Will Haus
- M – Ned Crotty
- M – Jesse King
- M – Jordan MacIntosh
- LSM/D – Reece Eddy
- LSM/D – Joel White
- D – Mike Manley
- D – Jesse Bernhardt
- G – John Galloway
Hutton
- FO – Connor Farrell
- A – Jordan Wolf
- A – Justin Guterding
- A – Matt Gaudet
- M – John Ranagan
- M – Will Haus
- M – Ned Crotty
- M – Jordan MacIntosh
- LSM/D – Reece Eddy
- LSM/D – Joel White
- D – Jake Pulver
- D – Mike Manley
- D – Jesse Bernhardt
- G – John Galloway
Military Exempt: Tom Rigney (D)
Possible Departures: Donny Moss (SSDM/D), Eli Salama (LSM), Jake Pulver (D), James Barclay (D), Jesse King (M), Sam Duggan (M)
Overview
When looking at this Chrome team, it’s easy to pick out Tim Soudan’s guys. Yet, deciding who is protected or allowed to test expansion is tougher than you would think.
A player that was tough for us to leave off was Donny Moss, a versatile defender who can play with a shorty or a pole and has been a key part of Tim Soudan’s rosters for several years. Yet, Moss is getting up there in age and didn’t have a great showing in 2020. We could see Coach Soudan protecting him, but feel the odds are more likely he is left off the protected list, but still ends up returning to the men of Chrome after escaping the PLL Expansion Draft. The odds are much higher that any combination of Eli Salama, Jake Pulver, James Barclay or Jesse King end up finding their way on Cannons LC via the expansion draft.
Adam
The Chrome won’t have to protect new defender Tom Rigney because of the military exemption, despite Chrome’s first round pick never even suiting up for the squad. They will have to protect old friend Joel White, after he opted out of the PLL bubble in 2020. I presume Coach Tim Soudan will gladly oblige. The Chrome should be able to protect a majority of their producers from last season, with one of those on my list being 2020 newcomer Jesse King.
Hutton
Chrome was a really tough egg to crack for me. While my logic for Archer LC was to leave a handful of defenders unprotected with the high odds that a couple will return to the roster, I took the opposite approach with the Chrome. It’s hard for me to imagine a world where Coach Soudan doesn’t protect Joel White or Mike Manley. That being said, both defenders are getting up there in age, and younger poles like Reece Eddy, Jake Pulver and James Barclay would likely be swept up in the PLL Expansion Draft if left unprotected. So I chose to protect both Eddy and Pulver, and let offensive weapon Jesse King test expansion.
