Fair points.
I agree that this probably shouldn't be the year for the Cats to go "all in." There are too many other good teams in the Q this year. It would likely be a wasted effort given the strength of Drummondvile, Baie Comeau and Rouyn-Noranda. Also, given the fact that Halifax is the Memorial Cup host this year, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will be
very active in the trade period this year, in order to build the strongest possible team.
Still, if the current slump continues, the Cats might choose to sell a couple of assets to send the rest of the team a message. Obviously the core of the team should be preserved (McKenna, Pelletier, Khavanov, Cyr, Aspirot, McDonald and Spence), but we do have a surplus of 19 year olds on the team, and a couple of them could be dealt for future draft picks (and to shake up the team).
I'm sure nobody wants to be traded from the Wildcats, especially playing out of a near NHL calibre arena with a stunning clubhouse and dressing room and top notch training staff, especially when the alternative might be a small market town in far flung rural Quebec playing out a Junior B quality arena. A message at this point could be very effective in motivating the boys.......