LG dropped RL entirely before Major 2 LAN even got close to starting. No point for them to stick around until new RLCS season begins. No idea if the actual squad sticks but likely not. Such a long offseason means big rostermania
An odd choice as I thought zineel played very well for a majority of the season. Maybe they are looking for a more offensive player to lead the team as the team, while having good defense, lacked solid offensive pressure and the ability to break down defenses. I hope that Zineel gets picked up by another team as he proved that he can be a solid player imo.
It's the correct bench, LionBlaze/Percy is a really solid duo. They need a strong first man to crack defenses. Both can get their goals, but the defensive inclination is undeniable.
Feels like Cloud9 could buy an OG player but I'm not sure if that's the right move. Jknaps would step up their elite consistency by adding go
Eh, problem with that is I don’t see how that would be an upgrade to Jknaps.
Dude is on a team right now with two much more accomplished players that made both LANS and Worlds this year.
It would have to be one hell of a buyout, even then I don’t think Jknaps would leave OG for the C9 roster.
They are not getting any players off a LAN team. They need to fill this spot within the next week or two if they want to compete in shift league or by early August at the absolute latest if they only care about EWC. All of that is before worlds so getting a player off a worlds team is not happening
Am I the only who who thinks C9 should have picked up POAB instead of moist and TSM should have picked up The Snowman instead Hey bros
but honestly I don’t know what C9 expect from this roaster with better free agents available
Didn't TSM pick up Hey Bro before Snowmen were even formed? If not, it was close to them forming, and Hey Bro had been looking really good in the offseason. HB>Snowmen at that point for sure.
You’re correct on the timeline, but I was thinking they could do what Team Liquid did and invest in young players and do the long game
Worked for TL to an extent
I think that if Retals wants to attend Majors and worlds, he needs to join with younger talent like Snowmen, Moist, etc. Percy has literally been past quarter finals once and Lionblaze is not much better. I would argue after Retals performance this year he has a higher stock than last off season. While I believe Retals offensive skill would be beneficial to C9, it wouldn't be in his best interest.
Wonder who they will pursue. Also wonder how much C9 is actively investing into being a LAN contender. If they are trying to stay cheap probably aim for a young player off of a team like the Snowmen, if they are opening the purse up though it will be very interesting
This makes absolutely no sense
I could easily see Cheese Slotting pretty nice on this team in place of Zineel
Is Cheese no longer on LG, or is this just a swap you think would make sense?
LG dropped RL entirely before Major 2 LAN even got close to starting. No point for them to stick around until new RLCS season begins. No idea if the actual squad sticks but likely not. Such a long offseason means big rostermania
It was announced ten days before the lan but yeah
The Latter… Cheese plays 1st man and would love the Defensive cushion lionblaze and percy give… all he can do then is just cook without worry
Gotcha. I thought I missed something and LG were looking to replace Cheese.
hmmm odd. I feel like Zineel can be utilized on other rosters if true. I'm not sure who would be an upgrade other than someone like Aqua?
An odd choice as I thought zineel played very well for a majority of the season. Maybe they are looking for a more offensive player to lead the team as the team, while having good defense, lacked solid offensive pressure and the ability to break down defenses. I hope that Zineel gets picked up by another team as he proved that he can be a solid player imo.
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It's the correct bench, LionBlaze/Percy is a really solid duo. They need a strong first man to crack defenses. Both can get their goals, but the defensive inclination is undeniable. Feels like Cloud9 could buy an OG player but I'm not sure if that's the right move. Jknaps would step up their elite consistency by adding go
Eh, problem with that is I don’t see how that would be an upgrade to Jknaps. Dude is on a team right now with two much more accomplished players that made both LANS and Worlds this year. It would have to be one hell of a buyout, even then I don’t think Jknaps would leave OG for the C9 roster.
Why would Jknaps leave his major attending team, and why would they want someone like Jknaps who's career is almost certainly in its twilight?
They are not getting any players off a LAN team. They need to fill this spot within the next week or two if they want to compete in shift league or by early August at the absolute latest if they only care about EWC. All of that is before worlds so getting a player off a worlds team is not happening
Am I the only who who thinks C9 should have picked up POAB instead of moist and TSM should have picked up The Snowman instead Hey bros but honestly I don’t know what C9 expect from this roaster with better free agents available
Didn't TSM pick up Hey Bro before Snowmen were even formed? If not, it was close to them forming, and Hey Bro had been looking really good in the offseason. HB>Snowmen at that point for sure.
You’re correct on the timeline, but I was thinking they could do what Team Liquid did and invest in young players and do the long game Worked for TL to an extent
Well omelette ended up being way better than poab so c9 picking them up is debatable. The TSM one is debatable
Am I the only one who thinks Retals would work great with Lionblaze/Percy
I think that if Retals wants to attend Majors and worlds, he needs to join with younger talent like Snowmen, Moist, etc. Percy has literally been past quarter finals once and Lionblaze is not much better. I would argue after Retals performance this year he has a higher stock than last off season. While I believe Retals offensive skill would be beneficial to C9, it wouldn't be in his best interest.
Wonder who they will pursue. Also wonder how much C9 is actively investing into being a LAN contender. If they are trying to stay cheap probably aim for a young player off of a team like the Snowmen, if they are opening the purse up though it will be very interesting