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Saints' Newcomer Lombardi goes on Scoring Binge in April...(Higgins designated driver)

After the Young-Major blockbuster trade on draft day, critics have been silenced as Matthew Lombardi has exploded since putting on a Saints jersey now that he has plenty of ice time with Chris Higgins, and Ilja Kovalchuk. Lombardi leads TFHL goal scorers with 12 goals in 14 games, and has bounced back and forth at the top of the Leading Scorers list and currently is 2nd with 19 pts. The trade with the Hurricanes saw Bryzgalov and Getzlaf leaving 'Toontown while Naslund and Lombardi joined an already deep offensive lineup. Thus far the Saints have struggled with consistency and thanks to a 4 game losing streak, have a modest record at 7-6-1 as the team is almost a fifth of the way through the 78 game season.

GM Young is still quite confident that his team with settle down as the season moves on: "I said at the beginning of the season; and I'll say it again: we have the best offence in the league and by the end of the year we will be contending for the Conference title and our first TFHL Cup." After a tough 4 game losing streak, which saw the Saints lose a 9-3 game, critics were calling for Young to make a move. The 'old' Young would not of hesitated in making a trade to shake things up, but things have changed in Saskatoon over the past couple seasons. "I don't think we'll be making mid-season moves. All such moves in the past I have regretted and I've proven to be a much better offseason trader, drafter and free agent signer." This being said, Young didn't rule out any trade deadline moves considering they have a few million dollars of room available and there always seems to be a few pending FA veterans who can be had for cheap. < /FONT>

The Saints seem to be quite content and happy with the talent they have in the dressing room. In some other announcements, the Saints have announced a new captain and an updated logo, home and away jerseys (attached). Christopher Higgins, the proven leader and possible franchise player is being given the chance to wear the C after much anticipation. Long-time Saint and captain Joe Sakic, since he is not logging as much ice time, will remain as an Assistant Captain. The other Assistant is Jason Arnott, a veteran centre and top scorer on the Saints roster.