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Indy Looks to Ignite Offense

The typical Ignite season usually looks somthing like this: Teams scores loads of goals. Team allows loads of goals. Team loses early in playoffs due to
lack of defense. In the offseason, Indianapolis GM Adam Harrison looked for remedies to this issue, and managed to find a combination of defensemen
to this point, have kept the goals against low. Amongst the top few teams in the league defensively this year, it is the offensive this year that seems
to be the real let down. "I'm not sure if its the line combinations, the talent on the team or what", team captain Jerome Iginla said. "I think we really
have a good combination of forwards who can score but it just hasn't been happening for us."

Not content being mired in mediocraty, GM Harrison started his search for some offensive firepower. In a deal with the Misconduct (NOW WAAAAYYY!!!),
the Ignite shipped off free agent let down, Brooks Orpik and his 8 million dollar contract, along with long time Ignite winger Patrick Marleau and a 2nd rd
pick to the Misconduct for two offensive talents in Sami Kapanen and Blair Betts as well as young prospect Vladamir Ulianov and a few late round picks.
"We decided that the contract we signed Orpik to in the offseason was too much for what he was giving us, and thought he would be the perfect trade
bait to acquire some goal scoring", stated Harrison. While Kapanen has been a perenial talent for much of his career, Betts has played the journeyman
role recently, hoping now that he has found a home in Indy. "I think we have the type of talent to contend on any night now", said Betts, "as long as we
find some chemistry early and get this ship sailing."

The Ignite organization knows that there may be some initial growing pains early, but are optimistic that they will improve and return to one of the
better teams in the East once again.

Indianapolis Chronicle