I know there has been some discussion regarding our OA spots for next year. Here's (Small Thoughts At Large) Alan Caldwell's opinion from his blog regarding Spokane.
Eligible: Brett Bartman (D), Drayson Bowman (F), Dustin Donaghy (D), Ryan Letts (F), Ondrej Roman (F), Jared Spurgeon (D), Dustin Tokarski (G)
Thoughts: scratch outgoing pros Bowman, Roman, and Tokarski. That leaves Bartman, Donaghy, Letts, and Spurgeon for three spots. Outside shot Spurgeon could sign with the Islanders and leave, but I think he'll be back for another year. And if so, he's a lock for a spot. Bartman's a dependable choice on the blueline too, which leaves Donaghy vs Letts for the last spot. They're similar players and wouldn't both be kept anyway even if Spurgeon was gone. I suspect Donaghy gets the spot since he's probably tougher and also looks like he might have a bit more offensive upside.
Projected: Bartman, Donaghy, Spurgeon. Letts might find a spot elsewhere in the league or he might finish his career in Jr A.