While we won’t have any way to quantify their real impact for at least a few more games, the fresh faces in Sam Nicholson and Michael Boxall are at least reason for Loons fans to breath a (partial) sigh of relief.
No, they’re not the #10 Designated Player that this squad (and, most of all, Christian Ramirez) really need and would benefit from, but they are new bodies and a chance to add depth to a razor-thin squad hamstrung by injuries in recent weeks.
The only question still lingering in my mind is: where did they store that backdrop and why was it at the bottom of a hiking backpack making its way through the Appalachian Trail?