Sirens general manager Pascal Daoust gave captain and star defender Micah Zandee-Hart a potential out this summer.

After New York missed the playoffs and finished in the Professional Women’s Hockey League cellar for the second consecutive season, changes were inevitable.

Daoust wanted to take the team in a younger direction and rebuild through the draft. Zandee-Hart, 28, had the potential to go home to Vancouver and be with her family — including her cat.

Rumors swirled about Zandee-Hart’s future in New York, but she ultimately chose to stay because she wants to see this rebuild through. She wants to help the Sirens make the playoffs and beyond.

Reigning Rookie of the Year and Forward of the Year Sarah Fillier sees the same potential in this group as Zandee-Hart does.

“I signed a two-

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