To say that this season was an improvement over the past few seasons for Luca Del Vecchio is an understatement. Going from a meagre 10 wins in S57 to a career high of 26 wins, this also marks the first season where Luca ends the season with a positive win-loss differential, even if it’s a difference of 1. Total goals against dropped from 194 to 180, goals against average went from 3.54 to 3.32 and even if he had one less shutout this season compared to S57, there is finally a sense of “light at the end of the tunnel” with Baltimore reaching the playoffs for the first time since S49.
Sure, the overall save percentage dropped ever so slightly and the game rating dipped a little as well but globally, Luca was able to be the difference in the back to get the Platoon to the post season show. And even if Baltimore did lose in the first round, they did not get swept by the Blizzard and Luca kept them in it every single game. Now expectations will be ever higher in S59 and S60 as Luca claws his way up the TPE ladder towards his peak.
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