PBE Affiliate - 3 TPE

Task 1 - 3 TPE

If I had the chance to have played for any playoff team this season, it would have probably been the Anaheim Outlaws. Forget that they "borrowed" my ISFL teams logo - I was really impressed with their scouting before the J draft and am still lurking in their locker room. I like the team.

Further to that, Viktor Krunk has spent all season as a fourth liner for the Timber. This was definitely the right decision for team success, and I have no problem with it, but there's no question that he would have seen more playing time if he was on Anaheim, who had a much smaller roster and more opportunity for playing time for rookie players.

Krunk would probably get onto the second or third line there, but I doubt it gives Anaheim much more chance for success in the playoffs. I'd say he's still "adjusting to the speed of the game" if I was being polite, but really I think he still just kinda sucks.

(167)


Task 12 - 3 TPE

Viktor Krunk projects pretty well at the next level.

He is a solid all-round skater who has no real weaknesses at either end of the floor and is unafraid to get physical. He has shown an improvement in his play in his time in the SMJHL and he showed a significant improvement in his shooting and general offensive abilities as the season wore on. If this ability to improve continues (and there is absolutely no reason why it should not) he could progress to being a top tier player in the SHL.

The question marks about Krunk come from his off-the-ice behaviour. He has shown no willingness to learn English or assimilate into the culture at Maine. He is still mystified by simple things like ordering food, and will skip team meals in order to consume cold cans of Russian beef stew that he has imported specially. He takes his uniform home and washes it in the sink. Though a great teammate on the ice, Krunk is a bizarre character to have in a locker room.

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Task 8 - 3 TPE

Viktor Krunk is quite happy with his performance so far this season. He knew that wouldn't be seeing too much ice time when his coach finally managed to explain that he would be on the fourth line. HIs plus-minus of 0 for the season means he wasn't great, but he didn't suck either, and he feels like not being terrible is a good start to being great.

His shooting percentage of 6.9%, though gloriously memey, is something that he is definitely looking to improve, as the SMJHL goalies he has faced are better than what he has been used to facing in Russia. he has been putting work in over the offseason on this.

Krunk managed 14 assists, which isn't too bad as a fourth liner who didn't see a whole lot of playing time, but he knows he needs to work on his ice awareness to improve. He is committed to doing so. If he starts to see more opportunity as his J career goes on, he should start to produce better numbers.

(174)


Task 14 - 2 TPE

The Vancouver Whalers' success in the playoffs can be attributed to their ruthless efficiency. They had ten players with a Corsi For % of above 55% in the playoffs, which is a sure fire sign of a team that caught fire at exactly the right time. Six of their players had shooting percentages above 15% - with Darwin Koff managing an incredible 27.3% despite being limited to fewer than 11 minutes on the ice per game. Combine that with a goalie in Olof Karsikko who notched a .918 save percentage - an even better mark than he managed in the regular season - and it is easy to see how Vancouver swept their opposition aside so easily.

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Milestones - 2 TPE

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