Prompt 2, go BAP

Keeping the play at the same level into the playoffs is a high bar for M’Baku Olubori. He was already playing at a potential league MVP level, smashing his career previous high in goals (previously 41, now 56) and matching his career best 109 points. That being said, he has some history of elevating his play with the games are most important. Since the S73 postseason, Baku has scored 17 goals and 49 points in 31 playoff games. With the Platoon’s lethal balanced attack this season, there’s hope that Baku will continue his scoring pace. Even if he doesn’t, and opposing teams key on shutting him down, it’s likely that opens up opportunities for one of Baltimore’s other lines to feast on mismatches. For much of the season, the top 2 scorers for the Platoon were separated, making it harder for teams to shut down the potent Bergmark-Baku pairing. The addition of another all league player in Matsmith Soderberg-Tremblay and the continued growth of the Green Line (the Liebold brothers centered by Ekaterina Valieva, named as all played for green-dominant J teams, Kelowna x2 and Vancouver) paints a tough picture for any team trying to lock BAP down defensively.

In summary, Baku may not always have the big scoring game, but if he’s not, someone else probably will.