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Mac · 02-05-2016, 08:14 PM

Thirteen games ago, thirteen games and we found Dean having a relatively good season, with 7 goals and 4 assists in 12 games, he had decent production but over the next seven games that all but dried up.

Over the next seven, Dean had a terrible production of a lone assist and with that sort of production comes a feeling of apathy.

"I wasn't training as hard, seemed no matter what I did it would not find the twine or the tape. Nothing was going right, so I said screw it and took a week off from training and headed to my cabin up north"

The cabin, well known from the periodic visits Dean made early in his career to clear his mind was last visited shortly after the Season 23 Championship, incidentally the very same day that their goaltender, Jermaine Tennyson, went missing .

It had been a long time and the cabin was filled with dirt, dust, and several small rodents. A family of squirrels was apparently through the cupboards but that was not what was on Deans mind, no what was on his mind sat in the corner and he pried the top off with a crowbar.

The smell alone nearly made him fall over, it was done, it was finally done after three seasons wait.

Dean reached down with his glass, filled and raised it to his lips. He could smell the strength of it from an inch away and it burned the whole way down. Aged whisky, three years and three winters it had passed through, resulting in an incredibly potent, velvety smooth corn whisky.

Filling up several water bottles, he hauled his backpack over his shoulder and departed, glancing over the lake with a smug smile as he made his way back to the road and his truck.

Fast forward, after the patch of poor play, Dean began bringing his own water bottles to the game and in doing so, his production jumped with him putting up two goals and five assists over a five game span, his production finally went up, putting him at nineteen points in twenty five games, on pace for thirty eight, which would be his second best showing after the forty seven points he put up in Season 25.

Second on the team in hits with a little over forty and a shooting percentage over 10% we find that Dean has changed from the shutdown forward he was brought in as into the power forward he had always wanted to be. Last years goal total, of six was surpassed over ten games ago and with twenty five left to go, Dean is on pace for 18 goals and 20 assists. A nice mix, but considering Deans inability to hit the net up to this point, it really is impressive to see him overcome a perceived weakness in play by perseverance and dedication to improvement.

"It's been shitty, I am doing my best out there and it simply NOT working at all, so when I was able to set up Black for his first of the season, it felt good. Really good. I could see he was getting frustrated by his lack of offensive input, despite us all telling him he is doing great for us and points don't matter as much as stopping them. Then, later, helping to set up the only goal in our 1-0 win over my old team, the New England Wolfpack, was just icing on top of all of this."

Sitting at 36th on the points leaderboard, we find Dean in two other places he would not normally be found, at least not expected to this season anyway and one of those is the penalty shot leaderboards because after all last season not scoring a single penalty shot or shootout goal, Dean as two on three attempts.

"I don't know, I have been practicing my shot a lot and I mean a lot, maybe finally, it's paying off."

And the faceoff leaderboards, where Dean is currently in third place with a little over 54%, just behind 2nd place. This is relatively normal, as Dean has place in the top 10 all but one season of his career so far. What makes this unexpected is Dean si not playing center this season. At least not on even strength.

T. Anner saw his faceoff value and puck possession skills, being one of the strongest the game has to offer and put him dead center of two defensemen on the 3 man penalty kill.

"That was my job when I joined this league, I am one of the best at it and I want to see it done right. Time and again, you have seen my name on the faceoff boards, I am sure. There is a reason, I win faceoffs. I win them when it matters and Tanner knew and understood that. I was given the job to do and I have done and will continue to do it. It is just as important to deny a goal as it is to score one."

Well from a player who played the third line for the early part of his career, we'll take his advice. For now, that's all folks, this is Hugh Gweiner getting off.

***Possum Queen*** · 02-05-2016, 09:53 PM

You're definitely living up to what I was hoping Colt would be. Smile

Very glad to have brought you on board, man.

Mac · 02-05-2016, 09:57 PM

Quote:Originally posted by Tanner@Feb 5 2016, 10:53 PM
You're definitely living up to what I was hoping Colt would be. Very glad to have brought you on board, man.

I am glad to be producing, was getting so frustrated by that. one assist in eight games is pretty piss poor. Not that Colt hasn't been that futile before, but not recently at least.

It's too bad our goalie terrible and sucks. (Your words not mine)

***Possum Queen*** · 02-05-2016, 10:03 PM

Quote:Originally posted by Mac@Feb 5 2016, 09:57 PM
It's too bad our goalie terrible and sucks. (Your words not mine)

True. Need to get rid of that scrublord.

JPL · 02-05-2016, 10:17 PM

Nuck>Colt

Mac · 02-05-2016, 10:24 PM

Quote:Originally posted by JPL@Feb 5 2016, 11:17 PM
Nuck>Colt

Hey everyone, say hi to my third line winger.

Whikadoodle · 02-07-2016, 12:07 AM

Colt only does well on Force lines

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