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SHL S50 Game 77 - MIN @ NOR

SHL Game 77 Advanced Taterlytics Report:
Posessor: Artemi Berezin @drodger91
Team: Minnesota Chiefs
Victim: N/A
Team: New Orleans Specters
Time: N/A
Total possession time:  1:00:00
Hot po-take-to:   Hello everyone - we are breaking in with some disturbing news.   There have been reports in the SMJHL that The Potato is cursing it's owner and causing some strange behavior after prolonged contact.  In the SHL The Potato is currently possessed by Artemi Berezin of the Minnesota Chiefs for the past few days.   For the past 2 games Artemi has seemingly played well but in pregame warm ups today he seemed to be a bit different.   He had what could best be described as a wild look in his eyes and insisted he be referred to as The Potato Prophet.  He refused to answer questions in the locker room before the game and we are anxious to see how he performs in today's game against the Specters.

In the first period Berezin stayed below the radar and seemed to have his head elsewhere.  There were a few close calls where he almost hit a few different Specters but it seemed like the opposing team was really buying into the Curse of The Potato and did everything possible to stay out of his way.  This was likely pointed out to him during the intermission as he came out on the ice with a burst of energy.   He used the Spector's hesitation to be in his vicinity in his favor and put up a number of shots in the second and crowded the net as much as possible.  This paid off late in the period where he deflected a shot by GOD McZehrl and put the Chiefs in the lead.  The coach attempted to put him out on extra shifts, but he appeared to be winded easily and spent the remainder of the period on the bench.   After the Specters tied it back up in the 3rd, Artemi Berezin was sent out again and put the game winning goal only a minute later.

So it seems as though the Chiefs are exploiting other team's fear of The Potato, but this may be coming at the expense of their first line right week.   Stay tuned to see how this pays off.

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SHL S50 Game 84 - MIN @ NEW

SHL Game 84 Advanced Taterlytics Report:
Posessor: Artemi Berezin @drodger91
Team: Minnesota Chiefs
Victim: N/A
Team: New England Wolfpack
Time: N/A
Total possession time:  1:00:00
Hot po-take-to:  We are back again following The Potato's journey through the SHL ranks and have a special in-depth segment today on Minnesota Chiefs' winger Artemi Berezin.   This is his 11th season in the SHL and is now beginning to fight back against skill regression, but is still running on the 1st line for his second season with the Chiefs.  This is not his first run in with The Potato since it mysteriously arrived in the league in Season 48. He first received The Hot Potato from Texas Renegade's defenseman The Dude in game 282 of Season 49. However, Artemi's relationship was not nearly as strong as he passed The Potato on to Max Mauldin of the Panthers after 67.5 minutes of ownership. In a bizzare twist of fortune Artemi once again picked up The Hot Potato from a Renegades player this year. Vladislav Konstantin hit Berezin 4 games ago bestowing The Potato to his control and he's been holding onto it since. Berezin has been under close scrutiny since Junior player James Ronlain ( @Rankle ) has been showing some extremely odd behavior and the Chiefs' ownership is very concerned about possible impacts this may have to his game.

Media outlets spun into a furor when Berezin arrived to the rink wearing what can best be described as a "dirt blanket" and refused to acknowledge anyone unless he was referred to as Prophet. He also seems to have gained an abnormal amount of weight in a single day and is looking to be a bit more "round" than the 185 he is listed as. As expected Minnesota leadership is very concerned and he was not allowed to answer any questions from the media. When the team's public relations media was asked about Berezin's strange tweets about the proper way to chit potatoes they simply said they'd "let the tweet speak for itself".

Whatever may be going on with Artemi isn't stopping his game though. He brought in one more goal tonight on 4 shots after playing for a respectable 18:34 of ice time. He had 0 hits however and this strange story will continue to unfold.

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