A tale of two Brothers // Wind of Change

[Daniel Janser 2,213]

Swiss Central Gazzette

 

Since we last reported from our overseas hockey exports, a lot has happened.

The Hounds lost another 8 games with the Janser brothers in their roster and for reasons which will become obvious in the course of this article we will not go into further details on the games themselves. Here are the stats for the Jansers thus far for the Mississauga franchise.

 

Marcel: 33gp, 10g, 19a, 29pts, -1, 28 PIM, 41 hits, 83sb, 5ppg

Daniel: 33gp, 13g, 21a, 34pts, -18, 18 PIM, 68 hits, 19sb, 4ppg, 1 gwg

 

After the thirty-third game for the Hounds, the Hounds GM @N0HBDY, called the brothers into his office and told them that they were traded for S81 picks to the Reapers. He also mentioned that it is not their lack of commitment or a disappointment on the management's side in regards of the Janser's performance/development. The reason for the trade was 1. to give the brothers a better shot at a trophy this season and 2. to tank picks for next season.

When Jean-Luc Lieuxperroux approached the Rotkreuz natives for a statement, they replied as follows:

Daniel: 'We would have stayed with the Hounds of course and do whatever we could to turn the ship around so to speak. But N0HBDY explained to us, that apart from giving us a shot at the playoffs, the Hounds need the picks for a rebuild next year.'

Marcel added: 'Therefore, if this is for the best for the Hounds, then this is what the management has to do. We are tankful for the trust they put in us and the development we were able to make during our time with the Hounds. We only wish the team and the management all the best.'

Only one day later the Jansers were sitting in the plane to report for duty with the Reaper's organization in Philadelphia. After a brief meet and greet, the brothers joined the first training session and had the first matches already the same night.

 

The first match against Halifax ended 5-4 in the Reaper's favour. It took Daniel only 4:51 minutes to score the first point for his new team when he assisted to Sanderson's 1-0. Other than that the brothers kept a low profile, which is not real surprising, considering the circumstances. One thing to mention is that Jones was sent prematurely to the locker room by the refs for running his mouth towards them. The game was 4-4 at regulation time and the sudden death did not decide the match either. Therefore, the shootout decided over the additional point, with the better end for the Reapers (Mursu and Dokis converted both and Des Aves saved both Halifax attempts). The goalkeeping was in favour of the 21st with .902 vs .826 as was the special teams (Philly had 2/3 penalty kill and 0/7 in the powerplay). The three stars of the match were awarded to Yrwy (3g/0a), Bernier (2g/0a) and Hagel (0g/3a).

Marcel logged 0g, 0a, +0

Daniel had 0g, 1a, +0, 3 hits (top of the team) and 26:14 minutes (3rd of the team) to his name.

 

The second match was against the Marlins with 5-2 being the final score. This time it was Marcel who scored the first time with one of his signature slapshots from the blue line (assisted by Powers and Mursu) for the 2-1. in the second period he returned the favour and assisted Mursu in his goal for the 4-1 lead. Des Aves showed a stellar performance with a whopping .931 saving rate. The Reapers' power play was lack luster (1/7) but the penalty kill was flawless (4/4). The lime light was hogged by the Philadelphia team with Mursu, Simeoni and Marcel with 1g/1a each.

Marcel recorded 1g, 1a, +2, 2 PIM for hooking (which obviously did not result into a goal scored against the Reapers) and 1 shot blocked

Daniel had 0g, 0a, -1, 6 hits (2nd of the team and 1st of the forwards), 1 shot blocked 

 

The third match was against the Wild with a 7-3 final score. The first period went 1-0 to the Saskatoon team and only 2:17 into the second period the lead 2-0. Then it was Daniel's time to shine. He first scored an even strength goal on a textbook transition into the five hole, assisted by Moinet and Jp at the 6:30 minutes mark. Only six minutes later while penalty killing a minor Jp took for hooking, he rushed a puck Ixazaluoh shot out of the defence zone. Dan was faster than the opposition, which was in the course of changing their blueliners, went one-on-one with the Wild's netminder and buried the puck top shelf. This was the first short handed goal in his career and it was highlight reel material. With only 17 seconds left in the second period he made a perfectly timed 40 yard pass to TheGreat which had no problems to deke around the netminder and score the 3-2. Dan's work was not done yet, though. He scored the final goal of the match at 10:15 minutes into the third with a tap in after circling the net and receiving a one touch pass by Ixazaluoh. The first hat-trick of his career. Des Aves was clearly better than his opposite number (.875 vs .708), while the special teams were a mixed bag (5/5 for the penalty kill with one shg scored and 0/4 for the power play). The three stars were all Reapers with Daniel (3g/1a), Iaxazaluoh (0g/4a) and Moinet (0g/3a).

Marcel recorded 0g, 0a, -1

Daniel logged 3g, 1a, +4

 

The final match went to the Houston Bulls with a score of 5-2. The first and the third period went to the Texan team with 2-0 and 3-0 respectively, while the Reapers claimed the middle period 2-0. Marcel had an assist on Mursu's 3-1. Daniel took to minors for interference and high sticking respectively, luckily with no consequences on the scoreboard. Houston's Hroch outperformed Des Aves with .913 vs .848. The Reapers' penalty kill was as efficient (6/6) as their power play was not (0/2). The three stars went to King (2g/2a), Miglaskems (1g/3a) and Elsby (0g/2a).

Marcel had 0g, 1a, -1

Daniel recored 0g, 0a, -1 and 4 PIM

 

The Swiss Hitmen's stats for the whole season are as follows:

Marcel: 37gp, 11g, 21a, -1, 30 PIM, 44 hits, 89sb, 5ppg

Daniel: 37gp, 16g, 23a, -16, 22 PIM, 78 hits, 21sb, 4ppg, 1shg, 1gwg

 

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[a_Ferk 766]

Hello. I thought your article was fairly well written, but it lacked a bit of flair if that makes any sense. More describing words in your article would've made it a bit more exciting to read in my opinion. I think some sort of visual would've benefited the article here as well, for example a screenshot of the brother's stats instead of just text. Regardless, it was not a bad read overall. 8/10