a tale of two Brothers // 1st Quarter conclusions

[Daniel Janser 1,980]

Swiss Central Gazzette

 

The Janser brothers played two games each in the meantime. We also asked them for a statement to the ongoing season so far.

 

Marcel's 21st played against the Marauders who are on a downward spiral. The final score was 3-2 for the Canadian team. Halifax was first on the scoreboard with three consecutive goals in the second period. Leclerc @PoignardLeclerc11(Crumb, Ingram), Staal @LumberChuck (Ingram, Crumb) and Ingram @NatIng14 (Leclerc, Crumb) were responsible for the score of 3-0 into the second intermission. The Marauders pulled two goals back in power play, but with only one and a half minutes left in the game, it was a day late and a dollar short. The three stars were Ingram (1g/2a), Leclerc (1g/1a) and Crumb (0g/3a). Zininger @ScoreAGoalBudEh (.920) was clearly better between the pipes than McGavin (.880). Halifax' power play left a lot to be desired (0/7) and so did the box play (4/6).

Marcel was recorded with 0g, 0a and +0

 

The second VHLM match we are reporting on is Halifax vs Saskatoon which ended in a close 3-2 defeated for the Nova Scotian franchise. This time the tables were turned and Saskatoon scored the first three goals of the match. Warrior @KnightRiley buried the puck after going one-on-one with Saskatoons tendy after AL dug out the puck in the crease and tried to shoot it out of the zone (the 21st were just killing a penalty); to his utter horror, he hit his fellow D-man, who reacted quickly and dished the puck to his winger for said rush on the Wild goal. The second goal was scored by AL @bigAL(Hagel, Rain) in the power play. Even though this happened before the second intermission, Halifax did not manage to draw the game and had to suffer a bitter defeat. AL (1g/1a), McTavish @Blakemac22 (1g/0a) and Simeoni @Alesime (0g/2a) were named the three stars of the game. This time Zininger (.833) found his master in Saucey @ToooSaucey(.913), Saskatoon's back-up. Halifax' power play was meh (1/7) and the penalty kill was okay-ish (4/5).

Marcel logged 0g, 1a and +0

 

Daniel's Storm played the Gladiators in the first match and lost 5-1. The only goal for the Oslo team was scored by newly signed Pandora @PandaBearD25(Nezuko, Janser) in power play. The three stars were Mashford @Mashy (2g/1a), Dixon @Rjdixon01 (2g/0a) and Spinelli @Lspinelli (38 saves). Spinelli (.974) had the upperhand over Fletcher @DragonFire420 (.868) this night. Oslo's special teams were a mixed bag with a good power play (1/3) and a horrific penalty kill (3/5).

Daniel had 0g, 1a, -3 and 8 hits to his name

 

In the second game the Storm faced off with the Cologne Express, winning 6-2. The Storm started with five consecutive power play goals in the first and second period. The goals were scored by Upton @OscarTheSwagDude (Janser, Nezuko) , Knale @HatrickRoy (Nezuko, Sprout), Puhovs @VOID Stiles (Sprout, Knale), Upton (Janser, Pandora) and Knale (Puhovs, Janser) followed by an even strength goal in direct continuation by The 3rd @Jeffie43 (Pandora, Upton). The three stars were Upton (2g/1a), Knale (2g/1a) and Puhovs (1g/1a). Fletcher (.939) dominated Fleury @Kuba-Fleury (.893) by a country mile. The power play (5/10) was glorious however the penalty kill (2/4) not so much.

Daniel was reported with 0g, 3a, +0, 2 PIM (Roughing, no consequence to the score) and 5 hits  

 

Our Norwegian correspondent Gretta Hjalmarsdottir got a hold on Daniel after the second match, and asked him for a summary of the first quarter and the outlook to the rest of the season. Daniel: 'Well, I guess you can say that we were off for a rocky start to say the least. This was to be expected with a new team in a new league. And once we started to pick up the odd Free Agent and got a knack on the system, we improved our performance, if not our standing in the league. Do I wish we were higher up? You betcha. We do as a team every night what we can, to make the playoffs and to make our fans proud. Sometimes we fall victim to our own inexperience and sometimes the other team is just better that night. That is hockey. As long as we do not give up and are ready to learn from our misadventures, there will be progress and better results will fall in our laps. I am quite happy with my personal record so far, being on pace for a 32g, 80pts season. But I would happily trade that for a better team record.'

 

Marcel was approached by our man in Canada, Jean-Luc Lieuxperroux for his statement about the Halifax 21st. Marcel: 'Luckily, my former teams whipped the Marauders so thouroughly through the block, that we should be able to make the playoffs. However, we cannot be happy with our performance so far. With so much experience and talent in the roster, we should do better. We have AL, Hagel @jasplunds and me @Morcar80 in the defence who already have a season under our belts and the defensive tools to make an impact. Up front we have Warrior, Leblanc @Horcrux, McMuffin @Ente2997 and Von Strangle @Timmy Turner who would be on the top line in any team in the league. The only position where we do not have a plethora of experience is in the goal tending department, where we have two rookies between the pipes. I am by no means putting the blame for the underwhelming performance on these two young and talented players. It is for us more experienced players to make their job as easy as possible and so far, for the majority of the games, we failed them. We addressed this in the locker room and actions have been taken. It just takes time to implement same.'

 

The Jansers' states as of now:

Marcel: 18gp, 2g, 10a, 12pts, -10, 10 PIM, 13 hits, 30sb, 1gwg, 2ppg

Daniel: 18gp, 8g, 12a, 20pts, -8, 30 PIM, 60 hits, 13sb, 1gwg, 2ppg

 

 

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