Москва

[Spartan 4,402]

With Moscow one game away from finishing the first third of their schedule, I felt it'd be nice to chat a little bit about what's been going on with our team.

 

• Duncan Idaho is continuing to play at his co-MVP level, but has also been joined by Paul Atreides and Aurelien Moreau at the top of the points leaderboard. The trio have combined for 51 goals and 89 assists, 140 points, in just 23 games. 
• There's no discounting the 2nd unit either though. The Seabasstard leads that group with 38 points, but him, Glass, Strong, Markinson and Chara sport some of the league's best +/-, with Strong leading the league with a +32 rating. While the offense doesn't flow as freely as it does through Atreides and Idaho, the second unit has more than held their own and doesn't allow goals against.
• Goalies have had a pretty solid season so far, Papa seizing control of the team as soon as Rara left to free agency and currently holding a .923 save percentage and 16 wins in 20 starts. Still waiting on his first shutout of the season, and I expect it'll be soon. Leroy Johnson has also played lights out as a backup, going 3-0-0 in his three starts with a 2.0 GAA and .918 save percentage. Goalie tandem looks set for the future.
• Small detail, but one that I really, really appreciate STHS provides since it doesn't really give much. Atreides is the clear leader in FO% at 61.43%, a stat I like to correlate with possession metrics in my own way. Win faceoffs, drive the way your possession goes - in theory at least until STHS tosses in like 6 turnovers in a row. Small thing I liked to see from Atreides who is really having a breakout year this season in all facets.

 

Hope the second period of the season goes just as well!