Review of Doug Matchett

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With the playoffs on the horizon I figured it would be a great time to review Doug Matchett’s season and take a look into his future.

 

Matchett joined the aces a few games into the season and had a slower start then he had hoped for. After finally getting his body to top form he got back on track and helped vegas clinch a playoff spot. Putting up 26 points in 50 games he proved how well he can play in his own end but also how he can help out offensively. With only 4 goals this season matchett’s team of trainers were slightly disappointed. He never scored 5v5 every goal coming from the powerplay, which means he will be a great asset to have on the point for powerplays. Matchett is committed to playing the best of his abilities and wants to improve on his goal scoring for next season and even through these playoffs. 
 

With this season being a shorter one for him he averaged 1 penalty minute a game, he hopes to continue his good behaviour throughout his career and stay out of the box as much as possible. His team chose to play him just around 20 minutes a night, matchett wanted to prove it wasn’t a mistake and he proved he could take the load of being a top defender.

 

Now let’s take a look at some potential destinations for Matchett. Now it the chances of staying in the VHLM for another season are very slim as he’s already sitting around 160 TPE so it’s looking more and more likely we’ll se him suit up in the VHLE next season. He’s reportedly not heard from any teams quite yet but he’s already heard from a team in the big leagues. Matchett would like to stay in North America if he were given the opportunity but wouldn’t be completely against going over to Europe. 
For him he’d like to spend a season in the VHLE on a lower tier team, figuring he can get more minutes and if he stays long enough maybe even less the team to a playoff run.

 

 

Doug has 3 teams he would prefer in the VHL Chicago,Toronto, and LA. All are teams that aren’t exactly the top tier teams, one could make an argument for LA. Toronto is closer to home for Doug and with his family and friends so close it’d be perfect for him. They wouldn’t have to rush him into the lineup they can let him play his game in the lower level for a season or two and same goes for Chicago.

 

when it comes to LA it’s somewhat different they are currently in a position to win but playing against Vancouver and Seattle it’s less likely to have a run in the playoffs. This is one of his top choices because when they were first announced it was instantly his favourite team to watch. The nicest logo the nicest colour scheme. But, if it came to him choosing a team he would place the other two above LA just for the fact he’s be able to make the team and maybe even work his way up the lineup quicker.

 

Doug is looking to go on a deep playoff run and win the cup. He’s stated that anything less would be considered a failure to him. However in anyone else’s eyes this has been a successful season for him, joining the team late, missing out on training camp and conditioning. He finished the season a lot better than how he started it. It’s looking like the beginning of a promising career for this blue liner, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for him. 
 

 

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[Shindigs 1,771]

@jacobaa19 Good read, looking forward to seeing what you guys can do in the playoffs. With Miami out I'm obviously cheering for you! Also really looking forward to seeing what you'll be able to produce on the top pairing in the JST.

 

Review: An enjoyable read, good formatting, well written. Some minor errors here and there (when instead of When in the 6th paragraph for example), but nothing that detracted from the article as a whole. I always love these pieces on the your player's goals and hopes. Help immersion and also lets us know more about you as a member, what you value etc. As is my trademark when reviewing MS at this point, I'd have loved some pictures/graphics to go with it. Break up the text in a more dynamic way than purely through paragraphs. But that's not really anything wrong with the writing as such, more a presentation thing. Possibly making some use of italics and bold to highlight things like team names, stats etc. could also help those who prefer the TL;DR version get to the main points of interest faster. That's not a thing for me, but catering to as wide an audience as possible isn't necessarily a bad thing.