Richards And Friends

[John Cimarno 252]

Richards has turned his season around. He was extremely underwhelming for large portions of the season this year but now he has 52 points in 50 games. He has way more assists than originally expected and is looking like the steal of the first round. Although the players chosen ahead of him have all had incredible seasons respectfully, Richards has done it all and is doing it all. He has the PIMS, the hits, the goals, the assists, the points, he has played up and down the lineup and has even played defense. Richards has shown to be a leader in the lockerroom and is willing to give the Lynx anything in order to help the franchise win. He sees the biggest competition for the championship is the Aces. They are the only team that the Lynx haven't been able to beat in the regular season yet. 

 

Excited and motivated to keep scoring and keep on winning, Richards has been working out harder than usual. It's like there's a new found confidence in the man that was never seen before. And now that there's 22 games left in the regular season, what better time to heat up than now? His usual linemate in Sadie St Louis has been moved to defense and Jaggerbomb has taken her spot on the first line so Richards is now the first scoring option in terms of goals. This could either further benefit his game or weaken it. I can see it going both ways to be honest. Richards is a strong scoring winger who can play anywhere in the lineup and isn't afraid to get in the dirty areas. If you need a goal put Richards out there, he will do his best to make something happen. He takes a lot more penalties than most skilled, scoring wingers do but that's part of his game. For a 5'10 player he is quite feisty and loves to play the physical game having nearly over 100 hits as the Lynx lead in that department it's in no question that Richards has a huge part in that.

 

As Richards gets better, so does his team and teammates. This past sim the Lynx went 4-1-0, the only loss was a 5-3 loss against the Los Vegas Aces. Richards had an assist in that game stretching his point streak to 7 games. He would love to score more goals but won't complain about the assists at all as he has 36 assists in 50 games. He is almost an assist per game which is incredible. He has a new found passion to distribute the puck and put it in an area where his linemates, Brayden and Sadie can bury it. He is excited to end the season on a high note. As he prepares for the VHLE draft, he is trying to impress the scouts by scoring as much as possible. Think March Madness but in October, that's what Richards is doing. It seems like these past 5 games Richards raised his game to another level. He has seemed to be a whole head above the competition and has been destroying the VHLM as of late. Hopefully this continues to be the case through the last 22 games of the season and he can carry over this incredible success into the playoffs.