Offseason interview with Molly the Cat

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Molly the Cat, it has been some time since you did an interview. Can you give me your thoughts on how the season ended and how your first round in the playoffs went? 

 

We are immensely proud of our season. If you go back and look at the media review of London for the year we were meant to be out of the playoffs. The media regulated us to a position of rebuilding. We wanted to show them that we had more than that in us, and I think coming third in the European conference did that. We had several players who had great seasons from a personal perspective. As for the first round of the playoffs, we fought a hard opponent. Moscow has a formidable team. We battled every game, which was all we set out to do. We lost in the end, but we learned a lot about who we are and what we can accomplish. 

 

Molly the Cat, you had a personal best season this year, how does that make you feel and what are your expectations for next year? 

 

I am extremely proud of the season I had. Being at a point per game pace is something all talented players strive to achieve. As much as I put everything, I had into it I know that I was only able to accomplish it with the assistance of my teammates. It was a group effort, and I am just grateful that my linemates were able to be there with me. I could not have done it without them. As for what comes next. I take everything I have learned this season and during the offseason work to make it better. There were times this season where the bigger players were pushing me around. One area I know I am going to work on is my upper body. I need to build a little strength so I can battle more for the puck. Next season I hope to show I will be able to play a strong game in front of the net and battling in the corners.  

 

Molly the Cat, you had mentioned to me that you had spent time with team management recently talking about expectations for next season. Is there anything you can share? 

 

I know that our GM is working hard to help fill in some gaps we have in the lineup and there are some good options available but nothing concrete yet. I think the first and focus is determining what Zaza Colors is going to do. Zaza is a free agent this year and so has several options ahead of him. He understands we would love to keep him, to allow him to finish out his career as a member of the United. We have shared our vision of the future and how he would fit in it but at the end of the day it is going to be Zaza that will make his final decision. Regardless of what he decides we have plans to make it work. 

 

On the other side we are looking forward to having a few rookie players join us for training camp this year. Blake McTavish (RW), Astro Singh(LW) and Jesse Teno (G) are all good options for our lineup. We will push them to see what they can do and hopefully slot some of that talent into our young core. Having young exceptional talent pushing for a spot on the team will increase competition and hopefully increase everyone’s game. 

 

Well, that is all the time we have for this week. Thank you, Molly the Cat, for sitting down with us and discussing what this offseason brings for London United. Hopefully, we can catch up again soon. Until then, enjoy your offseason, stay well and good luck in your training.