Mexico City Kings Royal Guard

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Mexico City Kings Royal Guard

 

 

Who is on the Royal Guard?

 

The Mexico City Kings have found themselves after 28 games at a 17-10-1 record and a 4 game win streak, which is good for 3rd in the entire league, 2nd in the Western Conference. The Mexico City Kings have shown every single season that they are a competitor, and it doesn't matter what roster they put forward, they'll always be a scary threat. This season though, things were different as the expectations for the Kings weren't as high as the last two previous seasons. Many fans and analysts had the Mexico City Kings ranked in the two previous seasons anywhere from 2nd-4th place, competing for that top side and potentially taking home the trophy. However, this season the Kings took a different path, which was attempting to develop their players, which was a weaker draft for the league overall. After the draft, many expected the Kings to be anywhere from 6th-8th place, especially after they had traded Darius Marimoto II to the Miami Marauders for picks, it seemed that the Kings were not going to be as competitive this season. However, that was all apart of the Kings plan, as they now have one of the most dynamic trios in the entire league. The Royal Guard this season is comprised of the best players for the Kings, the players who do a lot of the heavy lifting and without them, the Kings would not be in the place that they are now. Starting off first, is the most important member, Alexander Stroheim. Stroheim has already almost eclipsed the point-per-game mark in the VHLM, only 28 games in with 24G 40A, good for 64PTS and a +13. To say that Stroheim is the backbone of the team is an understatement, this player has been absolutely insane for the Kings since Day 1, and now given the opportunity to be a big part of the Kings this season, they took that opportunity and ran for it. Stroheim is currently first in the league in points, with a 15 point lead over the second place player. They also are first in goals, assists, and shots, absolute domination from Stroheim. Next up, the second member of the Royal Guard and the trio that does most of the lifting for the Kings is Grizz Tazzo. Tazzo came into the league last season as a waiver player and didn't have much success on a very stacked Kings team. Tazzo however found himself back on the Kings after they were selected 17th overall in the most recent VHLM Draft. Tazzo brings a great threat to the Stroheim-Tazzo-Riggins line, where if you decide to double team Stroheim, you're leading Tazzo wide open who has an impressive stat-line on his own. Tazzo currently with the Kings has 19G 25A, which leads to 44PTS and a +18. Tazzo has found himself linking up with Stroheim multiple times in every game, where he is able to show that if you're able to give Tazzo a great linemate, he can absolutely destroy even the best teams in the league. Tazzo currently finds himself 9th in the league in points and just outside the top ten for goals, while he's at 9th in assists. If Stroheim is the sword for the line, Tazzo is the shield, where this duo together can single handedly carry a team. However, what's a guard without any armor? That's where their third linemate Tim Riggins comes into play for the Mexico City Kings. Tim Riggins found himself on the Mexico City Kings due to the Darius Marimoto trade, where Riggins was selected with one of the many picks acquired by Mexico in that trade. Riggins was selected 28th overall and the Kings are very pleased to have him apart of the team. Coming into the scene, Riggins made himself known to be a team player, willing to do whatever the coach and the general manager needed him to do. Tim Riggins is the rock for the line, he's the one who's willing to sacrifice his offensive play to make sure that Stroheim and Tazzo are able to take great risks, while knowing that Riggins will always have their back if things go south. However, that doesn't mean that Riggins doesn't have any offensive production himself, as he currently sits at 10G 29A, slotting in at 39PTS and a +12. On top of that, Riggins is top 5 in assists, finding himself 5th in the league in assists. If Stroheim is the sword, Tazzo is the shield, then Riggins is the armor that protects that line from any defensive errors. This line is one of the most dominant lines that the Mexico City Kings have ever assembled and we're only 28 games into the season.

 

Why is the Royal Guard so special?

 

Now that I've explained who is on the Royal Guard, why is the Royal Guard so special? This line combination of Stroheim-Tazzo-Riggins not only compliments themselves very, very well, but they're the best first line in the league in my eyes. Now, I haven't done any statistical analysis or gone super in depth, but having three players that are almost top ten in the league should say something about this line. This line alone has produced 53 goals for the Mexico City Kings and their team as a whole has scored 116 goals on the season, which is the most goals in the entire league, even more then the 24-4-0 San Diego Marlins! That means that this specific line has scored 45.69% of the Mexico City Kings goals, which is absolutely insane if you think about it. This doesn't even count the defenseman's contribution towards the goal total, only the forward line. Not only that, but the line in total has 147 points, with the rest of the team having 157 points. This line is only 11 points away from having more points than the rest of the team combined. Let that sink in for a minute. A singular line of three players almost has more points than the remaining 8 players on the team. Some teams rely on depth for their scoring, or one superstar to lead them all the way to the finals, however what makes the Kings different is that they have a trio that no team in the league has found a way to match yet. Although the team struggles heavily with keeping the puck out of the net, they'll be fine taking the game into a shoot out, where the Kings usually come out on top. This trio is just getting started and with only 28 games played, we'll have to see where they are towards the end of the season. This line very well could put up 300+ points and have three players over 100 points at the end of the season!

 

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