Rookie Experience - The Frenchman

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The Frenchman Rookie Experience

We are now 30 games into the start of the 9 season career that The Frenchman hopes to have, and the start isn't as great as he hoped it would be.
Before the season started the general manager of the Riga Reign said that due to our lower depth on our roster, that The Frenchman likely could be an above point per game player, but after 30 games, we are just at 17 points, a bit over half a point per game, but atleast it is trending upwards.

 

 

He knew his rookie season could be rough as he also struggled in the VHLE last season as a lower TPE player. But he knew the risk and wanted to go for a 9 season career, as perhaps it will be the only time someone from his agency would do it. The graduation to the VHL was a bit rough, as shortly after he announced he was going up, the Bratislava Watchmen decided to go all in and acquire some more solid players. He did not know that beforehand and it could have had changed his mind. So looking back, he might still have some regrets about going up, but what's done is done.

 

With his expectations tempered after his vhle season, he got overexcited about the promise made about the point totals, he already could see himself up there in rookie scoring, but truth be told, he's only in the 10th position, while teammate Gus Bentley is in first, over a point per game, having the season that The Frenchman hoped he would have.

 

So while his numbers are not on par what he had hoped, he will not stop to earn and push himself to the limit, trying to challenge towards a point per game in the remainder of his rookie season. It's definitly not over yet for the young frenchman.

 

From a team point of view, the Riga Reign are in last. Which comes to no one’s surprise, seeing we are in a full rebuild mode. We even are selling off our players for future draft picks, to help us compete in the future. It is a long road ahead of us, but hopefully The Frenchman will be able to trend upwards and help carry this franchise on his back.  It might not have happened while he is a rookie, but there is still a longer career ahead of him. We can only hope for the best for him from here on out.