The Offseason

[John Cimarno 252]

Unfortunately our season in Stockholm has come to an end after failing to make the playoffs. For Richards, he has missed out on 2 of the 3 possible playoffs appearances so far in his career making his career playoffs appearance chances from season to season is 33%. Richards had one of the most disappointing season he's ever had offensively. 20 goals isn't a disappointment but the fact that he only scored 40 points. As captain of the team or former captain not sure if the captains got reset or something but, as a member of the leadership squad on Stockholm, 40 points isn't good enough. I have made it a personal goal to update as much as possible while I am on Christmas break. I want to be able to help out my team as much as possible and upgrade my stats as much as possible. I want to take advantage of the hollidays and be as productive as possible with each league that I'm in. 

 

Next season I think Richards will be starting out with Stockholm again and hopefully with some of the top players for the Vikings graduating into the VHL, Richards will have more opportunities to score and really do what he excels at which is goal scoring. I am hoping for a ton of individual success for Richards and a ton of team success for both Stockholm and Davos. Once the offseason begins I will try my best to jump on every opportunity possible to earn TPE. I will also try my best to be as active as possible in the LR of both teams as this past season I wasn't really there much. I was usually very busy with volleyball. Richards game revolves around offense and he excels in the offensive zone. 

 

Once Richards gets the attributes he needs up, he will be a prolific threat all over the ice and will most likely score every night. I hope to see my friends excel too as Kirby and Sadie are probably going to the VHL next season, I hope they both have great rookie seasons. I hope Sadie continues her offensive prowess and scores 25 goals at the VHL level. I hope Kirby posts a shutout in every game she starts in. I hope that Kirby can be a reliable backup to whomever Davos has next season and eventually become the starter. As Kirby and I progress through our VHL careers and become the main guys for the Davos team, I hope we can win a few championships before our careers are over. 

 

This offseason is going to be eventful for Richards, he might not head into next season as the captain, he might still struggle to find his game. I think that Stockholm next season will be good and I think we will make the playoffs and push for a deep run. I think that this offseason will be a teller one for the team, we could commit to a playoff push or commit to a rebuild. Whichever happens, I'm hoping that all goes well and that the new players that come to the team do well and exceed in their roles.