Warsaw is mid!?!

[MetalToday 266]

Well the start of this season has not been friendly to Warsaw and the players here. The team is only winning fifty percent of their games right now, and this is just not enough for the players, and the fans in Warsaw. This might be where VSN wanted to see Warsaw for the past few years, but they have always been wrong about the team. This might be the first year the team actually makes it to the VSN’s small list of correct predictions. The team does not want to be on this list, as one may expect, the team is looking at what is working and what is not. Right now, Zach Kisslinger is the team’s hottest player, on the ice and off. He had a rocky first couple games, but soon came out with a bang for 11 points in only 6 games. The team is looking for more of that intensity, and they are getting it from some, such as Biggie Cheese with 9 points in 6 games as a defenseman, and Brian Payne, 8 points in 6 games as well as a defenseman. Second line center has also looked quite good, Johnny Xavier has 8 points in 6 games himself. The scoring seems to be quite good, they are on the upper end for scoring to this point, but they are nowhere amazing in that category, as two big members are still struggling to get the puck behind the goaltender. Brendan Marner is already having some trouble after getting 5 points in two games, he now only has 2 points in 4 games, this is a big disappointment for the team as he has not pushed to his scoring touch quite yet. Girts is also having a bunch of trouble, with only 4 points in 6 games, this is just not cutting it for the 54 goal scorer last season. The team is really missing the two top players, these guys need to deliver to be competitive for the playoffs. Where they are now, they might not make it either. Goal scoring can definitely be better for the team, they can be higher up with total goals for, but sometimes its hard to outscore your problems, as the team has one glaring issue, defensive breakdowns. The team is high for goals for but has even more goals against right now. The team has had some trouble keeping the puck out of their own net, as Wumbo is having his worst season yet, and the defense is looking for more offensive games, the defensive side of the games is being left wide open for defensive breakdowns. If the team can fix these defensive and goaltending issues then the team can really thrive, even with the lower goal scoring than last year, the team is good for close games. If the team can get tighter on their defensive game then they should be able to get to where they were last season. The biggest hope for Warsaw is to prove VSN wrong just like every other season.