a tale of two Brothers // Tervetuloa Marcel Janser

[Daniel Janser 1,997]

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg

(Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

The S88 season is about to start, and this news outlet takes this opportunity to get a preseason interview with the younger Janser brother. As most of our valued readers know the Swiss defender is dressing now for Helsinki, another Original Eight franchise. Our Finnish correspondent Simo Routsalainen met up with the Rotkreuz native to catch up.

 

Simo Ruotsalainen (SR): 'Hi Marcel. Thanks for meeting up with us.'

Marcel Janser (MJ): 'Hyvää päivää, Simo. Excited to answer your questions.'

SR: 'Marcel, Calgary could not afford your services anymore and you entered FA this past offseason. You had several offers. What did make you declare for Helsinki?'

MJ: 'I am a big fan of Original Eight franchises and Helsinki has an interesting future ahead after a couple of rather underwhelming seasons. GM Frank Funk convinced me with his vision. On top of that I can provide some veteran presence to a young defence core and bring that cup experience into the mix.'

SR: 'Does that mean that we will see a more offensive version of the Calgary-Marcel?'

MJ (laughs): 'I do not think so. I am still a stay-at-home defender with limited offensive output. The points will come from the young talented prospects like Grimes, Dixon and Kardashian.'

SR: 'For the first time in your professional career you will be playing against your brother. Are you looking forward to these meet ups?'

MJ: 'I mean we played against each other during our time in Switzerland. I like to think that knowing him as well as I do can give me an edge. Dan needs to get creative playing against me, as I know most of his moves. So he will need to do new things, which can be a chance for our team, when he is not as proficient with the new tricks as with his proven ones. It will be interesting for both of us.'

SR: 'Will we see the Jansers dropping gloves against each other?'

MJ: 'Never say never. Alas, we were taught that brothers need to stick together. Of course we were also raised to give our all for our teams in every match. Contrary to what people may believe in view of the legendary line brawl against Seattle in game three of the conference finals, Dan and I are not big fighters. We acknowledge that it is part of the game and that there are times when you need to draw a line in the sand, but we prefer to focus on playing hockey.'

SR: 'You came to Finland on your father's yacht together with Dan, Bonnie, Callum and your sister Nicole. How was the passage? Did Callum get seasick?'

MJ: 'Not at all. Not even when we hit some rough patches mid-Atlantic. He sleeps as good as can expected from a newborn.'

SR: 'How about your new home? Have you found an accommodation in Helsinki yet?'

MJ: 'Yeah I found a flat in the vicinity of the Hartwall Arena where we will be playing our home games. It is nothing fancy, but I am a simple guy with simple tastes, so flat hunting was not that difficult. Especially not with the help of the Titans' HR department, who assisted my with translating and all the paper work.'

SR: 'Okay that's it from my side. Good luck in your new club and welcome to Finland.'

MJ: 'Appreciate it Simo and thanks for having me, hyvästi'

 

We will revert with news from our intrepid heroes in due course. Stay tuned.

 

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https://vhlforum.com/topic/134635-a-tale-of-two-brothers-an-interseason-summary/

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[JCarson 605]

Great article as usual.  I love the interview perspective of the two brothers, it is good to see this one from the perspective of Marcel.  The simple narrative makes the character of both brothers come alive .  Looking forward to reading more about Marcel's time in Helsinki and how each brother responds to their first game against each other. Wondering if the competition will change their relationship.

 

I give this article a 8/10