Goncalves lacking confidence - a worrying sign for Davos fans?

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The new season is almost here, the teams and players have worked hard during the off-season to make sure the regular season starts well. A lot of uncertainty is in the air, many younger players from VHLE and VHLM are making their debuts in VHL this season, and many trades and retirements have taken place since the previous season ended, so the importance of a solid off-season and training camp can not be underestimated.

 

As we all know, if you start the season poorly, it's not going to be easy to climb back up and turn the ship around. Especially for the teams that are predicted to be fighting for playoff spots, the start of the season is often the time of the season when you can win or lose the whole season. The pressure to start well is often felt the heaviest by the star players in each team. These players are expected to carry their teams and perform in every single game. One of these players is Davos star center Leandro Goncalves, one of two active players who has managed to earn over 2000 TPE in their career!

 

The extra burden for Leandro Goncalves when heading towards the new season comes in the form of starting the season in a new team as the center played last season in Seattle. Since joining Davos, many fans of the team have started to follow Leandro Goncalves on social media. Anything Leandro says or does is seen and heard by thousands of Davos fans in minutes.  Earlier today Concalves posted the following status update: "I'm trying to smash tonight." The update was welcomed with mixed feelings. A spokesperson for the HC Davos Dynamo Fans Association was pleased to hear the star player is enjoying their life in Davos, it is not always easy to be comfortable in a new country and city, it can take a while for some players, but at the same time, the lack of confidence cast a worrying cloud over the hopes of starting the season in a positive fashion. Many commentators shared the spokesperson's views, the feedback was mostly positive, but the commentators were also eager to point out that Leandro "trying to smash" instead of "going to smash" is making the player and the whole organization look bad.

 

Leandro's status update was also found by the fans of Seattle and Calgary, the fans attempted to tease the star center a little by asking: "What is his name?".   Leandro Goncalves spent the majority of his career in Calgary before moving to Seattle last year.  

 

 It remains to be seen how the night went for Leandro and whether he was able to smash or not, but one thing is for certain - a lot is expected from Leandro Goncalves when the regular season starts. Publicly coming out with anything else than positive and firm commentary before the season has started is something that can make Leandro and the Davos organization look bad if the season happens to start in a way that leaves a lot of room for improvement.

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Awesome, well constructed and written. Will report tomorrow!