The C.G.Y. Janser Story, Part XI: (regular) Season end

[Daniel Janser 2,213]

graphic courtesy by Leandrofg

 

Our stalwart Swiss defender ended his regular season with Vasteras at the top of the league. He was able to improve his physical play and could repeat his last season's offensive numbers with 48 points. He lost the hit-battle, which was pretty much a two men race against Ironhide by the skin of his teeth (361 vs 354 hits). Callum has also cracked the top ten in scoring for defense men as well as the +/- rating and leads the league in PIM. Rin 'the Beast' Kagamine on the other hand maintained form by being the top shot blocker in the league (and it is not even close) as well as topscorer of her team, the Oslo Storm and eighth-highest scoring back of the VHLE. Unfortunately, the Norwegian squad was not even near a playoff spot for the vast majority of the season. To demonstrate how un-close it was: the second to last team Bratislava has almost double the points total of Oslo. There is one advantage of being in a bottomfeeder team: One gets ample of opportunities to play and improve. And this is what the Japanese prospect did. So much so, that it is expected that already next season, New York fans will get to enjoy 'The Beauty and the Beast' on ice (and we do not mean the musical, folks).

 

graphic courtesy of Orbiting Death

 

While the 'Nagasaki Nightingale' enjoys some rest and can spend more time singing in New York, the 'Vasteras Terror' has a mission ahead of him: Shutting the Stockholm offense down and make sure the Iron Eagles make the Renaissance cup final. It is a derby, it is a duel of epic proportions and most important of all for the crowd it is a relentless clash of titans between the two hardest hitters in Europe. Ironhide and Janser are lowering their heads and whetting their horns to settle this matter once and for all (at least for this season). Of course, both teams have other protagonists such as leading goal scorer Spanish Moon Moth, who played with CGY in Mississauga, or Sanzone another very talented forward, on Stockholm's side. Vasteras offers dishmaster Leif Reingaard or veteran winger Woolfenden. In net Syko as the only prominent Viking netminder, faces retiring goal keeper Gauthier and talent Herzlich, all three being neck-to-neck on the stats.

 

Stockholm's biggest asset is in net with Syko who is arguably the most talented goalkeeper of the VHLE. However, Vasteras can rely on a duo which both were fit to be a number one in any other franchise. So they can swap goalies in a series should one of them go on a cold streak, which the Vikings cannot. The biggest discrepancy in raw talent between the two Swedish teams is in defense though. The Eagles sport five defenders with an average TPE level of 369, whereas only four backs hold down the fort for Stockholm and one of them is at the bare minimum of 200 TPE. A similar picture can be painted about the front rows. Vasteras has more talent and depth on their side. In conclusion, we see Vasteras as the favourite in this match-up and Stockholm has to rely on their last man to steal games, if they want to get a round further.

 

Here the stats of Rin and Callum for the regular season:

Rin: 72gp, 14g, 45a, 59pts, -46, 64 PIM, 124 hits, 287sb, 1gwg, 8ppg, 1 First Star nomination

CGY: 72gp, 12g, 36a, 48pts, +26, 211 PIM, 354 hits, 140sb, 2gwg, 4ppg, 2 First Star nominations

 

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/141334-the-cgy-janser-story-part-vi-between-two-seasons/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/141723-the-cgy-janser-story-part-vii-stars-spreading-the-news/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/142049-the-cgy-janser-story-part-viii-arrival-in-sweden/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/142307-the-cgy-janser-story-part-ix-one-third-of-a-season-played/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/142493-the-cgy-janser-story-part-x-the-beauty-and-the-beast/

 

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