Filip Zinek - Houston Presser

[FiZi 22]

 

1.  Houston after 1 week: 4-4-2, 4th in the Western Conference. Does our current record reflect the rest of the season?

 

PLAYER:

Well, we started the season with a great scoring performance followed by a tough shootout loss, I feel like this game really influenced the next three games. In those, we weren´t able to create many chances and it wasn´t until the third period of the third game that we finally found our footing and did well. Despite our late push, we lost 5-4 scoring 4 in the last period. After this period we wanted the next game to start the same way and it was the case, scoring 4 unanswered in the first. Then we lost 2 back to back against a tough opponent the Mexico Knights. The last two games were important wins; otherwise, our record would look much worse. Through our first 10 games, I think we´ve had some ups and downs, but every team has. The season has just started and we´re still trying to settle in. And does it reflect the rest of the season? Not, there´s plenty of time left and our team has a young roster. We improve with every game we play and keep fighting until the last second. I don´t think anyone in their right mind is writing us off at this moment and you should watch out cause our goal is to be competitive no matter the opposition.

 

2.  How has your player performed through these first 10 games?

 

ME:

Filip is performing at a high level. I think he exceeded expectations and proved many people wrong. There were some doubts about how he will adapt to the narrower rinks. But it seems that he doesn´t struggle with that. One thing he struggled with though was his confidence. After he didn´t even hit the goal on his shootout attempt in the second game you could feel that something about his game was a bit off. In the next 6 games, he had just 3 points. But in his last two, you could feel that he was back in business and posted 4 points in those. Putting him just under a point per game with 9 points in 10 games.

 

He also has the 2nd highest shooting % on the team (just behind Nathan Ecker) and when asked about it he said this: "You try to find the perfect pass to your friends and when you do it´s almost a tap in. Me and @Nathan_8 have been putting our effort towards this in practice and we´re happy that it works. Though we should maybe try to shoot more 'cause the chances of us scoring when we do are a bit better than us playing it around and then loosing it." he said with a grin on his face after the game against Saskatoon Wild.

 

3.  Team Bonding Opportunity!: Ondrej Vencko @Mutti is a well-known drug addict. We need to hop the border from Texas to Mexico, what vehicle are we cruising in to partake in illegal activities?

 

PLAYER:

I mean we could take our team bus. Nobody will expect us to have drugs on board of a bus and no one will be bothered since more than half of our team are North American-born players. And even if they stopped us, @Mutti and I know where to hide them. We were roommates in Czech under 18 teams once or twice and got them everywhere we wanted to. 

 

4.  @Nathan_8 was announced this week as Houston's newest AGM. Do you have any words of advice for Nathan? Anything you would like to say?

 

PLAYER:

Nate is my linemate and since we spend a lot of time together on and off the ice. I knew about it a bit earlier since he told me that some talks were ongoing. And even then I told him that it was a great idea and he was well suited for the job. He and @AJW will be a great team I know it.

 

5.  Our captain Trimiskez Artav @jake  and our assistant captain Chris Reynolds Jr @Crstats23 lead the team with 7 goals each. In the 72-game season, how many goals will the two end up with? My guess is around 45-50 goals for each of them. How many goals will your player end with?

 

PLAYER:

Well, hopefully as many as possible. I think they will both hit 50. Well, at least that´s what I´m hoping for. But leave some goals for the playoffs as well guys. For me, I set my goal a little low at 20 but if I score at this rate I will have that in 40 games and we still have 62 to play so we´ll see.

 

6.  I am deciding to drop everything I have and run! The mafia has caught up to me and Houston needs a new GM now. You have been chosen to fill my spot! As GM of the Houston Bul, ls what is the first thing you do?

 

ME:

Hopefully, that doesn´t ever happen. Firstly I don´t know anything about being the GM. Secondly, you´re one of the best GMs out there. And if I ever become a GM, I would like to be as good as you cause so far I gotta say, that you´ve done everything in your power to help me even though It was easy at times.

[jake 84]

nice

Edited January 15 by jake

[UghSike 211]

A well though out press conference, and the gif/header is fire. Literally and figuratively speaking. Very neatly composed and organized with all of the mentions. The accurate inclusion of statistics really bumped it up and gave it a professional feel.  I may have to take a page from your notebook for any of my future press conferences.