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It has been a furious start to Jillian Wood’s career thus far. Growth has been quick as she’s getting her skating legs underneath her as she continues to showcase her talents going forward in the VHLM season, and now an opening playoff round against Houston. Down 3-2 in the series, there is a lot of work to do before this thing is done, and Jillian will have to rally the troops here in order to lead this charge to 2 more consecutive wins. Monday will be a big day here for the Marlins as they have a lot of training to pay out, ideally as early as possible, and could see some substantial growth from some key players before Game 6. Keep an eye on the defenders in particular, as a lot of them are crossing that huge 150TPE threshold and close in on their maximum builds here in the VHLM.

 

London walks away from a tightly contested play-in series against Prague, and walked in with confidence in the opening 2 games against Malmo. The top seed seemed stunned at home, but look to return the favour as the series heads back to London for the next 2 games. London will be needing to pull at least a win here tomorrow to feel any sort of comfort in their initial surge. A return to an even series could mean a decisive morale swing, and momentum is the most important statistic one could ever track.

One could reasonably suggest that the London core is starting to show their age, with many of their top players having a down season as compared to S91, But the depth that London has been able to produce, particularly from the forwards, has been notable. The defenders have served their design, as shaving precious cap room in order to flex their advantage in net and up front. Holding the shots to a reasonable level without spending a single more dollar than necessary fuels this machine that aims to win a second franchise Cup this playoff.

 

Many remember a London that was led by the defense, along with one of a couple aging, but still incredibly talented goaltenders. It was always a situation where the forwards, particularly the depth that held this franchise back. One final push of this old design won the franchises only championship win, but the sustainability of that model was hard to put money on. The team wins more games now, but seems far more susceptible to losing from a great goalie effort, and perhaps may not be playing the game the “right way”. Is this new style going to get this team through another playoff round, or has the design gone too far in the other direction? Malmo represents a team that has invested heavily in this defenders and forwards, but has always saved significant money on their goaltending, which has always managed to be serviceable enough to win them games. This season they had all the pieces together, and are looking to see the vision through.