Vancouver needs help

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We have hit the 20-game mark, and the Vancouver Wolves continue to struggle a bit.  It’s been a series of touch and go for the young re-building Wolves.  Showing streaky glimpses of dominance followed by some dismal defensive lapses the team just can’t seem to find a rhythm.    

 

PROS

Some of the pros for the club has been the addition of veteran talent in Larry Abass, Left Alone, and Sunglasses Joyo.  Added with returning Vet, Liv Slater they round out the top 4 in scoring for the club and it’s no surprise.  

 

Rookies Vlad Von Carstein and Riley Martin have been great too but will need to keep the foot on the gas for the club to have a chance at a post season.

 

IDENTITY

While Vancouver struggles with consistency and defense, where they do shine is aggressiveness.  They are a big, bruising club that hit EVERYTHING. Even their leading scorer Larry Abass Jr has 87 hits and 90 PIMs.   This might be where they can eke out some wins by purely punishing opposing clubs.  

 

NEEDS

The team desperately needs rookie Logan Ninefingers to find his groove and get on the score sheet.  He has a few games of good play and he follows it up with some serious lapses on the defensive side.  At a -7 he needs to focus on stopping opposing players and let the points come naturally.  That simple adjustment and many believe he will become hot offensively.  

 

They will also need some depth help from centerman Mikko Borisyuk and defenseman Jens Lekman.  

 

In summary, this is a very deadly club that just needs to find their footing.  The top players are scoring and playing well, they just need to get the rest of club firing and all will be well in Vancouver.