another bitter end, victory cup curse strikes again

[DarkSpyro 901]

It’s really difficult to see Malmo’s back-to-back Victory Cups seasons end up so similar in the post-season. The Malmo Nighthawks gave found themselves losing out in the first round once again, only this time it was a 1-4 series loss to the Moscow Menace. Another thing that also makes this early exit so bitter this time around- is the fact that the Menace were immediately swept 4-0 in the next round.

 

Our main point-producer, Viktor Jensen, managed to find 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in those 5 games. Jacob Stone, arguably 1 of the best defenders in the VHL, earned 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) to reach a PPG. Ash Sparks, the team’s Captain and starting goaltender, kept the games close and played way better than S92’s playoffs reaching a 0.925 save% and 2.69 GAA.. so the top guys for the Nighthawks didn’t perform too terribly overall. There wasn’t much else going for the Nighthawks sadly as nobody else was at least a PPG- and the majority of the roster was taking a bunch of penalties. Malmo managed to get multiple power play opportunities but failed to convert on most of them where Moscow was able to capitalize on theirs. There were multiple reasons as to why the Nighthawks fell short but I think the main one to point out is clearly the most obvious- F*** the Victory Cup curse. 

 

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