GM’s Take Notice - This is Why Frank is so Damn Good at his job!

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At 6’4” and weighing in at 234 pounds, one would expect that a player with this build would be an enforcer.  A hockey player with a long reach and packing the muscle to back it up and protect his teammates, while occasionally racking in a goal and offering a few assists.  And if the enforcer isn’t the specialty of this player’s build, then most definitely a power forward.  A player who punishes opponents with heavy hits, getting in the way of shots, and drawing penalty minutes, slapping in a few goals and getting some assists in the process.

 

Here are the cues for this player after 52 games:  24 goals, 34 assists, ±25, 60 PIM, 113 hits, 16 blocked shots.  These stats do not even come close to the build of an enforcer, nor a power forward, not even a two-way forward.  This build is a complete player.  A player maker at the core.  A player who knows when to snipe the puck into the net and when to dish it to a teammate ready and waiting to put it between the pipes.  This is a player who specializes in penalty shots, game winning goals, and doing everything for the team.

 

With all of that being said, this article is more about the GM than the player.  The GM, @Frank, believed in this player.  He made it a point to bring the player to Vancouver and to team him up with a stacked lineup.  He stuck up for this player when there was ribbing about how useless he was and what a worthless contribution he would provide.  This is to put all of us on notice, mostly me and @Scurvy, that @ScottyP has landed.  Rip Wheeler is doing it all this season.  He’s on the top of his game, and Frank is the person responsible for this success.  Who else would hand the puck to Rip Wheeler when the game is on the line?  And Rip Wheeler, with all the swagger, confidence, aloofness, and ego, looks at his teammates and says, “I got this,” putting everyone at ease.  Six game winning goals, and a number of game winning shoot out goals, Rip Wheeler is a good example of why Frank is the GM of the season.

 

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[Frank 5,208]

Always believed in you @ScottyP keep proving the doubters wrong. Also make me look good so I get more articles like these. 

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