Ninefingers Readies for Off-season

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The dreaded off-season is upon us which means we have the Pro-Am, World Cup, and WJC to look forward too.  I am sure it’s a nice break for the management for the league but I hope it isn’t too long of a wait until we get back to smashing our competition in our quest for a Cup.  That being said there is a lot of things my player needs to work on for next season.  I spent most of this season dumping precious TPE points into Faceoffs and am finally at a spot I can up my defense and Offensive vision a bit.  The birthday TPE, donation doubles, and uncapped Fantasy TPE surely do help right now so I am looking to start the season well over 1000 TPE.   

 

Ninefingers had an up and down season last year and struggled at faceoffs and for the longest time he couldn’t find the back of the net or assists.  Ninefingers and linemate Riley Martin did turn it up at the end of the season thought and Logan managed to finish strong with 32 goals 44 assists 76 points. Shots, hits, and power play goals were down from his rookie season.  

 

So, with the off-season officially here what does Logan Ninefingers need to work on to take that next step toward a Cup?  

 

Defensive Coverage/Poke Check 

In the minors Ninefingers was a player who could score in bunches and still play sound defense.  With the quality of competition that much better in the VHL, Logan needs to play a 200 foot game to help Vancouver compete night after night.   Ninefingers is currently at 80 PC and 85 DC which is not bad but needs to be upped for next season. 

 

Offensive Vision

Now, Logan currently sits at 92 OV and its costly to try to up it each week while neglecting cheaper attributes that also still need improvement. Logan’s linemate Riley Martin currently has 97 OV so maybe its not so important Ninefingers to get that attribute up immediately and can maybe focus on defense and other stuff to complement Martin.  

 

Deking/Stick handling

These attributes confuse me sometimes.  I like them because they improve secondary stuff like skating and defense but not sure which one to increase first.  They currently sit at 80/78 So I will probably try to get them to low 80s and see if it improves Logan’s play.

 

Checking

Vancouver is a team of hitters for sure. Logan saw over 50 less hits than his rookie season and I take that to mean more hitters sometimes equals less hits per player.  Maybe not, but whatever happened Logan hit less but also had less PIMS which is nice. I prob wont mess with this much and see where he shakes out next season. 

 

Overall, there is always something to improve with a player.   Logan plans to grind this off-season and try to get better to get us closer to our goal of winning the Continental Cup.  There is a special group of players on the Wolves that care little of stats or awards but all want to taste victory in Vancouver.