The media does get it wrong

[JCarson 765]

We had the opportunity to sit with Felicia Hardy to discuss the recent VSN article discussing player Fantasy Value.  To summarize the VSN author noted the following: 

 

#28  D Felicia Hardy 

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16 GP | 1 G | 13 A | -4 | 37 H | 23 SB 

2.48 Fantasy Points per Game 

  

Felicia Hardy is a player I drafted myself with delight as I expected another rather good season. The playmaking style of this defender just hasn't quite translated to high fantasy scoring as goals are way more valuable than assists here, a fact I sadly overlooked in my decision making process. More concerning, however, is the plus-minus. For a team I expected to be contending, having their top defender be a minus player is strange. That is something I knocked Hardy for during their rookie season while discussing their case for ROTY. Also, Felicia lacks the hitting I expected as it seems Grimgor is content to be the main source of punishment for the Dynamo in S97. 

 

Felicia Hardy had the following to say: 

 

Typically, I don’t pay much attention to the media when it comes to my game. To be honest most media outlets write their articles to sell their chosen publication and aren’t much concerned with the truth.  The VSN generally has a more balanced reporting of the VHL however I have seen them be wrong on a few occasions and I expect that this is one place where they looked at the numbers and missed the reality of the situation behind the numbers. 

 

The beginning of the season was tough for me, I took an odd hit in game 2 of the season and cracked a rib.  It wasn’t so severe that I couldn’t play but it did cramp my normal playing style which held me back.  When they put out this article, I was just starting to feel myself again. Since this article was put out my numbers have jumped significantly. 

Currently I am sitting as follows: 

 

25 Games played, 2 Goal, 26 Assists, +6, 71 Hits. 35 SB. 

 

That means I have doubled my production (taking second overall in league assists) improved my +/- by 10 and kept up with my hits and blocks 

All I can say is that I am feeling great on the ice at his point in time, I am healthy, training is going well, and I expect that the numbers will keep going. Hopefully by season end I will be one of the top defenders in the league and the VSN will be writing an article about how wrong they are about me and my fantasy value.