Gavilrovs settles into NY

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S97 Defenseman of the year Guntis Gavilrovs is off to a great start for his new team the NY Americans. Through 9 games Guntis has 12 points, including 4 goals, 35 hits and 20 blocks! He's on pace for another potentially award-winning season but thinks he can still improve on these numbers as he settles into his new role, city and team. The Americans have started pretty well with a current record of 5-4 which has them 4th in the conference 1 spot ahead of Guntis former team the Vancouver Wolves, so that's been nice to see. The Wolves in the post-Gavilrovs era had a rough start going 0-5 without Guntis roaming the blue line as it's proving to be a big loss for the franchise, but they picked up 3 wins in a row including a win against NY last game so things are looking up for his old team and he wishes them well.

 

Gavilrovs return to Vancouver was much hyped and there was speculation he may drop the gloves with some beloved teammates but the game was pretty uneventful with no major penalties. However a 6-2 loss does not sit well with Gavilrovs and he has vowed to "run" goalie Soju next time they play so it should be exciting to see how that one plays out. We don't expect running the goalie will set well with Logan Ninefingers so watch for some potential fireworks next time New York plays Vancouver. 

 

Gavilrovs and fellow award winning blueliner Callum Gary Yanick Janser are proving to be tough to play against as expected and Janser is off to a great start of his own with 13 points, 38 hits and 15 blocks so far. With one of these two superstar defenseman on the ice at all times in NY it should be a big season for the Americans. 

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2 hours ago, Girts said:

We don't expect running the goalie will set well with Logan Ninefingers so watch for some potential fireworks next time New York plays Vancouver

Bring it!!