Claimed:LSP S47 Highlights [Reviewed]

[atw2592 286]

With season 47 coming to a close, I wanted to take a look back at LeAndre St. Pierre’s best games of the year. He is a virtual lock for VHLM MVP, but he has produced somewhat inconsistently over of the course of the season. He currently leads the VHLM in goals and points, but not by as wide of a margin as he expected. Clearly the best player in terms of scoring, LeAndre only has 78 goals in a season where he started on pace for over 100. This could have been a result of the influx of talent joining the VHLM towards the end of the season and the fact that St. Pierre could not train with the team any more after the first 25-30 games. We will start with his first game in a Lynx uniform.

Game 1 - LSP hat trick

 

An amazing start for LSP, scoring a hat trick and annihilating Yukon by a 6-0 final. St. Pierre logged 16 shots on goal, letting the rest of the league know that he is going to be a force to be reckoned with. He also won 11/15 face-offs, despite a 40 face-off rating. This game would set the standard for the rest of the season.

 

First game vs. Moscow

 

Another memorable game for St. Pierre was his first against Moscow, the team he won the VHLM championship with last year as a waiver claim. LSP recorded 3 assists and was a big part of the thorough 4-0 domination of the Red Wolves. After the game, LSP was quoted as saying "this is only the beginning. We have more work to do."

 

First game vs. Oslo

 

As most of you know, St. Pierre's agent, ATW, took a job as the general manager of the Oslo Storm in the off-season to help revive their franchise. ATW made it a very close game against the Lynx, forcing overtime before falling 5-4 on a Jonathan Stark game winner. St. Pierre finished with 4 points, including 3 assists and 7 shots. Even a highly motivated Oslo team couldn't take down LSP and the Lynx, proving that they will be a tough opponent for anyone this season.

 

Highest point total vs. Moscow

 

LSP almost single handedly beat the Red Wolves with his best game statistically, racking up 5 points in a 6-3 victory. The blood would finally start boiling for Moscow general manager Steven Stamkos after LSP told him after the game to "suck his cock, you loser."

 

Game tying goal + Game winner in OT vs. Brampton

 

St. Pierre showed he can be counted on in the clutch, scoring the game tying goal in the third period before winning it with a snipe in overtime for a 4-3 Lynx victory. The hat trick he recorded would be his fourth of the season in only his 14th game.

 

LSP's 40th goal

 

St. Pierre would reach the 40 goal mark after scoring twice in a 7-2 game against Bratislava. This also marks the half way point of the season, putting St. Pierre on a firm pace for 80 goals. While it was much lower than his blistering pace at the beginning of the season suggested, an 80 goal season is something any player would be proud of.

 

New game-best 6 points

 

The very next game, LSP would be a large part of the 8-0 blowout against Yukon with a hat trick and 6 points. Ottawa really started to hit their stride as a whole after this game.

 

Last regular season game in VHLM

 

Ottawa would fall to Bern in a shootout 4-3 in the last regular season game of LSP's VHLM career. He had 1 assist and a goal in the shootout, finishing the season with 78 goals and 75 assists for a total of 153 points and leading Ottawa to the top seed in the S47 playoffs.

[DollarAndADream 3,356]

Love this. Awesome how you've tracked your best games as they come along. LSP is definitely a stud.

[CowboyinAmerica 2,880]

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