Claimed: Yukon gets the last laugh?

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Yukon gets the last laugh?

 

The Yukon Rush ended the season on a high note with two straight shutout wins: 3-0 at home to Oslo and 7-0 away at Vegas. A key part in the renaissance as of late has been the contributions from their late-season additions, namely Fuk D. World, Key Perought (affectionately named as Phuckin Phucked), and Ho Lee Fook. After the trade between the Rush and Aces to acquire the former two players, these bad ass motherfuckers have gotten acclimatized to their teammates and new environment, as Yukon won 12 of their last 20 games to end the season. Had they been performing at this rate the entire season, they would find themselves second place in the standings. Unfortunately due to their horrendous start, they are stuck in last place. Fortunately, they will still get a chance to redeem themselves with a five-game playoff series against the fourth-placed Ottawa Lynx for a chance to meet top seed Las Vegas in the semi-final series.

 

Fuk D. World has scored 27 points in 27 games with the Rush, which is a big jump from his 22 points in 41 games with Las Vegas. He has seen more than four minutes of ice time per game, as he transitions from a supporting role with the Aces to a leading role with Yukon. Key Perought, who only received four starts for Las Vegas while sitting on the bench for a further 24 games, has started all 27 of his appearances for the Rush and posted a respectable 12-13-2 record in his short tenure. His Yukon save percentage of .905 and GAA of 3.00 are both an improvement over his stats from Las Vegas despite a much weaker defense in front of him. This shows he has grown leaps and bounds since the trade and maybe the rough time he had in Vegas gave him a further drive to succeed and prove his doubters wrong. And finally rookie addition Ho Lee Fook has a goal and nine assists for ten points in only six games, and he will be a force to be reckoned with next season for whoever drafts him in the upcoming VHLM Dispersal Draft.

 

And going back to the second-last game of the season for Yukon where they dismantled Las Vegas 7-0 in front of their home fans... Yukon were just dominant in every aspect of the game, as despite both teams recording 24 shots on goal, Key Perought stopped all 24 of those shots for a shutout while veteran netminder Vernon Von Axelberry allowed a shocking seven goals on 24 shots. Every Yukon skater except aside Evgeni Turakov recorded at least a point, and four Rush players had over three points on the evening. Yukon was clinical on even strength, and took advantage on the powerplay, especially with Ho Lee Fook getting his first goal of the season with Yukon having a 5-on-3 advantage. Aces like Peter Quill and Dexter Lane were a -3 on the night, while defensive stalwart Luka Volkov, hyped prodigy Rudi Ying, and Asian sniper Takashi Fujimoto all recorded a horrendous -4 rating.

 

Note: Yeah, the piece wasn't written that well in terms of flow, as it had a bit of everything, but what can you do? Take a TPE off me?   6 TPE for Ying.