Holik looking to Oust Playoff Demons in Final Season

[Beketov 9,103]

The world cup has come and gone with team World finishing without a medal at 4th place after bringing home bronze in the Season 52 tournament. Neither result was quite what goaltender Jakab Holik was hoping for. While his teams never fully held him accountable for the losses they endured, Holik wound up being harder on himself. Unfortunately for the Czech netminder, who is entering his final season in the VHL, losses in the playoffs feel all to familiar, be they world cup or VHL.

 

Holik has been to the playoffs in 4 straight VHL seasons, coming in with the first round bye in three of those. However he has never stepped foot onto the ice in the Continental cup finals. One could argue a lack of depth of star power has kept Holik from glory but often his stats tell the story. In those 4 seasons he has never had a GAA under 2.18 and never a S% above .917; a far stretch from his regular season statistics in the same years. While Holik's regular season statistics put him within Hall of Fame aspirations his abysmal playoff performances could easily result in his omission from the hall and the minds of VHL fans.

 

Holik is hoping to oust those playoffs demons this season. The Americans enter Season 55 as underdogs without a doubt. Quebec, Stockholm, and Helsinki all have stronger teams on paper and younger men between the pipes. If Holik hopes to end his career on top, hoisting the continental cup as he never has before, he'll have to be able to topple the league's giants. The Americans have managed to acquire some extra help on defines, a major flaw they had in Holik's first year on the team, but will that be enough to counteract his age?

 

The playoffs are quite a ways off to be even discussing right now but without a doubt Holik has his eyes focussed on finishing at the top.

 

*For Holik

Edited June 7, 2017 by Beketov

[STZ 5,389]

Neeeeeeja

[Da Trifecta 1,902]

Best of luck this final year Beketov

[Banackock 8,143]

7 minutes ago, The Trollfecta said:

Best of luck this final year Beketov