One Last Time

[McWolf 3,111]

With the 61st VHLM season pretty much in the books, Joseph McWolf takes some time to look back and reflect on what he accomplished in this past season. He knows this next game might be his last regular season game as a Lynx and he's feeling kind of nostalgic about it, already. The team that drafted him and gave him his first shot at playing professional hockey. He almost wishes he could stay with them one more season and help them be a competitive team again next season as well, but so is the life of a prospect. You got to be thankful for that chance they gave you, but then you got to move on and work on what's next; the VHL. McWolf doesn't know yet the colours he's going to wear next season, but he did spoke with a couple of general managers that showed some interest for him. Some of them talked about the impact he could have in the upcoming season, but they all seemed impressed mostly by the type of player he could potentially become down the road.

 

The English defenseman is en route to finish 2nd in the VHLM in hits, as he delivered 234 in 71 games. He also currently sits on the 16th place in the blocked shots leaderboards with 74, effectively showing that he is a soul-crushing shutdown force to be recognized in the minor league. He is hopeful that this high-level of defensive abilities he's been showing all season long will translate well in the big leagues. He doesn't expect to finish his rookie season anywhere near the top 10 in either hits or blocked shots, but he might get up there at one point in his career. As for the offensive side of his game, there sadly isn't much to talk about. His 34 points ranked him 44th in the whole league, 21st among defensemen. McWolf lacked the powerplay time that his competitors had, only racking 4 points with the man advantage, while some others had upwards of 20 powerplay points. But, even with more powerplay time, he would never have caught up with top scoring defensemen like Shawn Glade or Lando Baxter.

 

He's conscious that, at some point in his career, he's going to have to put some work on his finishing touch. Blocking shots and checking opponents only gets you so far if you can't score when given the opportunity. He wants to do what's best for his future team and he knows that might be to try and become more a two-way defenseman than a undimensional shutdown guy. That is hopefully something he'll get to discuss with his coach in the coming weeks. For now, though, Joseph has to focus. He gotta think about his short-term future. He gotta wear that Ottawa Lynx jersey one last time in the regular season and get his mind set on the upcoming playoffs.

[ShawnGlade 1,002]

its S62 but otherwise this was an awesome read!

[McWolf 3,111]

3 minutes ago, ShawnGlade said:

its S62 but otherwise this was an awesome read!

 

But there was no VHLM in S1. So yes, it's S62 but only the 61st season.

Thanks, man!