Svoboda Hoping to Make an Immediate Impact

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Pat Svoboda hopes to be able to score 20 goals out of the bat, as he has a bonus written in his contract if he reaches that total. According to sources, he looks to be slotted in on Line 2, so at least he cannot gripe that he is buried in the lineup. Beyond even strength, he is looking to receive power play time; as a guy who deems himself a volume shooter, power play specialist, it would likely be a source of further frustration if he does not. The bulky Swede seems unconcerned with penalty killing and defensive time; he prioritizes putting shots into the back of the net. Additionally, after accidentally allocating TPE to penalty shot ratings, he could be in the running to be one of the five designated for the penalty shot lineup.  With a 90 Scoring rating already, he seems to be putting his TPE where his mouth is; he is a true offensive forward in every sense of the phrase. 

 

"I shoot the puck a lot, because like Gretzky said, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. The fans are going to get headaches from all the red lights they're gonna see because of me. I'm ready to take the VHL by storm," said Pat Svoboda.