Tough for a Rookie on the 1st

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At the start of this season Bert Meyers was turning heads and racking up the points left and right, while getting solid ice time on the 2rd and 3rd line. Enough points to keep him in the "Top 5 Rookie" spotlight for about half of this season. These stats and effort level didn't go unnoticed by the coaches, management or the opposition and Bert Meyers started seeing some increases in ice time, making some appearances on both the power play and the penalty kill. He was maintaining a face off percentage a bit above 500 and was quite the factor on the ice. It only made sense to try him out on the top line as soon as Helsinki hit a rough patch on easy street as they were used to stringing together some impressive runs and really setting themselves apart from the rest of the league at the top of the standings. Now with Bert Meyers manning the face off circle for the 1st line his production has hit a rapid decline and he hasn't seen the likes of the "Top 5 Rookies" chart since. When asked his feelings on this move and the fall from "Rookie Grace" he replied, "this is where the team needs me right now and the top rookie spot doesn't hold a candle to the thoughts of helping lift this team to a Continental cup at the end of this terrific season. Personal success has always been of lesser importance to me than team success, after all we are here to win games and cups, not personal records and accolades."

 

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