Taking Perspective

[David O'Quinn 115]

Roger Pennies, reporting.

 

Last year, on a downtrodden and dysfunctional Saskatoon, O'Quinn was the 'top dog', so to speak. No one challenged his potential icetime. The draft came and went, and with some very intriguing, but evidently great trades from the management corps in Saskatoon, and for O'Quinn personally, this resulted in a stark drop in icetime. He is now surely and confidently outpaced by Veteran Danny DeYeeto, and rookie sensation Edwin THE Encarnacion, who played briefly for Saskatoon last year, however being still eligible for the upcoming Entry Draft. His personal performance hasn't suffered - it may have improved - but O'Quinn is playing less. When asked about how this effected him, he responded humbly and honestly: "Well, it's not always as simple as this, but at the end of the day, if they can do more with the Icetime given than I can, they deserve the icetime more than I do. I'm happy with the way I'm playing - I'm out of the spotlight a little bit, the team is playing spectacularly, and I'm having the most fun I've had playing hockey since... well, since my days at UCCB. Right now, I wouldn't change anything - including where I am in the lineup."