Jake Davis: The Postseason Strikes Back (Ep: V)

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The S62 Toronto Legion team didn’t have a lot going for it. A mediocre first line built on rookies with one veteran presence and an overworked defensive squad meant that they never really had a shot. The Legion were retooling and picked up a few draft picks so there was just enough excitement to keep the lights. Davis however, filled in nicely on this squad and picked up the 4th most points on the team with 70. Unfortunately even with this fairly good performance, Davis was completely overshadowed by some of the other rookies in his class. S62 was a score fest with 13 players hitting the 100 point mark and 2 breaking 150 points. Missing the playoffs by over 20 points, the Legion headed into the off-season with some choices to make. 

 

At the start of the off-season the shocking news came down that GM DaaD was handing over the reins to the Legion. Furthermore we found out that he would ship off Malenko and Davis to Seattle to give them a shot at competing. The Seattle Bears would go on to earn 109 points that season and miss the Victory Cup by a single point. Carried by wingers McAllister and Thompson for the majority of the season, Davis was able to rack up 84 points in his sophomore season. Things were looking up and Jake was ready for the shot at the title after only 2 seasons in the big league. This dream crashed and burned as they were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs to the 3rd place Calgary Wranglers. Davis was bumped down to the second line but actually led the team in scoring with 6 points in 6 games. We all hope to win the cup early on in our career but Davis knew there was no rush and he planned to come back swinging in the next season.

 

Starting off the season was a dream and Seattle looked to be making another run in S64. Davis and the rest of the team were producing at roughly the same rate and were heads down and focused on the task at hand. It wasn’t until closer to the trade deadline that Davis got word of being potentially moved. The GM of the Bears was looking at making a bit of a splash and flipped Davis for Veran Dragomir. Landing in Quebec City a day later, Jake was demoralized and thinking about calling it quits. It wasn’t until he had picked up his bag that he noticed one of his new teammates who had come to pick him up. It was none other than Beau Louth, who was likely to be Jake’s new centreman. The Wolves weren’t in a terrible spot and with the new found chemistry between Louth and Davis, they made it into the wildcard spot for the postseason. Unfortunately due to a roster issue, the Wolves had to play their backup goaltender for both games and just weren’t able to put up points against Davis’ old team, the Legion.

 

2 postseasons of disappointment and 3 cities in 3 seasons are where we end this leg of Davis’ journey. There was still hope however, in the bromance with Louth that would prove to be an exciting part of the next chapter.

 
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