3rd annual 40+ goalie win predicition

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We start this season off with another 40+ win goalie prediction. Last season we made the following predicitions

 

S40 Prediction

 

Last season we went 1 for 3 in our predictions. The big highlight out of those predictions is that Rayz @Rayzor_7 finally got his elusive 40 win season which was followed up by another championship. It was a long time coming for Rayz who has never reached this win total in his amazing career. The other 2 in the predictions, Eagles and Johnson @fonziGG, struggled in the win column in S40 only attaining 33 and 29 wins respectively. The one big surprise from last season was Jacques Lafontaine @SlapshotDragon winning 40 games in just his second season. It was a very impressive feat and many are wondering if this was just a fluke or if he is the real deal. We are thinking this is the real deal!

 

Now lets get to our 3 S41 predictions

 

Jacques Lafontaine:

The surprise goalies of last year, who put up 40 wins, is off to another hot start. He has started the season 4-1-1 as he looks to show the league that last season was not just a fluke. If Calgary can stay hot expect Jacques to put up some great numbers this season. This 3rd year goaltender, if he keeps up his training and great play, will definitely be in the running for some awards at the end of the season as well as joining the 40+ win club in back to back seasons. There has not been a goalie to win back to back 40 wins in quite some time, so we will definitely be keeping an eye out on Jacques.

 

 

Jimmy Spyro: @DarkSpyro

Spyro finally has his chance to shine. After playing backup to Eagles and Davison the past 3 seasons, Spyro is finally the starter. This is a well deserved promotion for Jimmy as he has been very patient and showing that he has what it takes to be a starter in this league. With the Wolves still being a strong team, we believe that Spyro will reach the 40 win mark in his first season as a starter.  He is off to a pretty good start, starting the season 3-2. We will see if Jimmy can handle the pressures of being a starting goalie in a big market in Vancouver. We have every faith that he will and be among the top goalies at the end of the season.

 

Greg Eagles

 

This last prediction was tough, looking over the goalies this year and last, it was tough to come up with another goalie to hit the 40 win mark. Some of the top goalies over the last few seasons are getting older and regressing, while some of the other up and coming goalies might need some extra time to be good enough to hit the 40 win mark. For the last pick I decided to go with Eagles as he has a lot to prove in Riga. Being acquired last season, his stats weren't the best but he did help lead Riga to the playoffs. This season he has trained extra hard in order to bring Riga back to the championship and to have another 40+ win season before he eventually hangs up his gear.



It's sure to be another exciting season for goalies and we will be back next year to see how our predictions work out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Review

Nice work, as per usual!

I don't have a lot to say here aside from possible stylistic changes. Some of your phrases are often used with hyphens, e.g. "back to back" -> "back-to-back" (unless we're talking about the Drake song). Otherwise, I felt the article was well-paced and could realistically only do with a bit of re-formatting. The players' names are relatively easy to see, but more clearly demarcating the sections with bold, increased text size, or even centering may help the reader 'reset' a little.

One other possibility for change comes in your last paragraph, namely "being acquired last season, his stats..." - some might consider it awkward phrasing. You can get rid of 'being' and just write "Acquired last season, Eagles's stats..." Alternatively, you could write "After being acquired last..." or "Traded to Riga last season...".