S72 Founder's Cup Finals Preview

[McWolf 3,115]

 

Regular Season Record: 54-12-6 (114 points)

Regular Season Ranking: 2nd

 

Road to the Finals:

Beat the Ottawa Lynx 4-1 in the Opening Round.

Beat the Philadelphia Reapers 4-3 in the Semi-Finals.

 

Best players in the playoffs:

LW Kazimir Komarov (250 TPE), 10 goals, 11 assists, 21 points.

RW Timothy Brown (250 TPE), 4 goals, 10 assists, 14 points, 37 hits.

RW Adam Frence (227 TPE), 8 goals, 8 assists, 16 points.

D Tyler Walker (250 TPE), 6 goals, 8 assists, 14 points.

D King Kruul (216 TPE), 1 goal, 13 assists, 14 points, 46 hits.

G Grekkark Gyrfalcon (250 TPE), 8 wins, .889 SV%, 2.92 GAA.

 

Key to the Founder's Cup: Depth scoring.

This is something that the Saskatoon Wild has done well all season.

With 4 capped skaters, and 5 more entering this final stretch of

games between 200 and 250 TPE, this roster is easily the deeper

of the two present in the finals; two players limited to third-line

minutes are scoring at a point-per-game pace through two rounds.

If every line can score as much as they did all season, they could

very well lift the Founder's Cup in a week or so.

 

 

 

 

Regular Season Record: 47-20-5 (99 points)

Regular Season Ranking: 4th

 

Road to the Finals:

Beat the Las Vegas Aces 4-2 in the Opening Round.

Beat the Minnesota Storm 4-2 in the Semi-Finals.

 

Best players in the playoffs:

LW Jeffrey Pines (250 TPE), 8 goals, 9 assists, 17 points.

C Arthur Dayne (201 TPE), 6 goals, 9 assists, 15 points.

C Jay Jones (232 TPE), 3 goals, 11 assists, 14 points.

D Viktor Alexei Kamenev (250 TPE), 4 goals, 6 assists, 10 points.

D Chance Rust (193 TPE), 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points.

G Zamboni Driver (250 TPE), 8 wins, .894 SV%, 2.92 GAA.

 

Key to the Founder's Cup: Defensive game.

While Saskatoon has the best offense, the Mexico City Kings

arguably has the better defense. Their goalie is on par with the

Wild's, but they have 4 defensemen with over 100 TPE. They

limited the Minnesota Storm's high octane offense to 17 goals

in 6 games. If they can manage to do the same to the offensive

juggernaut and keep the scores low, it should help their

chances to lift the Founder's Cup tremendously.

 

 

 

Good luck @Motzaburger!