Miami Marauders: Season Personnel Preview

[ahockeyguy 110]

The following is a guest-post written by Wolf Stansson. His unique perspective allows him to write a brief season preview for the Miami Marauders.

 

                This season there are twelve forwards and four defensemen who will see significant ice time for the Miami Marauders. Many people were surprised last season when my teammates and I made it to the playoffs in our inaugural season. That surprise will not be present this year. It was also no secret last season we had relatively few players overall who played with us for the entire season. We had only two active D-men, one of whom, Kramerev, has departed for the VHL. So who do we have this year?

 

                First, the forwards: We have Dakota Lamb. Lamb is maxed out at 250 and he’s ready for goal-scoring action. He’s a strong skater and has a great sense of defense (something I am partial to). Next, we have the man with the C, Andre Lebastard. Lebastard is the heart and soul of the Miami spirit, and he too will soon be maxed out. I expect Lebastard to lead the forwards in the assists department. Next, we have newcomer Patrik Laine of Finland. Laine is a guy whose scoring is cranked and from whom we can all expect great things! He’s a right-winger by nature and has a heck of a finish. Oh Sens is great with the media—you guys should love him—and he’s going to be even better as a player this year. Kevin King is a newbie center who’s attracting a lot of attention as he’s shooting up the charts with his skill level. If you’re looking for a trio of left-wingers, look no further than Jared Willis, Luke Thornton, and Rocket. The re-acquiring of Rocket was one of Krice’s best moves as GM yet, and Willis and Thornton are sure to add scoring and passing, respectively. The final three are the lowest in TPE but are going to have chances to be great earners. They are: Center Janiina Juutila, the teenager of Finland, center Shawn Aalto, the faceoff master of Finland, and center Kirk Holloway, the all-around player out of Canada. Basically we have more centers than we know what to do with.

 

                Now for the D-men. The only returning active D-man for the entire season from Miami’s roster is yours truly. I am currently the only maxed out defenseman, but that is sure to change. Why? Because of Matty Socks. His team-high defensive rating and excellent stats in nearly every other area basically make him our number one defender, as far as I’m concerned. Next is Victor Grachev, who is also likely to hit 250 very soon. He’s a well-rounded defenseman, with skating, puckhandling, and passing making up for his lack in scoring. Last, but not least, we have Eoin Byrne. Byrne came on as a very late-season addition and was thrust into the spotlight for the playoffs. Many would have buckled, but Byrne persevered and came back this season to play. Byrne is a D-man’s d-man, someone who is not going to be afraid to mix it up when things need to be. Expect him to be a mainstay on the penalty kill.

 

                Finally we have the goalies. Specifically, two of them this year! Bacon returns as the presumptive starter to save our, well, bacon. He excels at coming up big when being peppered with a lot of shots. It may be interesting to see how he reacts when facing fewer shots. Russell Rattie is starting out, but is already well-rounded in each of the areas. It remains to be seen what Rattie will focus on for his skillset.

 

                Are we expecting a championship? That’s not really something that one dude should say to another dude, to quote Evil Medical School’s most famous graduate. Nonetheless, it should be an awesome season!

 

Note: This is my triples week PT.

[osens 297]

Hi wolfie!  This article was really interesting and I really liked how you structured your text. It was easy for me to understand everything so that is great! Although this idea of article is nothing original or surprising, but I have done these type of articles, so nothing against you! 

I liked that you put the picture in the right side, instead of the middle, because this way I am not getting interrupted while reading! 

Next time try to use more synonyms, because sometimes words were repeating frequently.

This was really solid article, good job Wolfie!

 

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