Joseph Gainer and the quest for top rookie.

[Peace 1,532]

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- The season is less than twenty four hours away, and people are steadily making their predictions. One player, however, seems to be lacking from the majority of the votes -- in fact I don't think I saw him once as a prediction for top rookie for season seventy three. The chance for Mr. Gainer to take the top rookie award is actually pretty strong, although he does have some serious competition with the top picks of the most recent VHL Entry Draft. 

Gainer will be slotted on the top line to start the season, a trial period if you will, but will likely keep his position at the 1LW position primarily due to his quick development that'll inevitably outpace Lehtinen Jr after his natural regression. While no one is predicting him to have a point-per-game rookie season, as those are long in the past and nearly an absent memory, it is possible for Gainer to produce offensively off the talents of Magnum and McDagg. 

I'm predicting he wins top rookie.