Rookie season Overview and Ottawa Playoffs!

[Anthony Suzuki 31]

Alright I am back for another week!

 

We are approaching the playoffs… Is everyone hyped up!!!

 

Here in Ottawa I can say proudly (being in the playoffs) that I am pumped to see what happens! I think Ottawa can really make a splash . So, for my article I am not going to talk about the playoffs all much, but I want to talk more about my Rookie Overview.

 

Let us talk about the Ottawa Lynx this year a bit before getting into my main idea of this article. The Ottawa Lynx have finished with a 36-28-8 for a grand total of 80 points. We have finished 6 out of 12 teams. We may not be at the level of Halifax who have 129 points and look to be the favorites, but we can make a splash. Anything goes in the playoffs!

This week I wanted to talk about my rookie year. I may have only played 28 games, but I think it is enough of a sample size to talk about it. I joined late into the season and was proud of being a member of Ottawa. We have such a great group of guys down here it is incredible. So, for my stats, which I am not proud of haha. I have played 28 games, posted sadly, no goals and 4 assists. A +/- of -18. 18 penalty minutes, so I am pretty disciplined on the ice which is nice to see. I am averaging a hit per game which is the only stat that makes sense in my player, due to being 6 foot 3 and 218 pounds. So, from what I see I am not afraid to throw the body out there and it may cause so openings for my teammates. 4 shots blocked; wish I had a little more but heck! I do not have a goal yet, so I am not expecting much. And obviously no game winning goals, powerplay goals nor shorthanded goals. So, from what I see my guy is really underperforming for having 80 in the scoring category and having 109 TPE, but I am still patient. Still working on getting the most TPE available each week. Also what I have noticed is maybe because I have a low skating and being a big guy for a winger, I may need a lot of speed to get some space and score or get my teammates goals. But what matters now is the playoffs! Going to work my ass off in the playoffs. Sorry for the profanity but I really wanted to show the whole league I can be an impactful player in my own right. Maybe not the scoring nor the playmaking and maybe not even paying in the offense zone, but more of just throwing my body out there and finishing my hits. Also diving for every puck, this is my time to cease the opportunity, of players being nervous, and that will certainly not affect me, and just give it my all for the team. Not me. THE TEAM. Let us go Ottawa!
 

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