DHL Week In Review - Week 3
Feb 8, 2021 11:04:56 GMT -5
Moscow Red Army, St. Roch Hawks, and 4 more like this
Post by Morweena Reimnoceri on Feb 8, 2021 11:04:56 GMT -5
DHL Weekly Review - Week 3
Matchups:
Melbourne (2-0-0) v. Morweena (0-2-0) - Melbourne wins 10 - 2
Tampa Bay (0-2-0) v. Vegas (1-1-0) - Tampa wins 7 - 5
Nebraska (1-1-0) v. Portland (0-2-0) - Nebraska wins 7 - 5
Minnesota (0-2-0) v. Moscow (2-0-0) - Moscow wins 8 - 4
St. Roch (2-0-0) v. Simi Valley (2-0-0) - Simi Valley wins 8 - 4
Haukiputaan (0-2-0) v. Oslo (2-0-0) - Haukiputaan wins 6.5 - 5.5
Matchup of the Week: St. Roch v. Simi Valley
Determining the MOW this season has been incredibly difficult so far this year. Perhaps my brain just isn’t as dialed in, but I think it’s because we haven’t had one of those “ooh if only he has 1 more block and 3 more seconds of ice time this match would have gone the other way” type matchups yet. I’m giving the honours (CANADIAN THIS TIME, THANK YOU TIM) the battle of California this week. While it wasn’t a blow-out, it wasn’t particularly close either. However, what I like about this is the amount of back and forth chirping I imagine these two do anytime they face each other. In my mind, it goes something like this:
*Doug’s phone buzzes*
new message from Paul <3 - Ha, you played Vanecek last night, way to go silly pants.
*Paul’s phone buzzes*
new message from Doug <3<3 - whatever, at least he’s actually playing, unlike that loser Rantanen.
new message from Doug <3<3 - wanna meet up later and look at the ocean?
*Doug’s phone buzzes*
new message from Paul <3 - yeah man, I’ll bring the blanket this time. See u later
Aaaand scene. True story*
*probably
Performance of the Week: Melbourne Bushrangers (16 goals, 32 assists, +24, 145 shots, 10 STP, 52 hits, 38 blocks, 18:53 TOI, 4 wins, 2.17 GAA, 139 saves, .927 SV%)
This was a great week for Daniel, the GM Down Under. (Henceforth will be referred to a Daniel Down Under or D.U.D.) DUD came out and had a week that was anything but. Melbourne ripped the Reimnoceri and new one quite handily winning all categories except hits and blocks (but nobody cares about those outside of the state Nebraska). Not only this, but in most categories if the Bushrangers weren’t tops in the league, they were top 3. That’s impressive. And to further drive home the point that DUD had a great week - there wasn’t even a player on the team that had “one of those” weeks. JVR and Filip Forsberg each had 5 points, which is great, sure, but I hardly call a 5 point week spectacular.
Congrats Melbourne on a well-rounded victory to remain undefeated.
Player of the Week: Jeff Petry (4 GP, 4 goals, 2 assists, +7, 13 shots, 2 STP, 10 hits, 5 blocks, 21:28 TOI)
So, Montreal is good this year, huh? I mean, low-key I thought they might be pretty good this year after what they showed in the bubble and who they added to their roster, but not this good. For those who aren’t focused on the Canadian division in the NHL this year (which honestly, if your team doesn’t play in it I don’t know why you would be - I’ve barely watched any other teams so far) the Habs are not only holding their own, but generally laying a beat-down on other teams. It’s crazy. But enough about them, this is about Jeff Petry. He was on pace with guys who actually get paid a lot of cash to score points this week (see Kane, Pastrnak, Panarin, Marner) and that’s awesome for him. Tack on the fact he had 10 hits and played over 20 minutes and you’ve got yourself a good week which helped the Thunder earn their first DHL victory.
3 Stars:
1) David Pastrnak (3 GP, 5 goals, 2 assists, +3, 17 shots, 3 STP, 2 hits, 2 blocks, 19:33 TOI)
2) Alex DeBrincat (3 GP, 4 goals, 2 assists, +4, 17 shots, 1 STP, 5 hits, 2 blocks, 20:39 TOI)
3) Andrei Vasilevsky (3 GP, 3 wins, 1.34 GAA, 71 saves, .947 SV%)
Other Notes:
NHL Covid Update -
Vegas is a Jerk - There’s Portland minding their own business trying to sign a few defencemen to help out their team and in swoops mean ol’ Vegas, driving up the price while laughing maniacally and twisting their collective monocle. “I’m not trying to be a dick,” says GM Tony, who’s actions very clearly state otherwise, “I had these guys on my list!” Meanwhile, the ‘list’ he refers to only has one thing on it in giant bold red ink; Make. Portland. PAY.
Morweena’s Imagination is in a Weird Spot - As you may have gathered from some of my nonsense this week my brain is in a weird place. If I have portrayed you in a way which you don’t appreciate, I am sorry. I’m just trying to have some innocent fun. However, if you enjoyed it - you’re welcome!
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