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Coaches, management, fans, and media alike continue to be bewildered by the lack of offence in the first five games. Despite potentially having the most skilled roster in recent team history the team currently finds itself dead last in terms of goals scored of 1.4 GF/gm and an atrocious PP percentage 04.1%!!! The worst part of the last statistic is that the team is near the top of the league in terms of powerplay opportunities.
Conversely the team has the leagues best goals against average early in the season with a sparkling 1.00GAA and a perfect PK record. Again this is a bit bewildering given the teams collective intensity level is the lowest it’s ever been and traditionally the best defensive teams have both a strong IT as well as DF rating.
On speculation that the team is actively pursuing trade discussions GM Niece would only say that while there have been some serious discussions fans may have to wait. The team is not dealing from a position of strength with this slow start and other GM’s are trying to use that to increase the return in any possible trade.
Tonight the team looks forward to the return of Brad Boyes who is still nursing some injuries but Rhett Warrener will need more time and so Cory Sarich will get his second straight start of the season. On a related note, Martin Straka continues to play through some nagging injuries which have not been recovering as quickly as first hoped.
Conversely the team has the leagues best goals against average early in the season with a sparkling 1.00GAA and a perfect PK record. Again this is a bit bewildering given the teams collective intensity level is the lowest it’s ever been and traditionally the best defensive teams have both a strong IT as well as DF rating.
On speculation that the team is actively pursuing trade discussions GM Niece would only say that while there have been some serious discussions fans may have to wait. The team is not dealing from a position of strength with this slow start and other GM’s are trying to use that to increase the return in any possible trade.
Tonight the team looks forward to the return of Brad Boyes who is still nursing some injuries but Rhett Warrener will need more time and so Cory Sarich will get his second straight start of the season. On a related note, Martin Straka continues to play through some nagging injuries which have not been recovering as quickly as first hoped.
