Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Dayton Musicmen 1st Ten Games Exceed Expectations...

(We'll be tracking the performance of this year's team in ten game increments. Today, our first assessment of the young season...)

DAYTON MUSICMEN

W/L RECORD: 7-3-0 (4th in the Corfield Conference)
LEADING SCORER: Alexander Radulov (9-5-14 pts.) 14th overall in the league.

Top Performer so far: Devan Dubnyck (7 wins (T1st), 3 losses, .907 save percentage (5th), 2.63 GAA (4th).

With 7 wins out of their first ten games, the Musicmen are already halfway to their total number of wins last season. Their success seems to be built on great goaltending, a stingy defense and a modest offense that could really use an upgrade.

"It's still really early and we've warned the kids, stay focused. It's a long season and a few teams are getting off to an unexpectedly slow start," said GM Bill Corfield.

The 'men are playing well defensively with just 29 goals allowed in the first ten games of the season. "We HAVE to play our systems and Devan HAS to be good for us to hang in there with the other teams in the league," said Corfield.

Captain Mike DelZotto gives credit to the coaches and Dubnyck.

"Without Dubie, there's no telling where we'd be in the standings. The coaches have come up with a simple but effective strategy for us to compete and that's what we're doing."

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