The Donuts have now played 10 games of the season and here are some reflections.
Results: That the Donuts are running for it this season is no surprise, so the result of 8-1-1 is a good turn out. Especially since the Donuts usually are notoriously slow starters on the seasons. But the competition is murder this season there are at least 5-6 teams all in top as well, not counting any slow starters.
Economy: Winning gives a good revenue but adding two UFA signings during off-season made the hole so much deeper. Projected for a hefty 50 M loss for the year. But can add some earnings from this blog and hopefully some playoff revenues. Right now we are the team losing most money this season.
Brandon Carlo: Brandon scored the teams first goal of the season to please the crowd in "the Bag". Brandon obviously liked the feeling and continued to score in game 3 and 4. So 3 goals in 4 games for Brandon all in power play to lead the team. Not bad considering he had a total of 3 goals in NHL last season.
Ryan Pulock: Brandons mate on the second PP unit is Ryan Pulock and he doesn't want to be any lesser than Brandon. His howitzer has also score 3 PP goals to tie Brandon for the lead, while he had only 5 for the whole NHL season.The second unit is outscoring the first unit by 6-1 and making a case to demote Pietrangelo and Hamilton. Who would had figured that and can they keep it up.
Anze Kopitar: Anze is the teams old grand man, but there is no sign of slowing down. Leading the team in points with 16 points, leading the team with 12 helpers and still oozing with offense with most minutes played from the teams forwards. He has had trouble with his conditioning and stayed out a game for a breather but that should be corrected as the season moves along.
Face offs: The Donuts are leading by a whooping 1.5% above second best Face off team. Winning 58% of all face offs is probably unsustainable but it proves that it is hard to score goals if you don't have the puck. Backlund at 65%, Kopitar at 60,5% and Lindholm at 58% will be a hand full for most teams.
Hopefully see you for the next 10 games summary.
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