There's no reason to mince words - Markus' season went horribly, as was expected. Not that he can't stop pucks - he's done plenty of that, still posting an "above league average" Save Percentage of .916, good enough for 4th position among league starters. But it also came with a ton of Shots Against, which skewed his Goals Against Average. But such are the expectations when you're a younger goalie trying to keep a rebuilding team competitive... We unfortunately couldn't win some games against similarly weak teams, and so we had to look up to the standings in the Western Conference to see everybody else starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel... Not us, yet. And it may not be next season, either, even with a slew of young studs coming up to the big leagues to help us out - since some of our bigger pieces are still developing in the SMJHL. We know our moment to shine is coming soon enough - but until then, Markus will have to hold the fort once more, and hope that the rookies can contribute offensively right from the get-go.

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A few of the "older" Chiefs' crew - namely, Captain Mathias Seger, Collin Gibbles, Noah Gallagher, Geoff Moore and Markus Tegernako, decided to make our way down to New Orleans, to watch game 3 of the Final at a bar nearby Smoothie King Center, and then surprise Mika Mayfield (ex-teammate for most of us) and Mitchell van der Heijden (Swiss teammate for 2 of us) at the end of the game! It was really nice to be reunited once again, as we were three seasons ago (except for Mitchell, who had just been drafted by Anchorage!)... how time flies by so quickly, it seemed like only yesterday when Markus came to training camp to fight for the backup position to Sébastien Primeau... How the Seger-Moore-Tedla-Volkov quatuor was going to dominate for a while - and now only 2 remains, with one's impact on the team being weathered every passing day. Markus yearned to be back, but he also knew his place was to help the new guys, the same way he was helped by all of those great players and people he was surrounded with. With a subtle smile, Markus continued the conversation on...

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After conducting very thorough investigation with private police back in Belarus, I found Sergei escaped Beloved Minsk aboard fishing boat. No idea where went - supposed to stay in North Sea, escaped, no idea went. But then, idea came in head - what if Sergei want to find brother Andrei? Andrei is a Berkserk now, and so he must be in the New Land Land, at St John. But when I talk to Corey, he tell me Andrei metalbird now. I no understand, so I drive down Transcanadian and have a rest in Québec City. When arrive in Québec City, Sergei everywhere! Sergei on billboards, bus, even fountain. Sergei apparently very big player for Québec City Capitales, new SMJHL team. Big snow owl, very menacing, perfect for Sergei. Andrei understand all before Sergei tell him - and become metalbird in hope Sergei follow way of birds forever.

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It is with heavy heart I write
A wicked tale of cursed tenders
For some, the story may seem trite
To others, twin souls left asunder

For Finn and Swiss, the same path beaten
Of tendering incomplete projects
The former, in inception forgotten
The latter, cursed puck luck dejects

Then to the Stars, did Finn reach summits
But left only to his own devices
Whilst to the Chiefs, his soul Swiss submits
For salvation of previous vices

The Astral Twins of Simulation Goaltending
Await the same fate, a martyrdom doomed ending

(This sonnet is dedicated to Harry Carpet and myself, Markus Tegernako.)


a. For once, Aleister Cain is playing up to his potential! The highly-touted expansion draft acquisition from the Specters, who has been their mainstay in net for almost 10 seasons now, is looking to finally delight us with the kind of of assured play that we always saw in the regular season - but in the play-offs, this time! The Specters faithful have been waiting for this moment for too long for it to fail now. I'm giving Cain the edge. (81 words)

b. I'll be honest - there's a reason why I selected Gabriel in my fantasy team, and it's because I could see all of the offensive potential this kid has - although he's not really a kid anymore, isn't he? While Darnell is by no means a bad player, Gabriel simply outshines him in almost every category - while playing on a higher pair in the line-up. (64 words)


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