The Genius - The Managing Career of Mason Ryder (NHL 13)

[GoldenJet]

Journal of Mason Ryder: Chapter 2
Waiting To Strike

I've been waiting to make my move for some time now, but the fans aren't exactly expecting a rebuild. Nor would they approve of one either. They're starving for spring time hockey, and how we're playing now is only feeding that hunger.

We're currently sitting right outside the playoff picture in eleventh place in the Eastern Conference with an 8-9-3 record. Am I happy about this? Nope.

Why?

Easy. Lets play hypothetical, my personal favorite. Lets say, hypothetically, we make the playoffs in the seventh or eighth seed. What exactly do we get? A good four/five game clubbing from a playoff contender like Pittsburgh or Boston. I'm not going to set this franchise up for an ambush.

Assistant GM Dave Nonis disagrees. He thinks all we need is a big third line center and some defensive depth, maybe a more reliable goalie. I often use my trump card, it goes something along the lines of "This is why I'm the GM, and you're not". Rude? Definitely. True? Of course.

This was classic Maple Leafs. Close, but no cigar. Which is why I'm not getting fooled into the falsehood that we're a playoff contender because Phil Kessel is on pace for 50 this year. He'll slow down, trust me.

The fact that my favorite defenseman Carl Gunnarsson is out for three months with a separated shoulder doesn't help us either.

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Games 11-20
vs Devils - 4-1 L (5-5-1)
@ Capitals - 6-3 L (5-6-1)
vs Blues - 4-3 OTL (5-6-2)
@ Penguins - 4-0 L (5-7-2)
vs Senators - 6-2 L (5-8-2)
@ Hurricanes - 1-0 L (5-9-2)
@ Avalanche - 5-3 W (6-9-2)
@ Wild - 5-3 W (7-9-2)
vs Devils - 2-1 OTW (8-9-2)
vs Flyers - 3-2 SOL (8-9-3)

[Bluejaysfan65]

Tough losing streak.

[conacher_98]

Good start, injuries haven't help. I'll be Following