Little Hoping Two-Goal Effort Leads To Bigger Things
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on February 3rd, 2010
Bryan Little won’t breathe a sigh of relief just because he scored two goals Saturday.
He had already made the mistake of thinking one goal was enough to end a season-long scoring slump. Live and learn.
The Thrashers forward scored twice against Nashville last weekend, raising his season total to eight goals after 54 games. He’s well off the pace to match the 31 goals he scored last season.
“I’m not looking at it that way because goals are hard to come by right now,” Little said. “I think that’s kind of been the problem. I had slumps this year and I’ve scored a goal and kind of went, ‘That’s a relief.’ That was probably not what I should have been doing.
“Now that I’ve scored two goals, hopefully I can get on a roll and keep going and keep hungry for more.”
Little’s two-goal performance matched his total from his previous 17 games. He would have to score nearly a goal a game for the rest of the season to surpass the total he set last year in his first full NHL season.
“I think the biggest thing for me this year has been mentally,” the 22-year-old said. “Last year I had such a quick start. I had a couple goals in the first game. This year it took me [11] games to score my first goal. It was a bit of a downer at the beginning of the season and I think I just got frustrated.
“It seemed like everything I shot last year was finding a way to go in. This year everything I’ve shot has found a way to stay out. I started thinking about it more and kept getting more frustrated.”
Click here to read the full article – By Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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