Marek has been bugged by various ailments the whole season, and missed at least nine games so far, yet he's tied for third in Avs goal-scoring with 14 and sixth on the team with 33 points. He has been flying as of late, and his hunger and drive are very obvious, yet the goals are slow to come.
I asked him about HIS season, not the team's - since we all know, that the team is getting smacked around like a red-headed step child.
Marek said that this season was not so great for him, he had a slow start due to his knee surgery last season and long recovery over last summer. "It would be great to have a season and not to be bothered by the lingering knee issues..."
'Svats' also said, that his scoring production was off this year from what he wanted it to be. He feels happy to remain in Colorado after the trading deadline March 4, mainly, because he's used to the system here and likes living in Denver (what he did not say, is that his wife Diana and him are expecting a little boy in June, and i'm sure, it would've made things a bit hectic if they had to move at this point.) There's one more year left on Svats current Avalanche contract.
Yet from the player's perspective, i can see that Marek would not be to opposed to get a chance to play on a different team, where he could get more ice-time and fresh start. Personally, i'm glad he stayed. So there's always next year, a new season could be completely different - especially in this tight market and how close the competition has been all year.
pk64
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