fever95

@Tylar @STZ

1. Yes, I think so. I think we will be one of the strongest competitors in Europe.
2. Edmonton because my late father was the one who got me cheering for them and I have done the same with my kids.
3. Hmm, I believe it was the Bratislava Watchmen.
4. A&W without a doubt.
5. We'll be good to go. We have some good young guys getting better all the time and Lagesson as a veteran presence.
6. It's not and never will be.

@STZ

@STZ

@Liberty_Cabbage

1. I don't know what that is so I cannot comment either way.
2. You can never have too many active members. It makes for good competition.
3. This is my first time back here in a while with this player but from other leagues, Moscow does not use discord as much for team chat.
4. Draft steal god.
5. Hunter.
6. Use a wall to scratch it.

@Liberty_Cabbage

@Liberty_Cabbage

@Da Trifecta

@Da Trifecta

@twists

@twists

@twists

The old guard is almost gone and a new generation arrives. A bit of movement in the Moscow leadership roles but familiar faces all around. Our captain is veteran defenceman Dean Clarke, from 6th round pick to leader of the Menace in his final season, supported by 2 fellow members of the S70 cup-winning team - Nate Telker and Oskar Lagesson.
 
C - Dean Clarke @Kyle
A - Nate Telker @Telkster 
A - Oskar Lagesson @fever95
 
It is time to show the rookies the ropes. May we prosper, comrades. And of course, MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW.
 
  

Forwards
Lets get right into it. Telker is back for his second year as the 1st line center, right behind him is second line center Calia, who has aspirations to eventually take over the 1st line spot. There's nothing to write home with the current state of the center position for Moscow, Telker is probably considered a "lower class" 1st line center, while calia will play on the first line lw position to balance out the lines a bit. Now this is where things start getting crazy in the center position. Between draft classes S71 and S72. Moscow managed to grab 4 young center prospects within this period in Calia, Brandt, Newhook, and Angellini. A year ago, Brandt and Calia were undoubtedly seen as the top 2 center prospects for Moscow, with both of them looking like they could make an insane 1 2 punch combo in the future. now to a somehow even better part for this position. Newhook and Angellini have been doing bits. They have been smashing the TPE game lately. I mean, since when do you get months of near max or max TPE from 2 late round draft picks? In the future, this will probably leave Moscow with some tough decisions, like who to trade between 2 good 1st line centers and 2 good 2nd line centers. 
 
Well the center situation is gonna be hard to top, and I don't really expect it to be topped, but lets look at the wing. The 1st line RW is occupied by Yamazuki, who put up a 30 goal year last season. Kiak will be the 7th forward this year, but is the 2nd best RW in terms of TPE, Moreau is playing the 2nd line center role as a RW, which he should be somewhat comfortable with having good faceoffs. this is one of the less stacked positions on the team, so a trade to bolster the RW a year or 2 down the road could be in the works. 
 
The LW position gets even a little rougher. Zoiderberg could easily put up another 30+ goals this season and no one would be shocked, but this is a work in progress position depth wise. Hall is another LW prospect in the system, who can hopefully break through into the team a year or 2 down the road. this is another position that screams "trade centers for LW's", but since I am doing the analysis as I write, we still have to look at the defense.
 
Defense
 
Pavlov will lead the defense into another season as the #1 D man, while Lagesson is right behind him at #2, and just getting into peak form as well. Lagesson put up 50 points last season, so he has every shot of beating that in S73. The depreciation stings a bit for Pavlov, but he is still a premier D man in the league. Clarke and Letang will be split between lines to most likely even them out. Clarke is finishing up his career with his final year in Moscow, while Letang looks to be the next star defender for Moscow. Perry will rotate in as the #5 D man. Palloon who was recently drafted looks like he could have a bright future in Moscow. Harris is another possibility, but his activity has been declining (hopefully this motivates him?). Stansson is Moscow's 1st round pick this year, and he will be looked at as a possible future 1st line with maybe Lagesson or Letang. The depth is there on the defensive side for Moscow, so a trade to add a winger from this position could also be an option. 
Goalers
Bernard comes in for another year looking as good as he ever has, with consistently better numbers every year. Gunnarsson will come in as the backup this year. there are no goalie prospects in the system currently.
 
A big shout out to everyone mentioned, LETS GO MOSCOW!!!!!
@Saelven88 @Spartan @Liberty_Cabbage @VinCal @Grant @Kyle @HenrikZoiderberg @twists @fever95 @Da Trifecta @Donno100 @Victor @Mr_Hatter @GrittyIsKing09
 @UnkemptCL4PTP @BigIrish @Hops @okifenoki @ahockeyguy
 

@InstantRockstar

@InstantRockstar

I would like to apply. I did this job before I believe a long time ago. I am a max earner here on most weeks and currently do not hold a job. You would not need to worry about things not getting posted or posted late!

@Spartan

@Spartan

@Spartan

S72 WC Team Nordic Roster
 

 
Player Name User Position Country Draft Season TPA Soren Jensen @Velevra LW Denmark 69 899 Patrik Tallinder @Patrik Tallinder LW Sweden 69 830 Mikko Lahtinen @Beketov C Finland 70 810 Sigard Gunnar @Big Mac LW Iceland 68 797 Mikko Aaltonen @GRZ RW Finland 66 721 Ola Vikingstad some fucking loser C Sweden 71 649 Wolf Stansson Jr @Cornholio D Iceland 68 753 Oskar Lagesson @fever95 D Sweden 69 656 Fredrik Elmebeck @Elmebeck D Sweden 68 589 Griff Manzer @Garsh D Finland 69 562 Joakim Bruden @PadStack G Sweden 71 400 Thorvald Gunnarsson @Saelven88 G Finland 67 342  
 
Captains:
C - Fedrik Elmebeck @Elmebeck
A - Patrik Tallinder @Patrik Tallinder
A - Mikko Lahtinen @Beketov
 

More press conference questions!
(For the week starting 07/06)
 
1. The Continental Cup features a team that took the least amount of games and a team that took the most amount of games to get there. Who has the upper hand?
2. In your opinion, who was the VHL regular season MVP?
3. Up to this point, who would your vote go to for VHL playoff MVP?
4. Which one of the expansion teams do you expect to have the most successful inaugural season?
5. If you were to be left unprotected in the expansion draft, which one of the expansion teams would you rather have to pick you?
6. With another season almost in the books, how do you expect the Menace to finish next season?