Victor

uhhhhh

I'm on the 4th line, what disrespect. Who's in charge here???

Marcellin was a boss. Best second line center money can't buy.

Ooh I didn't realise this started - how are we doing - oh boy.

Interest in Tottenham though.

OVER THE CAP OVER THE CAP THEY'RE OVER THE CAP

I've taken matters into my own hands: https://vhlforum.com/forum/419-world-cup-2018-extravaganza/

It wasn't a choice lol, I'm suggesting both.

1. Round by round bracket. Like NHL where you predict the results before the round as opposed to a bracket which fucks you over by not getting bits right. 2. Pick em and predict the score like VHL for 4 weeks.

I'd run it and am reliable-ish.

RIGA, Latvia - An independent hockey research laboratory named MakeItReign headed by Dr Janis Zeptenbergs, of the famous nose and moustache, has been hard at work in the last 24 hours crunching the numbers of the S61 VHL Entry Draft. The results, while not yet published, are bound to cause a stir throughout the VHL. "We're still in shock over how the Bears in particular could make such poor decisions under pressure," one MakeItReign analyst was quoted as saying. "It is one thing to pick Matt Thompson and Roger Sterling in the 1st round considering all the fairly clear medical issues surrounding them, but to do so ahead of clearly superior players in the same position [Podrick Cast/Edwin Preencarnacion and Arvid Aamo] is absolutely criminal. We will be writing to the league headquarters stating our concern over the suitability of GM Blake Campbell for a high-ranking role in an international hockey league." The team of researchers has gone through several pages of randomly generated numbers and symbols and has come to the conclusion that not only did the Riga Reign come away as clear draft winners, but also possibly the clearest draft winners in the history of mankind. Particular attention has been paid to the unfathomable double steal of Jesper Stromberg and Mikka Pajari - 2 bonafide superstars in the making somehow forgotten about by an entire league, from GMs to commissioners. "We don't want to alarm anyone but preliminary findings suggest this draft will have shockwaves reverberating throughout the VHL for many years to come," Dr Zeptenbergs said. "Seattle in particular has set itself back for at least 8 seasons by our conservative estimates." More to follow.

They're always ripe for an implosion. Although, what I like about this year is that every good team seems to be like that. Spain are relying on a few players on their last legs (looking at you Iniesta). Germany seem to have a lost a bit of win-at-all-costs that Schweinsteiger, Lahm had. Speaking of which, Leroy Sane? I don't mind but oh my god the uproar here in the UK was something else. Could have thought it was an England selection that was controversial, not a German one.

Sad reacts only.

Top RIGgery by hedgehog.

I agree, but also would say could happen to Portugal. Both can be carried but both have trickier groups than given credit for. Both have creaking old defences as well. Creaking old defence is also what I think will kill off Brazil. On the contrary though, I think France is a bit on the young side, Last chance saloon for Belgium and Argentina this - Belgium in particular won't replicate this generation for years, their youth teams are non-existent. Both seem a bit unbalanced.

Scenes.

I'm home.

That bloody season was possibly the most illogical in my entire time here.

Shame you're frequently the worst player to come out of them. ?

classic Latvia

My job here is done.

It's been a while since a truly unpredictable draft, by which I mean the battle was not between the top 2 players or the 1st overall pick was clear-cut and the rest could go either way. No, Season 61 has hit very rare territory, where 3-4 players at the top could go in any order and that is about as good as it can get. Ironically, this criteria does in fact ignore some of the best drafts in the VHL's history (S18, S33, S40, etc.) but alas, it is what it is. With draft hype taking place in the next few hours, I thought I'd post the bare bones of this now to ride the wave and turn it into a proper Media Spot tomorrow. Therefore, without further ado: From back in the day: S5 1. Vasteras: Jochen Walser 2. Helsinki: Branden Snelheid 3. Avangard: McLovin 4. Calgary: Devon Marlow-Marta S6 1. Avangard: Josh Vestiquan 2. Helsinki: Dominik Stryker 3. Toronto: Kevin Brooks 4. Hamilton: Alexander Beketov - not @Beketov's last appearance on this list Possibly the most archetypal example: S12 1. Helsinki: Matt Bailey 2. New York: Devon De La Soul 3. Toronto: Geoff Gartner Something a bit more recent and again featuring Beketov: S25 1. Riga: Ansgar Snijider 2. Seattle: Kasey Braun 3. New York: Jason White 4. Vasteras: Tukka Reikkinen A few which didn't come to mind but having looked at them I can recall some uncertainty: S30 1. Helsinki: Ethan Osborne 2. Calgary: Yuri Grigorenko 3. Riga: Alexander Valiq S32 1. Toronto: Jack Sound 2. Quebec: Tomas Valiq 3. Helsinki: Anatoli Zhumbayev 4. Cologne: Evgeni Chekhov S36 1. Seattle: Godavari Yumalatopinto 2. Riga: Robin Gow 3. New York: Xin Xie Xiao 4. Riga: Damon Tyrael And the last one I can remember, with a cautionary tale about passing on a goalie: S43 1. New York: E'Twaun Delicious 2. Riga: Bronson Faux 3. Calgary: Hans Wingate The ones which first came to my mind were S12 and S25, but I look forward to delving into all of these fine drafts and hopefully S61 can live up to the drama. I suppose the only question I have is for the time I missed - were S54 and/or S58 quite unpredictable? To be continued....

You just described Settlers of Katan tbh. Now that the Fong and Marlow-Marta are dead and buried, this is going to be my next victim.

https://vhlportal.com/VHL/60/Playoffs/VHL60-PLF-14.html Close enough I guess