Victor

just when I thought Riga were a threat they get the James curse back on board.

auf wiedersehen. maybe?

well that was quick au revoir my dear friend

Is that the entire league?

The bad karma remaining from that cup run is why the S46 draft is shit.

Good move Greg, he hates authority and would desert anyway.

I only read maybe 3-4 of the books at random but Coruscant features in the prequels prominently and the planet that got blown up looked just like it.

Penetrationa Reign

more the fact you included a Quebec player but good lord this is bad

I think Snoke will be more like the emperor, the main man but not really involved. What you predict would probably be better though but it really depends on how innovative they are in the next two episodes. Going back to my Coruscant comment earlier - it would appear that even if it wasn't Coruscant, lots of people think it was because of what it looked like. I think they didn't execute that brilliantly.

Should also mention, I know villain development is all the craze these days but there is nothing wrong for me with there being a just straight up badass villain (Vader) who is developed later. I'm not here to argue the merits of either way but I think it's safe to say Ren will never be as iconic as Vader. That said, I am glad the dark side actually has a normal face for once.

I understand that, I even said I know why they did it but it doesn't change the fact that as far as movie villains go, this version of Ren (if he does become more evil or whatever in the future) isn't going to rank highly. I've seen some people call this the best Star Wars movie ever and if I had to say one thing to counter* that it would be that the villain isn't as good as Vader. Even if that's the point, that's still the case. *there are obviously other things I could say to counter that On a separate note, did they straight up blow up Coruscant? That's gonna fuck up some/a lot of expanded universe stuff.

well I finally managed to gather my squad to go watch this and wtf no discussion. I know Devise made a post in the movie thread but guys, step it up. I am satisfied having set a very low bar of please not be as shit as the prequels. That was accomplished but the next two episodes will make it or leave it as meh. But good fun for sure, if very New Hope-y. And Kylo Ren is not a great villain (teenage Snape basically) but I can see why they did what they did and he can improve.

and of course.... Brady Stropko ejected from game at 7:21 of 1st period everything executed according to plan. Good ol' Bushy Toe

7. Titans , Theo Matsikas 1 (Wolfgang Strauss, Thomas O'Malley) at 2:05 (PP) the unsung hero. of course. oh my god. emotions. History has been made. Bittersweet that I've barely been here for possibly THE team achievement of the modern VHL but the team deserves it. Well done to all my Helsinki brothers. And Calgary, <3 forever but this needed to happen.

cheeky git

Klose you beast. History is within our grasp! This is too much.

Ho Ho Ho! Belatedly. Answers and TPE and stuff. Parts A: 1. How many Kevin Brooks Trophy winners scored less than 60 goals in the season they won the award? (Credit to gorlab) ANSWER: 14: http://www.vhlforum.com/index.php?/topic/809-kevin-brooks-trophy/ 2. Who was the top scorer in the S35 VHL Super Cup? (Credit to DollarAndADream) ANSWER: Yuri Grigorenko, the 4th overall pick, probably had the best two weeks of his career. 3. How many VHL Hall of Famers are named after an actual NHL player and who are they? (Credit to Kendrick) ANSWER: I thought just one, in Cam Fowler, stolen by CoachReilly straight from the Anaheim Ducks defenceman. But Matthew Pogge, Vasteras' first goaltender, was inspired by one of Toronto Maple Leafs' many goaltending futures in Justin Pogge. 4. Which two franchises retired the same number twice? (Credit to Kyle) ANSWER: Two, New York and Riga. The Americans had symbolism as they retired their most successful (back then) GM Brandon Best's two players (Best and Azevedo) simultaneously. The Reign on the other hand seemed to simply let Ansgar Snijider play with Marrko St.Urho's number and then retire him as well (although to be fair St.Urho was only ever a Stockholm Ram). Part B: Of the eight franchises founded in Season 1, how many still play in their original location? ANSWER: Just half of them in Toronto, Calgary, Helsinki, and Seattle, with only the first two retaining their full original name (Helsinki and Seattle spent S1 as the Frostbite and Everblades, respectively). Results 1 capped TPE goes to: Ahma CowboyinAmerica Draper fever95 gorlab JardyB10 Kendrick Phil Smarch sterling Velevra 1 uncapped TPE for having their questions used goes to: gorlab DollarAndADream Kendrick Kyle Finally, as we are in the midst of the finals, that will be the end of trivia for Season 46 so here is the TPE payout based on the correct answers over the 3 editions: 3 uncapped TPE Phil - 6 sterling - 6 Ahma - 5 CowboyinAmerica - 5 2 uncapped TPE gorlab - 4 Hybrid - 4 JardyB10 - 4 Smarch - 4 StevenStamkos91 - 4 Streetlight - 4 Velevra - 4 1 uncapped TPE DollarAndADream - 2 Draper - 2 Kendrick - 2 YEAH! - 2 jRuutu - 1

shit just got Reuel

That's Wolfgang Amadeus for you plebs.

mid30s*

hiding all the riggery of course

Hello Calgary my old friend. I expect 7 OTs for 7 games in the final.