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hey @Enorama you're supposed to save these games for the playoffs but if it's against helsinki in the regular season I guess I can forgive you

@McWolf likes them big numbers in every column tho

Bit of an off game for Wahl, but frankly we did well all-around as a team in this one. We'll need more shots on goal if we want to beat Calgary in the future for sure though.

Little weirded out by how close this game was after Kovalchuk got ejected, but I'll take the win!

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This just in: @Josh basically wills Davos to victory

Davos showing us they can still get the job done. Maybe we can collectively pull Moscow down a spot or two!

classic bribe the goalie to keep their star out of the game

Well that's a big old oof for Helsinki Jet Jaguar continuing to make his mark on the league though - and this time it's with a really competitive Moscow.

Definitely got fewer shots in overall this game, but sad to see key players get a good number of shots and not score too. Also think there were too many penalties floating around regardless. Lost McWolf too much this game

MORPHEUS punches and body slams his way to a goal Beautiful

Seattle played Moscow much better than I thought they would in both of these games. They're going to be hella scary once their S66/S67 classes get another season or two under their belts.

Riga, Latvia - Last season, Hackett hit other players - accrued PIMs - with the best of them. Oftentimes that left Riga in a bit of a pickle in terms of the penalty kill/power play, leading to unnecessary goals against. And while laying out massive hits was a goal of Hackett's, what's ultimately more important is winning, and playing good defense while notching W's. "I realized that, with the officiating as it was," Hackett said in a recent presser, gesturing his head toward an all-too-familiar, bug-eyed zebra in the back, "I couldn't justify hitting players as much as I did last season. I need to start leading rather than exclusively being a goon." The Reign defenseman had been well-documented as something of an enforcer in the minor leagues and in his first season, but with second-line minutes and a more difficult schedule in his sophomore campaign found the need to reform his game. In prior VHL.com articles, we've elaborated on one particular official that would often skate very close to Hackett and penalize him for anything from breaking eye contact to laying out even the gentlest hit against opposing players. "We haven't had as much success as we did last season, strangely enough. @Victor's done a great job surpassing expectations with the Menace this time around, and we still need to figure out a way to beat Helsinki and Toronto on a regular basis. Hopefully Kastelic and Preencarnacion swapping positions can get us over the hump."

Glad to see my guy @TheFlash feast in this one.

Both Vancouver goalies were swiss cheese in this one. Yeesh.

What a sad game. The Riga-Davos curse continues.

Ooh, and now a win against Toronto? I'll take that any day of the week, even if it was yer another shootout.

STHS makes yet another goalie streaky, haha. More news at 11.

The usual suspects at work again for Helsinki. Looks like a pretty typical outcome for them, even if it's a little lower scoring.

Glad we got the win, but I'm not sure how common 5 goals on 26 shots is. Regardless, the offense is humming

Six multi point players for Vancouver - looks like their offense is cruising. That # of PIMs and shots against for Seattle doesn't really help Funk lol

h y p e Hopefully this is a sign of things to come rather than a flash in the pan.

Still need to shore up the defense a bit, but this swap should give us a spark on offense. Glad to beat Seattle.

Toronto 4-2

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