Gudnason

Analysis: Nice to see so much coverage of the minors this year, especially with these new recruits we are getting. Will be cool to see this group of players make the jump to the bigs in the near future. Look forward to seeing the change in their rankings at the end of the year!

Review: Nice analysis of what each potential candidate has going for and against them. I agree that you and Bogdanovic have been big steals for Riga, and your contributions are as equally as important as those of the player she that Riga acquired from NY. Definitely more interesting now that McAllister has competition and is not running away with it like some expected.

And it needs to be heavily back-loaded in my opinion. Something like $1 mil for 1 TPE, working its way up to $10 mil for 25 TPE. So people really have incentive to take on bigger contracts, and rookies who get $3 mil a year while in the VHLM after getting drafted (and not counting towards VHL cap) also get more TPE opportunities in their early years.

Addendum: The VHL is, in my opinion, increasingly looking like the VHLM where players get free will of where they sign, at least for their first season if they create mid-season. While by no means am I saying that players shouldn't have a choice of where to play, I think this needs to be given a serious look with the way things are trending lately - career extensions and free agents gravitating towards certain teams.

For those still interested, it was Ginzou Fujiwara.

As I have started preparations for the upcoming offseason, I have come to the conclusion that free agency signings and contract extensions are the foundation of any successful team in the Victory Hockey League. Draft picks and trade acquisitions that don't re-sign for an extended period of time are only useful for a short time, and that isn't a long enough window for a VHL team if they want to consistently contend year in and year out. After a player is drafted in the VHL Entry Draft, the drafting team owns their rights for a period of three years usually. A good portion of players will continue to play another year in the minor leagues after being drafted to accelerate their development due to more TPE opportunities. That means that young players will possibly only play two seasons for the team that drafted them before they hit free agency. While players in their third year of eligibility can be difference makers at the VHL level (case being the S54 draft class), the fact they can be free agents at the end of the season reinforce my point that long-term stability comes from free agency signings and contract extensions rather than draft picks. In the unlikely event the player is signed away as a restricted free agent, the original drafting team is nicely compensated with draft pick(s). A draft pick is only worth its weight in gold after the initial three years, if the player is willing to resign for additional years. Compare this with plucking away other teams' players on the free agent market now that they have fulfilled their three years with their drafting team, and the long--term difference isn't that large, despite the above point where it was proven that players can make a difference while on their entry level contracts. This is exactly why I was willing to sell the kitchen sink to Seattle last offseason, after they won the draft lottery, as I knew Gabriel McAllister wanted to stick to one franchise for his eight-year career. The point is further reinforced by free agent Xander Finn signing with Toronto Legion the past offseason. Jericho has been generally "inactive" for an extended period of time, but specifically came back just so he could Toronto as a free agent. Long term stability of a franchise is heavily influenced by the team's reputation and drawing power, which can be affected by the players that are already on the team. This is somewhat of a chicken and egg scenario, as existing powerhouses such as Helsinki Titans will always have a continuing stream of talent from which to attract younger players to replace the older outgoing veterans. While it's understanding that free agents might not prefer rebuilding teams as there is no drawing power, it gets exponentially more difficult to attract talent when said teams do not even have enough drawing power to retain talent - their own draft picks at the conclusion of three years. In real life, many athletes in a variety of sports do sacrifice prestige and their reputation for money when they play on lesser teams, or in the case of soccer move across the world to play in "inferior" leagues. While many fans do frown upon this, it can't be said that it is a bad thing for league parity. Just look to Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez signing with West Ham United of the English Premier League this past transfer window, for example. The fact that the EPL has seen big names signing with teams not named Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Arsenal has done wonders recently, as we have witnessed Leicester City crowned champions in recent years, in addition to said powerhouses like Chelsea also flirting with relegation. Maybe it's time the VHL had a closer look and made some changes. Perhaps a good start is making player salary more important by allowing TPE to be purchased in the player store at prices which would allow players to value high contract offers more, and in turn break up the stronghold that exists between the traditional powerhouses? For Birkir Holm Gudnason

Vegas dominate in shots by a large margin on the season, but lead in goals for by just a sliver. Sooner or later, our luck will even out and we will convert on more shot attempts.

We'll give them the regular season and go on our third straight run to the Finals.

@Strtlght goes ham in resim

Broken door

Rudi Ying demands a trade or he will retire

You piece of shit @BobertZ grind out a win versus Quebec and get pulled against Davos

How the fuck is @BobertZ not first star?

Lol at V2A's numbers being below average. His save percentage is pretty beastly.

"Keep in mind one would have to be acquired via trade" doesn't sound like that he can't get big through GM rule in the least. He can very well get one through GM rule and draft the other, like Ironside/Boeser or Federov/Forsberg.

Or he could draft one

Yes some bitching does work! What a game by Threencarnac

@Tagger Was giving you a chance to shine the past while. Looks like V2A will continue to get his chance to shine against better teams in the future, and you'll get to pad your stats against the weaker ones. @BobertZ really putting in some stellar performances as of late

Josh Vestiquan might have been before? Not sure...