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    MD9 reacted to Corco in Claimed: Wild: Pluses and Minuses [1/2]   
    he was dancing far too much in warm-ups
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    MD9 reacted to Gudnason in Claimed: Wild: Pluses and Minuses [1/2]   
    I really love reading your articles @MD9! Keep it up!
     
    Oh looks like that rookie goalscorer got released by your GM.
     
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    MD9 got a reaction from CowboyinAmerica in Claimed: Wild: Pluses and Minuses [1/2]   
    Saskatoon Wild: Pluses and Minuses

    The Wild salute their fans in their last home game.
     
    Having been defeated by the Las Vegas Aces in the finals, the Saskatoon Wild entered the draft with the possibility of losing a number of their top stars -- the mid-season acquisitions that formed a large portion of their offense down the stretch of the season. However, with a number of picks in the top three rounds, management was able to both secure the return of many core players, as well as bring in new talent to further bolster the line-up. While the team will see the departure of a key player in Bo Boeser, and its goaltender in Chet Manley, it will enjoy the return of post-season star Gabriel McAllister, two-way center Jake Scheel, flashy winger Daring Do, along with the introduction of sophomores such as hard-shooting defender AJ-CXXXVII, and all-around defender Ay Ay Ron. 
     
    On the whole, the Wild have strengthened their defensive corps with the introduction of the two solid sophomore players mentioned, and should have been able to at least make up for the loss of Bo Boeser on offense through the continued development of their returning players. That being said, the Wild aren't without weaknesses - something that management will likely seek to cover off on either prior to the start of the season, or during the season through a waiver pick-up. With that said, here are a look at two 'pluses' and two 'minuses' for the Wild this season.
     
    + Forwards
     
    With his dominant late-season and post-season performance, Gabriel McAllister has shown himself more than ready to take over the reins as the Wild's top offensive player from the departing Boeser. A brilliant goalscorer, McAllister will be supported by the playmaking of center Jake Scheel, and the constant threat of Daring Do on the other wing. With two dangerous scorers to choose from, the Wild's first line has all the makings of being one of the most dangerous in the league this season. In addition, while the second line isn't quite as developed as the first, players such as Shirou, McManahan and Murphy provide additional depth to the team, ensuring that it does not become a one-line team. Lead rookie in goal-scoring Carlo Capitulo is returning to the team as well, and VHL teams will watch eagerly to see if he can rekindle his development and prove himself as a potential professional player in the future.
     
    + Top Defensive Line
     
    If defense was a weakness for the Wild last season, the acquisition of AJ-CXXXVII and Ay Ay Ron should help to ensure that the same won't be said so readily this season. With one defender possessing a booming shot, and the other adding solid, all around play, the Wild have an ideal top defensive pairing. AJ can help run a power-play with his shot from the blue-line, while Ron can add some play-making and defense, while also adding a pretty respectable shot of his own. As a whole, the tandem should be able to mesh well with the forward corps to both make up for any turnovers they commit in flashy offensive plays, and contribute to those offensive plays on their own.
     
    - Goaltending
     
    The loss of Chet Manley is going to be a big blow to the Wild. Although a new goaltender picked up before the season, or after the beginning of the season, could certainly go a long way in filling in for the absence of Manley -- it's still an unknown quantity. Manley may not have had much of a shot at the VHL after his development stalled, but his performance in pressure situations was incredible. There were multiple games when Manley effectively stole the Wild a win, even in the playoffs. Without that presence, the Wild's skaters will need to be all the more responsible with the puck. That could even prove to be a limiter on their offense, as they play a more reserved style to protect the net and prevent breakaways.
     
    - Defensive Depth
     
    Although Martinov and Hamilton are solid players in their own right, one of the Wild's biggest problems may be their defensive depth. With no clear starting goaltender, the defensive team will need to be absolutely dead-on in terms of their play. Unless they're able to pick up solid no. 5 and no. 6 defencemen, or Martinov and Hamilton put in a ton of work in training camp to allow the team to effectively play four defencemen -- and still have said defencemen remain on the ball -- the team will likely struggle in mid to late-game situations when the defense is taxed, and they lack players to relieve them.
     
    Conclusion
     
    There's a lot to like about this year's Wild squad, but there are also a couple of major weaknesses that must be taken into account. Overall, it's difficult to project how the team will perform. It's biggest struggle will be defensively, so in large part the team will need to rely on a superb offensive performance from its top six, as well as from its defencemen. If the team is able to acquire a solid goaltender before it's too late into the season, many of their concerns will be alleviated -- so for fans of the Wild, the story is very much 'wait and see'. At least their problems are such that can be solved with one or two moves: they're a very good team with a couple holes, rather than a poor team with a couple stars.
     
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    MD9 reacted to Corco in S55 Discussion Thread   
    Not until later in your career, it really only effects face-offs and morale, and even then the effect is near-negligible.
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    MD9 got a reaction from eaglesfan036 in Jake Scheel Updates   
    Media Spot +7
    VHL.com Article +2
    VHLM Practice +1
     
    136 + 10 = 146
     
    +6 to Scoring (40 > 46)
    +4 to Faceoffs 51 > 55
     
     
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    MD9 got a reaction from Corco in Claimed: Wild: Pluses and Minuses [1/2]   
    Saskatoon Wild: Pluses and Minuses

    The Wild salute their fans in their last home game.
     
    Having been defeated by the Las Vegas Aces in the finals, the Saskatoon Wild entered the draft with the possibility of losing a number of their top stars -- the mid-season acquisitions that formed a large portion of their offense down the stretch of the season. However, with a number of picks in the top three rounds, management was able to both secure the return of many core players, as well as bring in new talent to further bolster the line-up. While the team will see the departure of a key player in Bo Boeser, and its goaltender in Chet Manley, it will enjoy the return of post-season star Gabriel McAllister, two-way center Jake Scheel, flashy winger Daring Do, along with the introduction of sophomores such as hard-shooting defender AJ-CXXXVII, and all-around defender Ay Ay Ron. 
     
    On the whole, the Wild have strengthened their defensive corps with the introduction of the two solid sophomore players mentioned, and should have been able to at least make up for the loss of Bo Boeser on offense through the continued development of their returning players. That being said, the Wild aren't without weaknesses - something that management will likely seek to cover off on either prior to the start of the season, or during the season through a waiver pick-up. With that said, here are a look at two 'pluses' and two 'minuses' for the Wild this season.
     
    + Forwards
     
    With his dominant late-season and post-season performance, Gabriel McAllister has shown himself more than ready to take over the reins as the Wild's top offensive player from the departing Boeser. A brilliant goalscorer, McAllister will be supported by the playmaking of center Jake Scheel, and the constant threat of Daring Do on the other wing. With two dangerous scorers to choose from, the Wild's first line has all the makings of being one of the most dangerous in the league this season. In addition, while the second line isn't quite as developed as the first, players such as Shirou, McManahan and Murphy provide additional depth to the team, ensuring that it does not become a one-line team. Lead rookie in goal-scoring Carlo Capitulo is returning to the team as well, and VHL teams will watch eagerly to see if he can rekindle his development and prove himself as a potential professional player in the future.
     
    + Top Defensive Line
     
    If defense was a weakness for the Wild last season, the acquisition of AJ-CXXXVII and Ay Ay Ron should help to ensure that the same won't be said so readily this season. With one defender possessing a booming shot, and the other adding solid, all around play, the Wild have an ideal top defensive pairing. AJ can help run a power-play with his shot from the blue-line, while Ron can add some play-making and defense, while also adding a pretty respectable shot of his own. As a whole, the tandem should be able to mesh well with the forward corps to both make up for any turnovers they commit in flashy offensive plays, and contribute to those offensive plays on their own.
     
    - Goaltending
     
    The loss of Chet Manley is going to be a big blow to the Wild. Although a new goaltender picked up before the season, or after the beginning of the season, could certainly go a long way in filling in for the absence of Manley -- it's still an unknown quantity. Manley may not have had much of a shot at the VHL after his development stalled, but his performance in pressure situations was incredible. There were multiple games when Manley effectively stole the Wild a win, even in the playoffs. Without that presence, the Wild's skaters will need to be all the more responsible with the puck. That could even prove to be a limiter on their offense, as they play a more reserved style to protect the net and prevent breakaways.
     
    - Defensive Depth
     
    Although Martinov and Hamilton are solid players in their own right, one of the Wild's biggest problems may be their defensive depth. With no clear starting goaltender, the defensive team will need to be absolutely dead-on in terms of their play. Unless they're able to pick up solid no. 5 and no. 6 defencemen, or Martinov and Hamilton put in a ton of work in training camp to allow the team to effectively play four defencemen -- and still have said defencemen remain on the ball -- the team will likely struggle in mid to late-game situations when the defense is taxed, and they lack players to relieve them.
     
    Conclusion
     
    There's a lot to like about this year's Wild squad, but there are also a couple of major weaknesses that must be taken into account. Overall, it's difficult to project how the team will perform. It's biggest struggle will be defensively, so in large part the team will need to rely on a superb offensive performance from its top six, as well as from its defencemen. If the team is able to acquire a solid goaltender before it's too late into the season, many of their concerns will be alleviated -- so for fans of the Wild, the story is very much 'wait and see'. At least their problems are such that can be solved with one or two moves: they're a very good team with a couple holes, rather than a poor team with a couple stars.
     
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    MD9 reacted to Corco in S55 Discussion Thread   
    Yeah so we definitely got a good haul in the draft I think, with the exception of not getting a goalie. We should have some decent depth and hopefully we'll be able to get a goalie at some point in the season. Right now our lines will most likely look like:
    McAllister - Scheel - Do
    McManahan - Murphy - Shirou
    Hrdina/Capitulo
     
    Ron - Jigglejawns
    Martinov - Hamilton
     
    I'll do my best to get guys like Hamilton and McManahan active again, but if I can't I'll see if I can release the 30 TPE guys to make room for more actives.
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    MD9 got a reaction from Corco in Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself   
    Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself
    VHL.com // J.S. Augusta
     
    Closing the season, Jake Scheel was touted by many scouts to be a potential 3rd overall selection. After a disappointing playoff outing, he slipped even further to 4th overall in the mock draft. In the end, he slid down another slot to 5th overall, selected by the Calgary Wranglers. While this may have been a fortunate turn for the Wranglers, who walked away with two of the more highly touted prospects of this draft class in Savard and Scheel at 1st overall and 5th overall respectively, it means that Scheel's stock around the league has been slowly, but steadily declining. Continuing to put in work in the gym and on the ice, Scheel appears to be unbothered by his fall in the draft.
     
    "The top ten or so were all fantastic players. Teams will draft who they think fits their roster and their play-style. I'm thrilled to be a part of Calgary, and I'm looking forward to putting in as many successful seasons as I can with them once I finish my junior career in Saskatoon. If anything, this is just motivation. I still went high, but I'd like to do whatever I can to overcome -- well, whatever it was that led people to start dropping me down their rankings. After all, if you're not trying to be the best player of your draft class, you might as well just pack up and leave, right?"
     
    From what correspondents saw from Scheel in training camp this week, it's apparent that this effort to prove himself a steal at the fifth spot is translating into credible, on-ice work. Skating and passing seem to be what he's focused on primarily over the past few days, with a mind to both prevent the scoring slump that saw his playoff performance so inferior to his regular season campaign, and to eventually progressing to the point that he can be an offensive threat in the VHL itself.
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    MD9 got a reaction from eaglesfan036 in Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself   
    Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself
    VHL.com // J.S. Augusta
     
    Closing the season, Jake Scheel was touted by many scouts to be a potential 3rd overall selection. After a disappointing playoff outing, he slipped even further to 4th overall in the mock draft. In the end, he slid down another slot to 5th overall, selected by the Calgary Wranglers. While this may have been a fortunate turn for the Wranglers, who walked away with two of the more highly touted prospects of this draft class in Savard and Scheel at 1st overall and 5th overall respectively, it means that Scheel's stock around the league has been slowly, but steadily declining. Continuing to put in work in the gym and on the ice, Scheel appears to be unbothered by his fall in the draft.
     
    "The top ten or so were all fantastic players. Teams will draft who they think fits their roster and their play-style. I'm thrilled to be a part of Calgary, and I'm looking forward to putting in as many successful seasons as I can with them once I finish my junior career in Saskatoon. If anything, this is just motivation. I still went high, but I'd like to do whatever I can to overcome -- well, whatever it was that led people to start dropping me down their rankings. After all, if you're not trying to be the best player of your draft class, you might as well just pack up and leave, right?"
     
    From what correspondents saw from Scheel in training camp this week, it's apparent that this effort to prove himself a steal at the fifth spot is translating into credible, on-ice work. Skating and passing seem to be what he's focused on primarily over the past few days, with a mind to both prevent the scoring slump that saw his playoff performance so inferior to his regular season campaign, and to eventually progressing to the point that he can be an offensive threat in the VHL itself.
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    MD9 reacted to eaglesfan036 in S55 Discussion - Travis the Process Trust   
    yeah guy is a stud on a rebuilding team
     
    I promise next season will be when the fun begins! New York will get too old, and we will have chiefnoka, kyle, journeyman, gowecny?, md9, frank, crutchfield?, and more up! Will trade for guys next year too. Just one more year of patience!
     
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    MD9 reacted to Eggy216 in S55 Discussion Thread   
    Looking forward to the season! Glad to be back
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    MD9 got a reaction from Higgins in S55 Discussion - Travis the Process Trust   
    *wave*
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    *wave*
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    MD9 reacted to eaglesfan036 in S55 Discussion - Travis the Process Trust   
    Excited to have @Frank, @MD9, and hopefully @crutchfield on the team! Trust the Process Guys
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    MD9 reacted to eaglesfan036 in S55 VHL Entry Draft   
    With 13th Overall the Calgary Wranglers proudly select Corey Klopfenstein @crutchfield! Trust the Process!
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    MD9 reacted to eaglesfan036 in S55 VHL Entry Draft   
    With the 5th overall pick the Calgary  are proud to select Jake Scheel! @MD9 welcome to the process!
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    MD9 reacted to Corco in S55 VHLM Dispersal Draft   
    The  Saskatoon Wild  are proud to select Jake Scheel with the 4th overall pick. @MD9
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    MD9 got a reaction from Corco in Claimed: No Chance for Vengeance? [1/2]   
    No Chance for Vengeance?
     

     
    Saskatoon Wild fans may have reason to be pleased with their team taking the Las Vegas Aces to six games in the finals, but it’s hard to deny that an air of disappointment is looming over the fanbase. A good showing only goes so far: players, management and fans alike want to win championships. They don’t want to play second fiddle to anyone, not even a team as stacked as the Aces had become this year. A loss like that means heartbreak, plain and simple -- it’s hard to say whether it stings worse for players like Gabriel McAllister, Bo Boeser or Chet Manley, whose outstanding play largely carried them against a team some thought they had no right competing against, let alone winning multiple games against, or for players like Jake Scheel, Daring Do and Carlo Capitulo -- all of whom struggled over the course of the playoffs.
     
    Certainly, Scheel and Do played a better series against Las Vegas than they had in the rest of the playoffs, but that provides little comfort when you’re forced to watch the other team raise the cup across the ice. However, this article isn’t just about the disappointment being felt in Saskatoon, nor about the performances, good and bad, of the Wild’s players. Rather, it’s to discuss the future -- and whether or not there's really a future to speak of.
     
    Drafts are approaching. Two of them, in fact -- and call ups to the pros are also waiting in the works… as is early retirement, in at least one case. The team that Saskatoon assembled a couple dozen games into the season was far and above stronger than the one it began the campaign with. An impressive feat, perhaps, but one that comes with a host of problems. Bo Boeser was not expected to stay down for another full year -- and although anything can happen, the smart money is on him seeing time in the VHL next year. Jake Scheel and Daring Do will both re-enter the VHLM draft, as well as the VHL draft itself, and could either be taken by another VHLM team, or be called up to the VHL itself. Chet Manley, a surprising standout for the team, is likely done with hockey altogether.
     
    When you lose in the finals like that, your first thought is towards exacting vengeance. Coming back next season better than before, ready to take what was taken from you. However, for the Wild -- for this wild, at least -- there may be no chance for that. The complexion of next season’s Wild team could be completely different. Although McAllister, the late-season hero may be back with the team, no Boeser, Manley, and the potential to lose Scheel, Do, and perhaps even more core players on top of them could mean that even if the Wild do claw their way back to the finals, it will largely be with a different team. Players who fought bitterly against Las Vegas this season could be -on- Las Vegas next season. Or perhaps on another team, taking Las Vegas’ place as the league’s standout franchise. 
     
    Whatever happens, one thing is a given: fans of the Wild should stay tuned to the drafts tonight, and keep an eye on the news to see who their team can manage to bring back into the fold, once the smoke settles in the off-season.
     
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    MD9 reacted to DollarAndADream in S55 Discussion Thread   
    I hope so!
     
    I'll have to see what kind of roster I can build around him to make him hopefully not be shit in his rookie season.
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    MD9 reacted to DollarAndADream in S55 Discussion Thread   
    Bo Boeser will be in the VHL next season.
     
    I really want to have another run at things here, but he's at 180 TPE now and it only makes sense.
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    MD9 reacted to hedgehog337 in Claimed: Probably more correct mock draft.   
    *Aiming for the first pick...*
     
     
     
     
    At least I'm trying. 
     
     
    1. COLOGNE EXPRESS
    D - Felix Savard, 198 TPE @Frank
     
    It's going to be weird to not see Felix as the first pick. And I don't see @gregreg is going to pass this opportunity as Felix will speed up the Cologne's rebuild. Also, @Frank likes Cologne, that's enough to not let him to other team. 
     
     2. TORONTO LEGION (via Seattle)
    C - Rudy Ying, 138 TPE @punkhippie
     
    We're about to have a hell of a battle between centers, but Hippie is more vocal on boards and has more TPE. I think he's the man who could be paired up with @DollarAndADream's Boeser and be a second Toronto's center. 
     
    3. RIGA REIGN (via Calgary)
    C - Peter Quill, 102 TPE @Green
     
    Probably I'm going to make a last second decision, but the advantage goes to Quill now as more safer option. Another reason for that is Green does PT's for Quill. not claiming welfares. Other possbilites: Scheel or Laflamme. 
     
     4. DAVOS DYNAMO 
    D - Dexter Lane, 118 TPE @Advantage
     
    I would have added Lane in my shortlist, but he's not fond of my direction. Also, he named Davos as the most preferable destination. I know @Smarch was interested to trade his 4th pick for more ready player, but perhaps it's not going to be the case, especially when Advantage really wants to play in Davos. 
     
     5. TORONTO LEGION 
    C - Jake Scheel, 108 TPE @MD9
     
    It's hard to put Scheel too low in this mock draft, although Toronto will have three centers if DAAD indeed is going to do that. But perhaps someone could play in wing, so I don't see a reason why Dollar is going to pass on Jake. 
     
    6. RIGA REIGN
    D - Nicodemus Raven, 107 TPE @Fowll
     
    Another ''I don't know what I'm going to do'' situation. Right now I tend to grab Raven here for already named reasons. Also, I don't have a D prospect, so this could make sense. Other options: Laflamme, Perought or Bogdanovic. 
     
     7. CALGARY WRANGLERS (via New York) 
    D - Nico Bogdanovic, 108 TPE @Jonessee27
     
    There are still couple of good draftees left and I feel @eaglesfan036 might choose the guy who really picked it up in last couple of weeks. Jones started with a welfare, but for now he's looking more hot and this could bring him higher than just an end of the first round. 
     
    8. SEATTLE BEARS (via Stockholm)
    LW - Xavier Laflamme, 105 TPE @Laflamme
     
    His VHLM GM job could improve his draft stock, but he's not the hardest working guy among most of first round draftees. If he is going to passed by other GM's, @Banackock is going to take him as one of BPA. 
     
    9. SEATTLE BEARS (via Quebec)
    G - Key Perought, 113 TPE @NUCK
     
    If I'll pass on Perought, Bana will gladly pick him up as he has some uncertanties with Axelberry's future. I know Seattle needs >200 TPE prospects already, but he will lose nothing if he picks the lone goalie of this draft. 
     
    10. HELSINKI TITANS
    RW - Les Clarke, 83 TPE @AwfulHomesick
     
    Not the most vocal member on boards, but it's not like @Higgins is in dire need of any prospect now. Les is going to be a nice addition to the Helsinki's prospect pool and maybe he will make it into their roster. 
     
     
     11. TORONTO LEGION  (via Seattle)
    C - Corey Klopfenstein, 74 TPE @crutchfield
     
    He had a nice start. but he fell down to welfare lately. Or at least welfares...Anyway, he still could be a steal, so this player shouldn't be missed by GM's. 
     
    12. COLOGNE EXPRESS
    D - Michael Kinkaid, 76 TPE @Symmetrik
     
    Just like last season, Cologne can take a potential steal, this time it could be Michael Kinkaid. Might be interesting to see two steals in the same team, if @Rowe89 comes back. 
     
     
     13. CALGARY WRANGLERS 
    RW - Daring Do, 58 TPE @Eggy216
     
    Another player, who does at least something. Maybe Eaglesfan could make him more involved into this thing. 
     
     14. DAVOS DYNAMO 
    D - Hodor, 50 TPE @Hodor
     
    Hodor  
     
     
    That's it and I'm out. 
     
     
    6 TPE goes to Petenis. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    MD9 reacted to CowboyinAmerica in Claimed: A VHLM Mock Draft   
    Season 55 VHLM Mock Draft
     
    Here’s a fun fact for you – the VHLM Draft this year has more combined TPE in it than the VHL Draft. It doesn’t always happen that way, but a combination of particularly strong S55 waiver players (Scheel, Ying, Bogdanovic) and early S56 draftees (Fook, Ron, McAllister) may make this upcoming VHLM Draft the most exciting one in ages.
     
    That’s why we think it’s be helpful to have a little mock draft. Remember, a lot can change between now and draft day – not only with trades, but even potentially general managers and league rules. Still, based off the current picks, here’s who you may see coming off the board in the first two rounds this week.
     
     1. Saskatoon Wild (from Yukon) – LW Gabriel McAllister @CowboyinAmerica
    Everything fits here – the player with the most current TPE in the draft played on Saskatoon this past season and has expressed an interest in coming back. But there’s a hiccup: Can McAllister carry a team? When the Wild asked Bo Boeser to do something similar last season, he was more of a well-rounded player. As McAllister is a pure scorer, he needs more of a team around him to be something special.
     
     2. Ottawa Lynx – G Key Perought @NUCK
    Another pick, another player that goes back to his same team. While Perought isn’t the next highest TPE player, it’s been a trend in the VHLM forever: an active goalie can take you a long way. With Manley’s retirement and Axelberry’s move to the VHL, Oslo’s Motion is the only trained goalie in the VHLM entering the draft. That’s why it’s critical for Ottawa to nab one however they can.
     
     3. Oslo Storm – C Rudy Ying @punkhippie
    Ying may be most associated with the Vegas franchise, but one unintended side effect of him coming into the league just after the draft is that he goes back in the draft pool. It’s likely that his VHL franchise keeps him down, and it’s even more likely he won’t last until Vegas’s first pick at 10. Pairing the passer with the more scoring-centric Forsberg seems like a good fit.
     
     4. Saskatoon Wild – D Ho Lee Fook @Will
    One of the biggest issues in the VHL Finals for Saskatoon was the lack of a blue line – the team only had two defensemen, and poor ones at that, allowing Vegas’s snipers to pick them apart. Fook is the best defenseman in the draft, and his passing and defense potential will be hard to pass up for a team that already has a scorer.
     
     5. Oslo Storm (from Las Vegas) – LW Xavier Laflamme @Laflamme
    You already have the passer in Ying; now you need the winger to pair him with. Laflamme is yet another player returning to his S54 team, and even though the player’s agency is closely linked with the Yukon franchise, there’s no way Laflamme lasts until the fourth round.
     
     6. Saskatoon Wild (from Yukon) – G Jackson Weekes @Molholt
    Serious question: Is he retired? I have no idea what Weekes’s status is right now, and that doesn’t portend good tidings for him being selected high in the draft. On the flip side though, Weekes is the only other goalie available in the entire draft, and if he gets back to practicing, he could be the biggest steal in the draft. It’s a worthwhile risk for the new GM.
     
     7. Ottawa Lynx – C Jake Scheel @MD9
    Ottawa got their goalie in the first round, and they return the strongest defensive unit in the entire VHLM. This pick is an easy emphasis on offense, but who should they pick to be the centerpiece? Both Scheel and Peter Quill are around the same level in terms of previous practice as of now, but I believe Ottawa's organizational priority on first generation players wins out here.
     
     8. Oslo Storm – D Niko Bogdanovic @Jonessee27
    At this point in the draft, most of the value is at defense – and with Oslo having an open hole next to Smallwood and having already taken two forwards, picking one here rounds out the blue line. Bogdanovic has banked some of his practice and can mold himself to whatever type of player Oslo needs, making him a tempting option here.
     
     9. Saskatoon Wild – C Peter Quill @Green
    The Wild have the most picks in the first two rounds with four, but they need them given that the team has the most bare cupboard heading into the draft. Luckily, the board breaks down perfectly for them here, as Quill represents the perfect linemate for the already-drafted McAllister, and Wild immediately inserts Quill in the role Boeser held last season.
     
     10. Las Vegas Aces – D Nicodemus Raven @Fowll
    If I was an actual betting man, I’d bet this pick would be shipped out for a goalie or in hoarding picks for a future draft. But if Vegas holds onto it, a defenseman replacement for Savard seems a reasonable way to go. Ay Ay Ron and Aackckqz Ky would also be reasonable selections here, but Raven has the most TPE of all players left, and Vegas going BPA seems like a reasonable thought.
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    MD9 reacted to Corco in S55 Discussion Thread   
    we DO have 1st overall 
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    MD9 reacted to Corco in S55 Discussion Thread   
    Hey guys, not sure if everybody knows or not, but @TheLastOlympian07 stepped down and I volunteered to take over for him. I have quite a bit of GM experience in the VHL (albeit quite an unsuccessful run results-wise) and the VHLM as well; I was GM of the Oslo Storm way back in S30 before I took over as Vasteras GM. I was also a VHLM commish for awhile as well, so I have a good amount of VHLM experience. I can't say that i followed the VHLM very closely this past season, but I did see that you guys took the Aces to a sixth game, which is pretty impressive considering that they were way too OP this season (there are new rules being put in place that will attempt to fix this). 
     
    The VHLM has been getting a lot of flack recently, some of it warranted, and some of it not; I'm going to do my best to help combat this. The 1st priority of the VHLM should always be activity first, winning second (something that was a huge issue with Las Vegas this past season). My first priority will always be promoting activity first, which in itself should lead to winning. That means I'll be doing my best to remind you guys when regarding Point Tasks and other stuff going on around the league that newer members may not be aware of and jumping on possible waiver claims, stuff like that. So if anybody ever has any questions about the league, please feel free to PM me or ask in here.
     
    I see that this LR is actually decently active, who thinks they'll be back next season? @MD9@DollarAndADream@AwfulHomesick@Eggy216@CarloC@BeanSobie
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    MD9 reacted to Frank in New Saskatoon GM   
    With @TheLastOlympian07 stepping down, he will be succeeded by @Corco who has a long history with the VHLM and we expect he'll be a solid addition to the group we have in place. Look for more VHLM news tomorrow as we get things ironed out. 
     

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