Spade18

im impressed at how little i managed to do in this game

son, bullocks on the shoot out

Aces take the world series with a field goal in extra time

-1 in a 7-2 win? I believe the term you're looking for is skillz

4-2 Storm

115 Ottawa Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces 116 Saskatoon Wild vs Yukon Rush 117 Las Vegas Aces vs Oslo Storm

AAAAAAAANNND humbled

THE OTTAWA WHO?

Rayne for MVP

THE WHALLEEEEEEE

Defense has been spectacular this year in the VHLM. Ottawa is showing what a strong, point producing back end can achieve and Keaton Louth is putting up MVP type numbers in Saskatoon. This article will break down the well balanced defense of the Las Vegas Aces and we will take a look at the pieces that make up one of the most well rounded defensive cores in the VHLM. Casey Jones The Pace Maker, The Killer, The Nuke From New York, Casey Jones sets the tone for Las Vegas' Defensive play making. The 6'1" Defenseman has obvious chemistry with VHLM superstar Sergei Komarov. They are the top two point-getters for the team and many of Jones' assists have come from Komarov's buckets. Right now, Jones is ranked as the 2nd best Defenseman in the draft behind Boner, which puts him as a projected 5th overall pick. Jones plays a tenacious Offensive game, his shot totals would put any goal scoring winger to shame and he sits at 3rd OVER ALL in that stat category. The only draw back on Jones is he could work on skating with his head up. He is in the top 10 of hits taken, but that will come as his game matures. He is a cant' miss prospect and teams in the top 5 will be salivating at the opportunity to add him to their defensive core. Colton Rayne A new comer to the VHLM, Colton Rayne is quickly making a name for himself as a shut down defender. Rayne completes the top pairing for Vegas along side Jones, and while many at the beginning of the season thought it may be to tall a task for the hulking defenseman (he stands at 6'4") Rayne has for the most part, silenced any critics with his play so far. A self proclaimed shut down defenseman, Rayne has been putting in large minutes on the PK and preforming admirably. Even though he mostly plays gate keeper, allowing Jones to make those risky plays, Rayne is putting up surprising numbers for a player in his role. The rookie is at above a point per game, 10th in points among all defenseman, 9th is assists over all, and tied for second in the whole league for plus minus. This offensive output has earned Rayne some Power play time, and he anchors the 2nd D unit. Despite these numbers, one draw back on Rayne is his shooting percentage. Sitting around 6%, for how many opportunities this defenseman gets to unload an admittedly underwhelming shot from the point, he should be putting up more goals with the chances he has received. Currently ranked to go 15th overall at the draft, he has already moved up 2 spots, and I would guess we will see this defenseman climb up the charts even more before his name is called. Charles Cote Charles Cote is the newest member of the Ace's defensive unit. Exploded onto the scene would be an understatement. In his first 13 games, Cote has already put up 15 pts! 15! on the second pairing both even strength and power play! A two way defenseman, his positioning and passing are by far his strongest suits. Even though he was late in arriving to the VHLM, Cote has been seen putting in the work that turns heads. Currently ranked at 32nd overall for the draft, you know his point production alone will see that draft stock rise in the future. We don't yet have a lot of tape on him, but with an entrance to the league like the one Cote has had, all cameras will be turned his way. Make sure to keep your eye on this one. Thomas Sankara Thomas Sankara is the silent killer of the Vegas back end. He is one of those players that make the game boring, which is honestly the highest compliment I could pay to a defenseman. His point totals may not match those of of Jones, Rayne and Cote, but his shut down role is not unnoticed. He plays first pairing penalty kill minutes along side Rayne, and shuts down the oppositions top players when they are at an advantage. Very active at practice, Sankara has caught the eye of many scouts and is currently ranked to go 18th at the draft. Expect that number to rise as we get closer to picking time. ALSO ATTENDED Mr. Shakedown

Love this, obviously selfishly, but who cares cause these are great.

Yes. If they are in the roster thread when I post this, they are counted.

whyyyyy, we should be winninggggggg

welp... at least I had a good game?

For the last few weeks, I've been putting together some numbers to determine the rank of the VHLM teams based on their total TPE, along with some additional info such as their average TPE per player and their actual rank. While the VHLM players are not necessarily up to date in the sim *cough. cough.* I thought it would still be interesting to track the progress of teams through the seasons. As this has gone on longer and long I have added new stats each week, (this week it's the net change in TPE) so this seems like it will be fairly comprehensive come seasons end. Original Rankings Team Total TPE Average TPE per player 1. Ottawa Lynx 1361 75.61 (18 players) 2. Las Vegas Aces 1048 61.65 (17 players) 3. Oslo Storm 968 69.14 (14 players) 4. Yukon Rush 965 64.33 (15 players) 5. Saskatoon Wild 898 56.13 (16 players) League Total TPE 5240 Updated Rankings: W2 Team Total TPE (Increased TPE) Average TPE per player League Position 1. Ottawa Lynx 1420 (+59) 88.75 (16 players) 1 2. Las Vegas Aces 1363 (+315) 68.15 (20 players) 2 3. Yukon Rush 1112 (+147) 69.50 (16 players) 5 4. Oslo Storm 1038 (+70) 69.20 (15 players) 4 5. Saskatoon Wild 994 (+96) 62.13 (16 players) 3 League Total TPE 5927 (+687) Updated Rankings: W3 Team Total TPE (Increased TPE) Average TPE per player League Position 1. Las Vegas Aces 1513 (+150) 72.05 (21 players) 2 2. Ottawa Lynx 1500 (+80) 93.75 (16 players) 1 3. Yukon Rush 1207 (+95) 71 (17 players) 5 4. Oslo Storm 1203 (+165) 75.19 (16 players) 4 5. Saskatoon Wild 919 (-75) 54.06 (17 players) 3 League Total TPE 6342 (+415) So the Aces (woo!) finally take over the #1 spot from Ottawa for most TPE on their team after 2 strong weeks of upgrading. Ottawa still sits in first in the actual standing though, and lead the average TPE with 93.75 per player. The Rush seem to be an anomoly here, with the 3rd most TPE and a fairly active team, they still sit in last place in the league, maybe time for some line changes? The Storm had a great week of TPE upgrades (might be from Ko Kane finally joining the team) but still sit 4th in all categories except for average TPE. And then there's Saskatoon. I dont know if I fucked up my math last week or hey lost a player or something but they seem to have regressed some how? yet still sit in third..... I hope you guys are enjoying these! Cause I'm probably not gonna stop.

props to Brodeur on the shut out!

5-1 Leigon

161 Vikings vs Reign 162 Wranglers vs Meute 163 HC Dynamo vs Bears 164 Titans vs Express

4-2 Aces

88 Saskatoon Wild vs Yukon Rush 89 Oslo Storm vs Ottawa Lynx 90 Yukon Rush vs Oslo Storm

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