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Couple assists and the W. Noice!

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Aleksei Federov has come a long way since he first entered the VHLM. Going from a one dimensional defensive player to an improving two-way defender, he's making it easy to have all VHL scouts eyes on him. While their is potential risk of his trainer burning out from the excessive amount of work he puts in each week, scouting reports like to think the risk is minimal. Though, this is common when it comes to trainers who heavily work and have more than one player on the go. For Federov, it is no different but has consistently and continuously shown that he is able to handle the level of effort and determination to build himself up to make him an elite, young, defensive prospect in the VHL's upcoming entry draft. With the playoffs only a short while away and the draft slowly creeping up on his, we figured it would be a fitting time to shine some light on one of the top prospects in the draft and see where his mind was at heading into the tail end of things. With a brief Q and A over some coffee and donuts, Federov cracked out some informational answers for General Managers and the league. First question should relate to what's closest. How excited are you for some Brampton playoff hockey? Really excited. For starters, @Beketov Sokolov is playing amazing, as is @Pandar and the rest of the boys. While we're not sitting in first, we have the defensive depth and guy between the pipes to (I believe) truly put us on top. @Kendrick has stood tall for us and really helped the team out huge. He's posted some pretty damn good numbers and while it is easy to beat up on the lower teams in this league, still wouldn't be where we are right now without an elite, young goalie like that. The boys just click and I have full faith in @Smarch to lead us into battle and shed some blood against the other teams. I'm sure there's the odd team who are going into it thinking their names already on the cup but I hope they know it's not going to be that easy. Great. Next one: What would you say about your season? Have you reached your goals or pushed through them? Honestly? Was hoping for more shots blocked. That was expected, but I've blown way passed my expectations for power play production and my point productions is exceeding expectations as well. I was more so thinking I'd be bumping uglies with the point per game mark this season, but finishing well above that mark is a good feeling. Hopefully I can continue and/or improve this style of play heading into the playoffs. Yeah, yeah. Now, heading towards the draft. Have you heard anything? Not a single thing. No one has come towards me yet, but maybe it's not super expected at this point. Still lots of hockey to play and not much has been figured out when it comes to who is drafting where. I have an idea of where I'd like to play and an idea of where I wouldn't want to play. The list for where I wouldn't is much smaller than where I would. Pretty much only includes 2 or 3 teams and the only reason one is there is because I don't know who the GM is. We've heard that a certain team may be closing in on a rebuild. Not too hard to guess which. What are your thoughts on you going there? Well, we won't totally blow their cover but if you're talking about who I think you are, wouldn't be an issue. I'd love to play there. Not sure what kind of career my player will hold, but maybe with the right team I'll stick around for quite sometime. That, or I could be an FA bug as I haven't gotten that too much during my time here. @BobertZ seems to have that thing figured out, so maybe I'll contact him and see how to handle FA like a professional. (thats 600+ words, for Federov)

Aleksei Federov entered the VHLM and when doing so, boasted that he was a shutdown defenseman - who was loyal and the stay at home type. He cared about keeping the puck out of their own end, but more importantly, their own net. He was prided on his stronger defensive style and didn't care nor comment too much on his offensive style. Each time it was brought up, he merely shrugged it off as it's not his current worry or style of play. In his scouting report, it was something very similar. "A dman who excels at a high level of defensive play who is currently working on becoming a stronger, two way option for any organization". This is exactly what he's doing and becoming. Federov has made excellent improvements and gains when it comes to his offensive side of the game and it's been noticeable on the ice. When looking at his stats from the year prior (less developed, but still more defensive than anything), he's made huge leaps in becoming a "two-way" threat. Another perk, he's a more balanced out guy so you get a little of this and a little bit of that - not one or the other. He currently has 17 goals, 62 assists and 79 points through 64 games adding that onto his 86 hits, 53 shots blocked and team leading 36 power play points. (Federov +1)

Thank you. It's really, really difficult and time consuming to make sure my goalie plays 8 games of the 72 game schedule.

Which is agree with. I don't like the back up rule overly, but it's still a rule. Clearly it benefits us to play a 700 tpe goalie over our back ups, but rules are rules.

I was joking, lol. Either get rid of the back up rule and let me play the guy I want to play every game, or as we have it now... keep the back up rule back actually enforce the rules. If that means te playoffs get fucked up, who gives a shit? That GM should have made sure the simple task of making sure their back up is in net for 8 of the 72 games. Why have the rule of 8 games if nothing happens if a GM doesn't do their duties?

Guess you're starting next game.

That's honestly really too bad for them then, isn't it? It's such a simple task so if you're stupid enough to go over the limit, you deserve a suiting punishment that exemplifies just how stupid it is. Is it Jardy or Draper's problem? How? It's not their position or duty. It's ours to watch all this stuff. Is it a difficult task? Nope. One of the easiest. Honestly, it doesn't matter who simmed. IF everyone would have been aware and did their jobs properly and played their back ups in their lines, there wouldn't have been an issue. Period.

This would be the time you give me a snippy comment "instead of being defensive, passive aggressive or making a point without furthering onto such, why not point him in the right direction?"

@Will how is a resim fair for GM's who are actually doing their jobs properly and paying attention? I won both games - barely. What if I lose now? I lost because another GM couldn't do a simple, easy task? Everyone knows the job. Why should it be yours or Jardy's problem how many teams play over their back up limit? Sounds like a GM problem to me? Do you know what would have prevented so many teams from going over? THEM sending in their lines with their back up goalie in net... It has Nothing to do with who was simming. They should have made sure and were aware of how many games their goalies were at. There's like one inexperienced, new GM. No excuse for the rest.

@Streetlite why should they make sure the GM's are doing their jobs and following rules? It's their job to sim, not make sure teams are following easy, simple rules. I caught on, resent lines and sent lists via pm/email to Jardy. It's not their issue or duty to look after that shit.

Fuck that. Make sure your back up is in. I did it, sent a list when I realized our back up wasn't being played when he should of been, lol.

Close one!

Someone call 9-1-1, Rodriguez is on FIRE.

Damn. Close one!

Rodriguez and Parechkin IGNITE. SEA G !

Yeah, I emailed and PM'd. Thanks, man.

I'm uploading some now with him. Do I need to message you the games as well?

@Will @JardyB10 I had SEA G in net a few games and had emailed, yet Holik's been playing and now we got 10 games left.. lol

ZACH!

Nice!

gg everyone Lots of OT games for us lately. Still hold a grudge for that Rigged Riga one though @hedgehog337

Good article, @hedgehog337