VHLM: Scoped
Dec 30 - Jan 5
Games 1 - 42
Nyko's Message
VHLM: Scoped was a series that @Banackock ran last season, that I thoroughly enjoyed, but he discontinued it after the second segment. I asked him if I could continue it this season and he allowed me. So this will be a weekly segment on VSN that'll highlight milestones, games, and players. Last season I graduated from the VHLM and even though I'm not there anymore, I still love to pay attention to how my former team (Ottawa represent) is doing, and how the rookies there are playing. If you got any ideas for what I could add to this to make it more interesting let me know.
Original VHLM Scoped
Trade Center
Trades are an important part of hockey, and definitely an important part of the VHLM. With teams usually on being competitive for one season (except Ottawa) most teams will either buy or sell during the season, usually contenders buying players to be on their team for a year to win a championship, and sellers trading those players for picks, to become competitive the next season. This week had only one trade, but a pretty big one that made people go "what the hell is @diamond_ace doing.
The trade was between the Ottawa Lynx and Las Vegas Aces, who have established an intense rivalry this season so it was odd to see them do business.
Ottawa Receives:
Shawn Mendes
Vegas Receives:
Chance Matthews
S65 OTT 4th
This was a very peculiar trade on d_a's part. He traded Chance Matthews, an inactive 162 TPE veteran who had 101 points last season (because he was playing with me) for Shawn Mendes another seemingly inactive player who had 148 TPE and 52 points last season. On top of this ace throws in a 4th round pick with it. So on paper it looks like diamond_ace (Ottawa's GM) is trading a better player and a draft pick, for a worse player and no pick. But d_a had something up his sleeve. He knew Shawn Mendes from another sim league, and he was able to get him to claim welfare and practice facility, for a total of 8 TPE, and Mendes will probably claim the same next week, making this trade look like a huge win in d_a's favor. We'll see how this trade plays out throughout the season, but for now ace looks like he won that trade.
Milestones
Milestones are recognized throughout sports, when a rookie scores his first goal he keeps the puck. Players are celebrated when they hit 100 goals, 1,000 games, 50 shutouts. Just like nhl.com's milestone watch, I'm going to be do something similar, where I take the players and show how close they are to hitting a special VHLM milestone
Points
1. Nathan N - 4 points from 100 points
2. Dan Baillie - 5 points away from 50 points
3. Curtis Gary - 40 points away from 100 points
Goals
1. Nathan N - 7 goals from 50 goals
2. Nathan MacKinnon - 15 goals from 75 goals
3. Diljodh 19 goals from 50 goals
Assists
1. Jagger Philliefan - Just hit 50 assists
2. Burnt Toast - 31 assists from 150 assists
3. Bolt Vanderhuge - 32 assists from 50 assists
Wins
1. JB Rift - 8 wins away from 25 wins
2. Divaani Sohva - 9 wins away from 25 wins
3. Kevin Weekes 33 wins away from 100 wins
Games of the Week
The VHLM is full of many interesting, exciting, and just plain out weird games. Some games are blowouts, some are high scoring, and some games are very tight. This part of the segment will highlight the 3 games which I think were the best games during the whole week. If you disagree with me, post your top 3 games in the comment section.
1. Game 14 - Saskatoon Wild vs. Halifax 21st
This game was very high scoring, its almost as if both GM's just went "Screw defense, we gotta score." and put the offensive setting on their lines to 5. Saskatoon struck hard in the first period, scoring 4 goals to Halifax's 2, but Halifax rallied back, this time scoring 4 in the second and only allowing Saskatoon to pot 2 goals. In the third period both teams decided defense may actually be important, and the Halifax 21st were able to sneak past one against goaltender Justin Cole. The final combined shot total was 84, with the goalie's stats not looking so good.
2. Game 26 - Oslo Storm vs. Yukon Rush
Oslo storm on paper is the powerhouse team this season. After tanking all of last season and acquiring numerous picks, they cleaned up at the draft, taking many of the top stars. These stars were on show tonight against the not-so-good Rush, who had a strong S63 but their players graduated last season, putting them in take mode this one. Oslo made a mockery of Yukon this game. They came out strong in the first period, their new star Carles Puigdemont scored 2 goals this period, and Dallas Jones contributed the third, putting them up 3-0 going into the second. Carles Puigdemont completed the hatrick in the second, scoring the only goal of the period. In the final period Oslo was able to score 2 more, putting them past the Rush 6-0.
3. Game 42 - Halifax 21st vs. Saskatoon Wild
Halifax and Saskatoon are featured again on the list, and while this game wasn't high scoring, it wasn't a low scoring one either. The best word to describe it would be close. This game went to a shootout after a good performance by Madden, scoring 3 points which included 2 goals. Saskatoon brought it back from 2-0 in the first period, scoring 3 goals within 5 minutes. But Halifax scored 2 more and kept the lead at one. In the third period Anderson LaVey scores 5 minutes in, allowing for overtime. Overtime is dead silent and this one goes to a shootout. The fans are all on there feet, hoping for a hero to win the shootout for them, and that hero was there for Saskatoon, the one, the only, Anderson LaVey.
Players of the Week
1. Dan Ballie - 23 points, 10 goals, 13 assists, 34 hits
Baillie was traded midway through the week to Davos, but this clearly hasn't affected his play this week. He was leading the league in points for most of the week until recently, where he's 2 points out of the lead. But what makes him the #1 player this week is his P/20, which is the highest in the league at 1.44.
2. Eric Parker - 22 points, 6 goals, 16 assists, 25 hits, 23 SB's
Eric Parker is leading all defensemen in points this season, and is also in the top 10 for points, assists, and shots blocked. He's been Vegas' top defender this season and hasn't been afraid to throw the body or get infront of the puck. He's been potent on the powerplay along with Baillie, and has 3 powerplay assists and 3 powerplay goals.
3. Carles Puigdemont - 24 points, 12 goals, 12 assists, +20
Carles was the first overall pick of the VHLM draft last season, and its no suprise that he's been strong for Oslo this season with 24 total points. He's also played a defensively sound game with a +20. He scored a hatrick in the blowout against Oslo and has won 52% of his faceoffs, giving his team the instant advantage of having the puck more often than not
Power Rankings
Last Week
Later
This Week
1. Halifax
2. Vegas
3. Ottawa
4. Saskatoon
5. Oslo
6. Yukon
Standings
1. Halifax
2. Vegas
3. Ottawa
4. Oslo
5. Saskatoon
6. Yukon
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