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@PenKnight

SBA +6

Pekka Pouta reached 200 TPE, claiming +10 https://vhlportal.com/players/goaliefocus/1409

Boris the Forest got 100 TPE, claiming +4 https://vhlportal.com/players/playerfocus/1773

Derek England got 50 TPE, claiming +1 https://vhlportal.com/players/playerfocus/1835

1. Why do you think GMs should pick you over other prospects? 2. Are you excited for the draft on Saturday? 3. How do you feel about the results of your season in the VHLM? 4. Where do you expect you will be drafted in the order? 5. Have you been contacted by any team's scouts? 6. Are there any VHL teams that you would like to go to? 7. You scored over a point per game in the VHLM, but do you think your scoring will translate to the professional level? 8. You also racked up a lot of hits, why do you think physicality is important in today's modern, fast game? 9. How have you been training over the offseason? 10. What are you looking forward to most about playing in the VHL?

Right winger Pat Svoboda inked a two-year extension with HC Davos rather than testing free agency. His salary for S66 is $2,698,472 while his salary for S67 is $2,753,957, a slight step down from his current $3,000,000 pay day. While the Swede has glorified winning, at the end of the day, it sounds like sticking together with a good group of guys is his primary objective. "I know there's more powerhouse teams, but Shawn is a great GM and I wanted to stay with my buddy Elias Dahlberg @Nykonax who just signed a three-year extension. I think we're a young, up-and-coming, amazing group who can be a top competitor for that time period during my contract, but regardless of if that pans out, it turns out playoff success is not my primary objective. What matters is to find somewhere that I can be happy and play at my best, somewhere where I have friends and loyal teammates. We all want to be here in Davos, and I'm glad to be sticking around. Now, it's just time to make the rest of the league see what I can see when I look into the future; we're gonna be the real deal."

1) What do you think are some of your career goals? 2) How do you foresee your player developing? 3) Are there any specific teams you'd like to play for? 4) How do you think your VHL experience will help you going forward? 5) What are you looking forward to the most about this first season back? 6) Do you prefer to have the additional expansion teams or the way it was back in the day? 7) How important do you think physicality is in today's speed-based game? 8] What are you not looking forward to for your first year? 9) What do you think will be your player's biggest strength? 10) What will be your player's biggest weakness?

As the offseason continues, Pat Svoboda made another appearance to the local media and discussed more in-depth his personal goals for the upcoming season. "I mentioned last time that I want to hit 100 points, but I definitely want that to be a goals-heavy total. I'm working to max my scoring in the offseason, so I'm hopeful that 50 goals wouldn't be out of reach; at the very least, if I dare to call myself a sniper, I need to lead Davos in goals for this season. I also loved the extra physicality in my game, so reaching 100 hits this next year would be a nice goal, but not at the expense of taking more penalties. I pride myself on my discipline, so I'll continue to deliver smart and properly timed hits and try to stay out of the box as much as possible. I know plus-minus is a meaningless stat, but I'd also like to be a positive player just because it looks nice on my stat line. My first two seasons I've been -2 both times, so just seeing a positive goal differential would be nice icing on the cake for a good year," said Pat Svoboda.

SBA +6

Derek England @PenKnight

EASTERN CONFERENCE (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets Winner: Boston # of Games: 6 (M2) New York Islanders vs.(WC1) Carolina Hurricanes Winner: New York # of Games: 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE (C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars Winner: St. Louis # of Games: 6 (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche Winner: Colorado # of Games: 7 

Pat Svoboda spoke a few words on the lengthy offseason and the upcoming season. "Yeah, it's felt like a really long wait this year. I can't remember if it felt this way last year, but this offseason has been particularly dreadful. Each year, you feel like this should have been the year you finally make it to the playoffs more and more, so this second time around feels like it tacked 1000 days on to the offseason. This upcoming year, we really need to make it and get in a playoff spot, because I don't think I can go through all this waiting again. I can't wait to start the season and to improve upon my numbers from this last year. Dahlberg hit 100 points, so I don't see why I can't aim for that this year. Imagine Davos with three 100 point players, I think that would be something, and I think me joining that tier of players would boost Peace and Dahlberg's stats as well. Dahlberg was in the MVP conversation this year, maybe next year he can be the winner. Who knows, maybe I could even be looking at getting into MVP conversation, but I would settle for just beating my personal bests," said Pat Svoboda.

1. What do you see as the biggest strength in your game? 2. What's one area of your game that needs a bit of work? 3. What part of the VHL experience are you most excited for? 4. How welcoming have folks in the VHL been to you? 5. Are you still heartbroken and pretending you're fine like me after the Lightning choked again? 6. What are your goals for the upcoming season? 7. Do you have any plans for your player over the offseason? 8. How important for you is it to play for a competitor? 9. What do you think makes you stand out from other draft prospects? 10. How much interest do you have for playing in the World Cup for your country?

@chillzone

Part I - Pick em' (Pick the correct winners of all three games for 2 TPE) Game 3 - Toronto Legion @ Helsinki Titans Game 4 -Toronto Legion @ Helsinki Titans Game 5 - Helsinki Titans @ Toronto Legion Part II - Predict the Score (Predict the correct score and winner of this game for 3 TPE) Game 5 - Toronto Legion @ Helsinki Titans 4-3 Toronto Part III - Player Predictions (Predict the correct player for each category, 1 TPE for each correct answer) Series leader in points: Julian Borwinn Series leader in goals: Oyorra Arroyo Series leader in assists: Julian Borwinn

Davos right winger Pat Svoboda spoke up after his team fell crushingly short of making the playoffs. "Missing the playoffs and being that close was really disappointing; we've had such a better year, I thought we could make it and turn some heads. We were in it almost but then final two games, we choked and we missed out. I don't know how to feel, but I guess it's not quite time to give up hope for next season yet. It'll be a long wait though, and it's not the result we were looking for at all. Our players all grew a lot as a team, and I personally and many other Davos players took huge steps forward in our game, so that's a decent sign. On the plus side, I suppose it's good that we weren't last again and that we are on the brink. Still, it's hard to think positive and it's devastating to team morale. We need to be better in those key situations, we need to win when we need to win, and we need to start strong as well as end strong. That's what playoffs teams do, and if we want to join them, we should be looking to emulate them," said Pat Svoboda.

1. How do you think snussu can help as a VHLM AGM? 2. What management style are you bringing to your team? 3. What made you want to become a VHLM GM? 4. How do you think Davos will do in the upcoming season? 5. How did it feel to miss playoffs by one game? 6. What do you think Davos needs to add to become a true competitor? 7. How do you think you personally can improve as a player over the offseason? 8. Are you planning to stay in Davos after this season? 9. Are you hoping to win any awards this offseason? 10. What team are you rooting for in the playoffs since your team is eliminated?

You told me it was VHL not VHLM

SBA +6

Boris the Forest got 50 TPE, claiming +1 https://vhlportal.com/players/playerfocus/1773

Pat Svoboda was pumped to have surpassed the 30 goal mark, with 31 goals in 68 games, and seems to be hoping to also achieve 70 points in the season. "30 goals is a great number for a goal scorer to reach for, and I'm thrilled to have hit it. In spite of my struggles last year, I always believed in myself and my abilities, and I've really shown that this year I feel. Davos has been a great place for me to hone my craft and come out of my shell. I have been better, our team has been better, all and all it's just a good year. There's a few games left and we need to hang on to that last playoff spot. I will be aiming to hit 70 points as we finish out and to score some key goals at the right time. Timing is everything and I really want to be a clutch guy down the home stretch. I'll be playing both ends of the ice and maybe doing some head hunting, we'll see. All I know is that me and every other guy on Davos are going to do whatever it takes to make it to the postseason," said Pat Svoboda.

1. What are your strengths as a player? 2. How strong do you think your draft class is? 3. Who are your best friends so far in the league? 4. What do you see as your biggest strength as a player? 5. What is one thing you'd like to work on in training? 6. Do you think Saskatoon can make it into a playoffs spot? 7. What do you think is the biggest gap Saskatoon needs to fill in their roster? 8. What are your thoughts on upcoming VHL expansion? 9. If you could've played for any other VHLM team, who would you have chosen? 10. What are your goals for your career?

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