Anthony Matthews

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1. What did you think of Toronto's overall draft? I'm not paid to follow the GM's moves, I'm paid to play. So I don't really follow the draft. But I heard that I was acquired on draft day. 2. What pieces of advice would you have for Michael Mac, Joseph Gainer and Ziarie Anigbogu? Be not afraid to make mistakes...someone will try to blame you for everything, but know that it was most likely their fault.3. What are your opinions about the trades that were completed during the draft? I guess good...got me away from that slacker HHH. He never comes to play the big games.4. We also added Anthony Matthews and Vladimir Shaposhnikov to the roster VIA trade. What do you think about their acquisitions? Legen.....wait for it....dary.....I hope to step up and show all those teams in the past why they should have held on to me...hop on Legion...we are going for the cup!5. What do you think of Toronto giving up a potential lottery pick in the S74 VHL Entry Draft? Isn't every draft where a season hasn't played a potential lottery pick?6. Where do you think we'll end up drafting in the S73 VHL Entry Draft? Doesn't matter, I'll be retired by then.

I'm down to try it out !

1. How do you think our team is right now. be honest. Let me put it this way....I spent most of the season in Davos...do I need to continue? 2. What is the biggest need for this team? HHH to so something in the playoffs 3. If your GM for the day what would you do? Same thing our fearless GM does currently...make it look like I'm doing something important and hope the players do their job...then try to deflect blame off of HHH. 4. How do you feel about your personal performance? I think it went really well. I have improved every year and spending most of the season on Davos, I ended up as a -1. That's not too bad for playing on a team that wasn't trying to win the last couple of seasons. 5. If you could change one thing about your game what would it be? Play on the top line with HHH as my scoring winger. 6. There are many teams that do better than us in the playoffs, why do you think that is and how do we fix it. Some players just don't play in the playoffs. We need to find a way to light a fire under their arse.

Anthony Matthews Vancouver +4

I'm up for a return after a season's hiatus

Phew...good thing i got out of davos

1. Getting tossed by Seattle in the Conference Finals sucks, what should we have done differently after we started to go down in the series? Got on HHH's case more...this is his MO - disappear when needed. 2. What are your plans for this offseason? Same thing I do every offseason... 3. What are your expectations for next season? To play, to win, to be there for HHH. He needs me to bring out the best in him. Also for him to actually do something in the playoffs. 4. Who do you think will win the S71 Cup? It doesn't matter anymore. 5. Who do you think our top individual playoff performer was for S71? Matthews...it's not all about stats... 6. Do you prefer Surf or Turf? I've never really been a surfer, more of a football and soccer player. 7. What is our biggest weakness as a team and is it going to get better or worse for S72? HHH, probably worse, everything goes to his head. 8. Are you excited to play in the S71 AllStar game? I just can't wait...but how did I get in there?

Anthony Matthews Vancouver +4

Matthews of course setting up the game tying goal so that HHH can do something positive for the team.

It's not that Vancouver learned how to play (you can't teach HHH new tricks), but I've always known how to play against Calgary.

17 Calgary Wranglers @ Vancouver Wolves 18 D.C. Dragons @ Seattle Bears 19 Malmo Nighthawks @ Moscow Menace 20 Riga Reign @ Prague Phantoms

18 D.C. Dragons @ Seattle Bears 3-2

Anthony Matthews Vancouver +4

393 Seattle Bears @ Moscow Menace 3-1

391 D.C. Dragons @ Helsinki Titans 392 New York Americans @ Riga Reign 393 Seattle Bears @ Moscow Menace 394 Toronto Legion @ Vancouver Wolves

1. What was your favourite moment of the Season 71 regular season? Being traded to the Wolf pack 2. What is your mindset going into these playoffs this time around? Same thing it was back in Yukon...help win the cup while carrying HHH's ass when he disappears. 3. Who would you say has improved the most this season? Me. I went from Davos to Vancouver. The bottom to the top...you can't get any better than that! It's like I walk into a hotel and have no reservations. Then suddenly they move me to the penthouse. 4. Who was the most underrated this season? HHH, no one gives him credit. Sure I talk about him not carrying his weight all the time, but he does, he's just wasn't consistent in Yukon...plus our GM insisted on playing him centre and me on the wing. HHH was more of a natural winger at that stage in his career. I think he's smartened up... I like to think that was my influence on him. 5. Who do you think will be nominated for the all star game? The Davos GM...took a lot to get someone to see through the stats that Davos players put up and get me out of there. 6. Where is the first place you would want to take the Cup to celebrate? I already did that in Las Vegas. 7. If you resigned here, what made you want to stay a Wolf? The need to keep HHH on the right path...we don't want him to go off the rails and start crouch chopping everyone. Someone needs to keep him in check, looks like the Beavs has tagged that as my job. 8. What do you think our team’s identity was this season? Wolves hunt together (I modified Ducks fly together, but it works)

1. The trade deadline has passed us by, and the one move made by team management was to ship out @Anthony Matthews for inactive Pat Svoboda and a 3rd-round pick. How will our former noted press conference critic do in Vancouver--better, as he's playing with better players, or worse, because he's no longer the team's highest-TPE player? How could it get any worse? Like aside from having to deal with HHH again (I'm the reason for his success in Yukon), it's a team that can win....and winning means scoring goals, something Davos needs to learn how to do...they need someone that can score goals. 2. You hear noises coming from your locker, so you look over. Pekka Pouta (@Snussu) just retired, and you think he's walking out with some of your stuff. What do you look for first, to make sure it's still there? Pekka wouldn't mess with me. We have a bond, we would always screw with the GM. That was some great fun! Like the time we.... 3. We picked up a 4-1 win over New York today! What are you doing to celebrate? Winning my own game 4. Speaking of New York, they are, most unfortunately, one of the league's best teams as of late, surging out of the bottom of the standings and threatening to make the playoffs in the NA conference. Do they succeed, and if so, how do I handle the pain of not having 3 of the draft's top 4 picks? Are you serious bro? You are going to get upset about not having 3 of the top 4? I see your whole plan - it's just like Edmonton of that NHL, get all the top picks you can, you are bound to get one or two right. 5. Roque Davis is having a great season, leading all rookies in points and most recently breaking into the top 5 for all defensemen. What type of player do you feel he needs to support him and help him run up the numbers even more in coming seasons? Someone who can win faceoffs and pass him the puck...a veteran leader, perhaps one that is on his way out of the league... 6. Every single person on Reddit suddenly decides that they no longer want to click the VHL link. Recruitment slows to a crawl, and the league is forced to contract, picking Davos as a target for no good reason. Now that you're without a team, where do you hope you end up when our leftovers are moved elsewhere? Sucks to be in that situation. I won't have to worry about that. Unless of course HHH decides to cozy up to the Vancouver GM and get me moved out of there because he is jealous to share the spotlight, or admit he needs help.

Anthony Matthews Vancouver Wolves +4

332 D.C. Dragons @ Calgary Wranglers 1-4

331 Helsinki Titans @ Malmo Nighthawks 332 D.C. Dragons @ Calgary Wranglers 333 Toronto Legion @ Vancouver Wolves 334 Riga Reign @ Moscow Menace

If i recall, last time we played together, you came out for 2 games in the playoffs. You were the point getter that year, but you decided that scoring lots of points in two individual games would be enough...we did get far...dont see how that was carrying me to glory. Its like me saying i was the reason the Aces won the championship the previous year. Im only the reason for one of those playoff games.

Glad to come back to help HHH win something...I knew he missed me

1. You get to fire me as GM and replace me with ANY other member of the league. Who do you pick? Why would I fire you? 2. Last week, @Proto became a filthy deserter when he left to go run the VHLM's Las Vegas Aces. What do you buy him as a going-away present? Buy him? He owes me. 3. You get an all-expenses-paid trip to any country on Earth. Where do you go and what do you do? Wakanda - they would have COVID-19 beat already. 4. In between losing games, the team likes to host events--whether it's a community service project or a meet-and-greet with fans, there's always something going on. What's your idea for something that will draw in more people and expand our fanbase? dunk tank. Proto and Gustav are in it. 5. I was recently hired as a member of the BoG! What can I do to represent you, the players? Get me more free TPE! 6. What's your most creative move in the shootout? The Jimmy Dolan Shake n' bake.. First you think I"m going to go left, so I indicate left. But you know I'm not going to go with my first move, not with this thing on my leg. So now, I go left again. Am I going to fast for you? 2nd stage: You think I'm trying to sell you on my right side, but what I'm really doing... (goes through legs and scores)

It's not that I hated it, I just didn't see why HHH wouldn't have been better used on the wing at the time. Plus it was much more fun to role play being on the second line