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    Mike got a reaction from d3vilsfire in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    Not this season McQueen/RG3/Gow
    Blade/Taylor/KJA
    might work KJA is a playmaker Hallstrom and KJA will still share 18 minutes or so
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    Mike got a reaction from eaglesfan036 in S38 Regular Season Index   
    Enough with these shitty pre-season games please update my player and start the real season.
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    Mike got a reaction from BOOM in Season 39 Entry Draft The Top   
    What a difference a week makes we now have twenty-two prospects out of the thirty needed for three rounds listed on our draft board.  We also saw fifteen players show signs of improvement in the pre-season leading up to the opening game of Season 38.  Today we are here to highlight the four prospects at the top who had already logged in over one-hundred hours of practice and the season hadn’t even started.  There are plenty of other honorable mentions in Tyson Stokes, Andrew Erikson, and Jose Canseco but that is for another time.  Today is about those four that already have their eye on the first overall draft selection.
     
    F – Jackson Miller – Canada
    First up we have Jackson Miller who will probably garner the most attention throughout the season.  He is part of the Beketov Agency dating back to the inaugural first season of the VHL with Robert Sharpe.  Recent memory saw us with another goalie in Evgeni Chekhov who while dedicated to his craft never panned out for one reason or another.  Heading into the first week of the season Miller seems to already have that X-Factor that teams like to build a franchise around.
     
    Though he is listed as a winger he looks like a true playmaker that might have talents best suited as a center.  His near future is no question he will be a VHL starter day one come Season 39.  Many would say he is nearly VHL ready currently.  If there is one knack on Miller is that some question his long term viability he could burst onto the VHL with Rookie of the Year potential and eventually plateau.
     

    D – Mikkel Boomgaarden – USA
    Boomgaarden has VHL pedigree backing him as well.  The Boragina Agency founded by well-known VHLer Matthew Boragina is also responsible for recent retiree Yuri Grigorenko.  Mikkel Boomgaarden is a big solid defenseman that moves with speed and agility that you wouldn’t expect from his 6’5” 222lb frame.  I’d say he will also be VHL ready once the Season 39 Draft is upon us later this summer.
     
    Early scouting reports have Mikkel as a predominately offensive D-man who still has the physical tools to get the job done in his own end and in the corner.  He reminds us of recent VHL Rookie of the Year candidate Slaeter Fjorsstrom who has had great success in his early career with Riga.  The same lingering concern as Miller sits with Boomgaarden.  Expect an explosion onto the VHL scene with the potential for a mid-late career ceiling that could stall out their careers.
     
    F – Tyrone Williams – USA
    Yet another top prospect in this draft with ties to great former VHLers.  This time Tyrone Williams from Koradek half fashion designer half VHL player agent whose most notable players include Pavel Koradek and Alexander Valiq.  Could this be another home run player or could this be the player that too falters after appearing to be a can’t miss prospect.
     
    Unlike Miller whose build as a playmaker Williams is more of a possession, gritty, and grinder type player.  Imagine that without the desire to actually hit during the play.  That’s right Williams actually prefers to instigate fights and do his talking after the play without throwing his body around.  He is a goal scoring, puck handling, smooth skater, and likes to play mind games.
     

    D – Koji Yamazaki – Japan
    Last but certainly not least is the rare hockey specimen from Japan.  Coming in at an astounding 6’4” his countrymen all flee in his presence he is the hottest VHL prospect right now.  There is no backstory to who and where he came from other than the fact he declared for the VHL Draft and is one of the best prospects in it.
     
    Yamazaki is the prototypical defenseman with a big frame and not afraid to throw his body around.  He could be an asset on the powerplay but is usually an offensive liability.  His strengths are in his own end clearing the puck and causing turnovers in the neutral zone.  He moves very well for his size and is a guaranteed top five pick right now.  I’d go so far as to say Koji goes in the top three in the Season 39 Draft and has a VHL roster spot waiting he won’t be in the minors after this season.
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    Mike got a reaction from STZ in Season 39 Entry Draft The Top   
    What a difference a week makes we now have twenty-two prospects out of the thirty needed for three rounds listed on our draft board.  We also saw fifteen players show signs of improvement in the pre-season leading up to the opening game of Season 38.  Today we are here to highlight the four prospects at the top who had already logged in over one-hundred hours of practice and the season hadn’t even started.  There are plenty of other honorable mentions in Tyson Stokes, Andrew Erikson, and Jose Canseco but that is for another time.  Today is about those four that already have their eye on the first overall draft selection.
     
    F – Jackson Miller – Canada
    First up we have Jackson Miller who will probably garner the most attention throughout the season.  He is part of the Beketov Agency dating back to the inaugural first season of the VHL with Robert Sharpe.  Recent memory saw us with another goalie in Evgeni Chekhov who while dedicated to his craft never panned out for one reason or another.  Heading into the first week of the season Miller seems to already have that X-Factor that teams like to build a franchise around.
     
    Though he is listed as a winger he looks like a true playmaker that might have talents best suited as a center.  His near future is no question he will be a VHL starter day one come Season 39.  Many would say he is nearly VHL ready currently.  If there is one knack on Miller is that some question his long term viability he could burst onto the VHL with Rookie of the Year potential and eventually plateau.
     

    D – Mikkel Boomgaarden – USA
    Boomgaarden has VHL pedigree backing him as well.  The Boragina Agency founded by well-known VHLer Matthew Boragina is also responsible for recent retiree Yuri Grigorenko.  Mikkel Boomgaarden is a big solid defenseman that moves with speed and agility that you wouldn’t expect from his 6’5” 222lb frame.  I’d say he will also be VHL ready once the Season 39 Draft is upon us later this summer.
     
    Early scouting reports have Mikkel as a predominately offensive D-man who still has the physical tools to get the job done in his own end and in the corner.  He reminds us of recent VHL Rookie of the Year candidate Slaeter Fjorsstrom who has had great success in his early career with Riga.  The same lingering concern as Miller sits with Boomgaarden.  Expect an explosion onto the VHL scene with the potential for a mid-late career ceiling that could stall out their careers.
     
    F – Tyrone Williams – USA
    Yet another top prospect in this draft with ties to great former VHLers.  This time Tyrone Williams from Koradek half fashion designer half VHL player agent whose most notable players include Pavel Koradek and Alexander Valiq.  Could this be another home run player or could this be the player that too falters after appearing to be a can’t miss prospect.
     
    Unlike Miller whose build as a playmaker Williams is more of a possession, gritty, and grinder type player.  Imagine that without the desire to actually hit during the play.  That’s right Williams actually prefers to instigate fights and do his talking after the play without throwing his body around.  He is a goal scoring, puck handling, smooth skater, and likes to play mind games.
     

    D – Koji Yamazaki – Japan
    Last but certainly not least is the rare hockey specimen from Japan.  Coming in at an astounding 6’4” his countrymen all flee in his presence he is the hottest VHL prospect right now.  There is no backstory to who and where he came from other than the fact he declared for the VHL Draft and is one of the best prospects in it.
     
    Yamazaki is the prototypical defenseman with a big frame and not afraid to throw his body around.  He could be an asset on the powerplay but is usually an offensive liability.  His strengths are in his own end clearing the puck and causing turnovers in the neutral zone.  He moves very well for his size and is a guaranteed top five pick right now.  I’d go so far as to say Koji goes in the top three in the Season 39 Draft and has a VHL roster spot waiting he won’t be in the minors after this season.
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    Mike got a reaction from d3vilsfire in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    I cant figure out why you only got 5 minutes despite being the 3rd line center set to play 33% of the time.  I added a 4th line which may help.  You are also listed as the 1st skater for "Extra Forward" so you should be the one going in if everyone else is too tired/goalie leaves ice for any reason.
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    Mike got a reaction from d3vilsfire in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    If we don't win a cup this season I'm trading you all and rebuilding.
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    Mike got a reaction from Phil in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    Riga won a cup not long ago we have no team curse but some individual players might have some.

    Anyway a handful of seasons ago we had an amazing 21 or so game winning streak I think we have the potential to do something like that again this year.
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    Mike got a reaction from eaglesfan036 in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    If we don't win a cup this season I'm trading you all and rebuilding.
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    Mike got a reaction from d3vilsfire in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    Anyway KJA only got 5 minutes in that pre-season game with our new lines and the CPU center got 11min? weird ima put in a 4th line i suppose 
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    Mike got a reaction from Phil in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    I love you guys last update was May 12th and 10 out of 11 of us have already updated our players again less than 48 hours later.  The only exception is Blade and its not like hes inactive his last update was for like 50 TPE.  We have the best team in the league right now and deserve to win no mercy.
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    Mike got a reaction from Phil in All-Time/First Gen Top TPE Lists   
    I still take great pride in hitting over 700 with my first player way back in the day we need to adjust early TPE for inflation.
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    Mike got a reaction from Toast in S37 All-Star Game   
    Mike Szatkowski Jr. (EUC), 7 saves from 7 shots - (1.000), 20:00 minutes
     
    Fuck you guys I posted a shutout in 2nd period.
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    Mike got a reaction from sherifflobo in S37 All-Star Game   
    Mike Szatkowski Jr. (EUC), 7 saves from 7 shots - (1.000), 20:00 minutes
     
    Fuck you guys I posted a shutout in 2nd period.
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    Mike got a reaction from Phil in Season 38 Discussion Thread Win A Fucking Cup   
    If anyone has Phil on facebook please try to get him on here to do Training Camp/Update/Do Welfare/Claim Yearly Predictions/Do This Years Predictions/ETC.  He was on the other day to say join the plug room but didn't do any off season stuff 
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    Mike got a reaction from Tyler in Season 39 Draft 3 Horse Race   
    I'll be starting S39 draft rankings tomorrow or Monday.
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    Mike got a reaction from BOOM in Web-Site Ideas   
    http://lolwpl.com/test/
     
    Check it out put up a generic slider for twitch/twitter/youtube and cleaned up some of the images a bit for less pixelation.
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    Mike got a reaction from Advantage in Implemented and Upcoming Changes   
    Technically I never made an offer for Jericho but I would have. Also I'm not a hypcrit in this situation since I'm not arguing or agreeing with the changes.

    As for all the other nonsense above Jamie is right in whatever she is saying and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.
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    Mike got a reaction from Toast in GM 4: Canada vs. Europe   
    Smyl cannot save a thing,
    He cannot block a single ring,
    That's why Everyones all sing
    Smyl is our King.
     
    Smyl was born in a bin
    He always lets the Puck in
    Smyl will make sure we win
    Smyl is our King.
     
    Smyl is our King,
    Smyl is our King,
    He always lets the Puck in
    Smyl is our King.
     
    fixed and I'm ashamed
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    Mike got a reaction from Tremblay in S38 VHL Entry Draft Discussion   
    I'll be doing a final mock draft for S38 draft rankings tomorrow (I'd do it tonight but I think i'm going to play poker).
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    Mike got a reaction from TheLastOlympian07 in Web-Site Ideas   
    Getting the site to look OK and setup only takes like a week or less depending on motivation.  From there though its actually coding the database stuff and trying to create the actual system from scratch could take a long time could even get stuck along the way and give up but making good progress right now.
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    Mike got a reaction from JardyB10 in Web-Site Ideas   
    The idea is League of Legends meets VHL for instance (or any major pro sports league).  When you signup to our site you can choose to become a GM and create your own team or you can be a regular player and participate in organized league of legend events.  The league format will be a 7 round inaugural draft 5 main players and 2 subs.  Just like any GM you can trade draft picks, players, release players, sign free agents, and so on.  If you make the playoffs and are one of the best teams in the league your team gets promoted to a higher tier and if you are one of the worst teams in your league you get demoted to a lower tier.
     
    For Instance
    1 Pro League
    2 Semi-Pro Leagues
    4 Minor Leagues 
    8 Rookie Leagues
     
    During the off-season a GM can only send out "contracts" or keep up to 5 of the players on his roster.  The remaining players will go back into a pool to be either redrafted or as free agents.  Since each team can only keep a max of 5 members each off-season will have a 2 round draft.  Also teams will be able to win prizes hopefully cash/gear if we get a big enough following revenue.  Worst case probably Riot Points/Skins/ETc.
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    Mike got a reaction from Kesler in EU Semi-Finals, GM 7!: Riga vs. Davos   
    We ended up with the best offense in the league during the regular season despite only having Taylor/Spud/Guido down the stretch.  I thought bad goaltending in spots or a possible suspect defense would be our downfall never did I expect the offense to fall so flat.  12 Shots and 22 for 1 goal in the last two games.  If it made any less sense it would be as difficult as diving by zero.  Dynamo have a great team don't get me wrong but we went 4-4 vs them in the regular season and they had 4 centers on the roster with wasted TPE on faceoffs (not wasted but it meant we were stronger in other areas).  We matched up well vs them and honestly never thought we'd lose to them as good as they are.  These are the losses that demotivate me and while I'm sure all I need is time to recover I can definitely see my time as GM more in the rearview mirror than in front of me.  Good job for the Dynamo we dont often see repeats so great for them if they win.  I am rooting for Green in Toronto to win a cup though.
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    Mike got a reaction from Advantage in Claimed:Laichly Rift's Pajodcast Episode 80 - Daniel Braxton is Fabulous!   
    I've been asking ADV for months to get on and debate the truth between Riga and NY which is the better team?  He blocked me on the site I can't even send him pms or chat messages anymore he is scared of Riga I'm pretty sure.
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    Mike got a reaction from Phil in The Official Riga Plug Room   
    I do enjoy this
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    Mike got a reaction from Will in RGIII gets wisdom teeth out, misses practice   
    Title should have been RG3 Gets His Wisdom Teeth Removed, And No One Cares.
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