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In the first time of his career, it seems like Roger Eagles, has been benched in favor of rookie Ricky Lafleur. With Eagle's slow start and terrible play the Stars put in the rookie goaltender and he has impressed. He has impressed so much that he now has played in nine straight starts while Eagles watches from the bench. Many fans are wondering what is happening behind the scenes as they would expect their top started to be starting majority of games this season as the team pushes for their first playoffs in quite a while. Ricky so far has gone with 4 wins and 4 losses, a .921 save percentage and a pretty good 2.32 goals against average while Roger sits at a 4 win and 6 loss record, a .905 save percentage and an abysmal 3.49 goals against average. " It's not what it seems, I re-tweaked my injury so we are taking a more cautious approach in my return. That being said though Ricky has been playing great and giving the teams wins" Roger said " I have always been a team guy first over individual stats and hey if he is winning us games I say we keep him in. Our goal is to finish in a wildcard spot and at the moment he is the one getting us there. I am hoping after this nagging injury heals that I will be able to get back to my normal self and continue helping this team achieve our goals" Many weren't convinced of Roger's statement and rumors are flying as to what could be happening. There have been rumors that Roger is in the coaches dog house due to his bad start to the season and the team is giving Ricky a chance to steal the starters spot. Another rumor is that the team is trying to push the struggling goaltender out as they are not getting enough value for the contract that Roger demands. With Ricky earning a much less salary and playing a lot better then Roger, the management might be giving Ricky a run to see if he can carry the team if Roger was ever moved from the team. So far Ricky has been proving the management right. "You know, I think the media is just fishing for some headline story but there is none, I had an injury in the off-season that you guys already knew about and in my last start it just tweaked again. I don't want to play injured especially this early in the season" Roger said " We have a capable backup that is helping the team while I get better. There is no truth in all these rumors of being in the dog house or trying to push me out, I am happy here in Los Angeles and want to play here for as long as I can" Time will tell on if Roger is telling the truth or if the rumour mill has some sort of truth behind it. Fans are expecting big things from the team this season and hope that there is no drama brewing behind the scenes.

1) What has been the biggest surprise in the VHL with only 12 games played? 2) Can Davos remain undefeated in their next 10 games? 3) If you can put any current active VHL player on your roster right now to improve your team, who would you select and why?

Maybe it was the nagging injury he just recovered from or just a bad day in the office but the first game of the season for Roger Eagles is one to forget. Roger got lit up 5 times on only 25 shots as LA lost 5-1 to Calgary. It was a disappointing start to the season for Roger who trained significantly in the off-season to improve on his play. "It just wasn't good. I think this is my worst start in the first regular season game ever. I felt ready but you know maybe that injury wasn't fully healed" Roger said after the game " Calgary is a good team but there is now way I should have let in five. Lesson learned and back to the drawing board we go. This was just unacceptable play from myself" The second game against Calgary as well was much better as Roger settled in and only allowed 2 goals on 33 shots in a 2-0 loss. "It was a much better game, I saw the puck better and this is how it should of been in the first game" Roger said after the second game " It can only get better from here and I believe if we continue to play like we did in this second game that we will see some wins in no time"

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As Roger enters what is almost the mid-point of his career, he looks back at what has happened so far in his career and his future goals for the remaining 5 seasons he has left. Roger had a good VHLE season before his draft winning the Orion D H Chiester IX trophy as the best goalie in the league. Roger came into the VHL draft as one of the hottest prospects in a draft that had a pretty good set of players in the top 5. He was drafted 3rd overall with what I believe is the highest ever TPE as a drafted rookie ever in the VHL. While he was expected to go first overall, things took a twist when Calgary took two players that have had a long history with Calgary. Roger was OK with that as he knew where he got drafted would not dictate how well he plays and he landed in Los Angeles where his task was to help the Stars to a rebuild and bring them back into the playoffs. Over the past 3 seasons it has been rough as Los Angeles entered a second rebuild halfway through their current rebuild when Eagles got drafted. This set the team back a few seasons and burned a couple years on Rogers career. "Many people see that as an issue but I don't. We were informed of the plans ahead of time and I double downed by signing an extension here. I want to be here for the long run and see things through to the end. I won't say this has been a successful career until I can get Los Angeles back to the playoffs and hopefully a cup" Roger said " I have 5 more seasons to make it happen and I will do what I can" His rookie season was nothing to write home about but as has been for the past 3 seasons, the stars, have not had a good lineup while trying to rebuild. So far his best season has been in his Sophomore year (S96) where with a pretty weak team he still managed to achieve a current personal best of 2.99 GAA. The last season (S97) was one to forget but he did set a personal best with a .921 save percentage. Going forward, Roger, intends to get his GAA under 2.5 and a save percentage above .93, He hopes to win some of the goalie awards and become the top player in the Eagles dynasty while also helping the Stars win the cup. Time will tell if he can achieve his goals and if he will go down in history as the best Eagles player yet. No Eagles player has been inducted into the hall of fame yet and the path for Roger does not look good at the moment. He has 5 seasons to turn it around.

The season is approaching quicker and quicker and that only means one thing! The Roger Eagles annual season starting interview is about to get underway! H: Roger, welcome back. Always a pleasure to have you here in the studio! RE: Great to be back and excited for another season! H: So Roger, tell me, what are your goals for this season? RE: Definitely improved stats over the season, I want to bring that Goals Against Average down to under 3 and get that save percentage around the same mark. I think that would be most ideal and very achievable with some of these new prospects coming up to the team this season H: Are you hoping for a potential wildcard spot? RE: That is always the goal but I know it will be a tough battle. We are probably 2 seasons away from full playoffs but you never know. If we play to our best and some of these other teams struggle I can see us being in the wildcard race. We are much improved over last season and if we can keep our average shots down to about 30 per game I think I can steal us a few wins. H: How have you prepared for the upcoming season? RE: I have been training almost all off-season. Improving my core skills and I think you will see a much different goalie out there this season. I know I say this every year but every year I am evolving and getting better. This is the best I have felt and I think I am close to my full potential. H: When Ricky was drafted there was whispers in the media that this will eventually lead to you being pushed out or Ricky being traded as he wouldn't get enough ice time. What are your thoughts on that? RE: I think that's just the media being the media, trying to stir things up. I didn't see an issue with drafting Ricky. I think he will be a great goalie in the future and teams have done well with a 1A and 1B system. I already have stated to the team that I have no problem doing that. My goal is for Los Angeles to win and get back to being a contending team. H: You resigned last season for another 4 years, can you talk a little bit about that? RE: I have always said I wanted to be here and help this team through the rebuild. I think in the next 4 seasons this team will be very competitive and I want to be a part of that. It's a great feeling being at a team from the very beginning of a rebuild and hopefully ending the rebuild with a championship. I think that is very achievable here and I wanted to show everyone that I am here for the long haul. H: Thanks Roger, we wish you all the best this season and hopefully we will see the Stars back in the playoffs soon. RE: Thanks and the playoffs for the Stars might arrive sooner then you think!

1) Season is a few days away! What is your personal expectation for your team? 2) Will your player be participating in any season opening activities with your fans? 3) What skill would you like to have if you could instantly receive it right now?

We are just days away from the regular season and Roger Eagles is on track to return from injury for the start of the season. Los Angeles is looking to do much better this season after a rough go of it last season. "I will be ready to go and if the doctors clear me I will be expecting to be in net for game 1" Roger said "everyone is ready to go, the off-season has been great and were just ready to get back on the ice and start working on getting some more wins this season. THere is a feel of excitement in the air in the locker room and I am looking forward to it" Roger will be called on to help backstop the young Los Angeles team to more then the 16 wins they achieved last year. With more help on the defensive line this season from the up and coming prospects, Eagles, is expected to face a lot less shots which will help him be more effective in the long run. Last season he faced 2530 shots against in 60 games which was an average of 42 shots per game. "If we can get that average down to 30-32 shots per game I think we will be in good shape" Roger said " I think with team we have this season that it will be doable. While it was fun last season facing that many shots it's not something that can continue to happen if we want to be a successful team"

My apologies didn't realize this started and just got out of a 5 hour meeting. F - Maverick Goncalves @MexicanCow123

I think it's all luck, you can be on the best team on paper but still end up not winning anything. I have been lucky enough to win 4 cups so far. 2 with Greg Eagles and 2 with Henry Eagles but didn't win any with Tom Eagles and haven't even made the playoffs yet with current guy.

During his heavy off-season training in order to prepare for the upcoming season, Roger Eagles, tweaked his back and is expected to be off the ice for the next 2-3 weeks. It is not known if he will be ready in time for the new season but Roger and the team doctors are hopefully for the best. "I guess I just overworked myself in that last session, I made an awkward save and felt pain in my book. Doctors say I tweaked something back there and I should be out 2-3 weeks" Roger said " It's not ideal as I would prefer to be back on the ice training. I think I should be ready for the start and if not we have a capable backup goalie in Ricky who could definitely take the wheel and give us a good start to the season" It will not be ideal for Los Angeles to lose Eagles long term as the team is expected to battle for a potential wildcard spot this season and in order to Los Angeles to do that they will need Eagles at his best. This is Eagles first injury as he enters his fourth season and many fans are hoping this isn't what the future will hold for the netminder. "I think it was just a fluke, I am not one that gets a lot of injuries and thankfully it happened in the off-season. I don't think there is any long term worry about this injury and I should be able to recover 100%" Roger said "I don't see this affecting my game and I didn't put in all this work over the last few seasons to get derailed by an injury. I will be back better then before and I am hoping that we finally get to see some playoff hockey here in Los Angeles. The fans are craving it and us as players are also craving that return to playoff hockey" The Stars are expected to battle for the final wild card spot in the North American division but will need all their players to be at their best throughout the season. Any early slip ups or long losing streaks can derail that plan for the Stars but it looks like Roger and the team are on the same page for the teams goals this season. With Roger entering his 4th out of a maximum of 9 seasons, it will be his time to shine and start earning a resume for himself in the VHL. The highly touted prospect from S95 has yet to reach his full potential and has only put up sub-par numbers for someone of his caliber. With 5 seasons left in his career, Roger has a lot of ground to make up if he wants to catch up to the most successful Eagles, which was also a goalie. Greg Eagles won 5 individual awards in his career and 2 continental cups. None of the Eagles have come close to Greg yet in the individual awards status and Roger was touted as potentially the one to beat him. As of now he is still quite a bit off and time is running out.

Roger Eagles is about to enter his almost mid-point of his career. He will be entering his 4th season in a league that only allows 9 seasons max. He has yet to have a winning season or put up stats that would help his team get into the playoffs or stats that would put him up for any individual awards. It has been a rocky start to the season but Roger believes the turn-around is close. "I'm excited for this season, we have a couple new guys up that will help on the defensive side and I think this season we will definitely allow a lot less goals then any of the previous seasons" Roger said "We can see the light at the end of this rebuild tunnel and the next few seasons should be very exciting in Los Angeles. At this point in my career is the time I need to start putting up some decent numbers in order to help my team win and that is what I intend to do. I had 3 seasons to to train and prep and now is the time to shine" Roger has been working extensively this off-season to get better with on-going training for majority of his off-season. He has never been in greater shape and hopefully this dedication to his off-season training pays off for him in the upcoming season.