Frank

You scared bro? Mind ya business.

GG Toronto. Next time let us win one.

1. Canada Day in Canada as I write this so what is everyone doing to celebrate and if you happen to be a yank than what you planning for July 4th? I'm Canadian and literally spent the 1st to 4th looking at NHL free agency. Over 1 billion was spent and Joel Edmundson got 15 million of that. Lmao. 2. Free Agency: What signing surprised you the most and why? Joel fucking Edmundson for 3.8 x 4 years. Laugh my freaking ass off. Is it Blake or Bergevin? Someone there needs to be fired yesterday. 3. Free Agency: Was your team active adding during the first day? Who they add and what do you think of the players fit? As a Canucks fan I shamefully admit. They added some good depth. They didn't' t grossly overpay anyone for a change. 4. Does it matter if we play in the Wildcard rounds or finish 3rd and get a bit of a rest? I love replying to these late. We played the wild card and we won. Now we face a tough opponent in Toronto. Hopefully we can shut down their offense. 5. Overall, how happy or unhappy have you been with your players performance this season? Why? I found the E to be very boring. The LR is dead and I think I would have benefitted being on a team with @Gaikoku-hito and @Thunder really not a fan of the ghost town league full of inactives. 6. Finish the statement: Vancouver Wolves will go far in the playoffs if ______________. Vidarsson and the Wolves defense can shut down the opposition. So far so good. 7. Bonus: Who or what was your favorite cartoon growing up? Why? Really enjoyed The Weekenders on disney channel as well as Recess. On regular cable probably Smart Guy and Home Improvement. But the latter aren't cartoons.

GG NY. I'm as shocked as you are after those first two games.

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Claiming Week Ending 07/07 (3/3)

@jacobcarson877 running San Diego with you then you leading them to a championship and the success you've had with London. It's been a treat to watch.

Claiming week ending 06/30 (2/3)

Always believed in you @ScottyP keep proving the doubters wrong. Also make me look good so I get more articles like these.

1. VHLM is the current Theme week so what do you think of this season Theme? Be truthful no one will hold it against you!! Boring. But the theme week idea is pretty inconsistent. But at least when it's open to interpretation it's a little easier. 2. What do you remember from your first experience in the VHLM? Was it good, bad, ugly or simply funny? Please share. One of the only reasons I got into the VHL. @JardyB10 was s killer GM without him I.'m probably not active today. 3. What is one thing you would like to see the VHLM or the whole league improve? Why? I think it needs to merge with the VHLE unfortunately with the tpe disparity that proves to be a difficult task. 4. Trade deadline: Are you nervous to be traded or calm as kitten? Explain? Unfair from my pov since I'm in control of my own faith. But I think after the @woog trade we'll have a quiet deadline. 5. Playing GM; If you had to trade anyone from the Vancouver Wolves; who would it be and why? It would ve no one. But if there was a gun to my head it would be Soju. 6. Playing GM again; What is one trade that you would make at this trade deadline to improve the team? Explain and we might just do it…. Improve the forward core without hurting the future and I think we accomplished that. Now we're at the mercy of the sim gods. 7. Bonus: What do you make of our chances of first making the playoff and then in the playoffs; or go all Mr T on me and tell me why I am a fool? It's all random.

Me on a friday night.

@Arce

I'd argue that Soju is only doing well because the Cologne game plan is to plant 4 players in the net like a sandwich and hope for the best.

1. Who is your selection to win the Stanley Cup and why? Gonna go with Florida because they have a 3-1 lead. I've watched a bit if the finals but both teams aren't very likeable. A lot diving and crying on both sides. I'll be glad when it's over. 2. Does the Conn Smythe trophy really mean anything to the players? Also who do you think wins? Best player from whoever wins the cup. I think Barkov wins it after last nights 8-1 loss. 3. Last time Edmonton was in the finals was way back in 2006; when I first started dating my wife; and they had Captain Canada on the team. Who is Captain Canada in the VHL? And do you even know who Captain Canada is? I don't know who captain Canada waa I'd have to think Pronger, Smyth or Moreau? I'm probably wrong though. In the VHL that's a tough one. I'm going to go with Pierre Emile Bouchard. 4. If you had to compare Stuart Skinner to any VHL goaltender, who would it be and why? I would compare them to any sub 600 tpa goalie. Skinner has the odd good stretch but is dreadful overall. 5. Who is currently the McDavid of the VHL? I'm going to go with Leonard Triller. He'll be at 1500 tpa pretty soon. That's crazy. 6. Do you think experience matters in Championship series? Why or Why not? I think so but I also think playoff success is random. Need get hot and be lucky (get the bounces and no injuries). 7. Bonus: What matters more in the VHL experience or leadership? Experience since you need the experience to be a good leader.

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Former executive David Knight @Knight sits far left on the panel as he discusses why no one is worthy of winning his award. It's almost a week away from trade frenzy season in the VHL with the trade deadline looming large and many teams with big decisions. Some teams in clear rebuilds will have to decide on the fate of their older players and teams looking to compete but who have underwhelmed will look to add to their mix. We'll examine the top sellers and buyers as well as the top trade chips on the board and three potential deals we could see play out. Top 5 Sellers: 1. Calgary Wranglers @leandrofg's Calgary Wranglers have been the surprise of the VHL this season after a few seasons of Simon utterly screwing them over, they we're probably due for some sim luck despite entering either a retool or rebuild depending on how you want to look at it. Calgary still boasts some strong players in their prime and have a ton of prospects and draft capital. They're number one as a seller on our list because despite David Slezak's @ShawnGlade amazing season so far we're not sure it holds up over the long haul unless their earning significantly increases which it hasn't even after the hot start. Wranglers traded away Merone Dilson @MexicanCow123 who is putting up impressive numbers in London this season, the only replacement in the system is Slezak who doesn't seem like a long term solution if history is any indicator. The Season 95 draft has two top goalie prospects in Roger Eagles @Greg_Di and Spider Panda @Ricer13 both can easily be considered franchise goalies but are likely seasons away from making an impact. This is the main reason we have Calgary as the number one seller on our board, they have a ton of assets and likely a bright future but they're exceeding expectations and some times it's best to sell an asset at it's highest point and Calgary has a few that would garner a ton of interest. 2. Helsinki Titans @samx went full scorched earth last season selling off some of their top players to Seattle at the deadline and that continued into the off-season. Safe to say Helsinki is in a full rebuild but does still have some trade chips they could sell off if they so choose and a lot of them are quite attractive to contending teams. What appetite does Helsinki have to continue trading players remains to be seen. But we know they've been a player in the past at the deadline so they'll be a team to keep an eye on. 3. D.C. Dragons @FrostBeard's Dragons are much like Helsinki entering a full rebuild this past off-season and likely looking to recoup more assets for retiring players. Who will be available at the deadline remains a mystery but D.C. seems primed to sell off a few players and continue building up their prospects pool after many seasons of contending. 4. HC Davos Dynamo @Alex tried to load up this off-season but without a true number one goalie pivoted back into another transition season for their rebuild, with likely another top 4 pick in the upcoming draft. They have some depth players they could sell and Alex has always been extremely active on the trade market. The recent re-signing of Grimgor Ironhide tells us that Davos is looking to compete sooner rather than later, but I think the trade deadline will be more about building up assets. The real leg work will come in the off-season where Davos will likely have the same game plan as last off-season but hopefully with a few more moves reaching the finish line. 5. New York Americans @STZ's Americans have gone through a bit of a rough patch here and that's pretty much the only reason they're on this list. On paper they have one of the strongest rosters and they're certainly a mix of young and old so they're not screaming for a rebuild or re-tool. I have them as dark horse seller since I feel like they won't want to miss the playoffs and sit on their hands. They have a few older players who might fetch a nice return at the deadline. But I believe in the end they'll be buyers as the time to win is now and in the next few seasons. Top 5 Buyers: 1. New York Americans What a nice transition from number five on our sellers list to number one on our buyers list. As I stated above, the time to win is now. New York is currently running a roster with five forwards and are projected to have 4 million in deadline cap space. That's more than enough to add a significant piece. Will that be the only move they make? 2. Riga Reign @Lemorse7 has been aggressive early in his GM tenure, he made it clear this off-season and with his early season acquisition of The Frenchman @OrbitingDeath that the time to win is now. We also don't have much of a track record to go off of so It'll be interesting how much more buying he'll be comfortable with. Riga has an astounding 9.3 million in deadline cap space. That's enough to do a lot of damage. But the question will be if there is enough sellers and are they selling what Riga wants to buy? 3. Vancouver Wolves A team trying desperately to win now and not sacrifice the future completely. Vancouver made an early season deal with Riga to improve the future of their center position with Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito and picking up Martin Kemp @leafsman who has fit like a glove among the forwards. The Wolves much like the Americans are in need of a forward currently running with only five. The issue is assets. Vancouver doesn't have much draft capital after an off-season spending spree. They also only have top prospects in Trueno @Thunder who will be the future of the Wolves blueline alongside Galvirovs @Girts. As well as the newly acquired Bouchard, neither prospect will be traded. The only question mark is in goal as Vancouver will have a decision to make and Soju could shake lose if the right offer is made. In the end the likely outcome is a depth forward at minimal cost to Vancouver or standing pat. 4. London United @jacobcarson877's United are primed for another run to the finals, hopefully with a better outcome this time around. A team who should probably be higher on this list just based off aspirations alone as well as their need for a blue liner and projected 8 million in deadline cap space. Combine all those things and London could make a huge splash at the deadline. The only issue is an aging roster and not a lot of assets aside from their 1st round pick in Season 96 as well as some lesser picks in both 95 and 96. While a trade of London 1st for one or two elite players would make for a great headline it's the less likely scenario for the United. We expect London will take the measured approach and use one of their later picks to pick up a 4th defensemen and call it a day by not sacrificing their future and lessening the length of the inevitable rebuild. 5. Calgary Wranglers Much like New York was a dark horse seller. Calgary will be a dark horse buyer. With a ton of draft capital and no expectations, Calgary could easily improve their roster and see how far Simon is willing to take them. VHL Top 15 Trade Chips Board: The trade board is determined by likely hood of the player being moved combine with the talent level of the player. A player could be less likely to be traded but is considered to be of a higher talent than the rest so that places them higher or the board and vice versa. 1. S96 London 1st 2. Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler 3. Adi Dassler @BOOM 4. Lucas Grey @emidas 5. Jens Lekman @Bobcat 6. Keita Kourou @woog 7. Jarkko Laakkonen @Xdjk93 8. S95 Mal 1st (Owned by Riga) 9. Moritz Stauffer @GoodLeftUndone 10. Yaroslav Trunov @qripll 11. Soju @Frank 12. S95 New York 1st 13. S95 Chicago 1st 14. Ellis Woolfenden @D3X 15. Keon Jeannot @Lucas anton Four Potential Deadline Deals: If these happen I get full credit. To Riga : C - Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler D - Jens Lekman @Bobcat To Calgary : S96 LA 1st S95 Mal 1st S95 Cgy 2nd Why does either team do this? Calgary decides to sell high and accumulate as much draft capital as possible, they'll be absolutely stacked in the future. Riga continues their aggressive pursuit of glory and trades not one but two 1st round picks for their coveted franchise center signed long term. Riga fans rejoice over the though of Tuominen and Frenchman down the middle headed into the playoffs. On top of that they also add some high end defensive depth with their insane amount of cap space. To London: D - Eurydyka Sklodowska @diamond_ace To D.C. : S96 PRG 3rd Why does either team do this? London fills their need on defense, while they would likely want to aim higher it's the best they could do without giving up that coveted 1st. D.C. sees potential in a Prague 3rd being closer to a late 2nd and feel there is enough value to move on from Sklodowska. The two teams also have a recent history of trading so likely an easy line of communication. To Chicago : LW - Adi Dassler @BOOM To Helsinki : LW - UghSike @UghSike S96 Chi 2nd* *Becomes S95 Chi 1st if Dassler signs an extension with Chicago. Why does either team do this? For Helsinki it's simple they continue to grow their asset pool and build for the future. For Chicago they're definitely buyers but need pieces that can make an impact now. Chicago was able to acquire quite a few higher profile players at a lesser cost this off-season so the price paid here might be more palatable and gives the team a real win now mentality instead of a wait and see with some of their prospects. To New York : RW - Catia Goncalves To Calgary : S95 NY 1st S95 NY 2nd S96 NY 2nd Why does either team do this? Both teams reluctantly accept after fierce negotiations. New York who has been a more conservative buyers bites the bullet and gets a forward who fits in seamlessly cap wise and is young enough to justify the high cost. Calgary makes this deal after finding the market for both Tuominen and Goncalves are too strong to pass up. Also @leandrofg decides Calgary's future is worth the risk of sleeping on the couch. If you got this far thank you for reading this trade deadline primer, please direct your nasty comments to @Lemorse7 the mastermind of this article. 1823 words

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