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@jon-cent Nice scrap.

Moscow Toronto Calgary Helsinki

Calgary 4-1

@Fire_In_Babylon (Chad Gilbert) has reached level 100

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1. Get pucks deep, control the zone, generic response #3, and get the body on the opposing team. 2. Vegas. Granted, I would need funds along with availability. (somebody hit me with that venmo) 5. The Ryans, mainly because I just have to remember one name. And Chadwick Gilbertson. 6. Loving the lines, hoping to see the massive amount of time I've been given yield some more results on my end, but that's something I gotta work on. 8. Not especially, but all of a sudden @Fire_In_Babylon gets a couple points, thinks all the Snack Packs in the fridge are his.... 9. I think we can keep this core together and produce some quality wins, even go on a run. But I've been wrong before. If a deal sweet enough comes along and the GM needs to make moves, at this point we're all pretty understanding. So either way, we're good with it.

+10 Gert B. Frobe

After a shaky start for the expansion team, the SD Marlins spirits have never been higher. The team is currently 2-8 in their first 10 games of the season (putting them 6 points out of playoff contention) however their players value is on the rise. Newcomer Chad Gilbert notched his first goal yesterday, the lone SD goal in a crushing 6-1 defeat against the Houston Bulls. When asked about finally getting one in the goal column, Gilbert (despite english being his native language) said, "Wow. This is dream." Gilbert is a rising star to watch, bolstering a league leading 65.91% in the FO circle, quickly climbing the leaderboards in terms of recent development. The offense has been spread throughout the team, but the two main anchors right now are the Ryans. Winger Ryan Busser and Defenseman Ryan Chism, both holding at 8 points. "Well, it could be worse..." Busser notes, after asserting that it's still early in the season Busser followed that up quickly with "We could be champions!" The team shares his optimism as well. Chism acknowledged the current slump, but asserted "I love the enthusiasm from these guys!" Goaltender Bruce Grimaldi is off to a rough start, but knows his team is behind him all the way. "We spend a lot of time in our defensive zone, but I'm super proud of how far we've come" Grimaldi said. Grimaldi has a point, seeing as the Marlins goaltender has faced a staggering 272 shots against him in the first 10 games, an average of just over 27 a game. The defensive core recognizes the struggles of getting the puck out of their zone, even putting their bodies on the line to try and prevent scoring opportunities. Currently 3rd in the league for blocked shots, the defensive trio of Hunter, Chism, & Frobe know they'll have to step it up even more if they want to help the team rack up more wins in the near future. Frobe's outlook on the team's situation is quite apparent. "I can't believe we lost by only one goal to the only undefeated team left in the league. We're really coming up. I'm predicting a 4-1 record over our next 5 games." When asked how he arrived at that prediction, he answered playfully "....reasons?" They then lost the next game 6-1 against the Houston Bulls. The Marlins GM recognizes the teams early struggles but also notes how well the team has come together in this difficult time. "I freaking love these guys, they're absolutely destroying it [in terms of progression]." He knows that chemistry is going to be pivotal for the Marlins success, saying "I've had a few GMs contact me about the availability of a few players, but these guys are all mine. I've invested myself in this team and no one is moving." At the moment, the season is in its infancy, the team knows that they still have a long road ahead of them before it's over. But for now, it's clear that, from the top down, everyone has bought into the system.

Philander Nanderpants Chucky Canuckerson Goalie - C. Ment Fifthole

Early Life Born in Kansas in 1994, Gert B. Frobe entered the world into the care of two self made bar room heroes, Gertrude & Gary Frobe. Gert's father, Gary, had made a name for himself as a prize fighter in the Midwest Dive Bar circuit as a brawler, taking on any & all comers and leaving them all in his wake. His mother, Gertrude, was a 10 time bareknuckle champion in the concert division of the Midwest Crowdfighters Association, specifically Hair Metal. Needless to say, Gert had a lot to live up to from the get go. Not wanting to force Gert to follow in their footsteps, they quit their careers in the crowd fighting sector to raise Gert in a stable and loving household, despite it being the only things they ever knew. Gert's father was able to gain employment by following his hobby as an accountant, while his mother went back to work as a school teacher, eventually becoming a part of the administration as a principal. During the times they were at work, Gert was enrolled at a local day care just after his first birthday, where his parents found out quickly that fighting was in his blood. His first day at preschool, Gert's father said to him, "Have a fun day, son. I hope you make a lot of friends and always stand up for what you believe in." Gert took that last part to heart. After making his first friend at preschool, Shayna, he saw one boy, followed by 4 others, telling other kids what to do. If they refused, the boy would then push them over and quickly move on to the next child to start the process all over again. Soon, the bully and his entourage made their way to Shayna & Gert, who were playing with the wooden train set in the middle of the room. Gert saw the bully's eye lock on to Shayna, but before he could make his demands, Gert pulled his shirt over his head and landed a devastating uppercut, knocking the child unconscious immediately. The 4 other boys quickly stepped in, with Gert knocking each of them out, in turn, one punch after the other. A preschool record that stands to this day. As the years went on, Gert's parents realized that the raw energy and grit that Gert had needed to be channeled into something productive, rather than destructive. After a few failed attempts at little league, they found one sport with enough physicality that seemed to keep Gert at peace: Hockey. Gert's physical presence was immediately felt as soon as his coach told him that he was allowed to hit anyone that came his way with the puck. "Gert" he said, "These guys want to hurt your goalies feeling by putting the puck past him into the net. Your job is to protect him from that." A kid of few words, Gert simply nodded, then proceeded to lay out any child unfortunate enough to get the puck across the blue line. In one game another child became so fed up with Gert's checkin ability that he hit the first kid that skated next to him. Gert's friend (and now teammate) from preschool, Shayna. Gert skated from one end of the ice to the other and just before the penalty box closed, dove in head first and unleashed fury upon the boy. Gert was given a one year suspension from the pee-wee league for unsportsmanlike conduct. College Career Gert was heavily recruited by colleges all over after a video went viral of a scrap he got in his junior year in high school. Before delivering a knockout hook, you could actually hear him say, "Does your mother sew?" then he was heard post knockout saying, "BOOM! Get her to sew that!" That got the scout's eyes on him, but his bone rattling hits and 69-0 career fight record across pee-wee and highschool got him offers, not to mention his ability to get the puck to the more proficient scorers on the team. In a desire to see more of the country, he opted to accept a role with Sacred Heart University. At Sacred Heart he became a huge fan favorite, continuing his undefeated fight streak through his freshman year. His points were low, save for the occasional assist, but his fists were stone and his PIMs were unrivaled. He once saw an opposing enforcer jump his teammate, so he jumped off the bench and speared the enforcer into the ground, pummeling him until 3 refs and his captain pulled him off. As he skated off the ice to the dressing room, over the PA, Wu Tang Clan's Bring the Ruckus blared overhead. Soon he became known as "Dirt McGert" after Wu Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard. He had fan chants and even student made memorabilia, he was greeted at every party with a drink immediately and rarely went without a replacement upon finishing. It was a good first year, but he became comfortable. Too comfortable. Already a sub-par skater, he stopped training that summer. He overate, overdrank, and found himself at camp the next season overweight. His coach rode him and rode him, trying to get him to slim down before the season started. It helped, but it seemed it was too little too late. Then, the unthinkable happened. In the first game of the season, playing against the UConn Huskies, Gert noticed an opposing defenseman across the ice, deliver an elbow to his good friend, Tommy Castonguay, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ice. Gert rushed to his friend's defense, but by the time he got there was winded. As he grabbed the defenseman's jersey to deliver his signature knockout, he was greeted by a quik jab, followed by an absolutely brutal right hook. Frobe hit his head on the way down, knocking him out cold. When he came to, he was in the hospital. His parents were at his bedside, happy to see that he had finally gained consciousness. "What....happened?" Gert asked. "Son" his dad sighed, "What happened to you is something that's happened to both me and your mother. You got too complacent. You got so caught up in the myth of your greatness that you ate a fist for dinner a topped it off with a nap onto the ice." His mother chimed in, "Same thing happened to me during the Whitesnake concert back in 1990. After I was able to take out the entire first row at the Twisted Sister show a month earlier, I knew I was the shit. Started smoking more than normal, stopped keeping my endurance up and I got flattened by 350 lb female security guard after I called her Fatsquatch." Gert nodded, remembering hearing the stories before bed. "Mom... Dad... am I gonna be able to play hockey again?" His father smiled, "Gert, don't be silly. Not only are you going to play hockey again, but you're going to do it top physical condition. But more importantly, we need to get you back into top mental condition before you get back out there." Gert agreed to take a break for that season to train and get ready for the following year. He followed a rigorous training program set for him by his coach with strict dietary restrictions, alongside his fathers workout routine, including punching through ice blocks to keep his fists conditioned. He was able to return to SHU and went right back to work, leaving no opposing team's enforcer to doubt his abilities. His mental game was at peak performance as well, tallying the lowest amount of PIMs in his career, actually finishing with less than someone else in his division for the first time in his career. The knockout turned out to just the wakeup call he needed, as it helped his maturity and discipline, while putting him in the best shape of his life. Now, he's turned his sights onto the VHLM, ready to prove to the rest of the world that the Legend of Dirt McGert is only growing.

@Fire_In_Babylon aka Chad Gilbert

1. The team chemistry. We're not racking up W's, but if we had to rumble in a back alley, there's no other team here I'd want standing in a circle, back to back, holding knives. 2. Honestly, as a defensive defenseman, expected almost an opposite result. Notching almost as many points as I have hits wasn't anything I was anticipating. 4. More W's, maybe even more injury causing hits. 6. So far, yes & no. Like I said earlier, I'd like to get a lot more hits on the stat sheet, which I will gladly exchange for my goal production. 7. Saskatoon. More like ass-spittoon, am I right? 9. Trust the process, expect a string a W's coming in hot. 10. Mainly because it's on right now and seems to fit our team's record: Middle Child - J. COLE

Moscow 5-3

Helsinki HC Davos Dynamo Moscow Seattle

@Matt_O, outside of @Abaddon that's about it, right?

F - John Madden

Nice, so next up is @Abaddon or @JeffD

For listing shooting as a weakness in my profile, I'm not disappointed with my goal production.

Position: LD Age: 24 Height: 6'4" Weight: 220 Coming into the minors a bit later than expected, Gert B. Frobe is a tank on the ice. It's been said that if he can't defend it, he'll instead try to destroy which, at a younger age, had a tendency to get him into trouble while racking up PIMS. So joining the league at a later age has helped him to boost his maturity while still wielding a highly physical playing style. Pros: Checking - Frobe has been known to use his large frame to level opposing players who have the misfortune of skating in his direction. Opposing teams will need to take note of where he is on the ice at all times, as a crushing blow can be delivered to any puck carrier at any time. It would be unwise to enter the zone with your head down when "Dirt McGert" is on the ice. Defense - It goes without saying that merely a physical presence on the ice isn't enough to merit a roster spot on any team, luckily Frobe uses his stick and key positioning to establish his shutdown defensive style on the ice. Whether it's eliminating the pass or blocking shots, Frobe's there to do what it takes. Passing - Defense is his wheelhouse, but Frobe knows that it takes points to win games. While he wont be hitting too many clappers from the point, he's aware of who can put the puck in the net and what it takes to get them the opportunities needed to make that happen. Cons: Puck Handling - While he can defend and pass to more offensively inclined players, he'll first need to retain control of the puck. It's not to say he is unable to keep the puck on his stick, but at times he has difficulty doing so. Opposing teams could be quik to a breakout play if he's unable to reign in his puck handling skills... or lack thereof. Skating - While his big frame may be an asset to his physical game, it's proven to be quite a detriment to his ability to move around the ice. If a puck carrie gets behind him, he'd likely have a better chance of using his stick like a javelin to break up the play than actually catching up to him and stopping the play. It's been said that the only time he'll ever outskate another player is if one side of the ice is raised and he's going downhill. Scoring - The Titanic. The Challenger Rocket. The BP Oil Spill. These are famous misses in history with which we can compare the accuracy of Gert B. Frobe's shooting accuracy. Give him an empty net to shoot at and he'll deliver pucks into the crowd with high velocity. There is a reason that Frobe has earned his merits on one side of the ice and it's the same reason as to why he should stay there for most of the game. If only he could envision shots as passes to the net, he might have some success. In summation: Frobe's ability to defend on the ice is a spectacle of physicality and shutdown ability and is a great asset to have when in your own zone. He will establish his physical presence early and often, but let's be honest, he isn't winning any skills competitions any time soon.

G - Finn Davison F - Gritty @fonziGG

@fonziGG Sorry for the delay, I'll take D - Konstantin Mulligan (VAN) D - Sidney Crosby